Thoughts and not beliefs, with the occasional wild speculation
The JAZ Connect platform aims to map, document, and amplify anti-Zionist Jewish voices — individuals, organisations, movements, and traditions — in a publicly accessible and strategically useful form. But is it really a new contribution? Does anything like it already exist? The answer is no — not in this form, not with this scope, and …
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“Palestinian resistance, in its essence, is morally justified as a struggle against oppression. ” – Conclusion by ChatGPT4o. Below is an unedited response by ChatGPT4o to the prompt: “Discuss Palestinian resistance in moral and ethical terms.” Bearing in mind that ChatGPT constructs its responses from commentary and data gleaned over a vast range of sources, …
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“Next year in Jerusalem”, is a phrase that is often sung at the end of the Passover Seder and at the end of the Ne’ila service on Yom Kippur. It expresses the desire of Jews to return to Jerusalem. May every Jew understand that “next year in Jerusalem”, in peace and with the willing acceptance of …
Once upon a time only the fittest survived. And once upon a time fittest equated to strongest. Since the beginning of time more or less, only the strong, violent, and fearless, who did not recoil at the sight of blood, torn flesh and shattered bone – who may positively have thrived at the sight of …
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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On Wednesday June 5th, during what is known as the Jerusalem Day Flag March, thousands of ultra nationalist Israel’s rampaged through occupied East Jerusalem. Chanting “Death to Arabs” and “May their villages burn”, they smashed up shops and businesses, attacking and injuring dozens of Palestinians. An Australian journalist was also attacked and intimidated by the …
Aside from the inherent subjectivity and potential bias in self-declared moral superiority, there are also very sound philosophical grounds for rejecting any such claim. [Note: Since writing, the number of Palestinian civilians massacred during the freeing of 4 Israeli captives rose from 100 to 274. Sadly, this makes the arguments below even more pertinent and …
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The hasbara of the Zionists in apartheid Israel must surely be wearing thin even for them. Recently, it did not take much for Israel to accuse no less than the Prime Ministers of both Spain and Belgium of supporting terrorism, after each made comments at a press conference on the situation in Gaza. Speaking near …
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In an article titled “BEN-GURION’S NOTORIOUS QUOTES: THEIR POLEMICAL USES & ABUSES” (here), Ralph Seliger, a writer on Israel and Jewish cultural and political issues, attempts to grapple with David Ben-Gurion’s candidness regarding the practices and goals of Zionism, as well as his supremacist, messianic attitude towards the Palestinians whose homeland he had stolen – …
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Jerusalem, 7 October 2034 Hypothetical news reporter Ifit Wereso reports on the statement issued by the IPRM in wake of the collapse of the Zionist led coalition government in Israel. Marwan Barouki, the leader of the Israel-Palestine Liberation Movement (IPRM), which is in alliance with the Jewish led Palestine-Israel Liberation Movement (PIRM) headed by Stefania …