On Combatting Anti-Semitism
Embracing Jewish empowerment while accepting the futility of ‘combatting anti-Semitism’ can bring us to a state of political agency & intentionality.
Aryeh Leib Shapiro made aliyah from America in 2018 after finishing a degree in International Relations and History, and since finishing his army service, he learns at Machon Meir in Jerusalem while organizing and writing for Vision.
Embracing Jewish empowerment while accepting the futility of ‘combatting anti-Semitism’ can bring us to a state of political agency & intentionality.
While Israeli leaders have lauded Trump for ousting Maduro, the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine holds an ominous warning for Jerusalem.
By recognizing the competing & contradictory forces within Western civilization, Israel can discover what threatens it so deeply about our identity & better respond to its attacks.
By missing the point of the episode, which criticized online activism against Israel & the self-destructive tendency of Jews to react to perceived anti-Semitism in ways that reinforce it, many became the living embodiment of the art they were responding to.
Treating all humanist values as foreign to Jewish thought reveals a shallow understanding of Israel’s Torah. But by anchoring these values in the creation of man, Persico is advancing Christian theology.
The seemingly disconnected events of last week could have the power to drastically shift our reality.
The revolutionary science of historical materialism offers us tools for waging effective struggles to change Israeli society while strengthening Israel’s position in the region & on the international stage.
US government funding for anti-government protests in Israel should be understood within the context of Washington’s behavior around the world.
Israelis must demand a more responsible IDF General Staff that is committed to developing Israel’s independent military capabilities & learning from the fatal mistakes of its predecessors.
Pursuing regime change in Tehran in coordination with the US would have deepened Israel’s mistaken identification with the West & further distanced us from integrating more organically into the region.
HaShem fights this war through Israel’s military & infuses us with the strength to defeat His enemies.
Koller’s appointment shouldn’t be seen as Cambridge accepting the connection between the Hebrew language & the living nation of Israel.