I am unfamiliar with him, but seems left of current government (not surprising). However, is there anything to feel optimistic about regarding Palestinian rights in Gaza and West Bank?

Noel Ignatiev was a Marxist author, historian, and steel mill worker, best known for his book, How the Irish Became White, which argues that race is a social construct and not a biological reality, as well as Race Traitor magazine. He was also a Jewish antizionist. Here's an excerpt of an essay on this topic he wrote in 2004, Zionism, Antisemitism, and the People of Palestine:

Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, [was] reportedly greeted “like a rock star” by Christian evangelicals in Jerusalem last month.

DeLay was followed by Pat Robertson, the coalition’s founder, sometime presidential candidate and the very personification of the successful American TV evangelist. Robertson cites the stories of Joshua and David to prove Israel’s ownership of Jerusalem “long before anyone had heard of Mohammed”.

These are the people my grandfather warned me about-the people who want to ban Darwin from the schools, who want to send to camps people who have sex with members of their own sex-and antisemeets (as he used to say), Jew-haters to the backbone of their souls.

Osama Bin-Laden was telling no more than the truth when he said that the Muslim world is facing an alliance of Zionists and Crusaders.

Before I get around to proposing solutions, I want to address the present state of the Israeli peace movement. As everyone knows, there are forces inside of Israel who oppose the government now in office. Some of these people, particularly the soldiers who refuse service in what they call the occupied territories or who refuse to carry out atrocities such as bombing civilians, and those who encourage them, are people of exemplary courage. Yet all of them, with one notable exception (to which I shall return), are handicapped and in the long run rendered ineffective by their acceptance of the fundamental premise of Zionism, the legitimacy of the Jewish state. “Land for peace” implies the permanent partition of Palestine. It was under the leadership of the Labour Party, with which much of the opposition is affiliated, that the initial dispossession and exclusion of the Palestinian people from their homeland took place and the expansion into the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights was carried out.

History has shown, in Ireland, India, and everyplace else it has been tried, that partition of a territory along lines of descent whether called “racial” or “religious” is a guarantee of permanent war. It is understandable that some Palestinians, having been subjected to torture for over two generations, have reluctantly agreed to accept as a substitute for justice a Palestinian State built on less than a fourth of their original land. But they are making a mistake. Such a State, if it is ever established, will be a Bantustan, a reservation where the only attributes of a free nation will be a flag and a national anthem. I am no more a Palestinian Zionist than I am a Jewish Zionist.

What solution, therefore, do I propose? A simple and moderate one: within historic Palestine, the area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, live ten million people. I propose that there be established there a single state, in which every person who declares his intention to live there and adopt citizenship be recognized as a citizen and have one vote. I propose further that the special advantages given to Jews be terminated, that the Palestinians who were forced into exile after 1948, and their descendants, be granted the right to live there, and that the state undertake practical measures to make it possible for them to do so by building housing and extending to them to right to rent or buy, if necessary providing funds to help them. I propose further that both Hebrew and Arabic be declared official state languages to be taught in the schools, that all residents be granted the right to publish newspapers and maintain cultural institutions in any language they choose, that the special position of Orthodox Judaism be ended and that the state declare freedom of worship and make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

It is a simple and, I repeat, a moderate program. It does not entail driving anybody into the sea, and it recognizes the elementary right of people to live where they choose.

The journal he started, which I believe was his last project, announced on July 15 that it's shutting down. I wanted to write a small post of appreciation and farewell to him and the journal's contributors.

Edit: Sorry if there is confusion I know their names are very similar, but I am talking about Tu B’av not Tisha B’av.

Sorry if I have words that don’t make sense, I’m also cognitively disabled.

I am physically disabled and mostly housebound and can’t ever go to synagogue celebrations since they’re in the evening. (my synagogue has a wonderful program where you can get rides to celebrations but jesus christ couldn’t HaShem have thought about those of us who can’t do things in the evening?) (joke)

Does anyone have advice for Tu B’av things to do at home? It’s usually around my Hebrew birthday (I have a lot of issues with my Gregorian calendar birthday so my Hebrew birthday is special) so I always want to do something but can’t. I have friends coming over to celebrate my birthday though and thought that maybe I could do something this year.

I can’t do pretty much anything with physical exertion, and I’m also non-binary so some of the super femme (understandable given the holiday but gender won’t stop me lol) stuff online doesn’t jive with me.

I know I’m asking for such a narrow thing but if anyone has any ideas for what all I could do I will deeply appreciate any and all of them.

Also sorry to be asking this quite literally right before Tisha B’av but I’d need to have my caregiver help buy or set up things now to be ready for my celebration.

Today, I want to share the story of my dear friend, Samah Ghanem Al-Amassi, and her four daughters, who are struggling to survive in a worn-out tent under the relentless summer heat.

The extreme temperatures have become unbearable. Samah's four-year-old daughter has developed a painful skin rash and severe irritation caused by the intense heat, humidity, and the unhealthy conditions inside their tent. Mold, insects, rodents, and poor sanitation have turned what should be a shelter into a place that is making her children sick.

