“Israel: Ministers of Chaos”
“Ministers of Chaos,” profiling Itamr Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich,
takes a deep look at the tentacles of racism and ethnonationalism in today’s state of Israel.
Author: Marcia G. Yerman
“No Way But Forward: Life Stories of Three Families in the Gaza Strip”
Barber tells of his trip to various schools throughout the Strip in 1995 to meet students. A young man implores him:
“Please go home and tell the world that we are not all terrorists.”
Rabbi Arik Ascherman: Human Rights as a Jewish Religious Obligation
Ascherman said, “One thing I can promise [to Palestinians], you will not be alone.” His voice broke. “Like when our doors were broken down. You will not be alone. We will do whatever, whatever, whatever we can.”
CIVICUS Monitor Releases New Report: “People Power Under Attack”
Common threads are apparent worldwide. The populist right stokes economic fears, nationalism, and anti-immigration sentiment, mixed with “culture war” talking points, to foster an environment of ongoing turmoil. These approaches are combined with attacks on checks and balances, freedom of the press, and scapegoating specific groups.
“Holding Liat”- Grief as a Microcosm of Politics
Three months later, the film accompanies Liat to Yad Vashem, where she leads her class through an exhibit on the Warsaw Ghetto. She focuses on the separation wall that divided the Jews from the Poles and the Germans. It obviously has a specific meaning for her.
Standing Together Solidarity Activists Come to Brooklyn
With a call to recognize a “shared humanity” as a basis for moving forward, Green repeated the oft-stated phrase: “No one is going anywhere.” Which led back to Lander’s question, “What kind of relationship do we want to be in with each other?”
“Blacklisted: An American Story” An Exhibit More Timely than Ever
“Political blacklists are a way of taking away people’s voices. If you are not allowed to participate or speak, no one can hear your ideas. You might lose friends, jobs, and your home. As you go through this exhibition, think about who is being allowed to speak and who is being silenced.”
Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon: Building the Road to Peace
“We need to go back to the Judaism of our prophets,” Maoz told me. “The opposite of what Israel is now. We can’t wait for the prophets. Where is Shalom?”
Hopes for the Jewish New Year 5786: “The Possibility of Beginning Again”
Clearly, it will be the people who can hold two narratives simultaneously that will lead the fight for change in the “Holy Land.”
Citizens of the Whole World: Delving into Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left
For many readers, the text will be a primer on unfamiliar names and coalitions, and the first “criticisms” of Zionism from the Jewish left in the 1930s and 1940s.
