"It’s not a linguistic debate, it’s man-made starvation. Defense of Israel cannot condone the indefensible."

~ Jennifer Rubin

"The situation in Gaza is unacceptable and antithetical to our Jewish values, and it’s incumbent on the Israeli government, the United States, and all parties to ensure that Gazans have access to food.”

~ Jewish Democratic Council of America

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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contrarian.substack.com/p/its-…

It’s Not a Linguistic Debate, it’s Man-Made Starvation

^{Jennifer Rubin (The Contrarian)}

"More than two dozen rabbis were arrested Tuesday after sitting down on the floor in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office and praying for food aid for people in Gaza."

~ Jennifer Bendery

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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huffpost.com/entry/trump-tarif…

Trump Still Dealing With Epstein Scandal Backlash: Latest Updates

Follow along for the latest updates on Donald Trump’s presidency.

^{Claudia Koerner (HuffPost)}

“'I am participating with Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza so that my students, my children, and my grandchildren remember that Judaism calls us to feed the hungry, whether they are our loved ones or strangers,' said [Rabbi Barbara] Penzner [Rabbi Emerita of Temple Hillel B'nai Torah in Boston]

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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"The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and J Street today released the following statement: ...

We come together in shared conviction to say: Enough. Enough war. Enough civilian suffering. Enough starvation. Enough terror and hostage-taking. Enough rhetoric that justifies forced displacement and collective punishment. ...

We are alarmed by policies where starvation is being wielded as a weapon of war."

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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jstreet.org/press-releases/j-s…

J Street and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) Say “Enough” - J Street

We jointly call for an unhindered flow of humanitarian aid through all international channels, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to end the war, and the release of all hostages.

^{J Street}

"These actions do not enhance US national or global security – they severely undermine it. Anti-American sentiment is rising dramatically around the world due to our government’s perceived complicity in violations of international humanitarian law. We jointly call for an unhindered flow of humanitarian aid through all international channels, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to end the war, and the release of all hostages."

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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Wajahat talks with Haris Tarin of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street (see /6) about the situation in Gaza now and Israel's responsibility for it.

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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thelefthook.substack.com/p/eno…

Enough is Enough: Israel's Brutality Must End

Leaders from J-Street, a liberal Zionist organization, & MPAC, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, come together to demand that American elected officials do more to stop Israel's war crimes in Gaza.

^{THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)}

I lead a top Israeli human rights group. Our country is committing genocide ...

For Israelis of my generation, the word 'genocide' was supposed to remain a nightmare from another planet. A word tethered to our grandparents’ photographs and the ghosts of European ghettoes, not to our own neighborhoods."

~ Yuli Novak

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I lead a top Israeli human rights group. Our country is committing genocide

My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us

^{Yuli Novak (The Guardian)}

"We were the ones who asked, from a distance, about others: How could ordinary people go on with their lives while something like this happened? How could they let it happen? What would I have done in their place?

In a grotesque twist of history, that question now circles back to us. ...

The Israeli state is committing genocide."

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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"And once you accept that, the question we have asked ourselves all our lives rematerializes with urgency: What would I have done, back then, on that other planet?

Except the answer is not rhetorical. It is now. It is us. And there is only one right answer:

We must do everything in our power to stop it."

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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"The question I wish to address – very partially and preliminarily in this essay – is: what is the meaning of Holocaust memory in a reality where Israel, and most of the West, especially the US and Germany – countries that have made Holocaust memory a central component of their identities and a moral imperative for the world – is committing genocide?"

~ Amos Goldberg

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide #Holocaust
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zeteo.com/p/holocaust-memory-i…

Holocaust Memory in a Time of Genocide

Israeli historian Amos Goldberg asks: What is the meaning of Holocaust memory in a reality where Israel is committing genocide?

^{Amos Goldberg (Zeteo)}

"The 'fight against antisemitism' – as a central lesson supposedly learned from the Holocaust – now serves as a pretext for dismantling effective criticism of genocide, and as a tool for governments to suppress basic democratic institutions – first and foremost, universities – while gradually or rapidly sliding into authoritarianism, or perhaps something worse."

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide #Holocaust
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"For the vast majority of American Jews over the age of 30 or so, Jewish identity was for their whole lives inextricably linked to support for Israel. Reform and Orthodox temples might disagree about whether women can be ordained as rabbis, but they both hang Israeli flags. Jewish day schools teach love of Israel along with Hebrew and the meaning of the holidays."

~ Paul Waldman

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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paulwaldman.substack.com/p/isr…

Israel's Special Place In American Politics May Never Recover

With the undeniable horrors coming from Gaza, something has shifted. Could Israel become just another U.S. ally?

^{Paul Waldman (The Cross Section)}

"We were told that we’re better than others, and this is something we don’t mention too often when speaking to non-Jews. Better not just in our achievements, but morally. We seek justice, we value equality, not just for ourselves but for everyone, precisely because of what we endured at the hands of Pharaoh and Torquemada and Hitler."

#Israel #Gaza #starvation #genocide
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