The world is so very messed up for so many reasons but this Jew nevertheless wishes a Happy Eid to all of the skeeters out there who celebrate. May the world be a better place by next Ramadan. #shalomsalaam

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#MennoniteAction is turning two, and it's a sobering anniversary. We wish to see a free #Palestine, and see our work become obsolete. And yet, we're encouraged by two years of faithful expression of #solidarity, two years of learning, training […]

61 arrested calling on senator to stop starving Gaza Sixty-one Mennonites from the mid-Atlantic region were arrested Sept. 9 outside Virginia Sen. Mark Warner’s congressional office in Washington, D.C., for their peaceful refusal to stop singing. They gathered to invite Warner and his staff to commit to end the Israeli military siege of Gaza. Their singing served as a moral witness to “disrupt the collective conscience of members of Congress” over U.S. support of the carnage in Palestine. The action was organized by members of Mennonite Action hailing from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Warner’s office was selected because some view him as persuadable on the issue and a majority of the group was from Virginia, including students from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg. “Hymn-singing is a deeply rooted practice for Mennonites,” said Cynthia Lapp, one of the event’s organizers and pastor of Hyattsville Mennonite Church in Maryland. “To do so in such a political civic space is a reminder that our faith is not constrained to our pews but also calls us to engage in public acts of peaceful witness.” Timothy Seidel, an associate professor of peacebuilding, development and global studies at EMU, decried Israel’s current attack on Gaza City and restrictions on aid as “criminal behavior” abetted by U.S. backing. “International law clearly prohibits the intentional targeting of civilians,” Seidel said. “Such actions are abhorrent, and people of faith and conscience have no choice but to oppose them in all nonviolent ways we can.” According to The Guardian, a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicates five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians. Co-organizer Jonny Rashid added, “The intentional actions to deny food to starving people in Gaza are contributing to genocide against the people of Palestine.” Rashid, pastor of West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship, said Mennonites in the United States join people of faith around the world in condemning what constitutes “ethnic cleansing” being perpetuated by Israel and funded by U.S. tax dollars. Additional smaller groups of Mennonites visited the offices of Pennsylvania and Maryland members of Congress, including Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen, to sing a song of gratitude for their willingness to take legislative action to hold Israel accountable. “The willful killing of so many innocents in Gaza is a violation of conscience and an affront to everything we proclaim about our faith,” said Tim Godshall, who attends Shalom Mennonite Congregation in Harrisonburg and was arrested. “It should disturb the conscience of members of Congress as well, since the destruction of Gaza would not be happening without U.S. support.” More than 1,373 Palestinians have been killed since late May while seeking food in Gaza, which the United Nations has officially declared an area of “[hu]man-made famine,” in the context of a Palestinian death toll of more than 62,000, with an additional 156,230 wounded. “The most vulnerable, primarily children, are already dying of starvation,” said Pastor Ashely Hoard of North Baltimore Mennonite Church. “We know that thousands more lives will be lost in this horrific manner if the blockade is not lifted immediately.” Mennonite Action has organized several public actions since December 2023, including a January 2024 hymn sing/nonviolent action in the Canon Building Rotunda in Washington that resulted in 125 arrests of Mennonites from across the U.S. In July 2024, hundreds of Mennonites made a 135-mile march from Harrisonburg to Washington, where 50 marchers were arrested while singing in the Senate Hart Building. “We mourn with the families and friends of hostages and those who lost loved ones when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7th,” said H.A. Penner of Akron, Pa. “We also mourn with the Gazans who have lost so much. We have come to D.C. today because we feel a moral responsibility to speak out because our tax dollars and our elected officials are enabling the continued assault on Gaza.”

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I am incredibly proud of these 61 Mennonites for their nonviolent hymn-singing protest for the people of #Gaza.

#Mennonite #Peace #ShalomSalaam

Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages The “day of stoppage” was organized weeks after militant groups released videos of hostages and Israel announced plans for a new offensive.

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#CeasefireNow #Israel #Gaza #Peace #ShalomSalaam #FreeTheHostages

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Sharing this important snapshot of Jewish history, a statement signed by 23 South African Jewish conscientious objectors during the days of apartheid.

