Tag Archives: liberalism

(Israel) Deputy Minister of “Jewish National Identity” (Theocratic and Anti-Jewish)

Posted on November 27, 2022 by zjb

More on religion and state and the state of orthodox Judaism in Israel. From the religious Zionist Noam party, homophobe and misogynist Avi Maoz will be appointed deputy minister in the Office of the Prime Minister promoting “National-Jewish identity.” Under … Continue reading →

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(SCOTUS) Guns, Abortion, Religion (Subverting the Public Sphere)

Posted on July 17, 2022 by zjb

Our moment of madness in the United States of America lies in the sudden massive churn against liberal-social order after a long pre-meditated buildup going back decades. Of a whole piece are the more recent Trump attempted-coup on January 6 … Continue reading →

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Tikvah Fund = Anti-Gay = Anti-Liberal = Nazi-Adjacent

Posted on June 15, 2022 by zjb

The story is already only just a little old already, but it’s worth chiming in about the Tikvah Fund and Gov. Ron DeSantis at The Museum of Jewish Heritage, which bills itself as A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. About … Continue reading →

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Russia Ukraine Syria Israel Palestine

Posted on March 2, 2022 by zjb

On one hand, there are in the United States and Europe fish to fry on the international and domestic arenas that are bigger than Israel and Palestine. Taking into account Russia and Syria, Russia and Ukraine, and Iranian involvements in … Continue reading →

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The Opposition (Uncivil Religion) (Israel)

Posted on June 14, 2021 by zjb

Who is in and who is out? In face of a diverse governing coalition with a broadly liberal civil society agenda, a hard uncivil bloc constitutes the parliamentary opposition: Netanyahu + rightwing religious parties (Haredi + ultra racist parties). You … Continue reading →

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Religion & State in Israel (Civil Judaism)

Posted on June 8, 2021 by zjb

In tandem with the changing face of Israeli Arab politics in Israel might be the reconfiguration of religion and state in Israel. Composed of online newspaper clippings, this will be a running post to which I will add over time. … Continue reading →

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(Boundary Stones) Moses Mendelssohn (State and Religion)

Posted on May 6, 2021 by zjb

I have been thinking a lot late about religious (Haredi) response to the Coronavirus and the problem of religious-state violence in Israel. Against all that, maybe it’s time for a little neo-Haskalah. Whereas postliberal theorists, political theologians, and theo-politicians, especially … Continue reading →

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The State of Israel Does Not Exist (Judaism)

Posted on May 5, 2021 by zjb

If a state is defined as a sovereign territorial body, then, by the reckoning here by Zvi Bar’el in Haaretz, the State of Israel does not exist. Instead of being a state in which the rule of law applies throughout … Continue reading →

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Uncivil Religion (Haredi) (Coronavirus)

Posted on January 31, 2021 by zjb

  Saving life, or pikuach nefesh, has nothing to with it. “Uncivil Religion,” in contrast to Civil Religion, is religion set apart from and, under crisis, against civil society and the larger social good against which it seeks to protect … Continue reading →

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Haredim & State

Posted on October 23, 2020 by zjb

The Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Haredi society and the impact of Haredi society on the State in Israel are highlighting the strong core point of liberal political theory and liberal religion in relation to matters concerning the distinction … Continue reading →

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