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An investigation of Jewish identity politics and Jewish contemporary ideology using both popular culture and scholarly texts. Jewish identity is tied up with some of the most difficult and contentious issues of today. The purpose in this book is to open many of these issues up for discussion. Since Israel defines itself openly as the ‘Jewish State’, we should ask what the notions of ’Judaism’, ‘Jewishness’, ‘Jewish culture’ and ‘Jewish ideology’ stand for. Gilad examines the tribal aspects embedded in Jewish secular discourse, both Zionist and anti Zionist; the ‘holocaust religion’; the meaning of ‘history’ and ‘time’ within the Jewish political discourse; the anti-Gentile ideologies entangled within different forms of secular Jewish political discourse and even within the Jewish left. He questions what it is that leads Diaspora Jews to identify themselves with Israel and affiliate with its politics. The devastating state of our world affairs raises an immediate demand for a conceptual shift in our intellectual and philosophical attitude towards politics, identity politics and history.
Originally posted by Revolution9
se who refuse to believe that Zionism exists just take a look at The Jerusalem Post today. That should convince you:
israel has been killing so called senior members of various terrorist orgs for decades with no results. Perhaps its time to start killing lower level members
Originally posted by theRhenn
The post is a bad example. It no more reflects their peoples views than our own newspapers here in the US. I would say the same about the government if our papers are any indication. There are always peoples on both sides of the coin, and perhaps even more various views than we see.
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by Revolution9
I suggest anyone interested in this topic check this book out:
The Wandering Who
An investigation of Jewish identity politics and Jewish contemporary ideology using both popular culture and scholarly texts. Jewish identity is tied up with some of the most difficult and contentious issues of today. The purpose in this book is to open many of these issues up for discussion. Since Israel defines itself openly as the ‘Jewish State’, we should ask what the notions of ’Judaism’, ‘Jewishness’, ‘Jewish culture’ and ‘Jewish ideology’ stand for. Gilad examines the tribal aspects embedded in Jewish secular discourse, both Zionist and anti Zionist; the ‘holocaust religion’; the meaning of ‘history’ and ‘time’ within the Jewish political discourse; the anti-Gentile ideologies entangled within different forms of secular Jewish political discourse and even within the Jewish left. He questions what it is that leads Diaspora Jews to identify themselves with Israel and affiliate with its politics. The devastating state of our world affairs raises an immediate demand for a conceptual shift in our intellectual and philosophical attitude towards politics, identity politics and history.
I read the e-book. In fact, I read it over the course of the x-mas break because I just couldn't put it down.
Gilad Atzmon is an Israeli Jew, served in the IDF, and is now at the forefront of exposing zionism and it's aims.
The book itself is more about explaining the difference between Judaism and Zionism, and gives a good explanation of how some of these views were able to take hold in Israel, and how that by extension is actually changing the very nature of Judaism.
Zionism is National Socialism and Racism packaged as Politics while being used as Religion.
Originally posted by Danbones
reply to post by phishyblankwaters
Atzmon was on Rense the other day
he struck me as being an inteligent honest caring human being
and after reading sources like the history detailed in the OPs source Jews against zionism which I have often quoted in the past
I can understand why Atzmon et al feel the way they do
Originally posted by seenavv
Originally posted by Revolution9
se who refuse to believe that Zionism exists just take a look at The Jerusalem Post today. That should convince you:
The OP is referring to this article
Following mortar fire, IDF kills 2 in strike on Gaza
Gaza is going down to # everyday
I noticed this comment by one of their viewers
israel has been killing so called senior members of various terrorist orgs for decades with no results. Perhaps its time to start killing lower level members
Ya lower level members like civilians? That'll fix your so called "problem" in Gaza. Pathetic
edit on 9-3-2012 by seenavv because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by reficul
god bless america for zionism!
it was usa first foot in the door to control the middle east!
don't blame the jews,muslims,or palastine. blame the war pigs,and big money!