Excerpt: NATIONAL JEWISH CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS […]

Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him | CNN As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.

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#AnasAlSharif #Israel #Murder #Gaza #Palestine #Peace #ShalomSalaam

hebrew letters spelling out Shalom with a peace dove and a QR code Text: Exploring Jewish Conscientious Objection, hybrid seminar via Zoom and in-person More information & How to register Sponsored by the Jewish CO project, the Spinoza Havurah, and Joy Mennonite Church (Oklahoma City)

I'm presenting at this seminar (which is also my capstone project for the certificate program in Unbound #Judaism - from the folks at #JudaismUnbound

The program is free and you can participate via Zoom (thanks to The #SpinozaHavurah), in-person in Oklahoma City […]

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1-year-old who had spoken his first word hours earlier among 10 kids killed in Israeli strike outside clinic NBC News' team in Gaza witnessed a man kiss his small, dead nephew on the head. “I love you so much, my love,” he said, sobbing.

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#CeaseFireNow #WarCrimes #ShalomSalaam #Peace #Gaza #Palestine #Israel

1-year-old who had spoken his first word hours earlier among 10 kids killed in Israeli strike outside clinic NBC News' team in Gaza witnessed a man kiss his small, dead nephew on the head. “I love you so much, my love,” he said, sobbing.

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#CeaseFireNow #WarCrimes #ShalomSalaam #Peace #Gaza #Palestine #Israel

Why I quit the U.S. Air Force and went on a hunger strike to stop the Gaza genocide Joy Metzler left the Air Force as a conscientious objector over U.S. support for Israeli atrocities in Palestine and joined a 40-day Veterans for Peace hunger strike for Gaza. She says it is crucial w...

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Powerful piece written by one of my military law clients (recently discharged from the USAF on the grounds of conscientious objection), Joy Metzler

#Peace #ShalomSalaam #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #ConscientiousObjection #USAF

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Powerful piece written by one of my military law clients (recently discharged from the USAF on the grounds of conscientious objection), Joy Metzler

#Peace #ShalomSalaam #Palestine […]

Israeli troops arbitrarily opened fire on Gaza's civilians, soldier tells Sky News The soldier reportedly recalled several instances in which civilians were shot on the orders of commanders, including once when they were scavenging scrap metal and solar panels nearby.

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#CeasefireNOW
#ShalomSalaam #Peace
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine

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Just as in past recent wars (i.e. Iraq and Afghanistan), the reality for IDF troops on the ground in Gaza doesn't line up with the PR spin being put out by the military.

This is […]

Israeli army officers refuse to serve in ‘unnecessary, eternal war’ in Gaza In letter to Netanyahu, 41 signatories say government’s orders are ‘clearly illegal’ and hostages have been given ‘death sentence’

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#Peace #ShalomSalaam #Israel #Palestine #FreeTheHostages #CeaseFireNow

Israeli government issuing ‘illegal’ orders that must not be obeyed, say IDF intelligence officers In letter to Netanyahu, 41 signatories say hostages given ‘death sentence’ and Israel waging ‘unnecessary’ war

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#Peace #ShalomSalaam #Israel #Palestine #FreeTheHostages #CeaseFireNow

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Sharing a very important fundraising pitch from the Refuser Support Network, an organization that supports Israelis […]

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Very proud to see my old client Lt. Joy Metzler be on #DemocracyNow, along with #KathyKelly (a hero of mine for more than 20 years --- her speaking at the old Cornerstone Festival circa 2001 was a major nudge in my life […]

Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank Defence minister says move ‘prevents establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel’

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For my friends who identify as progressive Zionists (i.e. who support a 2 state solution), it is imperative that you speak out NOW against this Israeli effort to vastly expand illegal settlement activity in thr #WestBank.

#Israel #Palestine #ShalomSalaam

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For my friends who identify as progressive Zionists (i.e. who support a 2 state solution in I/P), it is imperative that you speak out NOW against this Israeli effort to vastly expand […]

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Beautiful effort just launched -- Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza. Please consider supporting/amplifying in whatever ways you can.
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Action steps!
1. Sign onto the statement yourself at www.foodaidforgaza.org -- goal is 18,000 signers.
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Sign the Petition Cancel Matisyahu USA Tour 2025

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I was a fan of #Matisyahu for many years, so it is with great sadness that I'm sharing this petition.

