Why it is essential for Jews to speak out, as Jews, on Israel
Submitted by rosahill on August 24, 2009 - 16:06The other day Phil Weiss, editor of the always informative blog Mondoweiss (http://mondoweiss.net) asked Dorothy Zellner, a longtime leftwing activist now working with Jews Say No (http://jewssayno.wordpress.com), to explain why it is essential to address the issue of Israel's occupation of Palestine as Jews, and speak to other Jews. A lot of activists would say, But this is an American issue; everyone should be engaged. And a lot of leftwingers would say, Religion/ethnicity is a tiresome traditional category, I don’t want to identify myself in such a manner. [Thanks Phil for sparking a great post.