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Snail Ask Why Israel and Palestine?
My friend spoke about Zionists with such profound confidence like it was institutional knowledge: put unleaded gas in your car, Hurricanes below the equator turn counter clockwise, and Zionists are Nazis.
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10/8/24 Daily Twitter Roundup
In the wake of yesterday’s harrowing one year anniversary, the internet was both as brutal as you can imagine and also scattered with pockets of hope. Remember this first tweet when you read the…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 28: 10/7 was a year ago
In light of the antisemitic 10/7 celebrations, I’ve been thinking a lot about the right to grieve. I have decided that nobody can take away the human right to mourn our losses. A year…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 27: Kibbutzim and Jewish socialism
On 10/7, many of the communities Hamas attacked were kibbutzim. Kibbutzim are collective agricultural communities which were deeply influenced by socialist ideals and the desire to create a new Jewish society based on cooperation,…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 26: Egypt and Transjordan
Before Israel occupied parts of Gaza or the West Bank, Egypt and Transjordan respectively captured Gaza and the West Bank. In 1948, when Egypt led the invasion into Israel, and once a cease fire…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 25: Happy Rosh Hashanah!
Today is the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah also known as the New Year. In the weeks leading up to it, Jews meditate and engage in a ritual called Slichot or literally: apologies. This…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 24: Israel no longer occupies Gaza
In 2005, Israel agreed to completely withdraw any forces or communities from Gaza. Israeli forces forcibly removed 21 Israeli communities in the Gaza Strip, razing their homes and physically removing civilians when necessary. Israel…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 23: UN Partition & The Percentage Breakdown of the Land Part I
The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947 (UN Resolution 181) proposed to divide British-controlled Judea/Palestine into two states: one Jewish and one Arab. The plan allocated 56% of the land to the Jewish state…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 22: The Western Wall
The Kotel as it’s known in Hebrew or the Western Wall is one of the last remaining structures with some link to the Second Temple and the Ark of the Covenant. That proximity has…
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Daily Israel and Judaism Fact 21: Apologies and Resolution
In the past several months, I’ve started re-engaging with my jewish heritage. As part of that, my partner and I light the candles and sing on Fridays for Shabbat. This weekend is a little…
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