<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thk you, Helena, for sharing this JSpace article, and for sharing that such a group is out there. I appreciate Israel has a spectrum of views. We just wish more people were sympathetic with the JSpace perspective.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I want to say I am troubled with "Zionism". It seems to be exclusionary. I have read the Wikipedia article on it. Zionism includes a doctrine for "transfer" of Arab Palestinians (i.e. a euphemism for ethnic cleansing). This is not good. I know some Jewish people who are avowed non-Zionists.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I wonder if there is an evolved form of Zionism that is inclusive? That envisions a community of diversity? Like we have in Canada. Pls excuse my ignorance.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">These are very difficult times.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best wishes.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bill. <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">c 416-708-6677<br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 1, 2024 at 3:13 PM H. Burns via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr">Thank you for sharing this emotional and thought provoking article, Helena. And thank you for your bravery in declaring the leanings of your heart so decisively. I hope and pray that this cease-fire will endure… and that it will lead everyone
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<div dir="ltr"> Today Joe Biden announced potential good news for a three phase resolution including an immediate ceasefire, a release of hostages, a rebuilding of Gaza, etc., etc. that you have likely heard on the news.
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<p>Dear Helena,</p>
<p>Israel's Channel 12 news <strong><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=ufdZpdDRfZ5ZIVUnexxpOsqlQltC8D3Q7iwcEsx5lJZYeYcZ5rqXaHr2U3P43kqH9J5o1KI9saSwvuoh8LeQBslHcfHi-i5YxDGVMUYiJnhFlvzB582VTqDpDEyliun9---BQTdMLUIzf2xQ0E8K3XN4NMcbMWlRONgUTLAi618H86XL4H-hDy1oGgwK5GqTcNdQPjJmE_jF2BiE-zU0V_eEAcsTX4Q4FJj0Ml2MDrNitjwZxf-OWk9BtLs3QJl1JK_fFlbvPbNAykKG9x2mV4dzWI62czybEd9vUt1NFTA&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=2" target="_blank">released
a transcript</a></strong> yesterday of a tense meeting between Israel's National Security Advisor, Tzachi Hanegbi, and members of the hostage families. </p>
<p>After one of the hostage family members criticized Netanyahu for refurbishing his pool in Ceasarea during a war, Hanegbi replied "you have no right to have this much hatred and pain." </p>
<p>When the participant replied that she does have the right, and retold her harrowing story of hiding from Hamas terrorists for 15 hours on October 7, Hanegbi simply replied "then go ahead and curse me." </p>
<p>At this point, she left the room crying, and as another participant left to comfort her, Hanegbi retorted "are you also going to create drama?"</p>
<p>The callousness of this government reaches new lows seemingly every day, this time also wading into misogyny with Hanegbi's "hysterical women" stereotypes, as if having a member of your family held hostage for almost eight months wouldn't make even the toughest
of us completely hysterical.</p>
<p>Hanegbi also admitted that "this government will not reach an agreement to finish the entire war for the return of the hostages." When a hostage family member replied "then we are doomed." Hanegbi replied "correct."</p>
<p>This goes beyond just these politicians and this government. If the pro-democracy movement pre-October 7 was a battle for Israel's soul, what we are facing now is a battle for Israel's fundamental reason for being.</p>
<p>Israel was created as a Jewish state, to provide safety for Jews, when history repeatedly told us that we are not safe in the diaspora. This promise, that we will be kept safe in Israel is not a promise that is to be stated once at the state's founding and
then taken for granted. This is an active promise, it is work that must be done by the state's leaders every single day, to uphold the fundamental purpose of the state.</p>
<p>It is clear that this government failed Israelis on this promise. It failed on October 7, when
<strong><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=7G_TnAG6v_4jUyJcWqkwUzpkueoeG65wu1-ICr0BN8y2W-eRWVwKRCzw7uwZKq78RgWZnQNVhLqdy_mhLrsN4w&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=3" target="_blank">Netanyahu
ignored the security warnings</a></strong> he had received in the months prior. It failed when it put vengeance over the sanctity of life, by deprioritizing the release of the hostages. And it fails time and time again when, after promising equality for all
its citizens, it <strong><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=tdADx8eKtARFyLkuoG3WvrkI4SqgXL_vKRovJWpRP0ehur5ezDsJR1zGDO7NsWOVuTkw1xulqXu5i734Jr67S7N85zKh8zUHT7VNSKR11WlL9bzGzUjPU-v8Yeov0GOpfQs3S2Z4JS7LlveghB1lkoPtojm7ogaAQlelEeW1vU4&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=4" target="_blank">arrests
and intimidates Palestinian citizens of Israel</a></strong> who dare show empathy for the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.</p>
<p>Establishing statehood, gaining self-determination and sovereignty, was indeed the goal of Zionism. But if that was its only goal, then why do we still identify as Zionists? Why is this identity so crucial to us, and why is our relationship to the state,
even as Jews in the diaspora so important to us 76 years after the goal of Zionism was achieved?</p>
<p>It is because it is a movement of dreamers. It is a movement of Jews who believed, even in their darkest most disenfranchised moments, that they could create a better future for themselves.
