Over two weeks ago, there was a national day of action by the DE-ICE Citizens Bank coalition, an alliance of over 100 grassroots groups active nationally. They coordinate peaceful demonstrations to pressure Citizens Bank...
Going back to the reality of how Israelis and Jews around the world were raised, Wishnitzer said flatly, “We were the good guys, erasing everything that didn’t fit that narrative.”
NY State Senator Gustavo Rivera summed up the ethos of the No Kings movement: “Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something. Do a little bit every day.”
“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?”
A long-time fixture in New York politics and former President of the human rights organization, American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger, told me, “I’m here because Torah states we can’t stand idly by. Starvation is not an appropriate weapon of war.”
“What’s dangerous about Rep. Mike Lawler is that he presents as a moderate, but he’s not.
Greenblatt’s ADL bio asserts that the objective of the ADL is “to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” It’s evident that in his lackluster response to the performance at Madison Square Garden, Greenblatt failed his objective.
The amendment language states that it will protect the right to abortion for all New Yorkers. It will also close all loopholes in the State Constitution to ensure that no New Yorker can be discriminated against by the government, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, pregnancy status, disability status, or whether someone is LGBTQ+.
Former Deputy Head of Israel’s National Security Council, Eran Etzion, was unequivocal in his declaration, “Netanyahu no longer represents Israel.”
People are struggling to process the rapidly unfolding events that have taken place since the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7. There have been demonstrations and counter-demonstrations focusing on both the hostage-taking and...
"The Jump Rope Line" by Marcia G. Yerman is included in the Seal Press anthology Dancing at the Shame Prom.
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