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One of the most beautiful parts of being human is finding your unique place in the collective radiating whole. Who we really are is capable of tolerating short-term difficulties for long-term growth.
Is the formation of Israel’s ‘extremist’ government a revolutionary moment with potential for positive change or does it signal Zionism’s end (or both?)
Rather than attempt to pass himself off as a Western conservative, Betzalel Smotrich should boldly own his identity as an obstacle to US imperial interests.
The ostensibly sudden rebirth of Jew hatred in the United States today requires deep investigation.
The realization of this government’s potential will depend on the readiness of its ministers to think in a new way that transcends the ostensible friction between Jewish particularism & universal values.
The tension between Israel’s ‘Jewish’ & ‘democratic’ features should force us to become more of both.
What happens when a people attains national independence but doesn’t follow up material liberation with psychological liberation from the ideological paradigms of dominant empires?
‘Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.’
-Groucho Marx
Netanyahu likely suspects that the Americans could be planning to take drastic measures in an effort to prevent Israel from moving beyond their control.
The fifth part of a series that aims to demystify the evolution of Israel’s West Bank security barrier.
The Jews need to stop trying to change the anti-Semites & start changing the steps of our dance.
The Israeli public & Jewish Diaspora need to see that Israel can resist US pressure, apply sovereignty to the West Bank & become a more deeply Jewish society without excluding or marginalizing anyone.