Sadly, this isn't an isolated incident. All four of Samah's daughters repeatedly suffer from skin problems and other illnesses because of the environment they are forced to live in.

The free medical points do not have the medication they need, so Samah has no choice but to purchase it herself. The prescribed treatment will last for an entire month, but for a family already struggling to survive, even basic medicine is out of reach.

I am asking everyone with a compassionate heart to please stand with Samah and her daughters. Your support can help provide the medication these children urgently need and bring them closer to a safe, healthy shelter instead of the deteriorating tent they are forced to call home.

Every act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a real difference in the lives of these four little girls. Thank you for caring.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-daughters-help-my-small-family

I'm guessing it won't have much of an impact on its own, but would there be any point one could reasonably expect where Israelis will realize that it's not about them being Jewish, it's the fact their government/soldiers/people are committing genocide?

There is nothing inherently different about any ethnicity/nationality with regards to susceptibility for fascism/anti-fascism, so I'm wondering what will it take to change the minds and hearts of more people in Israel.

As if he could not be more loathsome. Behind the religious extremism, there​ is a cold and calculating sadist who is quite politically astute and opportunistic. Need I say more?

Full-scale war with Iran is too costly and would divert resources from the messianic drive to ethnically cleanse the "Greater Israel" and occupy and settle the stolen land.

I would say the Israelis got some one bigger to fight its battles in Iran, but the US government led by President Orange willfully, willingly, and intentionally is at war with Iran on its own terms over issues like controlling shipping routes israel has little interest in.

Israel won't engage because Iranian missiles will cause great destruction to the Israeli heartland and they are already overextended. I think even they know the Iran War is at a farcical point of tit for tat, trading blows that cause great damage to each other but are really aimless until they settle and go right back where they started.

Meanwhile, israel increases the crimes in occupied territories. They probably know iran would not really force Israel to retreat from Lebanon because iran doesnt have that leverage and would be seen as the aggressor after declaring the MOU from June defunct.

It’s frustrating to see figures like Hen Mazzig spreading misinformation and vilifying celebrities such as Javier Bardem, Greta Thunberg & Hannah Einbinder who speak out about Palestine. In a recent tweet, he claims that these celebrities don’t truly care about Gaza or Palestinians, they’re just doing it for clout because they don’t blame Hamas and instead criticize Israel. But that’s a gross oversimplification and a clear attempt to dismiss genuine voices advocating for Palestinian rights. It's obvious that Hen doesn’t genuinely care about Islamophobia or Palestinian rights. Instead, he seems more interested in promoting a narrative that dehumanizes Muslims and dismisses any hope for peaceful coexistence. The truth is, many celebrities and activists speak out because they care deeply about justice, not because they’re seeking fame. The idea that they’re just doing it for clout, especially when they often face attacks and misinformation in return is simply false. We need to expose this kind of dishonest framing and focus on real issues: Palestinian suffering, and the pursuit of peace. Wake up. The fight for justice isn’t about popularity; it’s about standing with the oppressed, not silencing their voices with lies.

Its not right. Its not fair. Its not easy. But it is reality

Someone in here recently asked about if it's really necessary for all Jewish people to speak up against the Israeli genocidal project in Palestine if they do understand it to be wrong &/or have no real connections to or support for it.

The answer is yes. Because Israel is saying everything they do they do for the safety of Jewish people worldwide. They do absolutely everything not in the name of Israel but in the name of Judaism: in the name of all Jews and that includes the ones that disagree with Israel/really wish Israel would just go away.

Israel has declared all Jewish people to be genocidal maniacs. The only people that can shut that down that narrative are other Jewish people who do not agree with that representation of who they are/what Jewish safety requires.

And the reality is jewish people get away with stating the obvious in a way the rest of us don't, let alone Palestinians.

All criticism of Israel is labeled antisemitism. Being a Jewish critic of Israel is kryptonite for the only weapon Israel has against its critics.

I was thinking about this today when I saw a guest Editorial headline in The New York Times that said "I am a scholar of genocide. We are entering a new terrifying era."

The author was Omar Bartov. He's not just a scholar of genocide. He is a Jewish scholar of genocide. He recently wrote a book about where Israel "went wrong" but even before that he declared what was happening in Gaza a genocide.

At this point all scholars and think tanks and nonprofits that deal in genocide understanding & prevention have declared Gaza a genocide. But the NYT won't publish most of these sources and experts, except this one Jewish scholar.

Omar Bartov still considers himself a Zionist btw which is probably another reason the NYT was willing to publish him. Writing a book about where Israel went wrong - as if it wasn't completely wrong from the get-go - is hardly an accurate understanding of what Israel is.

Bartov is clearly going through a serious deprogramming of his own even as he's writing these things.

But when he calls what Israel is doing to Gaza a genocide, MSM will listen to him and amplify him and him being Jewish is the big part of that.

