Tag Archives: Israel

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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(Anti-Seder) Passover Haggadah (2024)

Posted on April 26, 2024 by zjb

“Our heart a prisoner in Gaza” with no political horizon and no foreseeable way out of this terrible war and civilian suffering. Under the pall of a deep collective political and moral crisis, Passover this year was unlike any other … Continue reading →

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(This House) Shabbat on the Kibbutz (Tigist Yoseph Ron)

Posted on April 10, 2024 by zjb

“This house no longer exists….The house went up in flames on October 7 in Hamas’ attack on Be’eri. I went over family photos and chose to focus on a picture of life that deliberately perpetuates the past – the house … Continue reading →

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The One-State Reality = Violence + War

Posted on October 20, 2023 by zjb

This, the utter mayhem today, is the one-state reality. The one-state reality extends over Israel and the West Bank from the River to the Sea, and not excluding Gaza. You can dream about the possibility and the promise of a … Continue reading →

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(Biden) Power & Law (Israel at War in Gaza

Posted on October 10, 2023 by zjb

President Biden delivered a powerful speech outlining support for Israel in this war against the Hamas terror regime in Gaza. The 12 minute speech, which you can read here was unlike anything said by anyone in the current government in … Continue reading →

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(Huwara) Religious Zionism is A Community of Violence (Sukkot)

Posted on October 6, 2023 by zjb

Religious Zionism is a community of violence. As a political community, its sole representation (in the Knesset and coalition) is represented by parties (Religious Zionism/Jewish Power/Noam) that represent these people. They are radical and violent religious Jewish settlers in the … Continue reading →

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2 Camps At War/Being Born in Israel

Posted on October 5, 2023 by zjb

  Society is an organism that builds upon the coming together, pulling apart, and coming together of group life. At moments of political crisis, the shifts are vital and volatile. In this light, Israel today would represent a case-study of … Continue reading →

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Israel (Democracy-Autocracy) Flow Chart

Posted on August 19, 2023 by zjb
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(Zionism) Secularism Democracy Religion (Israel)

Posted on July 24, 2023 by zjb

In real-time, Israel has become a huge laboratory-experiment for the study of religion, politics, law, and society; a small and ugly petri-dish for the study of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness. Elected in November 2022 and with passage of the first … Continue reading →

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Pro-Coup & Anti-Coup (Israel and West Bank)

Posted on July 23, 2023 by zjb

These two maps. On the right, the map shows where people can grab a bus for a pro-government, pro-regime coup demonstreation to be held in Tel Aviv. On the left, the map marks points where pro-democracy protests have taken place … Continue reading →

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