Register to attend Where the Wild Things Were: Maurice Sendak’s Queer & Jewish Identity at @JewishMuseumAus on 6th December from 6pm AEDT featuring @golanmoskowitz in conversation with David Slucki and live music performed by Simon Starr
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“I know partisans in the Israel-Palestinian conflict will accuse me of ‘bothsidesism,’ but this is the way international law is supposed to work. The laws of war apply to all sides in a conflict.”
– @astroehlein in today's Daily Brief: https://t.co/DgWA8J2aHI
Only a negotiated peace that fulfills the legitimate national aspirations of Palestinians & Israelis, together with their security alike, can bring long-term stability to the people of this land and the wider Middle East region - @antonioguterres
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As we continue to account for the horrors of the terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of civilians murdered, we are seeing the immense scale and reach of this tragedy.
Sadly, we now know that at least 11 American citizens were among those killed.
The United States, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom will remain united and coordinated – together as allies and as common friends to Israel – to ensure Israel can defend itself.
We have data very clearly proving that Russia is interested in inciting war in the Middle East. So that a new source of pain and suffering would erode global unity and exacerbate cleavages and controversies, helping Russia in destroying freedom in Europe.
We can see Russian propagandists gloating. We can see Moscow’s Iranian friends openly extending a helping hand to those who attacked Israel.
All of this represents a much greater threat than the world is currently aware of. The world wars of the past were triggered by local aggressions.
We know how to counter this threat. We have already prepared the necessary steps. And our primary goal is to protect the need for maximum global unity.
It’s time to end the vicious circle of bloodshed, hatred & polarization in the Middle East.
Israel must see its legitimate needs for security materialized, and Palestinians must see a clear perspective for the establishment of their own state realized.
We just witnessed the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust. This outrageous massacre and hostage-taking of innocent civilians perpetrated by Hamas terrorists must be universally condemned.
The glorification of violence is never acceptable in Canada – by any group or in any situation. I strongly condemn the demonstrations that have taken place, and are taking place, across the country in support of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. Let’s stand united against acts of terror.
I recognize the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian people. But nothing can justify acts of terror & the killing, maiming & abduction of civilians.
I reiterate my call to immediately cease these attacks & release all hostages.
All Americans should be horrified and outraged by the brazen terrorist attacks on Israel and the slaughter of innocent civilians. We grieve for those who died, pray for the safe return of those who’ve been held hostage, and stand squarely alongside our ally, Israel, as it dismantles Hamas. As we support Israel’s right to defend itself against terror, we must keep striving for a just and lasting peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
When I was a little boy, the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, and thousands of U.S. servicemembers perished. As a nation, we were stunned. And we vowed to strike back. Revenge was understandably on everyone’s mind, including many Americans of Japanese descent who opposed the emperor and were peaceful and law-abiding U.S. citizens and residents.
In its zeal to exact that revenge, however, the U.S. government overreacted, out of fear and bigotry. They targeted everyone who happened to look like the people who had carried out the attack. Those of us who had done nothing wrong were forced to pay the consequences for the decisions of others far away and disconnected from us. We were interned for years, in open-air prisons, while America went off to fight Japan, Germany and Italy.
It’s so important that we carry the lessons of the past through to today. Merely because one group commits atrocities and acts with depravity does not mean vast hundreds of thousands or even millions of others should be lumped together with them and made to suffer. We must never paint with the brush of justice and retaliation too broadly, or the toll of human suffering will rise immeasurably.
Join us and @issgCU in person at 12PM next Tuesday, September 19, for a Book Talk with @golanmoskowitz (Tulane University), author of "Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context."
Event details and registration available at https://t.co/jmEX1agdoT
Interested in queer Jews and media? Check out this Zoom course offered by my multiply talented, knowledgable friend @stavmeishar: "Jewish Journeys in Media," hosted by Hebrew College (scholarships available)!
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