<strong>In that is inspiration</strong>. In that is what connects us to Zionism and tells us that it is not a movement that ends with the establishment of the state it is a movement that was reborn with the establishment of the state, and continues to evolve
after all these years.</p>
<p>It also showcases our accomplishments, chief among them no longer being powerless. Acquiring power, through statehood and government, is not synonymous with evil. In fact, once you have power, you can use it to empower those still without.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, once again, the Netanyahu government has used its power mainly to destroy and disenfranchise. The world watched in horror on Tuesday as Gazans taking shelter in a refugee camp in Rafah were burned alive in a fire caused by an Israeli airstrike.</p>
<p>Many Hasbara voices tried to <strong><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=GA-QehPCvkLMsdyZvyooQlI9PXh8wz43JDnIfgZIVTPU6uVZHQVMlxFUYoiId1-osunCIsytdwfVsFKyexV9DQ&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=5" target="_blank">explain
away</a></strong> or <strong><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=V3RK0bITQEe0DogD7ULWhd6asTr4PVVr1LRzcfKEp_lDt-GxuRKSscuhsyEjs_MP9tNSoMcm5DpNBQDkUiAN4Q&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=6" target="_blank">justify</a></strong>
this horror, offering excuses or rationales. But there is no excuse, no rationale for children, mothers, fathers, dying. There is no rationale for people who have already lost everything to lose even more. To not have your heart break by the devastation is
to lose your humanity. And to not recognize the devastation caused by your misuse of power is to balk at the responsibility that comes with your power.</p>
<p>Having to take responsibility is a privilege. It shows that you have agency and accountability, you are not powerless, you are not without representation. </p>
<p>We hold so much tension in Judaism - the world was created just for me, but I am but dust and ashes. If I am not for me, who will be for me? But when I am for myself alone, what am I?</p>
<p>And so here, once again, we hold this tension. We are scared, we are vulnerable, we feel fear. But we also have power, we have agency, and we can shape our destiny.</p>
<p>A state was created for us. A state that promised to keep us safe. A state that is meant to use its power and sovereignty for good. If we blindly support the state unquestioningly, what are we?</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=RZP2DqGq_HoVGefyzkYODzXXw48blSJZ_uyL8hy7McLzaeh7cD5Ihff0pz3aPKfNqlIZtMX_EoheEvPMLCaFWlaDPkxDPBVz5T2khqIREx7wmCdoRl5NMyZfg9D5l7u4&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=7" target="_blank"><strong>In
the <em>Forward, </em>why recognition of a Palestinian state does not "reward Hamas" and why American Jews should recognize a Palestinian state now.</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=8iY3u7fKlhcNkgGSgArBgGuLUsWicLsaFU01ZzZFdBdT-whHLsQcm2tPLF3PkJJ0_0VvFhwxOTuwEkYJN7V2sH5ODQw1Fkbz_IApy8yvY-otNWiM3003x5Do3UYsEIZ1&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=8" target="_blank"><strong>Zack
Beauchamp writes about the massacre in Rafah and how Israel's actions are not only slaughtering Palestinians, but destroying Israel in the process.</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=lb-1d5MMiOH4-wVLfg66RGKrH7vMCw4_KaKKf6-f1TQ1-Ow42JT7D-aXJr98y6I1VrC7kuas88d2xCndImFCC-V4ZocZ2rgo0xuu8vHUleYG7GortTSftyEAxkJCUj4xH4cOXJKEMn6F7uEroDXYNg&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=9" target="_blank"><strong>The
<em>Guardian</em>, in collaboration with <em>+972 Magazine</em> revealed the threats and intimidation from Israel against the International Criminal Court over the past nine years.</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=9qFujIoeyobCItbhgVcNfLtPpvPAXVozFLtZazbHGaDm-3Xaeis1r9ux95pKK5VxM1HTXGEn8ZNy_8ag0ihIL3HfplmZWU3kJ-78Q54aO0p8S24FFWdYePkBiwl-RXPv9ZYtNNlCgsWlhwX5QcFi8PMv3D2bjzW7XbROKCKiazaxcE5ARWTRZWKe6EJXfaHklPz7lCfTmys0qxOBYSP9YEzX6Y5eId32Wah0mVJoggVkbfuapTedXBQLcQ6guk_m&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=10" target="_blank"><strong>In
<em>Haaretz</em>, Dahlia Scheindlin argues that the war will not end until Netanyahu and Israel can answer three stark but crucial questions.</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.jspacecanada.ca/r?u=RZP2DqGq_HoVGefyzkYOD8l7ccVezJnI0O-hZB27-_axcaOlkZ0avQRVEY5KJl-nOqnlY4uQS0iqbPjLe2gcO2xuhSphFiYiMZqfnT47Ynshgo3Ayt7PVJwvLjtL8Cnz&e=e01a8ccbbbe0751f0a6034ddfd2979fa&utm_source=jspace&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shabbatemail_may312024&n=11" target="_blank"><strong>Two
Israeli academics who study fascism write about a new proposed law in Israel aimed at quashing dissent at universities, and what this says about the state of Israeli democracy.</strong></a></p>
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