Monthly Archives: May 2024

(Israel) Cruelty & Catastrophe (Hamas)

Posted on May 31, 2024 by zjb

The primary moral response and natural inclination in the face of catastrophe is to think of the victims first. But the political calculus is more complex. Political leaders of sovereign and semi-sovereign national communities are responsible for the well-being of … Continue reading →

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Prophet Jeremiah Reflects on Covenant & Self-Inflicted Suffering

Posted on May 26, 2024 by zjb

The evil a people suffers is understood to be self-inflicted according to the complex political theology that defines the prophetic tradition. With the congregation focused on the evil of October 7 and on the Hamas-Israel war, we read today in … Continue reading →

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Hamas & Israel Before the ICC

Posted on May 20, 2024 by zjb

Today was a very grim day in the history of the State of Israel. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICCC) are recommending Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant along with Yahya Sinwar (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement … Continue reading →

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Campus Anti-Zionism = Anti-Jewish + Anti-Semitic

Posted on May 17, 2024 by zjb

Campus protests manifesting anti-Zionism as an organized political force became a test-case this year for claims regarding the correlation between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. As Dov Waxman said here at the Forward about the pro-Palestine-anti-Zionist demonstrations that dominated U.S. campuses in the wake … Continue reading →

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Yom Ha’Zikaron-Nakba Day-Yom Ha’Atzmaut (2024)

Posted on May 12, 2024 by zjb

It is possible to be of one mind. This op-ed by Hanin Majadli at Ha’aretz is a Palestinian reflection on Gaza an Palestinian identity that mirrors the thoughts of so many of us this year who care about this place … Continue reading →

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