Alice Walker: Public Writing and Boycott Activity

This page records specific public conduct. It does not claim knowledge of private beliefs or motives.

Documented record

• 2017-11-02: Walker published a poem on her official site describing the Talmud as poison and directing readers toward polemical material about Jews and non-Jews. Source 1 Source 2
• 2022-05-04: Walker published a response rejecting accusations of antisemitism and defending her record; that response is included as contrary context. Source 1

Context and response

Walker has also publicly supported boycotts involving Israel. This page separates that political activity from the specific language recorded above.

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: In Galil's opinion, the documented conduct meets our explicit-antisemitism standard. That conclusion is ours; the quoted public record appears above.

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Sources manually reviewed 2026-07-26. Corrections and later context will be appended to this page.