Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning | 
pickIn this clear-eyed book, Beinart addresses Jewish people who continue to support the war in Gaza and enumerates through data and the breaking down of straw man arguments why they should not. This is by no means a screed and he is firm in his support for all Jewish people. I worry that this won‘t move the right people (I‘m not Jewish and already agree with him), but I very much hope it does.
Cuilin His interview on the daily show was compelling. 2mo
TheBookHippie The hostages need to come home. Gaza needs to be freed. Hamas needs to end. People need to stop saying the Jews are______ that‘s like saying all Americans are responsible for actions Trump takes and does. People in Isreal have protested every day like people here protest every day. The children are OURS all of them. Israel & Palestine want to be free. Bibi & Trump are evil. Hamas is evil. I have had to make IG & here private bc every day ⬇️ 2mo
TheBookHippie Free Palestine is in my comments. I cannot free Palestine anymore than I can take Jewish blood out of my DNA. War is horrific. White men in power trying to avoid prison need to shoulder the blame. That‘s my two cents. Calling for the death of Jews all over the world is horrific too. (edited) 2mo
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TheBookHippie To be clear I‘ve supported WORLD KITCHEN for Gaza since the beginning. I support Hadassah and I support the families of hostages. Women & children are always the chattel of war. It‘s horrific. 2mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie This book agrees with everything you‘ve said. The author is Jewish and condemns the actions on Oct 7 as well as Hamas and wants the hostages home (as do I). He also condemns the wholesale slaughter of Palestinians. This book is very clear about supporting the Jewish people but not murdering others. I think you‘d find a lot in it to agree with. Unfortunately, our culture is driven by media and social media that encourages outrage ⬇️ 2mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie and black and white thinking, when instead we should be looking for common ground and nuance. And that is what this book contains: nuance. You shouldn‘t be being harassed online. No one should. We should all be able to talk to one another and share our viewpoints without condemnation. I think Litsy is often a space where that happens and can happen, which is a good thing. 2mo
TheBookHippie @Hooked_on_books Nuance is the word. It‘s better to keep us divided for the powers that be and people fail to see it. The hate on both sides is horrific and evil. 2mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie I could not have said it better! I can only hope more people start to understand that. 2mo
TheBookHippie @Hooked_on_books we can hope. 2mo
