Extinction Rebellion has shown me the way forward for Jewish solidarity with Palestine
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Commentator Robert A. H. Cohen writes: “There are parallels between how Extinction Rebellion has analysed the politics of climate change and where we now stand with Israel/Palestine within the Jewish world. Both situations have those who deny the facts, look to others to blame, or think minor reforms will fix things.
“There’s a lot to learn from XR’s strategic agenda if you want to escalate the debate and make people recognise the crisis we are facing:
- Tell the truth,
- Declare an emergency
- Plan for radical change
- Work for a just transition for all”
This article was originally published by Patheos on Sat 19 Oct 2019. Read the original here.
Extinction Rebellion has shown me the way forward for Jewish solidarity with Palestine
What makes some Jewish rebellions more acceptable than others? When can you use Judaism in the service of rebellion and when can’t you? And what makes Jewish protest over Israel/Palestine the boundary line of allowable behaviour in mainstream Jewish circles?
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Very interesting analysis and a potential guide for future actions.
He is right: the way that the zionists are behaving undermines all hopes for a decent future for all in Palestine/Israel.
The current Israel ruling regime is largely detested by all progressive people around the world.
Now is the time for the people of Israel to take a new path for real progress.
Food for thought indeed: “Mild reform is no longer available. Rebellion is the last great hope.”
It’s increasingly becoming more evident that Rebellion such as this may be our only option if we want to change this rotten, rigged, Neoliberal System.
And what we have to defeat is a careering Juggernaut which is daily destroying the lives of innocents in its quest for domination of the globe and the acquisition of toxic resources which lay beneath the likes of Palestine, the Middle East, and states in practically every state around the world, including the UK. And the only way to stop it trampling all over us, as we lay down, belly-up in the face of its murderous rampage and wait to get get crushed, is to stand up and fight…fight for our lives, fight for the lives of our children and fight for the lives of our children’s children.
I have nothing but total admiration for Rabbi Newman. He is an inspiration campaigning all these years for respect for the environment.
Well done that Rabbi. A thoughtful, courageous and progressive dialogue towards a just and peaceful solution for Israel and Palestine.
I had not thought to make a connection between these two great causes – but there is a paradigm shift going on and this connection he has made is part of it. The roots of his thinking are very deep and true. That is how it strikes me.
As a non Jew and a who is both disturbed by the oppression of Palestinian people and by the actions of their Jewish oppressors, I find hope in this article.
The current situation is a tragedy for all who live in Israel/Palestine.
It needs to end…
Israel exiled no one
Non are depossessed
The opposite occurs in PA regions where yahu were exiled again
Stop lying