Originally posted by Revolution9
Originally posted by seenavv
Originally posted by Revolution9
se who refuse to believe that Zionism exists just take a look at The Jerusalem Post today. That should convince you:
The OP is referring to this article
Following mortar fire, IDF kills 2 in strike on Gaza
Gaza is going down to # everyday
I noticed this comment by one of their viewers
israel has been killing so called senior members of various terrorist orgs for decades with no results. Perhaps its time to start killing lower level members
Ya lower level members like civilians? That'll fix your so called "problem" in Gaza. Pathetic
edit on 9-3-2012 by seenavv because: (no reason given)
I was not referring to this article. You have sabotaged my link. My post is nothing about this incident per se, though I agree it is an up to the minute demonstration of what is the very real human symptom of the Zionist cause and the Palestinians response.
So, while you have put up a link that I AM NOT LINKING TO I accept your contribution on that basis only.
My link was to the Jerusalem Post newspaper online and the fact that it has Zionism written all over the home page, with a joint U.S Isreali Flag. I hope that is clear. Thanks.
edit on 9-3-2012 by Revolution9 because: spelling.
Originally posted by seenavv
Originally posted by Revolution9
Originally posted by seenavv
Originally posted by Revolution9
se who refuse to believe that Zionism exists just take a look at The Jerusalem Post today. That should convince you:
The OP is referring to this article
Following mortar fire, IDF kills 2 in strike on Gaza
Gaza is going down to # everyday
I noticed this comment by one of their viewers
israel has been killing so called senior members of various terrorist orgs for decades with no results. Perhaps its time to start killing lower level members
Ya lower level members like civilians? That'll fix your so called "problem" in Gaza. Pathetic
edit on 9-3-2012 by seenavv because: (no reason given)
I was not referring to this article. You have sabotaged my link. My post is nothing about this incident per se, though I agree it is an up to the minute demonstration of what is the very real human symptom of the Zionist cause and the Palestinians response.
So, while you have put up a link that I AM NOT LINKING TO I accept your contribution on that basis only.
My link was to the Jerusalem Post newspaper online and the fact that it has Zionism written all over the home page, with a joint U.S Isreali Flag. I hope that is clear. Thanks.
edit on 9-3-2012 by Revolution9 because: spelling.
oh my bad
thats the first thing that caught my eye when I went to Jerusalem Post and I thought thats what you were referring to, especially because it fit in with the context of the victims of Zionism
Originally posted by dontreally
It always amuses me these topics. You say youre "presenting the facts", when as a matter of fact, you presenting someone else's opinion. You yourself know didily squat on the subject, which is why you refer to someone else's work.
As someone who has studied Judaism for 5 or 6 years, with hundreds of books on Philosophy, Mysticism/Theology, and books all along the religious-historical spectrum, I can only marvel at how completely and obnoxiously ignorant you are of this subject.
I'm too tired and I have too great a headache to bother with trying to explain to you where you are wrong. you'll either ignore what I have to write, or come back with more ignorant bull# because you can't face the much more complicated reality of the issue - and this, because you are much too ignorant of this subject matter to engage in any constructive dialogue.
Suffice to say, Judaism VERY MUCH accommodates the political notion of nationality, since, as ANYONE who has read the Bible knows, the Torah given to the Jews was meant to be ADMINISTERED by the governmental body.
It's as if the two Jewish kingdoms, the Hasmonean kingdom, the great sanhedrin, etc, didn't exist. What do you think these institutions were? The Israelite religion - which retrogressed after the dispersion into something called "Judaism" - has both secular (the government) and religious (the sanhedrin) prerogatives. Anyone who fails to understand that is pitifully ignorant of Jewish rabbinic texts and the Metaphysical-Theological crux of the Hebraic idea.
The 'mizvoth' are not merely for the purpose of coming close to God; their chief and preeminent purpose is to radically transform the nature of human society, and therefore, the human being. Israel is the prototype of this transformation. They are the trailblazer which mankind will eventually follow.