FBI Arrests Jewish Judge’s Son Who Took Part in Capitol Riot. America has [given] historically billions of dollars of foreign aid, principally through military contracts, to Israel, especially since the peace treaties of the late ’70s with Egypt. It was not just about Congressman Engel and who he was as an individual. An open letter to Mr. Jamaal Bowman on Israel's human rights record There is no country anywhere, facing the same threats as Israel, that has a better human rights record. Brooklyn clinic returns Covid vaccines • Pakistan frees Daniel Pearl’s kidnappers • Gal Gadot tops box office, What a NY Rabbi Learned from Contracting Covid, Jamaal Bowman Wants to Be a Bridge Between Blacks and Jews. Well, it’s important in this district in particular because of the large Jewish constituency in this district —. In New York’s 16th congressional district, Jamaal Bowman, an African American former middle school principal backed by the Justice Democrats – as were all four squad members in 2018 – has declared victory over Rep. Eliot Engel, the 73-year-old chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a member of Congress since 1989. Bowman is surely aware that Israel advocacy groups have turned BDS into something of a scarlet letter by equating support for boycotts to, Given that, it’s unsurprising that Bowman does not support BDS. What I learned is, there’s diversity in the Jewish community like there is in every community, and that was very helpful towards my understanding, but also just affirming what I believed in the beginning: This is about humanity and this is about human rights, and we need to uplift the human rights of everyone and figure out how to live in the world together and love and compassion. I was happy with the open letter from Rabbi Weiss because it gave me an opportunity to respond very publicly to maybe a part of the community that they didn’t have a chance to meet me in person or engage with me beyond maybe a quote they read somewhere or an interview they saw me conduct on a particular outlet. Bowman, you have said before that “this is not about singling out Israel and targeting Israel.” Yet it seems to me, at least in regard to … I also wanted to draw the line between not just the Jewish community and the Black community, but the Palestinian community as well — how there’s a fear, there’s a distrust, there’s a worry in terms of losing our homeland and our humanity as we go through engaging with each other. The Bowman-Engel race’s debate on Israel was deeply constrained, in part because Bowman and his backers did not want to alienate the Jewish parts of the district, a community that ended up being important to his eventual apparent victory (absentee ballots are still being counted, but Engel is unlikely to overcome Bowman’s massive lead). I’d love to talk a little bit about the conversation that started with the Jewish community during the primary campaign. Covid-19 and a polarizing election left a Jewish community divided, exhausted and looking for a brighter tomorrow. What I’ve learned also throughout the campaign is to be Jewish is to be someone who cares about social justice in all its forms. 137 talking about this. It feels impossible to work together these days. A major effort is needed to link Israel and Diaspora Jews, lest we repeat the mistakes of the past. 9,628 talking about this. Tell us a little bit of how that exchange came about, what motivated you to respond and to respond the way that you did. NY’s Covid Rules Aren’t Holding Back Jewish Women. The only two members of Congress who openly support BDS, Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, have been mercilessly attacked because of it. Biden. Cuomo Seeks Probe of Vaccine ‘Fraud’ at Brooklyn Clinic. Get Jewish Week's Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories We’ve been overdue for a serious reexamination of how we build ties between the Black community and the Jewish community. Six heroines who lay the groundwork for Jewish practice, liturgy and identity for generations to come. Abraham Twerski dies • Covid rules confuse rabbis • Mass funerals in Israel, What Does ‘Unity’ Even Mean? To be continued. Times Square getting shul with a pool • Israel rejects Ugandan Jew • Tu b’Shevat celebrations, Yiddish Lives — and Jeffrey Shandler Writes Its Biography. Instead, the New York race’s contours offer a window into the limits of the movement’s influence on electoral politics, and how far American politics still has to shift for the movement to be able to shift the debate on Palestine forward in Washington. We're bringing this same energy straight to the national's capital, let's GO! We New Yorkers Got One. Whether it’s Palestinians, Jewish people, African-American people, the LGBT community, women, the poor, the indigenous, Latinx — if oppression is happening anywhere, or the perception of oppression is something that we have to deal with, especially as the United States of America, which claims to be the most powerful nation in the world. How the Lessons of Covid Will Shape the Synagogue of Tomorrow. Hassan and other Palestinian rights advocates are hopeful that Engel’s exit from Congress will mean a more open debate on Israel on Capitol Hill, and the end of the days when AIPAC’s reputation as a political career maker or ender, The Palestinian rights movement has undoubtedly. Democrats pushing against Biden confront ossified views. Some groups try to do that, and I think that’s wrong. Aaron Mostofsky of Brooklyn was filmed wearing fur pelts and a bullet-proof vest as he roamed the halls of Congress. The campaign, then, was not a forum for questioning the basis of the