Jews Starting to Mobilize Against the Trump Plan
byThe most effective method of struggle would be for Judeans to unite with Palestinians committed to a democratic one-state vision for the country.
The most effective method of struggle would be for Judeans to unite with Palestinians committed to a democratic one-state vision for the country.
Israel mustn’t let itself be dragged by Trump and Pompeo into their escalating conflict with China. In any new Cold War between the powers, Israel should work to maintain neutrality for the Semitic region.
By embracing the two-state paradigm or even thinking it’s Washington’s role to broker a deal, Trump has adopted the major errors underlying all foreign attempts to end our conflict.
Celebrating the “Pompeo Doctrine” exposes the deep psychological subjugation of Jewish nationalists to the forces of US empire.
Washington’s interests in the Semitic region have long demanded the partition of Israel into two separate states, each dependent on US economic and military aid to survive.
It’s more likely that the statement was based on the Trump administration’s perception of its short term political interests than actually constituting a major long term shift in foreign policy.
We shouldn’t side with Morales or with the American-backed coup that deposed him but should stand in solidarity with the people of Bolivia.
What humans are doing to other humans in those ICE detention centers is in direct conflict with the most foundational Jewish values.
One of the fundamental teachings of Yair to his Leḥi comrades was that a freedom fighter doesn’t fight to be free. He is able to fight because he’s already free.
We refer to our enemies in this period as ‘Yevanim’ not for geopolitical reasons, but for the primordial cultural force that they represented and spread via their temporal power.