Jewish Insider’s Daily Kickoff: September 5, 2019
STAFFING UP — Zioness has promoted board member Carly Pildis to the position of director of grassroots organizing.
Trump Says Jews Who Vote Democrat Show ‘Either a Total Lack of Knowledge or Great Disloyalty’
Jewish Zionist and Progressive group Zioness also went to Facebook to share that “We don’t have loyalty oaths in democracies. People who “love the Jews” don’t accuse us of dual loyalty. People who “love the Jews” don’t categorize us as ‘good Jews’ or ‘bad Jews.’ People who ‘love the Jews’ don’t call us stupid. Anti-Semites …
The Idea of Israel vs. The State of Israel
Many American Jews see the idea of Israel as representing the best of themselves — a beacon of democracy and Jewish values whose image they work hard to promote. Last Thursday’s decision to ban two members of Congress from visiting undoubtedly hurt that image. Israel is — of course — not just an idea. It’s …
The day Netanyahu helped anti-Israel Democrats gain resonance and credibility
But liberal American Zionists are not fatalistic. Amanda Berman, who heads the Zioness movement, argued that most progressive Americans won’t totally give up on Israel, despite Netanyahu’s premiership, the same way they won’t totally give up on America, despite Trump’s leadership. “We support America, which has taken an authoritarian direction that is decidedly undemocratic right …
Following a day of widespread criticism from its friends, Israel decides to allow Tlaib to visit on ‘humanitarian grounds’
The condemnation of the Israeli decision was swift and resounding on Thursday, though some minority voices spoke out in support. The Zioness Movement urged “American Jews who feel gut-punched” to “resist the temptation to turn your back on your community or the state of Israel.”