Magazine
Jews fighting for Palestinians can’t not make their struggles about themselves because to do so would be dishonest – especially in-so-far as Palestinian and Jewish liberation have become so intertwined.
Prime Minister Yitzḥak Shamir exemplified an inner strength & sense of responsibility to Jewish history sorely lacking from Israeli politics today.
Forming a government with Blue & White instead of going to elections would make it easier for the Likud to accept Trump’s new secret plan for the region.
If Trump is as good a friend as he likes to profess, facilitating a smooth transition towards complete Israeli independence before he leaves office would be the best way to substantively show it.
Those interested in making the state more expressive of Jewish values should focus on the aspects of Torah that can meet the people’s real material needs and express the universal vision of our prophets better than current Israeli policies.
Jerusalem can’t be liberated by fragmented militias. Only a unified people’s army can succeed at conquering Jerusalem for the Jewish people.
A shared memorial day for Israelis and Palestinians could help us recognize that we are actually both victims of a conflict that benefits outsiders. But that memorial day shouldn’t be Yom HaZikaron.
Netanyahu’s overeager message of gratitude to Trump communicates that it was not Israel’s 1981 annexation but rather a foreign leader’s recognition that actually makes the Golan part of our state.
That he obliterated one of the only Knesset factions principally opposed to territorial concessions indicates that Netanyahu might be planning to form a coalition with Gantz and accept Trump’s new plan.
Despite mutually hostile campaigns coming from both Blue & White and Likud, it’s likely that the two parties currently dominating the polls have every intention of forming a pro-Trump coalition.
Scapegoating kahanists prevents us from dealing with some very real problems in Israeli society – namely how we as a collective relate to Palestinians.
In his effort to prove the loyalty of the American Jewish community, Rahm Emanuel went so far as to show that he has personally placed Washington’s interests above those of the Jewish people.