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Pro-Palestinian Jews are finding common ground—but not in the mainstream

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JL;DR SUMMARY Progressive Canadian Jews, feeling ostracized from mainstream Jewish communities since October 7, 2023, have created their own spaces for dialogue about Israel-Palestine, exemplified by recent peace summits in Canada that coincided with an Israeli-led peace conference in Jerusalem. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Israel Palestine ConflictIsraeli NgoDialogueOctober 7 ImpactStanding TogetherProgressive JewsJewish Community DynamicsPeace ProcessesPalestinian EngagementAlternative Peace Efforts

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"The Canada Peace Summit was held at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, on the second floor at the Toronto Reference Library, and maybe some of you have even been there."
Jerusalem, Israel
"In Jerusalem this week, called It's Time, put together by a coalition of 60 Israeli, Palestinian, and Christian groups in Israel."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"In Israel, I was protesting in Israel and in Tel Aviv and the presence that I was seeing over and over again was standing together on the streets."
Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Born in Canada, an entrepreneur of Palestinian descent, her grandparents fled their home in the city of Yaffo in 1948 during the Israeli War of Independence."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Bringing people together in this room in a time of ongoing killing of Palestinian children and families in Gaza."
Victoria, Ontario, Canada
"which are now successfully up and running in cities from Victoria to Montreal."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"which are now successfully up and running in cities from Victoria to Montreal."
London, Ontario, Canada
"indeed, some have been barred from attending official Jewish Federation events, particularly in London, Ontario, and in Hamilton."
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"indeed, some have been barred from attending official Jewish Federation events, particularly in London, Ontario, and in Hamilton."
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