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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 9m
"Yesterday, the world’s calendars turned their neat page to October 7th, yet here in Gaza the clock broke long ago. Under the roar of planes, time folds in on itself."

A new piece by the Palestinian writer from Gaza, Abdullah Hany Daher
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A Time That Refuses to Pass
While the world marks two years since October 7th, 2023, those of us in Gaza have been living inside one long night.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 12h
Jewish Currents has learned that the Conscience flotilla, with
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 19h
"I communicate the suffering of the people—which is also my own suffering—because I feel it’s my responsibility to express this pain."

A conversation with Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi on making art under genocide:
"An Elegy for All of Palestine"
The Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi reflects on making art under genocide.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 21h
"I have published three poetry collections during the genocide, written under the shelling, the hunger, the debris, and through injury. I have written during the genocide because I have always written."

A conversation with Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi: jewishcurrents.org/an-elegy-for...
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 21h
In a conversation with Maram Faraj, the Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi reflects on making art under genocide.
"An Elegy for All of Palestine"
The Gazan poet Adel al-Ramadi reflects on making art under genocide.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 1d
"Western nations are amplifying the longstanding racist assumption that any actions of an armed Israeli state constitute 'self-defense' or 'security,' while a Palestinian equivalent will only ever engage in 'violence' that must be prevented." jewishcurrents.org/the-recognit...
The Recognition Trick
By making Palestinian disarmament a prerequisite for statehood, Western countries are still facilitating Israel’s goals.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 1d
Eleven nations have agreed to recognize the state of Palestine in response to growing outrage over Israel's genocide. But the conditions imposed on Palestinians may play right into Israel's hands. Read Jonathan Shamir's analysis: jewishcurrents.org/the-recognit...
The Recognition Trick
By making Palestinian disarmament a prerequisite for statehood, Western countries are still facilitating Israel’s goals.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 1d
In a new analysis piece, famine expert Alex de Waal explores how weaponized mass starvation has historically been used to engineer societal breakdown—and how Israel is now trying to reproduce this pattern in Gaza. Read here: jewishcurrents.org/famines-long...
Famine's Long Shadow
Even if food is surged into Gaza today, the history of weaponized mass starvation shows that the social aftershocks will reverberate for generations.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 5d
"The rise of mass solitary confinement in prisons across the United States was tied closely to the need for social control over 'turmoil' caused by mass civil rights protests, litigation, and changing societal attitudes toward inequities and racism."

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A Brief History of Solitary Confinement in America
The use of the punitive tactic exploded a century after US officials had deemed it too torturous.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 5d
Pro-Trump oligarchs are reshaping mainstream news in the right’s image. @alexbkane.bsky.social talks to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @karenattiah.bsky.social about what Jimmy Kimmel’s temporary removal from air signifies, and the role of independent media. Listen: jewishcurrents.org/the-media-go...
The Media Goes MAGA
Mehdi Hasan and Karen Attiah on how pro-Trump oligarchs are taking control of both mainstream and social media.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 6d
By the late 19th century, US officials had deemed solitary confinement too cruel. More than 100 years later, it became their go-to tactic. Read an excerpt from "Ending Isolation" by @chriswblackwell.bsky.com, Debbie Zalesne, @kwanetaharris.bsky.com, & Terry Kupers: jewishcurrents.org/a-brief-hist...
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 7d
As we prepare for Yom Kippur, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social ED Audrey Sasson & Rabbi Avigayil Halperin study several Jewish texts, exploring what teshuvah looks like for the crime of crimes, and what accountability could mean for complicit Jewish leadership.

Study guide also available at the link.
Is It Possible to Atone for Genocide?
An investigation through Jewish text on responsibility and culpability in the face of mass death.
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Dan Vie @danvie.bsky.social · 13d
Returning to live in Yarmouk, despite the destruction which has made it nearly uninhabitable, is a recommitment to Palestinian identity—and to Palestine itself
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 13d
In a new photo essay, Theia Chatelle documents residents' return to Yarmouk, a camp that has long been at the heart of Palestinian life in Syria jewishcurrents.org/returning-to...
Returning to Yarmouk
After the end of a 14-year civil war, residents are making their way back to the heart of Palestinian life in Syria.
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 9d
I still can’t believe this really happened - a Holocaust museum forced to apologize for saying “‘Never Again’ Can’t Only Mean Never Again For Jews” is so on the nose, it’s like something out of a Philip Roth novel. Or cut from a Roth novel because he thought it was too over the top, even for him.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 9d
The problem the LA Holocaust Museum ran into is that language resists being fixed within the bounds of chauvinism; even when born of exclusionary intent, words take on lives that exceed it.
Read Sean Pergola's essay:
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Never Again for All, or for No One
A PR snafu at the LA Holocaust Museum reveals the impossibility of drawing boundaries around an anti-genocide rallying cry.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 9d
The problem the LA Holocaust Museum ran into is that language resists being fixed within the bounds of chauvinism; even when born of exclusionary intent, words take on lives that exceed it.
Read Sean Pergola's essay:
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Never Again for All, or for No One
A PR snafu at the LA Holocaust Museum reveals the impossibility of drawing boundaries around an anti-genocide rallying cry.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 12d
"Thrillingly, Bassichis seems to have escaped from the storyline in which communal responsibilities and professional breakthrough show up as antinomies."
Can Morgan Bassichis Be Famous?
In the wake of their crossover hit Can I Be Frank? , the outspoken anti-Zionist performer is poised to carry their lineage of radical politics to the…
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 12d
In the wake of their crossover hit Can I Be Frank?, anti-Zionist activist and performance artist Morgan Bassichis is poised to carry their lineage of radical politics to the main stage.

