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There is no shame in Jewish power, and we should use it.

JL;DR SUMMARY Benjamin Kerstein advocates for utilizing Jewish power unapologetically, especially in combating antisemitism, reflecting a philosophy found in Maimonides' concepts of essential wars. 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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MaimonidesTikkun OlamJewish PowerJewish SurvivalEthicsPolitical StrategyMilchemet MitzvahMassive Retaliation

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"This is a guest essay by Benjamin Kerstein, an Israeli-American writer based in Tel Aviv and Recipient of the 2024 Louis Rapaport Award for Excellence in Commentary from the American Jewish Press Association."
New York, United States
"There is no reason for Jewish groups not to demand that the UN be defunded, expelled from its New York headquarters, and proscribed as a foreign terrorist organization."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"The goal should not be for Harvard University to be nicer to the Jews, but for Harvard to cease to exist."
South Africa
"when South Africa launched its campaign of blood libels against Israel in hopes of rescuing Hamas, Jewish groups could have filed numerous cases in international courts and forums accusing South Africa of collaborating with terrorism and complicity in Hamas attempted genocide."

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