Yishai Schwartz
SCHWARTZ: A beautiful absurdity

Yesterday, the Israeli government released the names of nearly half the 1,027 Palestinian prisoners — predominantly unrepentant terrorists with blood on their hands — who […]

SCHWARTZ: Consider the academics of sports

In Thursday’s Washington Post, sports columnist Sally Jenkins challenged the entire structure of athletic programs in American colleges. Her argument is simple: Universities embrace music, […]

Schwartz and Sarna: Evicting the truth

Last night, members of Yale Students for Justice and Peace in Palestine (SJPP) slipped “eviction notices” into college residences. The notices were meant to raise […]

Pagliarella and Schwartz: For preaching, protests, proverbs, and proselytizing

One week ago, many of us attended a much-publicized lecture by evangelical minister Christopher Yuan. Based on emails we had received encouraging us to protest […]

Nemes and Schwartz: A powerful message for all creeds

After hearing Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf speak before a packed audience last night, it is difficult to see why anyone has ever had a problem […]

Schwartz: Defining legitimate dialogue

What are the boundaries of a productive conversation on Israel and Palestine? Wednesday’s opinion column, “An Unfounded Attack” (Oct. 20) raised the critical issue of […]