Debate | Should American Jews Ever Criticize Israel? | Cautiously
We should act with the knowledge that our criticism could be misused and misconstrued
We should act with the knowledge that our criticism could be misused and misconstrued
CFAC author Paul Driessen says Jews have no responsibility to fight Climate Change, human impact is unproven.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow says Jews have a responsibility to fight climate change.
The party of Trump is a far cry from the party of Reagan. The concern of the Trump base with immigration, like the language of “America First” or the use of tropes favored by white nationalists are not issues that attract American Jews. It is early days, but I suspect the GOP’s hopes will be dashed once again.
Just thinking about the government that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is forming fills me with a deep sense of dread.
In Israel, the left still exists in the minority despite right wing rule.
Yoram Hazony argues that Nationalism is better for the world than Globalism.
It took the Holocaust to make casual anti-Jewish talk so toxic that polite society wouldn’t stand for it. Eroding that sense of toxicity is much easier; internet memes can do it. But it’s also possible to invite backlash against strong, important taboos by clinging to weaker ones that are broader than necessary. We ignore the distinction at our peril.
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked
Until white members of our tribe repudiate default correlations between religion and race, and until we treat our black and brown brothers and sisters with equal dignity, we can never fulfill the promise of becoming a diverse, welcoming community in which every individual is seen as tzelem elohim, a mirror image of God