Ḥanukah, Fanon & the Failure of Individualism
byFrantz Fanon provides us with a broad framework for better understanding the actions and motivations of the Maccabi guerrilla underground.
Opinion
No I Didn’t Vote
byJewish nationalists who confused Trump with some kind of benevolent savior may need to mourn for a bit. But then they’ll need to dust themselves off & work towards achieving psychological liberation.
Glenn Plummer’s ‘Stake’ in Israel Exposes Faith-based Pitfalls
byIsraeli leaders are granting US evangelicals a “stake in the ground” at the expense of Ethiopian Jews.
The Solution to the Conflict No One is Talking About
byMore Jewishness & Democracy from the River to the Sea can lead to real justice & peace for both peoples.
Trump isn’t Cyrus, He’s Nero
byWhile some right-wing Israelis & Israel supporters have cast Donald Trump as the Persian Emperor Cyrus, his personality & behavior are actually more reminiscent of the Roman Emperor Nero.
Remembering Jonathan Pollard on his Birthday
byOn the 8th of Menaḥem Av, we should remember Jonathan Pollard’s heroic sacrifice on behalf of the Jewish people and understand that his freedom is intertwined with that of the State of Israel.
Consider: Stop Worshipping Racism
byOne need not subscribe to an entire dogma in order to help bring about social change and revolution.
When [White Girl] Feminism Harms Women
byWestern feminists forcing Hebrew women to choose between our Jewish and female identities leave us without recourse to address the unique challenges we face as women in Israeli society.
On Jews & Whiteness
byDue to differing definitions of ‘whiteness’ in different communities, being called white can be highly offensive for Jews while claiming Jews aren’t white can be exasperating for racialized groups.
Rav Shlomo Aviner on the Trump Plan
byRevered Israeli spiritual leader says Jerusalem must reject Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” and that to even speak of betraying any part of the Jewish homeland would be a terrible transgression.
Reclaiming our Existence Through Resistance
byWe must listen as experienced allies with a painful history of oppression and a legacy of revolution.
A Hebrew Universalist Response to the Murder of George Floyd
byIt is insufficient for the people of Israel to pursue justice only within our own society while allowing the rest of humanity to fall into disarray.