Stav Shaffir
By Stav Shaffir
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Opinion Stav Shaffir: It’s Time To Admit That BDS Is Not Progressive.
Let’s be clear: The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement is anti-progressive. Instead of working to create a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the movement’s leaders unabashedly seek an end to Israel. Instead of seeking justice for Palestinians and Israelis alike, they prize one narrative over another. In doing so, they mislead most BDS…
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Opinion Towards a More Transparent Jewish State
A year after the eruption of the 2011 social protest in Israel, and just before the 2013 election campaign, we — a small group of the protest leaders — decided to embark on a cross-country journey to learn what had changed during the intervening months, and to find out how Israelis would like the protest…
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Opinion I run the Reconstructionist movement. We believe in Israel’s right to exist but reject litmus tests on Zionism