- Meir Kahane and us: what is Kahanism and what shall we do?Meir Kahane photo Ilan Ossendryver/Israel Sun Ltd., Judaica Collection, Harvard Library. Itamar Ben Gvir, All Israel News Israel’s election will bring Itamar Ben Gvir’s Kahanist Religious Zionism into coalition. What … Continue reading “Meir Kahane and us: what is Kahanism and what shall we do?”
- On Israel’s election and the silence of the NZ Jewish CouncilIsrael held an election. Roughly two-thirds of the adult population were permitted to vote, and they returned Benjamin Netanyahu to office. His largest coalition partner will be the Kahanist Religious … Continue reading “On Israel’s election and the silence of the NZ Jewish Council”
- Humanity Matters: Protest is not “political antisemitism”(A joint statement by Neil Ballantyne on behalf of Justice for Palestine and Marilyn Garson on behalf of Alternative Jewish Voices) The proliferation of mis- and disinformation in recent years … Continue reading “Humanity Matters: Protest is not “political antisemitism””
- The entropy of the IHRA: the Holocaust, Palestine and that definitionWe are witnessing an unintended consequence of the IHRA’s political definition of antisemitism. Intending to silence Israel’s critics, the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) has instead made them stakeholders in … Continue reading “The entropy of the IHRA: the Holocaust, Palestine and that definition”
- Building a better antiracist solidarityWe end this Jewish year deeply concerned by the rise of racism, and our Jewish community’s position in Aotearoa. We are letting the Jewish Council situate us as conservative opponents … Continue reading “Building a better antiracist solidarity”
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