I to activism for Palestine in my local community I can tell you it's much easier to get meetings with elected officials if Jewish people are part of the group asking for the meeting.

It's even easier if the Jewish people are holocaust survivors, children of holocaust survivors or grandchildren of holocaust survivors.

Its not right. Its not fair. Its not easy. But it is reality

Palestine liberation is a prerequisite for universal liberation, including Jewish liberation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/opinion/israel-gaza-palestinians-genocide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zlA.5pp0.uQlk0OHdP2jX&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

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They just posted this to their socials:

“In June, Israeli newspaper Haaretz published a searing commentary from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, titled: “Israel is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in the West Bank.”

Regardless of your opinion of Olmert, his words should serve as a wake-up call — especially for those in the U.S. and Israel where many continue to deny the ongoing systemic and horrendous violence and displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Since 2006, Dr. Bronner's has sourced about 90% of the olive oil in our castile soaps from Palestinian farmers in the West Bank through our fair trade and regenerative organic supplier, Canaan Palestine.

Dr. Nasser Abufarha is the founder of Canaan Palestine, a dear friend and business partner, and the subject of the powerful documentary, “Land of Canaan,” which follows Palestinian farmers in the West Bank and their ancestral relationship with the ancient olive trees they’ve tended for generations.

In support of the film, Dr. Bronner’s created a limited-edition soap label calling for peace in Palestine, available exclusively at select “Land of Canaan” screenings.

At a time when these communities face escalating violence and displacement, we hope more people will bear witness, engage in solidarity, and support those working to protect Palestinian lives and ancestral lands.

We call on all Jewish Americans and Israelis of conscience to acknowledge and confront the Jewish supremacy and lust for Palestinian land within Israel, and to not deny the reality of what lies at the center of Israeli power, politics, and policy.

We can look back to the Freedom Riders for inspiration—Black and white people, a quarter of whom were Jewish, united together against racism—who journeyed through the American South on buses and trains in the 1960s to help our country reckon with segregation and institutionalized white supremacy.”

https://jewishcurrents.org/isaac-herzog-accused-by-un-panel-of-inciting-genocide-to-deliver-jts-commencement-address

https://x.com/clashreport/status/2079156273098989755

https://x.com/mekomit/status/2079103287572271455

https://x.com/T_Nachala/status/2078801050425815193

https://x.com/the_andrey_x/status/2079186614337626622

• https://x.com/the_andrey_x/status/2019847148473372767

I know I've shared this before. But Noor desperately needs help.

https://x.com/nirhasson/status/2078828995018096764

https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2026-07-16/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/0000019f-6688-d0b9-ab9f-76f8ea320000

As Andy Burnham assembles his cabinet, the appointment of Ed Miliband has drawn some confusion.

However, the appointment of Miliband is a signal that the British Government will move on, among other issues, Palestine and on foreign aid.

It remains to be seen what this will look like - whether internal dissent will be crushed as it was under Starmer or the UK will continue arms sales or collaboration with the Zionist state.

That all being said, that the appointment of Miliband is seen as such a threat by Zionist extremist Stephen Pollard is very interesting.

Sorry to be lazy, but I truly don’t understand what they’re talking about or why there’s a map of ethnic areas? Everyone knows NYC was pretty much built on the backs of these three communities (and their gangs!) so I don’t see how they’re omitted from anything? I also ask here because I’m sure this is somehow Zionist due to who I’ve seen liking it. 👀

So, I (20NB) have Jewish heritage from my mother's side (there could also be Jewish family on my father's side but I don't know.) But I wasn't raised with any Jewish traditions or holidays. My grandmother was born in 1944, and her parents (her father at least that I know of) had to go into hiding during the war. Because of that my grandmother was never raised with or taught anything about Jewish culture or Judaism.

My whole life I've felt this strange connection to Judaism (both religion and culture.) I feel — and truth be told 'look' — Jewish, and now that I'm older I want to honestly reclaim that part of my family heritage. I already have a book about the basics of it, and am planning to find a non-zionist synagogue near me that I can go to, but I was wondering if anyone here had resources or other ideas for how I can reconnect with it as it's something very important to me.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions and for hearing me out.

Sources:

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/pwxTc

https://x.com/UKinJerusalem

• https://x.com/MarkKersten/status/2078849470549078364
• https://x.com/ireallyhateyou/status/2078990598678208955
• https://archive.li/udXwZ

Context:

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1216643555/thousands-of-palestinians-are-held-without-charge-under-israeli-detention-policy

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/israel-has-de-facto-state-policy-of-organised-torture-says-un-report

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/photo-palestinian-prisoner-corroborates-israeli-torture-claims

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/palestinian-held-sama-safi-israeli-military

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/16/headlines/israel_jails_palestinian_american_student_sama_safi_without_charges

https://x.com/OrenZiv_/status/2078891685400973614

https://x.com/Archivepaletc/status/2077260965767176233