Tom Pessah is a sociologist and an activist, based in Tel Aviv.
Tom Pessah
By Tom Pessah
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Community Selective Outrage And The Damnable Jewish Silence On Gaza
August marked a year since the publication of the Black Lives Movement platform — and the controversy it generated among Jewish American organizations. A new coalition of over 50 African American organizations released a series of far-reaching “policy demands for black power, freedom and justice.” The demands included an end to the criminalization and killing…
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Community What Happened To The Yemenite Children? We’re Still Waiting On An Answer.
On June 16, feminist activists gathered in Tel Aviv (as well as another six locations in Israel) to oppose a recent spike in violence against women. Although the organizers had asked participants not to come representing parties or organizations, a small group of women from the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) arrived bearing their flag,…
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