When the first Land Day occurred, Palestinians understood the land grab by the Israeli government. The premise has always been taking away the lands of the surrounding Palestinian villages, so the communities would have nowhere left to build.
A summit in Israel, at a decisive moment, highlighted the tensions that have rendered the nation an outlier among democratic states.
What the left is saying after a month of Russia/Ukraine war
Israel cannot wholeheartedly join sanctions against Russia or denounce its war crimes while leading a diplomatic campaign against the Palestinian-led BDSanctions Movement, or against proceedings in the International Criminal Court.
Clampdown on LGBTQ, praying for Putin, and polarized families
Even when human solidarity in the West is justly expressed with Ukraine, we cannot overlook its racist context. Official empathy is nowhere to be found when violence is directed against non-Europeans, in general, towards Palestinians, in particular.
The first time I was called a “self-hating Jew” was almost 15 years ago by someone I considered a close friend. It stung and I felt confused. 15 years later I have never felt stronger in my stance as a self-loving anti-Zionist Jew.
The ADL didn't utter a word of concern about the painstakingly detailed descriptions of Israel's apartheid system, nor an ounce of self-reflection about the organization's own unequivocal support for Israel's unjust and discriminatory system.
A time for serious reflection and careful observation
At our December 2021 meeting, the board of Tzedek Chicago, voted unanimously to recommend amending our core values statement to state explicitly that anti-Zionism (rather than “non-Zionism”) should be articulated as one of our core values.
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