MKs Condemn Anti-BDS Bill’s Endorsement of Partition
Instead of trying to convince American leaders to let Israel keep the West Bank, Jews who care to protect our homeland should join the fight for full Israeli independence from the United States.
Instead of trying to convince American leaders to let Israel keep the West Bank, Jews who care to protect our homeland should join the fight for full Israeli independence from the United States.
Netanyahu’s attempts to outmaneuver Trump are based on a false premise that accepts Israeli subservience to Washington.
A more effective means of combatting BDS would be to initiate alternative boycotts targeting American companies that profit from our conflict.
Jews fighting for Palestinians can’t not make their struggles about themselves because to do so would be dishonest – especially in-so-far as Palestinian and Jewish liberation have become so intertwined.
Prime Minister Yitzḥak Shamir exemplified an inner strength and sense of responsibility to Jewish history sorely lacking from Israeli politics today.
Forming a government with Blue & White instead of going to elections would make it easier for the Likud to accept Trump’s new secret plan for the region.
If Trump is as good a friend as he likes to profess, facilitating a smooth transition towards complete Israeli independence before he leaves office would be the best way to substantively show it.
Those interested in making the state more expressive of Jewish values should focus on the aspects of Torah that can meet the people’s real material needs and express the universal vision of our prophets better than current Israeli policies.
Jerusalem cannot be liberated by small ideological movements or fragmented militias. Only a unified people’s army can succeed at freeing Jerusalem for the Jewish people.
A shared memorial day for Israelis and Palestinians could help us recognize that we are actually both victims of a conflict that benefits outsiders. But that memorial day shouldn’t be Yom HaZikaron.