I feel like we built a temple of peace on earth (the UN) and tried to keep a fire for peace & piety burning in it, but someone conquered the temple and replaced the fire with an altar for war & wealth. Now, they misled all people to pray to war & wealth, twisted the meanings of the symbols in the temple and persecute everyone who doesn't share their religion. And the peaceful original owners of the temple are lonesome people scattered in a diaspora trying to keep little candles burning (like this article – you even put it into your "window") to preserve the peaceful fire to bring it back home one day. I wonder, how many candles might be out there? – Here's mine: 🕯
As long as #1 Stopping the occupation 2# Making the Zionist entity an actual Democracy and make Palestinians equal to Jewish people #3 Bringing to justice all the sadistic criminals who committed ALL these atrocities and those who have aided and abetted them.
But this is the ‘new Judaism’ isn’t it, the one devised by Herschel and inspired by the Great Powers colonialism of the 19th century, the one that has become known as the ‘Nazism of the 21st century’ with its hand clamped firmly on the balls of almost every Western leader and influencer?
No, it isn’t a ‘new Judaism’ we need. Rather, it’s no Judaism with its manipulative, nepotistic exceptionality and depraved ‘Talmudic practices’. Then former Jews can lead lives of peace, harmony and equality in a post-colonial world where they will once again be welcomed.
Sorry, this is a bit silly. The name of the man you seem to be referring to is Herzl. The zionist project is only about 100 years old. I think that is what you mean. Your account of Judaism is a little, how should I put it, stupid. You seem to be getting your Talmudic lessons from David Duke. Seriously, criticisms of judaism and zionism are open to everybody but the regurgitation of nonsense to subtend a moral intuitions that flows into the studies of antisemitic lines is really unbecoming.
I think it is a little older. In 1881, Ahad Ha'am wrote in "Truth from Eretz Yisrael" that the Russian Zionist immigrants were beating the Arabs and braggjng about it, with no one to tell them to stop.
He advised against this low behavior, but mainly because it sets people against Jews. If people will act with probity and work the land, then they won't upset the Arabs before such time as there are so many Jews in Palestine, it won't matter what the natives think.
Nur Masalha dates the concept of "transfer in Zionist political thought" to begin consideration in 1882. So not 200 years, but maybe 150 give or take. What do you think?
Yes, I think you are right. Herzl's regurgitations were not exnihilo. But I think that the zionist ideally is not built on Judaism but is built on ideas of national exclusivity in the decaying multinational imperial state of the 19th century. Starting somewhere in the late 18th. Irredentist nostalgia of different forms. Judaism is just the lip sticked that the intermittent intellect of a few Eastern European jews slapped on that pig.
No, not silly. Though your clear sense of entitlement will give you this impression and lead you towards the kind of arrogance that some Jews are often guilty of. And that you, in your own arrogance, seem to be blind to.
Ok, let me put it better: "Rather, it’s no Judaism with its manipulative, nepotistic exceptionality and depraved ‘Talmudic practices’." is a completely stupid, ill-informed, poorly thought and tainted by a generic picture of Jews as depraved which is not merely outrageous but also revolting. Otherwise, I consider it as a personal attack. Anyhow, I am sure somewhere on Substack David Duke is looking for readers. Go find him.
"These are the thoughts I think" ... and those are deep, stirring and inspiring thoughts. Thank you.
That is very kind of you. These are very dark days.
Indeed. We must work to get the light back.
I feel like we built a temple of peace on earth (the UN) and tried to keep a fire for peace & piety burning in it, but someone conquered the temple and replaced the fire with an altar for war & wealth. Now, they misled all people to pray to war & wealth, twisted the meanings of the symbols in the temple and persecute everyone who doesn't share their religion. And the peaceful original owners of the temple are lonesome people scattered in a diaspora trying to keep little candles burning (like this article – you even put it into your "window") to preserve the peaceful fire to bring it back home one day. I wonder, how many candles might be out there? – Here's mine: 🕯
As long as #1 Stopping the occupation 2# Making the Zionist entity an actual Democracy and make Palestinians equal to Jewish people #3 Bringing to justice all the sadistic criminals who committed ALL these atrocities and those who have aided and abetted them.
But we know that’s never going to happen.
The wicked rule this world.
I do feel quite pessimistic. But yes, I think these three are the priorities. Indeed
But this is the ‘new Judaism’ isn’t it, the one devised by Herschel and inspired by the Great Powers colonialism of the 19th century, the one that has become known as the ‘Nazism of the 21st century’ with its hand clamped firmly on the balls of almost every Western leader and influencer?
No, it isn’t a ‘new Judaism’ we need. Rather, it’s no Judaism with its manipulative, nepotistic exceptionality and depraved ‘Talmudic practices’. Then former Jews can lead lives of peace, harmony and equality in a post-colonial world where they will once again be welcomed.
Or is this somehow what you really meant?
Sorry, this is a bit silly. The name of the man you seem to be referring to is Herzl. The zionist project is only about 100 years old. I think that is what you mean. Your account of Judaism is a little, how should I put it, stupid. You seem to be getting your Talmudic lessons from David Duke. Seriously, criticisms of judaism and zionism are open to everybody but the regurgitation of nonsense to subtend a moral intuitions that flows into the studies of antisemitic lines is really unbecoming.
I think it is a little older. In 1881, Ahad Ha'am wrote in "Truth from Eretz Yisrael" that the Russian Zionist immigrants were beating the Arabs and braggjng about it, with no one to tell them to stop.
He advised against this low behavior, but mainly because it sets people against Jews. If people will act with probity and work the land, then they won't upset the Arabs before such time as there are so many Jews in Palestine, it won't matter what the natives think.
Nur Masalha dates the concept of "transfer in Zionist political thought" to begin consideration in 1882. So not 200 years, but maybe 150 give or take. What do you think?
Yes, I think you are right. Herzl's regurgitations were not exnihilo. But I think that the zionist ideally is not built on Judaism but is built on ideas of national exclusivity in the decaying multinational imperial state of the 19th century. Starting somewhere in the late 18th. Irredentist nostalgia of different forms. Judaism is just the lip sticked that the intermittent intellect of a few Eastern European jews slapped on that pig.
No, not silly. Though your clear sense of entitlement will give you this impression and lead you towards the kind of arrogance that some Jews are often guilty of. And that you, in your own arrogance, seem to be blind to.
Ok, let me put it better: "Rather, it’s no Judaism with its manipulative, nepotistic exceptionality and depraved ‘Talmudic practices’." is a completely stupid, ill-informed, poorly thought and tainted by a generic picture of Jews as depraved which is not merely outrageous but also revolting. Otherwise, I consider it as a personal attack. Anyhow, I am sure somewhere on Substack David Duke is looking for readers. Go find him.
Spoken like a true ‘victim’.