The Deeper Lesson of Gush Katif Day
byWe should be careful not to reduce our understanding of the Disengagement to a mere humanitarian crisis for displaced Jews.
We should be careful not to reduce our understanding of the Disengagement to a mere humanitarian crisis for displaced Jews.
Resisting Trump’s plan to rule Gaza would go a long way in advancing Israel’s psychological liberation.
Even if we entertain the notion that Trump is a true friend to Israel, we’d still have to ask what US policy in Gaza would look like in the post-Trump era.
Questions about academia’s role in the struggle for Israel’s character are now more crucial than ever.
I can’t fault people for supporting the deal or celebrating the imminent return of the hostages. This situation is wrought with pain & complexity.
It’s time we more firmly express our displeasure at the predatory missionary activities in our country.
Israel must seize whatever opportunities a new Trump administration offers us with the knowledge that our reliance on US permission to advance our interests is already a source of profound shame.
Rather than debate which candidate would be more supportive, we should focus on how Israel can achieve real independence & no longer feel our country so vulnerable to the results of US elections.
To definitively defeat the ideology of Hamas, we must completely disprove the basic assumptions about Israel that drive their goals & tactics.
I don’t expect the nations to understand the depth of our pain from October 7 but we Jews need to contextualize it within our own unique worldview.
While trying to blame Jews for subversive behavior, ‘Goyslop’ is actually a projection of Western civilization’s most self-destructive excesses.
Israelis & Palestinians both rightfully rail against the absence of the international community’s conscience. But after the dust settles & the world moves on, all we will be left with is each other.