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#Peace #ShalomSalaam #Israel #Palestine #JewishMusic #ResistFascism #Judaism #Betar #IsraeliFascism

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I was a fan of #Matisyahu for many years, so it is with great sadness that I'm sharing this petition.

Excerpt: Matisyahu has, in recent months, become a prominent supporter of BETAR, a movement on the far-right of Zionist political spectrum. Matisyahu himself is featured prominently on the […]

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This year for #pesach, I've picked a theme song for each night of the 7 (or maybe 8) day holiday, very loosely riffing o. my feelings of rather day or what I'm hoping for today. most will not be "Jewish" persay but rather just songs that resonate with the holiday and the flow of the season […]

Anti-Hamas slogans shouted at a Gaza protest against the war in a rare show of dissent Demonstrators could be seen calling for Hamas to go “outside,” in one video verified by NBC News which showed scores of people amassed in the city of Beit Lahia.

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Sharing to counter the false narrative that all Palestinians back Hamas.

#Peace #ShalomSalaam #CeasefireNOW #Hamas #Gaza #Palestine

Anti-Hamas slogans shouted at a Gaza protest against the war in a rare show of dissent Demonstrators could be seen calling for Hamas to go “outside,” in one video verified by NBC News which showed scores of people amassed in the city of Beit Lahia.

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Sharing to counter the false narrative that all Palestinians back Hamas.

#Peace #ShalomSalaam #CeasefireNOW #Hamas #Gaza #Palestine

Remembering Aaron Bushnell: How He Inspired People in the Military to Question U.S. Empire We remember Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. Air Force member who died last year in an act of protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. On a live-streamed video, Bushnell said he could not be “c...

I'm very proud of my client, Joy Metzler, who appeared on Democracy Now! today.

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#Gaza #ConscientiousObjector #ConscientiousObjection #Palestine #Peace #ShalomSalaam

Remembering Aaron Bushnell: How He Inspired People in the Military to Question U.S. Empire We remember Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. Air Force member who died last year in an act of protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. On a live-streamed video, Bushnell said he could not be “complicit in genocide” while the United States continued to support Israel’s war on Gaza; he then set himself on fire, screaming “Free Palestine” until he collapsed. Now just a year after Bushnell’s fatal self-immolation, we speak with an active-duty Air Force lieutenant who says she is inspired by Bushnell to seek a discharge from the military as a conscientious objector over the genocide in Gaza. “Any kind of contribution to the U.S. military inherently helps this machine of warfare and imperialism and oppression continue,” says Joy Metzler, who says many people in uniform suffer “moral injury” from their service. We also speak with Levi Pierpont, a friend of Bushnell who says Bushnell’s death was “life-changing” for him. Pierpont has since visited Palestine and become a peace activist. “I went from being someone who had grown up Christian Zionist and was very sympathetic to Zionism to realizing how it’s interconnected with the American empire and realizing how we need to stand against it as Americans, because we’re implicated in it,” says Pierpont.

I'm very proud of my client, Lt. Joy Metzler, who appeared on Democracy Now! today.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/aaron_bushnell

#Gaza #ConscientiousObjector #ConscientiousObjection #Palestine #Peace #ShalomSalaam

1. They buy 90% of the olive oil (used as an ingredient in many of their products) from Palestinian farmers in the #WestBank.

2. They use 100% renewable generated power in their production facilities.

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#Palestine #ShalomSalaam

Work has been too fast to comment much on politics over the few days, except to say this: don't let anyone fool you --- #Netanyahu is a fascist, just like #Trump.

#ShalomSalaam #Resist #ResistFascism #Fascism #Imperialism #Nationalism

Work has been too fast to comment much on politics over the few days, except to say this: don't let anyone fool you --- #Netanyahu is a fascist, just like #Trump.

#ShalomSalaam #Resist #ResistFascism #Fascism #Imperialism #Nationalism