Thoughts and not beliefs, with the occasional wild speculation
This slogan frightens those in power not because it calls for violence, but because it calls for justice. It calls for the restoration of a land stolen, and the equality of a people erased. Zionists and their allies routinely attack the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as a call …
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We have spoken softly, respectfully, even pleadingly. We have used the language our oppressors demanded. We have appealed to law, to reason, to shared humanity. We have condemned antisemitism, affirmed Jewish dignity, and insisted that our struggle is against Zionism, not Jews. And still, they call us haters. Still, they smear us as antisemites and …
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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 …