U.S-Israel relationship or the U.S. pursuit of fruitless Israeli-Palestinian talks that saw Israel build settlements, While Israel lobby groups attempted to paint Bowman as some kind of wild-eyed anti-Israel extremist, his rhetoric was moderate on the Jewish state, much closer to the rhetoric of J Street, the, questioning his pro-Israel bonafides and criticizing his. Jamaal Bowman ‘heartened’ that Israel will distribute vaccines in Palestinian areas. Many who died represented a connection to a past eras and movements, from European yeshivas to a religious engagement with the secular world. The Workers Circle College Network is a hub for advocacy, ideas and culture. The Bronx/Westchester lawmaker was among the Democrats who had faulted Israel for not doing more to get doses to the Palestinians. The most important thing in a child's life after a parent is a good teacher, coach, or mentor. Also living in Yonkers for a number of years, I had good roots there. Tom Brady’s Jewish protector • Orthodoxy reels from rabbis’ deaths • Israel sends vaccines to West Bank, How Max and Mina’s Ice Cream Is Surviving the Pandemic. If we’re talking about Israel, we have to talk about Palestine, right? How do we open up more resources from the federal government and equalize the resources from the federal government to solve this problem, as opposed to the withholding resources strategy? And the messenger there is going to be key. Warnock wins Ga. race • Bomb hoax suspect was Jewish youth group leader • Covid cases surge in Israel, The Pandemic Is Changing How Jewish Charities Give Money. Confederate Flag Tied to Door of NYC Holocaust Museum, The NYPD detective division called the act “atrocious.”, Julian Zelizer on Our Hopelessly Partisan Politics. Long-distance Jewish Learning Is Giving Me the Conversations I Crave. Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) tweeted, "Netanyahu must ensure that both Israelis & Palestinians have access to the # COVID vaccine. For 31 years, Engel has embodied the Democrat Party establishment’s hawkish politics on Israel: staunchly opposed to any U.S. pressure on Israel over human rights abuses, nominally in favor of negotiations with Palestinians, and dismissive of suggestions that Israeli settlement building on Palestinian land is a core obstacle to those very same negotiations. Humility and Moral Courage Can Go Hand in Hand. I think that’s why you can’t talk about one without the other. In Search of New York’s Elusive ‘Jewish Vote’. Why Are Synagogues Exempt from Accommodating Disability? Jamaal Bowman is a former middle school principal who is now challenging Eliot Engel as the Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-16. U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2021. Confronted with the challenges of our lifetime, we owe Chuck Schumer our gratitude. Thank you for writing your letter. Songs and poems capture moments of clarity and divinity, in life as in Torah. “On the issues where we differ — such as support for the BDS movement as a social justice organizing tool — we’re ready and looking forward to what I’m sure will be many conversations with him as a sitting member of Congress.”. (Bowman for Congress), From Midtown to the Mideast - We Cover Your World, Get Jewish Week's Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories, exchange of letters or articles, [starting with one] written by Rabbi Avi Weiss, House moves on Marjorie Taylor Greene • Bowman will meet with Israel envoy • All the Jewish Golden Globes. Publishers, journalists and readers are unshaken in their commitment to a president they say delivered the goods. Israel extradites alleged pedophile Malka Leifer • Ben Gurion Airport on lockdown • Remembering Larry King, Chuck Schumer Made History, and Wants to Make More. Still, there’s a difference between active opposition to the Palestinian-led movement and strategic silence. I felt it was an opportunity to respond with that level of empathy and compassion and to hopefully draw parallels and connections between our three communities in a way that can continue a conversation that gets us to a place of peace and justice for all people, regardless of background, because I truly believe that that’s where we can go. Acting like our forebears means remaining thankful in good moments and bad. “Anatomy of Impunity”: Former DHS Supervisors Say Border Killing Cover-Up Was Part of a Pattern, In Dramatic Policy Shift, Biden Withdraws U.S. Support for Saudi “Offensive Operations” in Yemen, What the Far-Right Fascination With Pinochet’s Death Squads Should Tell Us, under the cover of engaging in peace talks. The Jewish community cares about a lot of things in addition to Israel. The Intercept is a First Look Media Company. Former middle school principal. If we are serious about a two-state solution and serious about a Palestinian state and investing there and building that up and uplifting that, we can never get there if Netanyahu continues to do what he’s currently doing. Yet he also sidestepped his past statements on conditioning aid, instead emphasizing that he “support[s] continued U.S. aid to help Israel” confront “violence and terrorism from Hamas and other extremists.”. So I was happy that who I am was continuously communicated throughout the campaign, despite people knowing all the details of every policy position that I support. That’s my take. Orthodox Media Stay Loyal to Trump Despite Capitol Violence. Nazi comparisons are fair game if you are warning about behavior actually associated with the Nazis.
