If not now, when?
Israel/Palestine
Tlaib/Omar: It’s only politics
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Paul Scham calls the recent Tlaib/Omar debacle “a tawdry political drama” serving the political interests and goals of Trump and Netanyahu.
Politics & Society
Today’s Christian-Jewish Zionist Alliance Imperils American Jewry
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Jim Sleeper warns of the danger American Jews will face “if their support for Israel remains as compromised as that of Zionist deal-makers, both Christian and Jewish.”
Selling Israel Biblically
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M. Reza Behnam traces the history of Christian Zionism in the United States and cites its importance in the formation of America’s Israel-first policy.
Israel/Palestine
Rabbinic Letter in Support of Professor Michelle Alexander
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Over 100 rabbis from across the liberal Jewish movements join together to applaud Professor Michelle Alexander for breaking the silence on Palestine.
‘More AIPAC Than J Street’: Kamala Harris Runs to the Right on Foreign Policy
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Stephen Zunes argues that the California senator’s hardline positions on Israel-Palestine point to a dangerous disregard for international law
Israel/Palestine
Support B’tselem’s Call to Israeli Soldiers
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B’tselem, the Israeli Human Rights Organization, calls upon Israeli soldiers to refuse orders to shoot unarmed civilians. Sign onto their statement.
Israel/Palestine
Moving from Demographic Discord to Sustainability
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Alon Tal argues that of the many divisive issues that have been at the heart of historic tensions between Jewish and Arab Israelis, few have been as acrimonious as population growth.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Communities of Faith Must Join to Demand an Arms Embargo
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The viability of a two-state solution in the Israel/Palestine conflict depends on the conscience of people within the United States.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
The Problem with Solutions
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Noah Habeeb asks us to remember that in order to successfully implement a just solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict, we need to focus on the process of solving it, not just the solution.
Politics & Society
A Two-State Solution is the Only Option
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Alon Ben-Meir writes: “Israel and the Palestinians must choose to either live in peace or in a state of constant hostilities and bloodshed. The Palestinians’ right to a state of their own, coupled with unanimous international support, makes the two-state solution the only viable option.”
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
On the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Back to Democratic Basics
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Sam Sussman outlines why Democrats should be critical of the Netanyahu goverment and the Occupation, now more than ever.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Moving Beyond Despair
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Don Waxman proposes a pragmatic approach which will “focus on campaigning for interim measures that Israel could easily adopt, measures that would dramatically improve the lives and enhance the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.”
US_Politics
Coexistence, Equality, and Universal Principles in Israel/Palestine: Regrouping in the Absence of a Two-State Solution
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The most urgent focus must be on the worsening conditions faced by Palestinians, not on theoretical arguments about one state vs. two.
Articles
Without Justice, Tolerance Perpetuates the Status Quo
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Within Open Hillel, we often talk about the value of embracing the discomfort we experience when hearing opinions that we disagree with. After all, ideas that make us uncomfortable may challenge our intellectual or emotional security, but rarely challenge our actual physical safety.