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Tag Archives: Palestine
Russia Ukraine Syria Israel Palestine
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
Arabic-Yiddish Phrasebook (1918)
From Twitter, Eitan Nechin@Etanetan23·Jan 5 Arabic-Yiddish phrasebook, New York 1918. During World War I, thousands of Jews fought with the British Army in Palestine against the Ottomans. To help them get around, Getzl Zelikovitz, editor of the NY Yiddish newspaper … Continue reading
(Mutation) Political Judaism (Jerusalem Day)
After 9/11, there was a lot of back and forth about Islam and Islam and Politics. Over the years, the term Political Islam emerged to define a distinct and reactionary mutation in modern and contemporary Muslim cultures. No such critical … Continue reading
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(The IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism) Does Not Suppress Free Speech or Palestine
As worded, the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (which you can find here) does not do what people say it does or want it to do. It does not suppress free speech and the struggle for Palestinian rights, as … Continue reading
(Anti-Zionism = Anti-Semitism) + (Zionism = Racism)
“Anti-Zionism = Anti-Semitism” and “Zionism = Racism” are twins. They illuminate each other, the way figures and forms overlap into each other. Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitic. They are two separate formations. Anti-Zionism might, however, be construed as “anti-Jewish,” without being … Continue reading
The New New Jewish Left (Samuel Hayim Brody Reads Atalia Omer)
For a uniquely keen analysis of the new new (anti-Zionist) Jewish left, you can find here Samuel Hayim Brody’s sympathetic-critical read of Atalia Omer’s Days of Awe: Reimagining Jewishness in Solidarity with Palestinians. Tagging the rhetorical difference between “Judaism” and … Continue reading
(Unequal) One State Reality (Democratic) One State Idea
I would include this on a syllabus and am recommending here this professional collection of relatively short but richly sourced “memos” exploring the guts of the One State Reality in Israel and Palestine by social science and Israel and Palestine … Continue reading
(Yavne) Imagining One State in Israel-Palestine (Peter Beinart)
It has been a long time coming and not much here is new. But at least three things are new about the recent set of two pieces by Peter Beinart, here at Jewish Currents and here at the New York … Continue reading
What To Do With Jewish Studies Letter on Annexation & Apartheid
Yes, I can anticipate the jokes and jibes, friendly and unfriendly, but….. Here’s what you can do with the Jewish Studies Letter on Annexation and Apartheid. This is the main site: Letter Against Annexation & Apartheid in Israel. –Promote on … Continue reading
(International Law Professors) Letter against Annexation of the West Bank
A letter addressed to Israeli government leadership by a long list of international law scholars against annexation of West Bank territories. Scroll down for the English. I’m also posting a PDF here [[H/t Nathaniel Berman]] 10.6.2020 לכבוד: חבר הכנסת … Continue reading
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