Part one, my Jewish identity: my journey to palestinian solidarity and the myth of the self-hating jew
Part two, my awakening: my journey to palestinian solidarity and the myth of the self-hating jew, part 2
Part three, my response to typical anti-Palestine and pro-Zionist arguments: my journey to palestinian solidarity and the myth of the self-hating jew, part 3 and final.
There were many interesting comments on the original posts, now gone. I'll make commenting available on this post, with the caveat that this blog is not a forum for debate, nor for racism, anti-Semitism, or Islamophobia.
2 comments:
Thank you for reposting this which I had not previously seen Laura, it so closely matches my own thoughts in the ongoing genocide that is ongoing in Israel and Palestine but was unable to put into words that I just wanted to thank you for doing so. That you do so from a position of your Jewish ethnic history adds to the impact it has, would that more of those on both sides on the ground there thought as you do.
As someone who views his self as an agnostic (although I prefer the label Humanist' if a description is needed) I find it hard to tolerate those who hold strong religions views and do not understand why many such religions deem it necessary to wear their beliefs 'on their sleeves' as it were by dressing in a particular way or displaying an identifying symbol on their person. Those 'of colour' or another unchangeable visibility showing of their ethnicity have little choice but many are also treated in much the same way as various religions have been world wide for many hundreds of years, others do have a choice. We are all just humans on this pile of dirt we call earth for just a very short time in the scheme of things!
Thanks for reading, RC. It's so brutal. Hard to get your mind around what's happening.
Re wearing symbols of religion: I'm proud to wear a symbol of labour unions or of socialism. It speaks to my beliefs and my identity. I assume religious insignia is like that? I don't care what anyone believes, as long as they don't try to get me to believe it, too.
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