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Why progressives must retire the slogan 'free Palestine'

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove argues that the slogan 'free Palestine' must be reconsidered by progressives as it increasingly signals a call for violence against Jews. 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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HamasJewish CommunitiesFree PalestineViolenceAnti ZionismProgressivesLanguageElliot Cosgrove

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New York, United States
"An older woman raises a fist in solidarity while holding a sign that reads Armed Resistance Is The Strategic Choice Free Palestine during a Nakba Day protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on May 10."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"Just one week later, that pain gained a new dimension, after a man attacked a peaceful Boulder, Colorado vigil for the hostages still held by Hamas with Molotov cocktails while shouting Free Palestine."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"But after the attacks in D.C. and Boulder were both marked by use of the same term, I fear few Jews will be able to hear it without worrying that violence might follow."

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