The Spirit of Change
byHistorical materialism has an essential spiritual deficiency that only Israel has the ability to correct.
Opinion
The Shallow Application of Memory
byOn Purim, Jews don’t celebrate the overthrow of a hegemonic empire but instead commemorate mere survival within that empire’s ideological confines.
On Auto-Alienation
byAuto-alienation can only be accomplished with the active assistance of what Fanon calls a ‘national bourgeoisie’ within the colonized population.
That Anti-Semitism Commercial Reinforces Anti-Semitism
byRobert Kraft’s Super Bowl ad is an extravagant caricature of the US Jewish community’s many fruitless efforts to fight anti-Semitism while unwittingly reinforcing anti-Jewish tropes.
Karl Popper’s Anti-Israel Bias
byKarl Popper’s divorce of history from rhythm, direction, or inherent meaning naturally identified Israel’s Torah as its primary ideological foe.
Developing a Jewish Line on Iran
byWhile Jews have good reason to seek the fall of the Ayatollah’s regime, calling for a return to something resembling Iran under the Shah is essentially supporting the interests of Western oil companies.
Israel’s Place in the American Empire
byTo break Israel’s subjugation to Washington, Jerusalem must advance a policy of attaining independence on several interrelated fronts.
The Karman Line: A Tale of Two Psyches
byBridging the psychological divide between Israelis & Diaspora Jews will require mutual empathy.
Are US Jews Ignoring the Small Shofar?
byThe tragedy of Jews on the American right isn’t that the empire is crumbling — but that they built their identities on the assumption that it never would.
Netanyahu Antagonizes ‘Jewish American’ Contradictions
byBecause Jews now enjoy self-determination in the land of our ancestors, we can choose to drop the project of American success in exchange for the more rewarding one of rebuilding our civilization.
When Zionists Celebrate Israel’s Defeat
byWe are elated to see our captives return. But we can’t fool ourselves into thinking that we attained victory.
What’s ‘Abrahamic’ about these Accords?
byIn addition to a necessary strategic re-evaluation, these accords should be subject to an ethical review.