Read Alisa Solomon's (@alisasolomon.bsky.social) profile:
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Can Morgan Bassichis Be Famous?
In the wake of their crossover hit Can I Be Frank? , the outspoken anti-Zionist performer is poised to carry their lineage of radical politics to the…
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 13d
In a new photo essay, Theia Chatelle documents residents' return to Yarmouk, a camp that has long been at the heart of Palestinian life in Syria jewishcurrents.org/returning-to...
Returning to Yarmouk
After the end of a 14-year civil war, residents are making their way back to the heart of Palestinian life in Syria.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 15d
"The goal [of Trump's sanctions on Palestinian human rights groups] is pretty straightforward: to stifle and censor any criticism of the Israeli government whatsoever,"
@ccrjustice.org attorney Shayana Kadidal says in a new interview with @alexbkane.bsky.social.
The Consequences of New US Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights…
Attorney Shayana Kadidal discusses how Trump’s sanctions could curtail American support for ICC prosecutions of Israel.
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Rebecca Vilkomerson @rvilkomerson.bsky.social · 19d
appreciate this coverage! I and others quoted here all noted that humanitarian aid often obscures culpability--in this case that Palestinians in Gaza are not just experiencing famine as a humanitarian crisis but are being starved by Israel as a weapon of genocide
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 19d
A prominent Jewish group gave $1 million to an Israeli group for aid in Gaza. One philanthropy expert said the grant reflects a “shift" in the Jewish community towards increased concern for Palestinians—without compromising existing political alignments.
An Israeli Group Aiding Gaza Becomes a New Favorite of US Pro-Israel…
IsraAID has begun providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but some aid workers remain wary.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 15d
The Trump administration sanctioned three Palestinian rights groups over their push to hold Israel accountable at the ICC. The sanctions "make almost any form of interaction by an American with these organizations a crime," says attorney Shayana Kadidal. jewishcurrents.org/the-conseque...
The Consequences of New US Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights…
Attorney Shayana Kadidal discusses how Trump’s sanctions could curtail American support for ICC prosecutions of Israel.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 19d
IsraAID provides aid to Gaza. But some experts criticize the group due to its lack of transparency and lack of involvement in advocacy for Palestinians. @alexbkane.bsky.social reports on who IsraAID is--and why they've become a favorite of US pro-Israel groups.
An Israeli Group Aiding Gaza Becomes a New Favorite of US Pro-Israel…
IsraAID has begun providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but some aid workers remain wary.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 19d
A prominent Jewish group gave $1 million to an Israeli group for aid in Gaza. One philanthropy expert said the grant reflects a “shift" in the Jewish community towards increased concern for Palestinians—without compromising existing political alignments.
An Israeli Group Aiding Gaza Becomes a New Favorite of US Pro-Israel…
IsraAID has begun providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but some aid workers remain wary.
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Alex Kane @alexbkane.bsky.social · 19d
NEW from me in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. A prominent Jewish group donated $1 million to IsraAID to address the crisis in Gaza. Why did they choose IsraAID--and what does it reflect about how IsraAID approaches humanitarian work? Here's my report: jewishcurrents.org/an-israeli-g...
An Israeli Group Aiding Gaza Becomes a New Favorite of US Pro-Israel…
IsraAID has begun providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians, but some aid workers remain wary.
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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 20d
Was glad to be able to have a frank discussion of Charlie Kirk with my @jewishcurrents.bsky.social colleagues, and to talk about this fantasy of "left-wing violence" that the right (along with some fringe parts of the left) has an interest in pretending is real
Charlie Kirk and American Innocence
Jewish Currents discusses reactions to the right-wing influencer’s assassination across the political spectrum, as well as the outsized response in Israel.
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