Jamaal is a middle school principal and has been a teacher and public school advocate for twenty years. Ghebreghiorgis’s campaign did not take off in the same way Bowman’s did, and he endorsed Bowman in early June, helping consolidate the progressive vote.). Lire la suite de BDS supporter Cori Bush wins Missouri congressional primary; Ajouter un commentaire; Democrats pushing against Biden confront ossified views Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/22/2020 - 20:24. Below are excerpt from their conversation. The district covers much of the north Bronx, as well as the southern half of Westchester County including Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Bowman's hometown of Yonkers. on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadn’t done it? It’s interesting that the Palestinian cause is viewed as being so central to this progressive term in America. It was very informative, and will help me to be the best representative I can be for everyone in our district, if I am fortunate enough to win. I appreciate and love that, and know that many African-Americans who identify as being followers of Christ, or even Muslim or other, also care about social justice as well. The Pandemic Is. He lives in Yonkers, New York with his wife Melissa Oppenheimer and three children. Their answers provide a blueprint for innovation. Will Marjorie Taylor Greene Get the Last Laugh? Can We Save the Unity of the Jewish People? Right spins Antifa theory around Jewish rioter • Phil Spector dies • MLK Jr. Day events, Trump’s NY doctor dies • Dr. Ruth gets vaccine • Sheldon Adelson buried in Jerusalem, A Consumer’s Guide to Holocaust Analogies. As chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Engel was in a position to shape House Democrats’ positions on the U.S.-Israel alliance, and that he will no longer be in that position is on its own a game-changer for Palestinian rights groups. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive Democrat running to unseat incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel (D., N.Y.), embraced The Jewish Vote, a far-left group aiming to "harness the … He has seen firsthand how low-income families are being locked out of opportunity by a system that’s rigged for the wealthy and privileged few. BDS charges fly in City Council race • Jamal Bowman raps Israel on vaccines • This Jew really loves trees, Amar’e Stoudemire won’t work on Shabbat • Another setback for Sheldon Silver • Everything Bagel ice cream is a thing, Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87. First, good schools are good schools. For the first Jewish Senate majority leader, the hard part begins now. Fran Lebowitz is the star and subject of Martin Scorcese’s acid love letter to New York. Joining is simple and doesn’t need to cost a lot: You can become a sustaining member for as little as $3 or $5 a month. (Another leftist Engel challenger, Andom Ghebreghiorgis, did unequivocally support BDS, and did not limit his criticism to Netanyahu; instead he saw Netanyahu as the latest in a long line of Israeli leaders who pursued land grabs and territorial expansion. Your contribution will help us bring you vital news, Jamaal Bowman Wants to Be the Bridge Between His Jewish and Black Constituents, Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman posted a letter on Twitter asking to meet with Israel's Acting Consul General in New York, Israel Nitzan. One of the things that I’ve been talking a lot about is reparations: the need for it, the need for a process of truth, reconciliation and restitution, and telling the story of other groups that received reparations. His program, the Center for Conversion to Judaism, is now housed at Manhattan’s Town & Village Synagogue. What made you think you could actually win? Yudi Dukes dies from Covid • NY attorney fights white power • Manhattan rabbi offers prayer for Pres. Anti-Defamation League Ari Fuad BDS Boycott Divestment Sanctions targeting Israel Efrat equality for all Ezra Schwartz Founding Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Gush Etzion Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Human Rights Watch Israel is America’s greatest allies Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jerusalem Mr. Jamaal Bowman … Biden’s call for unity doesn’t mean surrendering to the other side, but nurturing a sense of common purpose. Joseph and his brothers are fighting for emotional validation of the separate ways they experienced childhood. The announcement curbs certain arms sales and comes with renewed diplomatic pushes. To Palestinian rights advocates, Bowman’s opposition to BDS underscores just how privileged Israeli concerns remain in the Washington debate, and how much work remains to be done to change the frame from Israeli security to one of freedom for people who live under a repressive system that denies Palestinians human rights on the basis of their ethnicity. You challenged a long-tenured congressman, which is a really bold thing to do. Jamaal is a middle school principal and has been a teacher and public school advocate for twenty years. Members under siege in Congress give their accounts of mob’s breach of Capitol. I think it’s ignoring the power dynamic and it’s ignoring some of what’s happening right in front of our face. Those groups are gearing up to push Bowman on the issue once he reaches Congress. 