Category Archives: Israel

Is Israel becoming a mafia state?

From Times of Israel: …I found myself talking to a Jewish woman who works in the US government. “I don’t understand,” she said with dismay. “In America, Jewish people are upstanding citizens. What is happening in Israel?” The woman was … Continue reading

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Tabletmag: ‘BRINGING ‘DAF YOMI’ TO LIFE. AND VICE VERSA.’

Beth Kissileff writes: One frustration in reading a memoir about life in Israel is a total absence of a mention of Arabs and others who live there. Nonetheless, part of the liveliness of Kurshan’s memoir comes from her life in … Continue reading

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The liberal Zionist crisis — white nationalists are villains, but settlers are ‘complex’

I think the healthy attitude for all people is to put your own people first. They should be one’s primary political concern. Interests over principles. I do not care if Israel is a liberal democracy. My first concern is that … Continue reading

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Jews argue whether Zionism is racism — in the Forward!

Philip Weiss writes: Charlottesville has been a depth charge. The Israeli right was loath to condemn the white nationalists at the fringe of Trump’s base, and this has sent a shock through the American Jewish community. There is open argument … Continue reading

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White supremacist leader compares his ideology to Zionism on Israeli TV

From Times of Israel: “As an Israeli citizen, someone who understands your identify, who has a sense of nationhood and peoplehood and the history and experience of the Jewish people, you should respect someone like me who has analogous feelings … Continue reading

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