Thoughts and not beliefs, with the occasional wild speculation
According to Benny Morris, who at one time described himself as one of the “New Historians” that had arisen in Israel in the 1980s, one’s perceived needs are justifications for the injustices one might commit trying to fulfil them. Speaking in a 2005 interview with Haaretz, Morris presents his justification for the establishment – some …
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Jewish Terror Has Exploded, and Nothing Is Standing in Its Way. It May Bring Israel Down Israel Will Collapse Within a Year if the War of Attrition Against Hamas and Hezbollah Continues The Brutalization of Israel Is Well Underway. If We Do Not Act, Its Collapse Is Only a Matter of Time In my youth, …
The Israel born historian Omar Bartov, writing in the Guardian, recounts a funeral Eulogy Given by Moshe Dayan in 1956. (As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel) “On 30 April 1956, Moshe Dayan, then IDF chief of staff, gave a short speech that …
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If you listen to Israelis and their defenders, everything is the fault of the Palestinians. According to this narrative, they rejected a “generous” offer of 44% of their land in 1948 and have since rejected all overtures from an Israel eager for peace and coexistence. They allegedly resist unreasonably, irrationally, and violently against Israel’s settlement …
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The UK has recently witnessed a surge of violence and unrest following the tragic murder of three young girls by a young man later identified as black. Prior to his identification, far-right extremists seized upon the incident to stoke racial tensions, falsely portraying the perpetrator as a Muslim asylum seeker. In reality, the youth, is …
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Creating a comprehensive directory, to amplify Jewish Anti-Zionist Voices in solidarity with Palestinians, will bring to the fore the vast landscape of Jewish dissent and opposition to Israel. The full power of this voice is currently unheard because there are efforts to exclude it from the mainstream media. It is more than arguable that the …
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Recalling Kafka’s Metamorphosis, being called an anti-Semite can be transformative, and the transformation can happen overnight. Have you ever woken in the morning and discovered you have turned into a cockroach? Or worse, a harpy, with claws, horns and pointed ears? Probably and hopefully not, though disturbingly that is increasingly the experience of many who …
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What should one respond when a Zionist or Israel apologist complains that Israel is being unfairly singled out for criticism? For example, when they ask “What about the Uyghur in China and the Rohingya in Myanmar?”, also citing other examples of brutal oppression and genocide? I have found it can be effective to respond with …
AI promises to usher in the Millennium, from cleaning up the earth and replenishing its natural splendour and richness, to curing disease and staving off death, to mention just a few of the marvels potentially awaiting us. However, though we seek the power of AI, we recognise and fear its potential. So this presents us …
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In the midst of the genocide that many Jewish scholars and organizations accuse Israel of committing, soldiers hold a Seder and attach mezuzahs to the homes of those they have killed by the 10s of thousands: “Road to Redemption: How Israel’s War Against Hamas Turned Into a Springboard for Jewish Settlement in Gaza“ This article …
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