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Readers help a ‘left-wing Zionist’ find their political tribe

JL;DR SUMMARY The Bintel Brief advice column in the Forward highlights the political isolation of leftist Zionists in progressive spaces, especially amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. 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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Jewish IdentityZionismSocial MediaProgressive PoliticsIsrael Hamas ConflictCommunity BuildingMoral PurityProgressive SpacesPolitical Isolation

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New York City, New York, United States
"Leftists in NYC also tore down hostage posters, chanted theyre not coming home at ceasefire rallies, and stood shoulder to shoulder with folks who brought swastikas and other anti-Jewish signs to those rallies."

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