The Trump Administration has Exposed the Rifts in Israel’s National Camp
Trump’s treatment of Israel has driven a political wedge between ideological Jewish nationalists and the country’s more westernized conservative right.
BRIT ḤAZON is a grassroots movement committed to inspiring a new vision for our current chapter of Jewish history. Our members come from diverse personal, political, and ideological backgrounds but share a commitment to Jewish liberation as a means of pursuing justice for all peoples and a better world in accordance with the values of our sacred tradition.
Trump’s treatment of Israel has driven a political wedge between ideological Jewish nationalists and the country’s more westernized conservative right.
While regional unity is a central goal of the Jewish liberation struggle, peace shouldn’t be something Israel receives but rather something we give to those willing to adhere to our values & moral standard.
The surest way to stop foreign powers from pushing balkanization on our country is for Israelis & Palestinians to unite in pursuit of a just alternative.
How we relate to these wars is significant because it expresses how we understand Jewish liberation, its objectives and what policies we are willing to support in our current chapter of Israel’s story.
Zionism addressed the needs of the Jewish people in a very specific situation and created new conditions that it doesn’t possess answers for.
Rabbi Akiva was the greatest of the Talmudic sages & a leading voice of Judean resistance to Roman rule. He served as a leader in the Bar Kokhba Revolt & still inspires generations with his teachings.
If the council is serious about safeguarding Jewish life in Samaria and Judea, they would attack the threat at the roots rather than just the branches.
Israel needs a post-Zionist Jewish liberation ideology that can transcend narrow nationalism and present a uniquely Hebrew universalism.
Israel needs a post-Zionist Jewish liberation ideology that can transcend narrow nationalism and present a uniquely Hebrew universalism.
While the Zealot movement fought a class struggle alongside its national struggle for independence, it would be wrong to understand the Great Revolt solely through the prism of Marxist theory.