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Tag: Palestinian Movement

0 Politics Israel

Ready for Sharia Law? 'Free Palestine' Protesters Have Vanished — Why?

Jewdicious · 19 Feb

As tensions in the Middle East continue to affect international discourse, a notable decline in "Free Palestine" protests has been observed, leading to questions about the underlying causes.

0 Politics Culture

Love Under Apartheid

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 12 Feb

Peter Beinart hosts a Zoom conversation with Sari Bashi, founder of Gisha, about her memoir "Upside-Down Love," which chronicles her relationship with a Palestinian professor who faces movement restrictions under Israeli policies.

0 Culture Politics

Jews struggle with how to react to seeing keffiyehs in public

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 20 Nov 2024

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a public banner featuring a keffiyeh has sparked controversy among local Jews who view it as a symbol of support for Hamas and a threat to Israel.

0 Politics Israel

The Fabulous Failure of Boycotting Israel

Pat Johnson in Future of Jewish · 11 Aug 2024

The article discusses the failure of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, noting that it has not harmed Israel economically but has disproportionately impacted Palestinians.

0 Israel Politics

Israel is real — and that makes it an easy target.

Pat604Johnson in Future of Jewish · 13 Jun 2024

The essay explores the theme of erasure in the context of Israeli-Palestinian relations, focusing on the misinterpretation of Golda Meir's 1976 comment about Palestinians not being a separate people until the mid-1960s.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

There is no 'progressive' case for the Palestinians.

Future of Jewish · 17 May 2024

The essay argues that there is no progressive case for Palestinians due to the unprogressive nature of the Palestinian movement, which is depicted as violent, misogynistic, homophobic, and antidemocratic.