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I'm Jewish and it creeps me out how some Israelis have conflated the word Jewish with the word Israeli. And for them there's the additional possibility of being an honorary Jew if you are rabidly pro-Israel.
I think if I was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at a Denny's and I stood on a chair and in a loud voice I said "Israel does not equal Judaism and Judaism does not equal Israel. Thank you for your kind attention," - many elderly Jew's first thought would be that they'd like to hobble over to me, knock me down, and beat me to death with their walker or their cane.
I don't know if I would ever actually mess around with elderly Jews. I can also imagine one of them getting on their cell phones with it's huge buttons and using speed dial...
"Hello, Moishe. I am leaving you a message because I want to know if you can do me a very big favor. You know your friend the Russian ex-gangster? Please tell him that I want some lawn work done immediately. I understand I must pay a premium. But the grass must be cut right away. Love to you and your grandchildren. Oh - and see you at Chanukah!"
I'm Jewish and it creeps me out how some Israelis have conflated the word Jewish with the word Israeli. And for them there's the additional possibility of being an honorary Jew if you are rabidly pro-Israel.
by design. Israel is a white supremacist settler colonial project that scapegoats Jewish identity as the "cause" when it is really just the veneer. I always like to show people clips of Jewish people protesting Israel.
Same. I'm Jewish and constantly begging other older American Jews to stop acting like Israel = Judaism and Judaism = Israel.
I think if I was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at a Denny's and I stood on a chair and in a loud voice I said "Israel does not equal Judaism and Judaism does not equal Israel. Thank you for your kind attention," - many elderly Jew's first thought would be that they'd like to hobble over to me, knock me down, and beat me to death with their walker or their cane.
you're a brave one
The "if" was mostly all "if I did it".
somehow the most essential word in the entire sentence slipped my gaze
I don't know if I would ever actually mess around with elderly Jews. I can also imagine one of them getting on their cell phones with it's huge buttons and using speed dial...
"Hello, Moishe. I am leaving you a message because I want to know if you can do me a very big favor. You know your friend the Russian ex-gangster? Please tell him that I want some lawn work done immediately. I understand I must pay a premium. But the grass must be cut right away. Love to you and your grandchildren. Oh - and see you at Chanukah!"