A Nation Shocked at the Near Loss of Democracy that was Always Part Illusory
Many of us are rejoicing that Trump’s attempted coup didn’t work. And we are rightly outraged at those who stormed the Capitol.
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Selling Israel Biblically
Geopolitical, economic, energy, and military determinants have shaped U.S. Middle East policy since the Second World War. No less significant, however, is the powerful influence of Christian Zionism on the formation of America’s Israel-first policy. With over 40 million adherents, it has become a powerful force in shaping that policy, especially today.
Continue ReadingWhom Will We Honour Memorial Day?
Editor’s note: It was a great honour to be able to publish some of Howard Zinn’s reflections in Tikkun and for me to have his enthusiastic endorsement of my book The Left Hand of God. You can see why I felt such a great loss when he died almost 9 years ago. May his memory be […]
Continue ReadingRacism and Israel’s election: How did the Jewish state become an oppressive state?
Israel’s election on Tuesday came down to a battle between a prime minister who promised to annex part (or possibly all) of the West Bank and its several million Palestinians into Israel, but without giving them equal rights to Jews, and a former army general and chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who boasted […]
Continue ReadingMourning the Murder of Muslims in New Zealand..and what to do
We at Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives are in deep mourning for the 49 Muslims killed and at least 20 seriously injured, in a hate-filled terror attack targeting two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. The murderer, a few hours before the assault, posted a long statement filled with hatred toward […]
Continue ReadingTrump’s arrogance and stupidity in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
Of course Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Israel. But it is also the capital of the State of Palestine, currently occupied by the Israeli army and unable to exercise its sovereignty in the Arab parts of Jerusalem that will some day be an integral part of the Palestinian state. To ignore this […]
Continue ReadingChallenge the Destruction of the Rohingya People
Rabbi Michael Lerner called today for secular humanists, spiritual progressives, and every religious leader in the Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and other religious communities, as well as secular social change activists and human rights supporters, to speak out loudly and clearly against the the destruction of the Rohingya People.
Continue ReadingWill the Neocons’ Long War Ever End?
America’s Long War or Global War on Terror has taken some ugly turns as the West’s continued war-making in the Muslim world leads to new terrorism against Western targets, with no end in sight, explains Nicolas J S Davies.
Continue ReadingObery Hendricks on MLK’s legacy–with comment by Rabbi Lerner
Having just returned (Monday, Jan. 16, 2016) from participating in a demonstration and march in Oakland, Ca. today in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr, I was glad to receive this submission to Tikkun (below) by African American studies professor (and Tikkun magazine author) Obery Hendricks. It is an important counter to […]
Continue ReadingStop Israel and the JNF from Destroying the Bedouin homes!
Rabbi Arik Ascherman, the co-founder of Haqel and a recipient of the Tikkun Award at our November conference, needs your help to stop Israel and the JNF (Jewish National Fund) from evicting Bedouins from their homes in order to build a completely Jewish city on the land where they have lived. He is asking all […]
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