The Magnes Zionist

Self-Criticism from an Israeli, American, and Orthodox Jewish Perspective

Sunday, May 16, 2021

The Parable of the Man and the Mosquito - Israel and Gaza

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  Once upon a time, a man lived in an area with mosquitoes. No matter what the man did to contain the mosquitoes, the man was bitten. Frustr...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

After Beinart -- What American Progressive Jews Can Do Now

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Reaction to the essay and op-ed by Peter Beinart has been predictable. The usual suspects who support a so-called "two-state solution...
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Robert A. H. Cohen on Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, and the Jews

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Today's New York Times featured an article by Benjamin Mueller, the headline of which  reads, " At Odds With Labour, Britain’s J...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Should I Revive This Moribund Blog?

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Some of my readers may notice that I have not written much in the last two years. In fact, I haven't written anything. About a year ...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

How Not To Argue Against Student Divestment Proposals

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Students who support the human and civil rights of Palestinians are submitting proposals on college campuses that call for their universiti...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Some Elul Suggestions for Liberal Zionists and for Progressive Jews who are Not

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Elul is the Jewish month for soul-reckoning. Traditionally, Jews don't make New Year resolutions, but they are expected to try harder in...
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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Does Aristotle write for Tablet and the Forward?

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Aristotle's logic includes not only rules of valid inference but also fallacies, i.e., rules of invalid inference and other strategies t...
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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Selling Purim to Progressives in the Era of Trump

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It has been my custom to reproduce this “Selling Purim to Progressives” post occasionally on Purim.  The last time was in 2015, when we were...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Israel/Palestine: Relegating the One State/Two State Debate to the Dustbin of History

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Following Secretary of State John Kerry's speech on Israel-Palestine, Prof. Corey Robin pointed out the following on Facebook: There...
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Friday, September 16, 2016

How Jewish Students Should Approach the Study of Israel/Palestine on Campus

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Dear Readers, As some have pointed out to me, this blog is virtually defunct. I hope to write something occasionally, and I will post it h...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016

On Anti-Palestinianism and Anti-Semitism

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By “anti-Palestinianism” I understand prejudice against Palestinian Arabs based on perceived negative qualities of Palestinian cultural or n...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

The Need for a Center Left Political Alternative in Israel

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Since the election of Ehud Barak as prime minister in 1999, if not earlier, there has been no center left in Israel. Of course, there has be...
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Jerry Haber
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Jeremiah (Jerry) Haber is the nom de plume of Charles H. Manekin, an orthodox Jewish studies and philosophy professor, who divides his time between Israel and the US.
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