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The Church of England calls upon its members to stand in solidarity with Palestinian Christians
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (450+ words) At its General Synod this week, the Church of England passed a motion calling church members to stand in costly solidarity with Palestinian Christians. In addition to encouraging the church to “hear” the voices of Palestinian Christians, the resolution calls…...
Inside the ‘World Symposium Against Antizionism’: Where contempt for Muslims and leftist Jews took center stage
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (355+ words) Describing the anti-Zionist Jew as an “execrable” insect with a parasite-hijacked brain, Gad Saad asked the large hall of hundreds to call out names of the most “degenerate wood crickets.” The crowd enthusiastically began to shout a list of Jews....
On +972 Magazine, Sally Rooney, and the centering of Israelis in an anti-colonial movement
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1101+ words) Five years after announcing her boycott of Israeli publishing, Sally Rooney’s latest novel Intermezzo will now appear in Hebrew for Israeli readers. But this is not a betrayal by Rooney. I want to be clear about that because I believe…...
American Jews begin to chart a future without Zionism in the wake of the Gaza genocide – Mondoweiss
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (364+ words) Michael Margolin walks a fine line. He is a Rabbi in training and a spiritual leader at the Tikkun v’Or Reform Temple in Ithaca, New York. He’s also a staunch anti-Zionist. Those two identities don’t always mesh. “Most synagogues would…...
An Israeli Op-Ed calling U.S. Jews ‘traitors’ for refusing to emigrate to Israel points to the looming Jewish fracture over Zionism
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (732+ words) In part to mark Israel’s Independence Day on April 21, the former editor of the right-wing outlet Makor Rishon (‘First Source’) wrote a tirade in that paper making the argument that American Jews are traitors to the Zionist cause because they…...
The Israel lobby is fracturing as young Jews abandon Zionism
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1504+ words) I focus on the Jewish community because it has long provided the political bulwark for Israel, and it is now divided into three warring camps. On the right are the major Jewish organizations, which continue to back Israel’s wars to…...
Prominent New York synagogue hosts presentation on why U.S. Jews should support the ethnic cleansing of Gaza
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1109+ words) The American press does its best not to cover savage Israeli views of Palestinians, but a leading New York synagogue gave an honored platform to those views ten days ago. It hosted an Israeli advocate with connections in its government…...
What is the JDL? Inside the Jewish extremist group inspiring anti-Palestinian terror in NYC.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1042+ words) Last week, Alexander Heifler, a 26-year-old living in Hoboken, New Jersey, was arrested over an alleged plot to firebomb the home of Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani. Heifler belonged to a Zionist organization called the JDL 613 Brotherhood, a little-known group that…...
Weekly Briefing: Jewish extremism, from Israel to New Jersey
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (560+ words) This week, Mondoweiss marks its 20th anniversary. That is a long time for any publication, and a very long time for an independent outlet that has never had a corporate parent, a hedge fund backer, or an institutional donor telling us…...
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to enter City Hall he faces pressure from an unlikely source — Palestine activists
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (1020+ words) Last month, activists gathered outside New York City’s Park East Synagogue to protest an event hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization that assists Jewish individuals in relocating to Israel. The protest, which was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation…...