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Politics & Society

An open letter to black America from a white, Jewish man of privilege

By David Harris-Gershon | July 22, 2015

Dear black Americans,
I’m a white, Jewish man from Pittsburgh who, over the last year, has watched videos of Eric Garner being murdered, read about Tamir Rice being murdered, and shuddered over Ferguson after Mike Brown was murdered. On television and online, I’ve been confronted with disturbing images of black bodies being destroyed. And I’m telling you, I can’t bear it any longer. I can’t bear to learn any more details about Sandra Bland. I’m sick to my stomach, losing sleep, feeling unsteady. Yet you keep showing me images, telling me stories. And I have to look away.

Healing Israel/Palestine

Netanyahu Rejects Two-State Solution Amidst Plummeting Poll Numbers

By David Harris-Gershon | March 12, 2015

Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, released a statement this week via Likud, his political party, making official what has been implied many times over: that he rejects the idea of two, self-determining states as the path toward peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Politics & Society

Massive anti-Netanyahu rally draws over 50,000 to the streets of Tel Aviv as elections loom

By David Harris-Gershon | March 7, 2015

Days after Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, claimed to speak for “the entire Jewish people” in his speech before Congress, tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets, rejecting such a ridiculous notion by calling for his ouster.

Politics & Society

NYT cartoon shows Netanyahu turning Congress into an Israeli settlement

By David Harris-Gershon | February 27, 2015

Patrick Chappatte in The New York Times has destroyed Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, in his latest political cartoon. The piece, entitled “Mr. Netanyahu Goes to Washington,” plays upon Netanyahu’s continued expansion of Israel’s West Bank settlements in critiquing his upcoming speech before Congress on March 3.

Politics & Society

Netanyahu Hid Speech to Congress from His Own National Security Advisor

By David Harris-Gershon | February 23, 2015

It appears that President Obama was not the only one whom Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, kept in the dark about his plans to address Congress on March 3. An Israeli outlet is now reporting that Netanyahu also concealed secret negotiations with John Boehner from his own National Security Advisor, Yossi Cohen.

Politics & Society

White House to Snub AIPAC Conference Over Netanyahu Speech Before Congress

By David Harris-Gershon | February 21, 2015

A significant development in the ongoing rift between the Obama administration and Israel’s government: it appears White House plans to snub AIPAC’s upcoming policy conference are intensifying over Binyamin Netanyahu’s planned address before Congress.

Judaism

Jews Across America are Standing Against Police Violence This Hanukkah

By David Harris-Gershon | December 16, 2014

As Jews throughout the world light candles this evening, many across America are simultaneously shining a light upon police violence and affirming that black lives matter in protests and social action efforts in over seventeen cities.

Politics & Society

Netanyahu tells Arab-Israelis protesting police brutality to leave Israel

By David Harris-Gershon | November 10, 2014

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has “invited” Palestinian citizens of Israel engaged in ongoing protests to move to the West Bank or Gaza during a meeting of Likud leaders.

Politics & Society

Ferguson Just Happened Again

By David Harris-Gershon | November 8, 2014

The fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old minority last night, this time caught on video, has once again brought angry community members into the streets to protest in dramatic fashion.

Healing Israel/Palestine

Major American Jewish Institutions Endorsing Single-State Solution for Israel/Palestine

By David Harris-Gershon | October 26, 2014

This pattern of silence over the summer was an indication of things to come — an indication that U.S. Jewish institutions have either begrudgingly or contentedly decided to quietly shift their support to the unmistakable one-state vision growing within Israel.