Gil If an independent Palestinian state does not emerge, what concrete legal and political rights should Palestinians living under continuing Israeli authority have, and what legislative steps would you support to secure those rights?
For 3600 years, being Jewish at its core meant being accepted by a Jewish community. Not descent from a special family. Not lip service to a particular dogma. When Jewish society existed in Israel, many immigrants from Africa, Asia, and even Europe were accepted as full citizens. When Jewish society was forced to reconstitute in … Read more
The Party Party. מפלגת המסיבה. Pizza for everyone, live music with everyone, solidarity with everyone ✊️ And the best Solarpunk Libertarian Socialist platform of any party (see pinned post) A cultural awakening of good vibes about our shared future… and real answers to the real problems… Enough corruption and lies! Enough violence and fear! Enough … Read more
Consider: “God is an anarchist” A sketch of an impression of what I drew from the well of José Faur: literature, not theology. Discussion, not domination. Self-organization around books. The author is dead, come meet the author. Literal (and literary, and literate) self-rule. Say better: “God is an anarchist / and so can you” Read … Read more
The general fear, mistrust, anxiety, and personal nearly existential threat so many talented creative people feel regarding AI is saddening. I feel like they don’t truly value their own creative work, or understand how non-algorithmic their creativity really is. There will always be people who would rather settle for mediocre work, situations where that makes … Read more
What does it mean to be a post-Judaism Jew and why does Israeli society pose that question more pressingly than any other con-text in the past nearly 2000 years? What is the editorial agenda of the Hebrew anthological /anthropological biblos, versus that of the later masterful compendia – how is the past portrayed and how … Read more
Banning Abu Shehadeh for having a politically incorrect opinion while allowing Ben Gvir despite actual incitement to violence is farcical and damning. Are we going to have a real democracy or are we just going to keep playing make believe?
Went to The National Library of Israel today. It almost brought tears to my eyes. The written word is such extraordinarily powerful, essentially human technology. Our communities are born from the words we create, the stories we tell, the books we read. What a sacred place a library is!
Ya Allah!Everywhere I lookAll I see is my glasses
Not booksNot warsNot miraclesNot thoughtsNot prayersNot namesJust – You