Tag Archives: Israel

(Auto-Emancipation) A Social Jewish Left (After October 7)

Posted on November 25, 2024 by zjb

Three questions for Jews on the Left in the fierce face of rising anti-democracy movements and religious ethno-nationalism in Israel and the United States and resurgent anti-Semitism before and after October 7 and the re-election of Donald Trump: What defines … Continue reading →

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Poppies (Michal Rovner)

Posted on October 7, 2024 by zjb

For October 7, I am posting electronic copies of these images from Michal Rovner’s Pragim series. They were shown at Pace Gallery last year, from which I am freely cribbing. Rovner works with prints, video, and installations. Her work combines … Continue reading →

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(Campus Protests) Jewish Students (October 7)

Posted on August 28, 2024 by zjb

So much was written about Jewish student experience of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism during the anti-Israel protests after October 7 during the 2023-2024 academic year. Much of what was said paid little mind to students themselves. What do Jewish students say … Continue reading →

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(Social Rot) 9 Av (Self-Destruction)

Posted on August 12, 2024 by zjb

Tisha B’Av is sometimes referred to as the “saddest” day on the Jewish calendar, but its impetus is political. Tisha B’Av is a unique mirror of national mourning and collective self-recrimination marked by neither reconciliation nor atonement. Read at synagogue … Continue reading →

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(Defaced) Kidnapped (Flyers)

Posted on July 5, 2024 by zjb

Now iconic images of hostages from the south of Israel taken by Hamas on October 7 appeared everywhere in the thousands. First in NYC, they are impossible not to see. The original paper flyers sported a red banner at the … Continue reading →

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(New Norms) Anti-Zionism on Campus (October 7)

Posted on June 26, 2024 by zjb

                                                                           To the degree discourse about Israel and Palestine has been captured by the student and faculty left, the university has been made more strange in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7. On the one … Continue reading →

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(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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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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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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