Kenneth Roth(@KenRoth):“Today, Israel is the pariah nation of the world, and ‘Zionist’ has become an epithet, something…unacceptable…, at least in progressive circles. Politicians running in Democratic primaries are routinely prompted to distance themselves from Israel.”

Kenneth Roth

@KenRoth

Former Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now senior fellow, Yale University (Law and Jackson). My book: "Righting Wrongs" (Knopf/Allen Lane).

Joined December 2008

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Kenneth Roth@KenRoth

2026.07.07 02:51

“Today, Israel is the pariah nation of the world, and ‘Zionist’ has become an epithet, something…unacceptable…, at least in progressive circles. Politicians running in Democratic primaries are routinely prompted to distance themselves from Israel.”