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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 14, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
JTA Dozens of American rabbinical students have issued a public letter accusing Israel of apartheid and calling on American Jewish communities to hold Israel accountable for the “violent suppression of human rights.”
The letter comes as Israel is engaged in an intense exchange of fire with Hamas, the terror group that controls the Gaza Strip, in which 10 Israelis and more than 100 Palestinians have been killed. Israel is facing fierce criticism from US progressive politicians and activists for its airstrikes on Gaza in response to Hamas rockets. Alongside the bombing, Israel has been shaken by days of clashes between Arabs and Jews across the country.
The letter calls for education in the Jewish community that teaches “the messy truth” about Israel, as well as changes to how Jewish institutions fund Israeli causes and advocate for Israel politically.
Is Anti-Racism Teacher Eric K. Ward Tasked with Dividing Our Community Against Itself?
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Following my post from yesterday about the Dream Defenders video, around the same time, Eric K. Ward, a Portland-based self-described member of ANTIFA, and community organizer slash punk rocker, quietly co-founded Funders For Justice (a project of the Neighborhood Funders Group), organized funding conferences for BLM, and attended the BLM convening conference. Here is Ward, a comrade of the Dream Defenders, moderating a 2014 Ferguson strategy session on behalf of the Ford Foundation.
Seven years later, he crisscrosses the country promoting Critical Race Theory to Jewish Studies students at Universities. He is tasked with lecturing Jews that antisemitism and White nationalism must not and cannot be separated if Progressive Values are to prevail electorally.