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More Fallout from the Protestant Leaders’ Letter on Aid to Israel
Two spot on responses to the recent NY Times article, “Church Appeal on Israel Angers Jewish Groups:” The first comes from the Daily Beast’s Andrew Sullivan: It seems to me that aid of all kinds...
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Time for Visions Beyond the Two State Solution
I’ve been pointing out for some time now that Israel has been increasingly building settlements in Area C of the West Bank, while evicting Palestinians from their homes there and moving them to far...
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My “Wrestling” Interview with Just World Books
Click here to listen to a podcast interview I did with Just World Books last February. In this podcast, Rabbi Brant Rosen, author of ‘Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian...
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The One-State Reality in Israel/Palestine
Every time a new new Israeli-Palestinian peace plan is unveiled, diplomats and analysts will invariably urge the various players to summon the political courage to seize this latest “window of...
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“Wrestling in the Daylight” in Seattle
Here’s a great quality video of my entire speaking appearance at University Friend’s Meeting in Seattle this past Monday night. I attended series of wonderful – and at times inspiring – events during...
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B’tselem Reports on Israel’s “De Facto Annexation” of Area C
As the we wait in vain for a “breakthrough” in the current incarnation of “peace process,” I’d like to recommend some essential reading: “Acting the Landlord: Israel’s policy in Area C, the West Bank”...
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John Kerry Says “Boycott”– Cue the Outrage
We learned yesterday that Netanyahu and his senior ministers are all astir by remarks made by John Kerry at a recent security conference in Germany. Echoing similar warnings he’s made in the past,...
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Presbyterian Divestment Redux: All Eyes on Detroit!
While the public criticism and upheaval over BDS continues apace, this movement is slowly and inexorably tallying victory after victory. Last week, the Gates Foundation announced that it was fully...
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Israel in Gaza: Investigating the Ethics of a War of Choice
photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images In Michael Mitchell’s recent piece for Forward Thinking “Israel’s Moral Army?” (July 18, 2014), Mitchell impressively deconstructs the Israel Defense Force’s...
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Talking JRC and AFSC on WBEZ: My Interview with “The Morning Shift”
I had the pleasure this morning of being interviewed by Chicago Public Radio’s Jason Marck for the “The Morning Shift” program on WBEZ. Here’s their description of our conversation: After 17 years as...
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Anti-Racism as a Sacred Jewish Value: A Sermon for Yom Kippur 5777
I’d like to begin my remarks today where I left off on Rosh Hashanah: Because of our diverse, multi-racial nature, Jews must necessarily embrace anti-racism as a sacred value. The Jewish Diaspora is a...
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Reconstructionism without Zionism: A Guest Post by Rabbi Rebecca Alpert
Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, founder of Reconstructionist Judaism This guest post was written by my dear friend and colleague Rabbi Rebecca Alpert, currently a Professor of Religion at Temple University....
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Why I Support the Palestinian Law of Return
(Photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activeststills.org) If there’s one thing that virtually all Zionists can agree upon, from the political right to left and everywhere in between, it is their abject...
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Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
In response to Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol, Benjamin Netanyahu stated, “Jerusalem has been the focus of our hopes, our dreams, our prayers for three...
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War on Gaza is Inevitable Because it Benefits Israel: A Rabbinic Response
In her recent op-ed “War Must Never Be Inevitable, Even Between Israel and Hamas,” (Ha’aretz, 11/12/18) Rabbi Jill Jacobs suggests a Jewish religious frame for “avoiding a deadly escalation of...
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Playing Politics with Human Rights: Thoughts on the Recent Anti-BDS House Bill
photo: Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor Last Tuesday, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass an anti-BDS bill with the strong support of progressive democrats (including “squad” member Ayanna...
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Israel’s Annexation is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
photo: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images The day of Israel’s annexation of major West Bank settlement blocs has now come and gone. But while it didn’t actually happen, it’s not quite time to breathe...
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Peter Beinart Crosses Over: On Game Changers and Historic Injustices
photo: Flash90 It’s fair to say that Peter Beinart’s recent article for Jewish Currents, in which he publicly announced his abandonment of the two-state solution, represents something of a milestone in...
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Amnesty International’s Apartheid Report: Parsing the Jewish Communal Outrage
photo: The Guardian When Amnesty International announced the release of a 278 page report entitled “Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians,” you could already sense the storm clouds gathering. Even...
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