American Jews who fled Syria urge White House to lift sanctions for rebuilding in Damascus https://www.byteseu.com/806953/ #AmericanJews #Conflicts #HistoricalPreservation #JewishCommunity #JewishFamilies #RebuildingSynagogues #Syria #SyriaConflict #SyriaJewishCommunity #SyriaJewishHeritage #SyriaSanctions #trump #USSyriaRelations #WhiteHouse
"It’s worth noting by the way that a lot of these people weren’t really willing to admit that Gaza was actually destroyed, that the hospitals, the buildings, the schools, the agriculture, they weren’t willing to admit that until it became convenient for them to say that so that they could say that the people should have to go to other countries."
#Israel #Gaza #AmericanJews #morality #Zionism #nationalism
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"This is what it means to worship a state, to treat a state as an idol. It justifies itself no matter what it does. This is the moral catastrophe that has been unfolding slowly in Israel and in the American Jewish community simply has now reached a new kind of crescendo in which Israel, with America’s help, destroys an entire society and then says, well, the place is destroyed, so you’d better leave."
~ Peter Beinart
"On this episode of #AmericanPrestige, #PeterBeinart speaks with Danny and Derek about his book #BeingJewishAfterTheDestructionOfGaza: A Reckoning, #AmericanJews’ conception of and relationship with #Israel, and how things have changed since the start of the #GenocideInGaza."
#Gaza #Palestine #oPt #PalestineSolidarity #USpol #USpolitics #JewishAmericanPolitics #JewishAmericanLeft #books @palestine @israel @bookstodon
For the American timezone.
VICE: *Israelism: How Young American Jews’ Views of Israel Are Shifting*
"The critically acclaimed feature-length documentary ‘Israelism’ investigates a movement of young American Jews who are campaigning to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel.
At the heart of the documentary are Simone Zimmerman, who grew up in Los Angeles and visited Israel on an exchange programme; and fellow American Eitan, who joins the Israeli military after graduating high school. Simone and Eitan are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs but their lives are changed when they witness the mistreatment of Palestinians with their own eyes.
Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers gave them as children.
‘Israelism’ features interviews with academics and political activists, including Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, Lara Friedman and a former director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abe Foxman. The film was initially released in February 2023, generating significant debate across American campuses."
#Trump likes to deny allegations of #AntiSemitism by pointing to his #Jewish family members, but he has a long history of #crude, stereotypical remarks about #Jews, & in this election he has repeatedly attacked #AmericanJews for not supporting him, saying they will be to blame if he loses.
A Call for Retraction: The Recent American Psychologist Article on Antisemitism
"In sum, given the many identified shortcomings, it is perplexing to me that the American Psychologist accepted this article in its current form. In my view, its publication in a premier scholarly journal now lends unwarranted credibility to the authors’ questionable analysis of antisemitism — a critically important issue. Furthermore, I am deeply concerned that the unsubstantiated discrediting of individuals and groups distressed by the real-world consequences of Israel’s assault on Gaza can further endanger lives and set back the pursuit of a just peace." Roy Eidelson
https://royeidelson.com/a-call-for-retraction/
#antisemitism #APA #AmericanPsychologist #JewishVoiceForPeace #IfNotNow #AmericanJews #PalestineSolidarity #IHRA #JerusalemDeclarationOnAntisemitism #JDA #BDS #psychologists #retraction #OpinionsAreNotFacts @israel @palestine #JusticeForPalestine #FarRight #zionism
#israel [October 6, 2023] / After a Decade Inside the Most Radical Circles of Israel's Far-right, He's Ready to Tell All
Q: Apropos tailor-made laws, the coalition agreement between Otzma Yehudit and #Likud stipulates that the clause in the law which prevents inciters to #racism from running for the #Knesset will be revoked. But it doesn’t seem to be on the agenda, from Ben-Gvir’s point of view.
“Correct – he understands that the way things are aligned politically does not enable this at the moment ... But Ben-Gvir isn’t really interested in this. He’s gathered around him a group that obeys his authority and does as he says. He has no interest in bringing Marzel and Ben-Ari back to the Knesset at this stage. But today, if the hard core of Otzma Yehudit would be allowed a little more political leeway, they would take the racial and ethnic segregation laws that Rabbi #Kahane promoted and enact them word for word. Absolute racial separation, with a hope for obliteration.”
