The Trump Administration has Exposed the Rifts in Israel’s National Camp
Trump’s treatment of Israel has driven a political wedge between ideological Jewish nationalists and the country’s more westernized conservative right.
BRIT ḤAZON is a grassroots movement committed to inspiring a new vision for our current chapter of Jewish history. Our members come from diverse personal, political, and ideological backgrounds but share a commitment to Jewish liberation as a means of pursuing justice for all peoples and a better world in accordance with the values of our sacred tradition.
Trump’s treatment of Israel has driven a political wedge between ideological Jewish nationalists and the country’s more westernized conservative right.
While regional unity is a central goal of the Jewish liberation struggle, peace shouldn’t be something Israel receives but rather something we give to those willing to adhere to our values & moral standard.
The surest way to stop foreign powers from pushing balkanization on our country is for Israelis & Palestinians to unite in pursuit of a just alternative.
Zionism addressed the needs of the Jewish people in a very specific situation but it also created new challenges that it doesn’t possess the answers for.
Rabbi Akiva was the greatest of the Talmudic sages & a leading voice of Judean resistance to Roman rule. He served as a leader in the Bar Kokhba Revolt & still inspires generations with his teachings.
If the council is serious about safeguarding Jewish life in Samaria and Judea, they would attack the threat at the roots rather than just the branches.
Israel needs a post-Zionist Jewish liberation ideology that can transcend narrow nationalism and present a uniquely Hebrew universalism.
Israel needs a post-Zionist Jewish liberation ideology that can transcend narrow nationalism and present a uniquely Hebrew universalism.
While the Zealot movement fought a class struggle alongside its national struggle for independence, it would be wrong to understand the Great Revolt solely through the prism of revolutionary theory.
The month of Tammuz should be dedicated to learning about the Zealot movement, its leading personalities, worldview & struggle for freedom.
Can you imagine a story that’s big enough to encompass seemingly rival narratives?
The revival of our language, ingathering of our exiles, attainment of independence and unification of Jerusalem merely represent stages in a larger ongoing revolution we are meant to participate in.