Myanmar & Israel’s Burden of Moral Responsibility
byWhile it remains to be seen how the Netanyahu government will respond to the coup, this might just be the wake-up call that the people of Israel need.
Opinion
Challenging the IHRA & Peter Beinart: Self-Determination & the Jewish State
byRather than look to other nations for a better way to organize our state’s political institutions, Israel must turn inwards & allow our history & traditions to guide us in establishing a more just society.
Has the Jewish Agency Gone Missionary?
byWhy is the Jewish Agency empowering Christian missionary activities in Israel and attempting to silence those who try to point out the dangers?
Indigenous Sun
byPrior to my personal rising, before the stirring in my heart and my moment of rebirth, I mocked indigenous ideation because I did not understand it. I dismissed it as foreign to my Jewish experience.
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.
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.