@israel
@palestine
#jewishsupremacy
#AmericanJews
#Birthright
#genocide
#EthnicCleansing
Young American Jew, Simone Zimmerman, talks to @democracynow about how she came to abandon the zionist beliefs she was raised to embrace.
"I learned how from the moment that you're born what it means to live under a system that deems you lesser, less worthy, that you have to live under occupation, and oppression and dispossession just because of who you are and where you were born."
The documentary "Israelism" explores the increasing division among #AmericanJews regarding #Israel's occupation of #Palestine. Younger Jews, influenced by their own experiences and encounters with Palestinians, are growing more critical of Israel and questioning their support for Zionism. The film, now touring across the U.S. and Canada, spotlights this generational shift and the complex dynamics within the Jewish community concerning Israeli policies.
"…a growing trend of young #AmericanJews who are no longer satisfied with the one-sided narrative marketed to them in Jewish communities, Jewish schools, youth movements, and Birthright trips, but are starting to examine it critically, shaking off the automatic identification of #Judaism with #Israel, and taking action against the occupation and for #Palestinian rights."
I made the 2023 movie "ISRAELISM", directed by Erin Axelman & Sam Eilertsen, available on my PeerTube.
I did it because I think it is both essential and sane to acknowledge that a lot of Jewish voices in the world, here USA, disavow and even fight against Israel apartheid state.
They first have to realize they've been hammered a pro-Israel propaganda forever, and, for many of them, it is both a revelation and a heart-breaker to understand the point to which they've been indoctrinated.
Subs in Eng, Fr & Port.
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The film is critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians, and of the American Jewish community's education on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It follows two American Jews as they learn about the conflict and come to revise their views. The film also includes interviews with academics and political activists.
Some late 2023 screenings of the film at universities and other venues in the US and Canada were cancelled, following an online campaign accusing the film of antisemitism, with screenings reinstated following criticism from academic and civil liberties organizations.
#Judaism #Zionism #Israelism #Propaganda #AmericanJews #Humanism
Thousands of #JewishAmericans and Allies Demand Cease-Fire in #Gaza
"We as #AmericanJews believe that '#NeverAgain' means never again for anyone, and that includes #Palestinians," said #JewishVoiceForPeace
Julia Conley
Oct 14, 2023
"As the Biden administration's intent to silence dissent against the United States' backing of the Israel Defense Forces' onslaught in Gaza became increasingly clear Friday night, at least 80 #Jewish Americans and other supporters of Palestinians' #HumanRights were #arrested for #protesting outside the homes and offices of a number of Democratic lawmakers, where they demanded the U.S. government join growing calls for a cease-fire.
"The U.S. group Jewish Voice for Peace (#JVP) organized the mass action, along with calling on Americans to contact their representatives in Congress and demand that they speak out against the air assault Israel launched this week in retaliation for #Hamas' brutal attack last weekend.
"At least 2,215 Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes this week, and at least 8,714 people have been injured. The death toll in Israel has reached 1,300, according to Al Jazeera.
"Human rights advocates have warned that a looming ground offensive by the #IDF in Gaza could rapidly push civilian casualties far higher.
"On Friday, JVP led more than 2,000 protesters in five U.S. cities—#NewYorkCity, #SanFrancisco, #LosAngeles, #Chicago, and #Seattle—in demanding that senators and members of the U.S. House act to halt the '#genocide of Palestinians.'
''We as American Jews believe that 'never again' means never again for anyone, and that includes Palestinians," said JVP, referring to the refrain repeated by the Jewish American community regarding the need to prevent genocide. "'Never again' is this very moment."
"Thousands of people gathered at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn and marched to Senate Majority Leader Chuck #Schumer's (D-N.Y.) home, where they blocked the road. Approximately 60 people were 'dragged away by police,' JVP said.
"New York state Assemblymembers #ZohranMamdani (D-36) and #MarcelaMitaynes (D-51) were among those arrested."
Full article:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-americans-protest-gaza
Choice
Must be made
On Israeliside
Bearing Netanyahu's weight
Hardly vague
#americanjews #israel #netanyahu #cinquain #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/opinion/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-protests.html
Will U.S.-Israel Policies Ever Change?
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/will-u-s-israel-policies-ever-change
As young #AmericanJews become increasingly alienated from #Israel, their disaffection may threaten the nation’s ties with the #UnitedStates.
