Why our best strategy might sometimes be to just shut up.
Mennonites, Divestment and Non-non Violence
While it’s clear what the boycotters get out of owning the Mennonite “brand,” I’m not sure what the Mennonites get out of such a deal.
Bringing Out the Worst
The recent outrage against Jewish participants at Chicago’s “Dyke March” got me thinking about the totalizing awfulness represented by BDS.
Canary or Lab Rat?
The role we Jews play in this ugly game of tyrants is that of the experimental lab animal.
BDS – Where Empathy Goes to Die
Israel’s enemies are so lacking in empathy that they are ready to storm the gates to keep gay people in line.
Predator and Prey
Continuing from last time, why is it that the twentieth state government officially denouncing the BDS movement last week created so little stir among BDS opponents and proponents, even as stories about the occasional student government passing a meaningless divestment resolution continues to cause loud public cheers from the Israel haters, and equally loud teeth-gnashing from our side? […]
Victory and Defeat
Our opponents still think of themselves as being on the cusp of tremendous victory, while we still feel vulnerable and besieged.
A Modest Proposal
Rather than reject harassment and intimidation on campus, those activities should be enshrined as the new norm to be embraced and encouraged by everyone.
BDSHoles: A Theory
BDSholes systematically privilege themselves out of a sense of entitlement which immunizes them against any and all criticism.
On Wisconsin
U Wisconsin at Madison demonstrates why campus BDS resolutions resolutions represent nothing more than the depravity of Israel’s foes.
Should we be Taking Student Government Divestment Votes Seriously?
Why should we get bent out of shape by impotent divestment resolutions guaranteed to be ignored?
Human Nature and the Fight Against BDS
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Existentialism
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