The rationale, echoed by politicians on both sides of the aisle, has sounded something like this: in order to keep Jews and Israel safe, there must be no daylight between Israel and the US. Anyone who critiques the Israeli gov is thus antisemitic and deserves to be discredited.

This strategy has had a number of consequences: redlining in the American Jewish community, mass disidentification among young Jews who only see Jewish leaders on the wrong side of history, and above all, the contd bankrolling of policies which rob Palestinians of their freedom.

For the first time in >20 years, progressive leaders are challenging this approach. @BettyMcCollum04 , @RashidaTlaib , @Ilhan , and @AOC have opened up the conversation by stating the plain and simple fact that US taxpayer $$ should not be funding child detention + home demolitions.

But in order to change US support for the occupation, we can’t only challenge the policies; we must totally undermine the rationale. We need a movement of Jews rejecting the notion that our safety is dependent on the oppression of others.

We need Jewish leaders who see the fight against antisemitism as one and the same as the fight for Palestinian freedom. Who live up to the challenge of Hillel’s three questions: If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? #IfNotNow , when?

Along with so many others, @BernieSanders is leading the way. We have a historic opportunity ahead: to make maintaining the occupation as costly as it is for Palestinians who live under it. They will paint us as antisemites and self-hating Jews. But I believe that we will win.

If you haven’t read it yet, here’s the link:

@emilyfmayer @BernieSanders @JewishCurrents Your entire line of thought does not jive with the real situation on the ground in Israel, and you have a very unrealistic projection of future events. Your agitation only makes the current situation worse and adds nothing to the Jews' future.

@emilyfmayer @BernieSanders @JewishCurrents The Palestinian Leadership did everything in their power to prolong the occupation so that dolts like you would fall for their victim act. They don't want their own state. They want all of Israel. Get it?