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· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Cornell advises students to avoid campus Jewish center after threats by Maham Javaid

Police at the Ivy League school notified the FBI of a potential hate crime after antisemitic messages threatened violence to Cornell’s Jewish community.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 1 minute to read

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Missing The Point (mastodon.social)

Well yeah I guess we are safer in Saudi Arabia considering all we have to do is hide our Jewishness and as long as we don't worship as Jews. Other than that though OK he's right.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 1 minute to read

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Devin Prater :blind: (tweesecake.social)

People who use so-called in a derogatory manner obviously don't know what the word means and at the same time refuse to admit it. They annoy me. It's the ultimate example of: "You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means".

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Amanda CAARSON

· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Decolonizing Jewishness: On Jewish Liberation in the 21st Century by Benjamin Steinhardt Case

Benjamin Steinhardt Case argues that, in order to decolonize Jewishness, “[w]e must rebel against the internalized colonizer in ourselves […] and against the part of our community that pursues literal colonization of others.”

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Amanda CAARSON

· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False by Simon Sebag Montefiore

It does not accurately describe either the foundation of Israel or the tragedy of the Palestinians.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Stop Asking Americans in Diners About Foreign Aid by Tom Nichols

Instead, keep explaining it.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 16 Heshvan 5784 (Tuesday 31 October 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The meaning of terrorism by Tom Nichols

When tragedy strikes, we should be careful about how we describe it.