Uri Lam

Rabino da Congregação Israelita Templo Beth-El, São Paulo, Brasil.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@angelagolds Eu Tb. Puff lá foi o titaniX

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@AndreLajst André, quanto Às alternativas finais, ambas estão valendo. Ele ignora, é mal assessorado, mas Tb mal intencionado. O discurso de imparcialidade parece ser pra boi dormir.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@the_stardust Oy veis mier, moishyah 😁♥️

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@angelagolds Com o entardecer mais lindo. E as pessoas mais queridas junto. ♥️

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@angelagolds Amigos super queridos! ❤️

[Monica Marks @MonicaLMarks]

Kamala had to make this statement.

Yesterday's Hamasnik cosplayer protest in DC featured terrorism apologia, vandalism (illegal) & flag burning (legal but moronic PR).

It was a gift to Republicans, who are painting Harris & Biden as anti-🇮🇱 wingnuts cosy w Hamas supporters.

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[Uri Lam @urilam]

@the_stardust Ju tem em inglês? Realmente sedutor ❤️

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@toracomfritas Espero que as pessoas gostem como gostaram dos anteriores!! É sempre incrível gravar com vocês.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@toracomfritas Parabéns, Tcf, justíssimo!! ❤️

[עומדים ביחד نقف معًا Standing Together🟣 @omdimbeyachad]

Wow! Thousands of Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel packed a major hall in Tel Aviv, for the biggest conference since October 7th that calls to end the war on Gaza and the occupation, to return the hostages, and to advance towards Israeli-Palestinian peace. 💜

[Uri Lam @urilam]

6 mil Palestinos e Israelenses juntos pela paz, em Tel Aviv. Esperança que renasce.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

Would you like to explore the meaning of hope in the face of darkness and hatred?

Here is the definition of hope:
Six thousand Palestinians and Israelis came together in Tel Aviv, from all ages, backgrounds, and faiths, to say ‘Enough’ to the war. The time for peace has come.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

Mazal tov, Abraham Marley!!!

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@freire_roberto Obrigado, Roberto Freire. Quanto à camisa, eu preferia a alvinegra do Timão. Mas o mais importante é a sua coragem e atitude.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

Kibutz Neot Mordechai, no norte de Israel, atacado do Líbano em noite de Chag Shavuot. Não se pode tolerar o terror. Para os habitantes do kibutz, não é feriado. Lutar é preciso.

[החדשות - N12 @N12News]

ירי מלבנון בערב בחג: קיבוץ נאות מרדכי, לפני זמן קצר

צילם: יואב שחם

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@helopait Eu me somo a todos estes e ao seu lado também!! Um forte abraço Helo, e que tenhamos finalmente boas notícias nesta semana que agora começa.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@the_stardust Deve ser judeíta 12T com fator EV.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

No mínimo se dê ao direito de escutar.

[Uri Lam @urilam]

@RealNewsIL בבקשה.

[Juliana de Albuquerque | @ajuliana.bsky.social @the_stardust]

Hoje, na minha coluna para a @folha, escrevo sobre “A esquerda não é Woke”, o mais novo livro da filósofa Susan Neiman. Segundo Neiman, nos movimentos woke há o risco de emoções tradicionalmente de esquerda serem deturpadas por pressupostos reacionários. https://t.co/h6S204j0m1

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Peace of the Brave? When I was 11 years old in Gaza, I remember a particularly deadly Hamas suicide bombing in Israel in 2001. Soon after, a news conference was held by Yasser Arafat in which he called for de-escalation and asked Hamas to stop undermining the Palestinian Authority through its violence against Israelis. He ended his conference calling for a mutual ceasefire and renewing his commitment to bolster the “peace of the brave,” a phrase that grew in prominence during the 1990s at the height of the Oslo Peace process. This phrase (سلام الشُجعان) was always mocked by anti-peace Palestinian factions and their mouthpieces. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and a few small militant groups would instead refer to it as the peace of the cowardly, the treacherous and the weak. There was so much anti-Arafat propaganda which specifically condemned him for believing that peace with Israel was courageous, saying instead that armed resistance was the only possible courageous act for the Palestinian national movement. I remember wondering about who was right: was peace indeed cowardly or was it actually courageous and brave? Unfortunately, Hamas created so much confusion, uncertainty and doubt among Palestinians about peace, making the word itself sound radioactive, toxic, unsavory and inherently treasonous.

As time went on, and I learned so much more about history, the peace process, Hamas, conflict resolution, and even some Muslim teachings and scholarly interpretations, I realized that for all of his faults and shortcomings, Arafat was absolutely right. Peace does require brave courage to wage, promote, adopt, embrace and act upon. It is so much easier to be consumed by hate, incitement, violence and vengeance. Tribalism, entrenched narratives, lack of pragmatism and blind rage cause many nations and societies to walk away from peace and perpetuate a vicious cycle of violence and enmity. Again and for all his faults and horrendous leadership mistakes during the 1970s and 1980s, Arafat made an incredibly courageous decision to renounce violence and recognize Israel and its right to exist — he would still go on to make detrimental and disastrous mistakes after this brave decision. Nevertheless, he set a precedent within the Palestinian national movement to acknowledge that there will be no full liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea and that recognizing Israel and working with the Jewish State is necessary and inevitable for peace and the well-being of the Palestinian people.

Brave and courageous Palestinians and Israelis must wage peace and find the slightest of common ground to give their people a chance at a better future. This will start with engagement, dialogue, conversations, and discussions. Yes, the disagreements are vast, and emotions are running high; yet I truly believe that cross-aisle gestures of goodwill based upon mutual respect, acknowledging our common humanity, and embracing that neither side is going anywhere can help break the entrenched narratives and start the slow healing journey. Peace requires courage to challenge dominant narratives and withstand reactionary accusations of disloyalty or treason.

And yes, political decisions are ultimately what will bring about a transformation of conditions on the ground. However, that will be useless if people-to-people connections are not made. Governments make political agreements, but people make true and lasting peace. My own suffering and hardships, the death of so many family members, and the continued horror that my folks in Gaza are experiencing is precisely what motivates me to seek a different path forward. I’ve talked to former Israel hostages released by Hamas and to families of hostages who have an incredible capacity for compassion, and also want to use their suffering/awful experiences to push for a different reality. Inshallah in our lifetime, and with some courageous individual acts and steps, we will have true and lasting peace of the brave.