As Israel’s November election approaches, the far-right coalition led by Bibi Netanyahu seems ascendant. The center-right coalition which formed the current caretaker government is in shambles and in no shape to mount a serious challenge. While Bibi is himself almost as far to the right as one can be in Israeli politics, he has flirted, […]
Religion: the Myth of the Eternal Religions, including Judaism, have no claim to be divinely ordained or possess eternal truth
While today I largely live the life of a secular Jew, I have always been deeply engaged with Jewish traditions. From earning an undergraduate degree at Jewish Theological Seminary, to studying Judaica at the Hebrew University for two years, to enrolling in a Ph.D. program in Hebrew literature, to my commitment to this blog, I […]
Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas The manufactured outrage over Abbas' remarks obscures Israel's routine exploitation of the Holocuast
This week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Germany, where he held a press conference with German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. During the event, he was asked a Gotcha question: Asked whether as Palestinian leader he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary, Abbas responded instead by […]
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Solutions, No Illusions Today, there is no solution. Only illusion.
Is there a solution to the conflict? I would argue, no. Forever? No. But for now, there is no reasonable chance to reach such a solution. Has there been a chance over the past 70 years? No. For the next 70 years? Maybe. This is a tough thing to admit for someone who’s been devoted […]
