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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 1d

Why don’t Jewish groups who go on and on about Jewish safety demand David Adler’s release? Because when Jews defy Israel, their safety no longer matters. They stop being Jews because for the American Jewish establishment, "Jew" means "pro-Israel." This is what happens when you make a state your god.

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 3d

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 2d

Good for Van Jones for apologizing. Most public figures who dehumanize Palestinians never do. I hope he'll also rethink his claim that it's antisemitic to protest Israel if you don’t spend equal time on Sudan. Morally, it's entirely appropriate to give more attention to a genocide we arm and fund.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 7d

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 8d

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 10d

Actually @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has a much better claim to represent Jewish New Yorkers than Jonathan Greenblatt. Several mayoral polls show that Mamdani enjoys majority-or at least plurality-support among New York Jews. The only Jews who voted for Greenblatt are the donors on the ADL board.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 12d

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13d

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 19d

Loomer illustrates the absurdity of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which includes comparing Israel's actions to the Nazis. But there's nothing about being Jewish that makes you immune from speaking-and even acting--like a Nazi. Recognizing that is part of recognizing Jews as fully human.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 20d

Don't fool yourself Megyn Kelly. You--and any right-wing talk show host--could be next if you step out of line. Trump already raided Bolton's house.

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 23d

This is really worth listening to-- @peterbeinart.bsky.social does an extraordinary job as usual and Angela Davis is one of my sheroes.

Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 27d

In a new podcast episode, editor-at-large @peterbeinart.bsky.social
interviews the philosopher, activist, author, and educator Angela Davis, discussing how Jews shaped Davis’s formative years and exploring why Palestine is central to the global left. Listen here: jewishcurrents.org/what-a-lifet...

What a Lifetime of Struggle Taught Angela Davis

Peter Beinart talks to the philosopher and activist about her upbringing and the Palestinian and Black freedom movements.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 29d

@khalilsayegh.bsky.social 's father died from lack of medical attention in December 2023 while taking shelter in a church in Gaza. If he can still retain his humanity--and insist upon the incalculable preciousness of all life--so can we

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Mehdi RFA @mehdi-arafa.bsky.social · Sep 4

God bless you @peterbeinart.bsky.social
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'Joe Biden kept the weapons going!' Peter Beinart calls out Biden surrogates' flip-flop on Israel

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Chris Bolan @chrisbolan.bsky.social · Sep 1

As always, critical insights from @peterbeinart.bsky.social‬

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No, You Don’t Support the Two State Solution

Most US Politicians Who Say They Support Two States in Israel-Palestine Are Lying

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · Sep 3

THE BEINART NOTEBOOK
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🎙️‘A Stain on Judaism Itself
An Eminent Rabbi Speaks Out on Gaza’ 🧵👇
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A Stain on Judaism Itself

An Eminent Rabbi Speaks Out on Gaza

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 31

As Americans, we have a moral obligation to aid the people in Gaza that our government is helping to slaughter and starve. Please consider helping Dr. Abdullah Awwad

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 29

If politics is downstream from culture, the debate about unconditional US support for Israel is over.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 20

Jonathan Greenblatt is unaware of many things that happen to be true: For instance, that Israel denies millions of Palestinians basic human rights. His unawareness says nothing about reality. It says a lot about him.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 19

Forgive me for being unsophisticated, but maybe leftists (and many non-leftists) simply don't like having their tax dollars used to starve and slaughter an entire population
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 19

Of course Mamdani has visited Jewish communities. What angers Greenblatt is that Mamdani isn't courting HIM. By winning the young Jewish vote while condemning Israel, Mamdani is exposing how out of touch Greenblatt is with many of those he claims to represent. That's what makes Mamdani a threat.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Aug 18

Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL said on TV today that Zohran Mamdani did not visit a single synagogue in NYC during the campaign. That is, to put it bluntly, a lie. forward.com/news/763210/...

ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt criticized Zohran Mamdani for not visiting synagogues, which he was, and not reaching out to Hasidic voters.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 11

This language is so common that we forget how Orwellian it is. Self-determination is determination of the self, not others. When you deny millions of people citizenship in the land of their birth because they're the wrong religion, that's not self-determination. It's apartheid.

Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Aug 7

Zionism represents the right of Jewish people to self-determination in our ancestral homeland.

We're proud pro-Israel Dems, who are also concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of these things are compatible.

The hate expressed by Del. Rasoul doesn't belong in the Democratic Party.

Virginia Democrat under fire for calling Zionism ‘evil’ while leading Education Committee

Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn said Del. Sam Rasoul’s rhetoric is ‘fueling one of the oldest forms of hatred in the world, repackaged in the language of activism’

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📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦 @phidipdbq.bsky.social · Aug 3

@peterbeinart.bsky.social begins his new book with a plea for continuing fellowship — or at least its possibility — with a friend he’s lost to disagreement over the conflict in Gaza. An audacious and, I hope, auspicious beginning. May there be peace, healing, forgiveness, and restored brotherhood.

Cover of Peter Beinart‘s new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · Aug 4

@peterbeinart.bsky.social : “Israel has tried expulsion, blockade, occupation. What it hasn’t tried is treating Palestinians like human beings. This rally can’t just be about ending Gaza’s starvation. The people of Gaza deserve more than flour. They deserve freedom.”

Peter Bienart standing outside speaking into a mic

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Joanna Silver @joannasilver73.bsky.social · Aug 5

@peterbeinart.bsky.social articulates and supports exactly what I've been thinking: it is politically and even morally wise to welcome those who come late to the game, but equally important is recognizing those who were there all along and who history has proven right, both morally and factually.

The Dam Breaks

US Discourse on Gaza Has Reached a Tipping Point. We Should Welcome Latecomers but Honor Those Who Were Right All Along

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 5

If you're a member of Congress and AIPAC offers you a trip to Israel, ask whether you'll be visiting Masafer Yatta.

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Tell Members of Congress: No AIPAC Trip to Israel to Visit with War Criminals

CNN is reporting on the annual AIPAC-led trip of freshmen Democratic members of Congress to Israel departing this week. According to their report, the delegation is expected to meet with Israeli Prime...

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · Aug 1

great piece by @rosiejt62 www.404media.co/tesla-diner-...

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