For Passover, Benjamin Netanyahu again uses the bible to justify genocide in Gaza, comparing Hamas to “Pharaoh” and promises “additional and painful plagues” for Palestinians.
Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.
Activists are calling on Trader Joe’s to drop Israeli matzo and other Israeli products until Israel ends the illegal occupation of Palestine.
“We deplore the Israeli government’s decision to introduce senseless violence to a prayer space. There was no need for the violence we witnessed. This situation
could have been defused peacefully. This Ramadan/Easter/Passover Israel betrayed its trust with the world’s Muslims, Christians and Jews.” From JVP rabbis’ statement on the fourth day of Passover.
Last Friday Jewish people around the world sat down for the first Seder of the Passover holiday. But do enough of those who observe Passover really get it?
The Biden administration’s opposition to Israeli settlements really is a joke. After second husband Doug Emhoff tweeted a photo of the vice president serving wine from an illegal Israeli settlement at her seder Friday night, the VP’s spokesperson tweeted: “The wine served at the Seder was in no way intended to be an expression of policy.”
In 2022, Jews in Israel and around the world will celebrate Passover beginning on the evening of April 15. Ancient Hebrews may have set themselves free, but modern-day Hebrews remain enslaved like no other — shackled to military occupation, to a society built on militarism, hate, denial, and above all, a deep sense of superiority that is witnessed as racism in its rawest form. Luckily many are on your side, showing you the way out.
Robert Cohen’s Jewish thought on COVID-19 and Zionism: In 2020, a nationalist ideology dependent for its continuance on the on-going subjugation of a neighbouring people is not only immoral but unsustainable in every respect. And it’s infected every aspect of modern Jewish experience. It’s time to let it pass over.
“Jews and allies for Rashida in Detroit are tired of profits, greed, and unchecked power being put before people. Last night was a demonstration of the strength of our community and an invitation to join us in the fight ahead.” said JVP Action Organizer Reuben Telushkin after the event, “The challenges faced by Palestinians are all too familiar to many Detroiters, who also contend with severe economic and racial injustice — and the horrifying ways those inequalities accelerate infection right now.”
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