Edgy_Jewish_Thinking

My post-PhD ‘beat’ is Anglo-Jewry and its relationships to Palestine/Israel. Book in development. Formerly @BBCNews and @CoopUK. Trustee @AmosTrust

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

@mishtal @BBCNews David, are you aware of anyone else in the UK that’s done an academic study of the phenomenon noted by the JPR data? Who should the BBC have spoken to? BTW, they found me through my research being picked up by the Jewish Chronicle in the summer.

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

Trump speech summary:
Narcissistic
Self-aggrandising
Deluded
Fanciful
Insanely Militaristic
Ahistorical
Tragicomic
Petty
Fake News making
Genocide denying
Empire building
Power loving
Money worshipping Barnstorming
Uniquely despicable
Cue: Standing Ovation

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

Join me in signing the #JewsDemandAction petition calling on governments around the world to do everything possible to end the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza. https://t.co/YUKNxUfmxm https://t.co/bqQu7yXbCh

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

I’m don’t recognise Jake any more.

[Jake Wallis Simons @JakeWSimons]

I don’t recognise Britain any more.

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

@jewssf @SCynic1 Yep! I suspect others will see that too. Meanwhile, I will sit here and glory in the adulation of my racist friends…because why else would a Jew talk about human rights for Palestinians? 😊

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

@SCynic1 This really is an incoherent response about the nature of learning (Jewish and non-Jewish) and ignorant about what gets you a PhD. As for ‘self-promotion’ as a motive, you are, as I’ve said before, wildly off the mark. But whatever makes you feel superior, I guess.

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

@SCynic1 You’re funny, Simon. But you’re still avoiding my original question. I realise I only have a BA, an MA, and a PhD and thirty years experience in communications but surely there is a difference between ‘presumed innocence’ and ‘it’s not a genocide’.

[Na'amod @NaamodUK]

The leaders of Progressive Judaism were just booed off stage at the 'March for the Hostages'.

[Na'amod @NaamodUK]

Are these really your Jewish values @LiberalJudaism @ReformJudaism and @MasortiJudaism?

[Antony Loewenstein @antloewenstein]

This is my speech at Sunday's huge rally and march for Palestine in Sydney, Australia where around 300k people showed up.
I was proud to explain and support Jewish values that don’t include ethic cleansing and war crimes. That may seem obvious but shamefully too many Jews still dehumanize Palestinians on a daily basis. This must change.
I spoke alongside @MehreenFaruqi @Craig_Foster @RandaAFattah and many others.
Thanks to the organisers for inviting me to share these words and James McKeller for the video.

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

@DovWaxman Thank you, Dov

[Dov Waxman @DovWaxman]

I've written about why I've changed my position from initially rejecting the genocide charge against Israel to now concluding that the Israeli government is guilty of committing the crime of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. You can read it on Medium https://t.co/ohxPFpPY9V

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

@JonathanAB1986 Many congratulations Jonathan!!

[Mondoweiss @Mondoweiss]

THREAD: You know what the most unhinged comment we get all the time on our content is?

“Just release the hostages.”

Let’s talk about that.

[Edgy_Jewish_Thinking @RobertCohen2]

Important reminder: other rabbis are available. This one does more harm than good. 😢

[Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis @chiefrabbi]

Seeing images from Gaza over recent days, of fellow human beings enduring terrible suffering, we cannot but be moved and feel the need to respond to their pain.

While Hamas’ persistent disinformation and cynical use of civilians make it difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, it is abundantly clear that the children of Gaza deserve responsible leadership and a much better future.

If Hamas had shown even the slightest concern for human life and dignity, agreed to internationally brokered hostage deals, or cared for the basic wellbeing of the Gazan population, this war would have been over long ago. Indeed, they would never have started it.

To bring an end to the intolerable pain of this conflict, we must not embolden or reward Hamas. Those who wish to see an end to this suffering must bring the maximum pressure to bear on Hamas, to release the hostages immediately, enable the free distribution of aid, end the suffering and allow the entire region to move towards a chance for genuine security and peace.

I would encourage all who are looking for a secure and tangible way to contribute to the aid effort, to support the work of World Jewish Relief, which is working with trusted humanitarian partners in coordination with Israeli authorities to this end: https://t.co/36lXpEab3f

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth.

Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks and other practices of annihilation, prove beyond a doubt that Israel’s target is the entire population of Gaza.

Entire cities razed to the ground; medical, educational, religious and cultural infrastructure systematically destroyed; 2 million Palestinians forcibly displaced with the aim of expelling them from Gaza; and, of course, mass starvation and killing - all this amounts to an explicit attempt to destroy the population of Gaza and impose living conditions so catastrophic that Palestinian society cannot continue to exist there.

That is the exact definition of genocide.

The report we are releasing today is a warning: The ideology driving the Israeli regime is not confined to Gaza.

The same regime, the same army, the same leaders and the same commanders are implementing extremely violent practices against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and within Israel. We are already witnessing the spillover of practices Israel is using in Gaza to other areas - on a different scale, but guided by the same logic. In the West Bank, this is taking the form of airstrikes, demolition of refugee camps, mass evictions, and the deliberate destruction of Palestinian economy and society.

No Palestinian who lives under the genocidal Israeli regime is safe.

There is no justification for genocide – not “self-defense”, not “security”, and not the heinous acts committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which triggered profound existential fear among Israelis.

The international community has not only failed in its duty to stop the atrocities, but the leaders of the Western world, particularly the United States and Europe, also share responsibility by providing support that enables Israel’s acts of destruction. It is the duty of the international community to stop the genocide Israel is carrying out in Gaza.

On social media, we are seeing footage of people buried under bombed-out buildings, displaced persons’ camps on fire, children starving, people desperate for water, and hospitals left unable to treat the injured and the sick.

As a human rights organization it is our duty and responsibility to say the truth: Genocide is happening, right here and right now.

This is our genocide, and we need to stop it.

Read the full report, “Our Genocide” >>
https://t.co/s6yp30kObZ

[Na'amod @NaamodUK]

Lazzarini is right: Airdrops are an insufficient, insidious distraction that will fail to alleviate Gaza's starvation and can be lethal for Palestinians.

The UK gov't should use this moment to ramp up, not relax the pressure. We need sanctions and an end to the genocide.