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1/ A few comments on the Loach/Oxford affair:There is a striking UK Jewish consensus on Loach's unsavoury record on antisemitism, and this consensus cuts through the Zionist/non-Zionist divide. It's not
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There is a growing chasm between Jewish liberals in the UK and North America on the IHRA. The Reform movement now warns against codifying the IHRA "into policy that would
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Thankfully, my parents in Jerusalem have been vaccinated. But my friend's parents, who have lived most of their lives under Israeli rule in the West Bank, and who have a
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The discussion on Apartheid, one state vs two states, sends us back to the question of partition and its origins. Why was partition originally proposed and by whom? 2/ There's
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1/ One of the risks of using the term "Apartheid state" is that it could create the impression that Israel is an unusual anachronism - like South Africa was. A
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A few quick thoughts on the B'Tselem report, calling Israel an Apartheid State: 2/ B'Tselem are right to characterise Israel/Palestine as one political unit, in which there is a permanent,
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The debate on Israeli responsibility on COVID vaccines in West Bank and Gaza is an opportunity to think of the competing and overlapping frameworks: occupation vs. apartheid. [Thread] 2/ On
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Universities who adopted the IHRA have typically done so as a decision of the very top echelon of the university (senior management team, board of trustees), often without consultation with
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Four reasons why imposing the IHRA definition on universities is bad for Jews: (It's also bad for Palestinians and for academic freedom, but I'll focus on Jews)https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-chart
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I agree with every word here.The IHRA has become a symbol for the fight against antisemitism, which leads meany to underestimate its shortcomings.The definition is especially wrong for universities, and
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UK left needs to do introspection on antisemitism. There's considerable resistance to doing so. There's an obvious temptation to deny, downplay, or wish it somehow goes away by itself. There's
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In July 2018, Britain's three Jewish newspapers published a joint editorial to speak against Labour antisemitism. With the conclusion of the EHRC enquiry, we can go back to that editorial
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