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But running an electoral campaign is different than Capitol Hill lobbying, especially in a district that is 11 percent Jewish. Bowman studeerde aan de Universiteit van New Haven, Mercy College en Manhattanville College waarna hij een onderwijzer werd. He criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and compared the policing of Black people to the military occupation of Palestinians. So I was known in those circles pretty well. Brazilian David Hertz is adapting the ideas of the ‘Social Gastronomy Movement’ to the pandemic era. But what is a clear loss for the Israel lobby isn’t an outright win for the Palestinian rights movement. Previously, Bowman had engaged with Toyami Als but Bowman sued his fiancée to return a $5,800 engagement ring after their relationship broke down in April 2003. https://theintercept.com/2020/06/25/jamaal-bowman-israel-palestine-bds Trump pardons Charles Kushner • House Dems back Biden on Iran • Israeli impresses in NBA debut, A Jewish Chef Uses Food as a Tool for Social Change. But it’s complicated, man. We don’t have ads, so we depend on our members — 35,000 and counting — to help us hold the powerful to account. Nadler noshes Zabar’s at impeachment • Nancy Pelosi quotes Israeli poet • ‘Camp Auschwitz’ guy arrested, How Challah Has Sustained Me Through Covid-19. The campaign, then, was not a forum for questioning the basis of the U.S-Israel relationship or the U.S. pursuit of fruitless Israeli-Palestinian talks that saw Israel build settlements under the cover of engaging in peace talks. 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While I may have been unknown in the “political arena,” I was an organizer, I was a major contributor to the opt-out movement in public education, fighting for culturally responsive curriculum, restorative justice, trauma-informed schools, fighting for equitable funding with the Alliance for Quality Education. If we are the most powerful nation, we have a responsibility to respond to potential human rights violations that are happening anywhere in the world. Who would hold party elites accountable to the values they proclaim to have? While Israel lobby groups attempted to paint Bowman as some kind of wild-eyed anti-Israel extremist, his rhetoric was moderate on the Jewish state, much closer to the rhetoric of J Street, the liberal Jewish pro-Israel group, than to any Palestinian group. A rabbi’s letter to her son and daughter. A rabbi tries to make sense of an attack on our nation’s capital. Hassan and other Palestinian rights advocates are hopeful that Engel’s exit from Congress will mean a more open debate on Israel on Capitol Hill, and the end of the days when AIPAC’s reputation as a political career maker or ender cowed politicians into following their right-wing line on Israel. As the campaign reached its closing days, an influential Riverdale rabbi, Avi Weiss, penned a letter to Bowman questioning his pro-Israel bonafides and criticizing his position that U.S. military aid should not be used to fund Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinians. “It’s much easier to integrate a lunch counter than it is to guarantee an income to get rid of poverty for negroes and all people.” Jewish Tradition Has Some Ideas. There are probably other methods that need to be explored, but that’s one that I’ve heard and even shared that I may potentially support to stop what’s happening in terms of the undermining of a true two-state solution. So, for me, regardless of what community you are a part of, if you care about social justice, you also care about racial justice, and if you care about justice, you care about equality and you care about the human rights of everyone. as Bowman’s challenge became an increasingly viable threat. Because of that legacy, we welcome, and we would love all communities to be a part of, pushing back against that legacy that continues to harm us. Groups that have a presence on Capitol Hill, like American Muslims for Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, have developed close relationships with a small group of progressive members of Congress. Our incredible field director posted this as she reflected on our journey in 2020. That’s what I feel; that’s what I believe. And one of the things I would say often throughout the campaign is, if we’re really serious about the long-term safety and security of Israel, we have to uplift the human rights of the Palestinian people, and we have to do better than we’re currently doing with regard to that issue. From a policy standpoint, one of those particular policy issues that’s emerging among the progressive camp is the argument to condition aid to Israel. This cruelty is another reminder of why the occupation must end." The Jewish Week finds a steward to help it grow and thrive in the digital era. Ghebreghiorgis’s campaign did not take off in the same way Bowman’s did, and he, Bowman in early June, helping consolidate the progressive vote.). Joel Chasnoff hosts an annual event, modified for the Covid-19 era. I’m very thankful that from the very beginning of our campaign, there were members of the Jewish community that opened themselves up to me as resources, as mentors, to help me learn about Jewish issues generally and the issue of Israel very specifically. What’s the next step to move this forward? As chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Engel was in a position to shape House Democrats’ positions on the U.S.-Israel alliance, and that he will no longer be in that position is on its own a game-changer for Palestinian rights groups. It gave me the opportunity to respond very publicly. The Bowman-Engel race’s debate on Israel was deeply constrained, in part because Bowman and his backers did not want to alienate the Jewish parts of the district, a community that ended up being important to his eventual apparent victory (absentee ballots are still being counted, but Engel is unlikely to overcome Bowman’s massive lead). 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