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☆ The war in Gaza has left us bitterly divided. Here’s how we can take down the temperature
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Opinion Keith Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I think of that encounter from time to time as I ponder the unspeakable violence of the war raging in the Middle East. I’m also heartbroken to witness the profound pain of my Jewish and Muslim friends and their growing fears for their own safety. Intolerance was already on the rise but the events of the past two months have sent it into overdrive. Indirectly, therefore, public opinion in the US seems likely to have some potential impact on the Israeli government’s actions. Despite backlash from other sections of their own community, some Jewish groups have marched alongside pro-Palestinian protesters to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.

Persons: Keith Magee, Keith Magee Arron Dunworth, Donald Trump, ”, I’ve, I’m, —, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Allyship, Martin Luther King Jr, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Malcolm X Organizations: University College London Institute for Innovation, CNN, Uber, Pew Research Center, Israel, Interfaith, PBS, Marist, Association Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, Israel, Gaza, Burlington , Vermont, Interfaith America, America, Black, Gaza . American

In Los Angeles, Rabbi Sharon Brous, a well-known progressive activist who regularly criticizes the Israeli government, described from the pulpit her horror and feelings of “existential loneliness,” her voice breaking. From email listservs of progressive Jewish groups to protests on university campuses to social-media campaigns by prominent liberal Jewish celebrities like Sarah Silverman, the war is bringing to a head more than a decade of tensions about Israel on the American left. Interviews with dozens of liberal Jewish leaders and voters, and a review of social media posts, private emails and text chains of liberal Jewish groups, reveal a politically engaged swath of American Jewry who are reaching a breaking point. He sent hundreds of letters to Los Angeles city officials urging them to denounce the organization and label it a “hate group.” The D.S.A. Polling since the attacks indicates strong national backing for Israel, including a notable uptick in support among Democrats.

Persons: Rabbi Sharon Brous, ”, “, I’m, Sarah Silverman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nick Melvoin, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Luther King Jr, Eric Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Biden, Trump, Israel, ” Eva Borgwardt, IfNotNow Organizations: West Bank, Democratic Party, New Israel Fund, Israel, Facebook, Jewish, Los Angeles Unified School Board, Democratic Socialists of America, Democratic, Younger, U.S, Capitol Locations: Gaza, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Israel, Angeles, Palestine, United States, America, New York City, American

☆ Opinion: How the words of ‘I Have a Dream’ soared and challenged the nation 60 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It really shocked me,” Jones recalled. “Mahalia Jackson was his favorite gospel singer,” Jones recalled. “He took the written text … and shoved it to the side of the podium,” Jones recalled. Thank God almighty, we are free at last.”As the thunderous applause passed, “Martin looked at me and said, ‘How do you think I did?’ ” Jones recalled. King and Rabbi Abraham Heschel standing in the middle room, they’re both sobbing,” Jones recalled.

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☆ Opinion | The Lines Between Red and Blue America Are Blurring, Not Hardening
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jesse Nathan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

We canned our own tomatoes and turned ice cream by hand but also traveled to the East Coast for b’nai mitzvah. This summer a little town of a few thousand near my family’s farm held a Pride parade — for the fourth time. There’s even a small queer community at the little high school I attended. These so-called red states are their home, and many of them will raise families there. Kansas was, after all, the first state to reject — resoundingly — an effort to roll back abortion access after Roe was struck down.

Persons: peck, —, John Prine, “, George Eliot, Rosa Luxemburg, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Angela Davis, Pete Seeger, I’d, Matthew Shepard’s, Kris Kobach, Roe Organizations: University of California, Columbia Law School, United Farm Workers, Oakland, Mennonite, for Rural Culture Locations: Oakland, Berkeley, Kansas, California, East Coast, There’s, Kansas , Texas , Ohio, New York

President Joe Biden is expected to issue a strong condemnation of emboldened antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world during a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Monday. The president will deliver remarks at the event, which he is hosting with first lady Jill Biden, following blessing and a menorah lighting, a White House official said. In his remarks, Biden will forcefully argue that silence is complicity amid rising antisemitic attacks and emphasize that all forms of hate, antisemitism and violence have no place in America, the official said. The Bidens are also expected to mark a new tradition by adding the first menorah to the White House collection. Last week, Biden formed a new interagency group to develop a national strategy to combat antisemitism.

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