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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Sep 19

Straight from the horse's mouth

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‎Alon-Lee Green אלון-לי גרין‎ on Instagram‎: "עדיין חושבים שזה קשור לחטופים? Still think it's about the hostages?"‎

2,455 likes, 241 comments - alonlee on September 18, 2025‎: "עדיין חושבים שזה קשור לחטופים? Still think it's about the hostages?". ‎

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Sep 18

I know of plenty of individuals and organizations that are quite vocal, but sadly they are not a large share of the population, especially if recent polling is to be believed.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Aug 25

Whether it’s Trump illegally deporting immigrants to Uganda or Zohran Mamdani being born in Uganda, the East African nation is having a moment across the political spectrum.

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Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · Aug 9

Important speech by Tel Aviv University economics professor Ro'ee Levy at the Israel Economic Association meeting, in which he links together insights from economics research, personal experience and information about the devastating situation in Gaza: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Israeli Economic Association Conference – Closing Panel Roee Levy, July 17, 2025 The topic of this panel is trends in the Israeli economy, and I am going to talk about the most important trend: the w...

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Aug 3

"Liberal Jews like myself need to overcome our shame, which pushes some of us to avoid or deny the reality of Gaza. Instead we must grapple with guilt; not in the sense of personal culpability but in our collective responsibility toward and solidarity with our Israeli kin and Palestinian neighbors."

Christine Binzel @christinebinzel.bsky.social · Aug 3

Israeli political scientist Lihi Ben Shitrit:

"The more I learn about genocide, the more shocked and embarrassed I am by my own ignorance. Once I actively tried to be better informed about genocide, the picture in Gaza became terrifyingly clear."

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As an Israeli political scientist, I resisted thinking this war was a genocide. Here's what changed my mind

The incitement for genocide in the Israeli public sphere is undeniable. So why are so many of us liberal Jews so reluctant?

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Jul 31

You help us mobilize thousands of Jews and Israelis, train community and student leaders, and disrupt business as usual across our country – because there cannot be normalcy while our government continues starving and killing Palestinians across Gaza.

Give today:

Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our crowdfunding campaign just got to 50 percent! You’re helping drive our fight for a different future in Israel-Palestine – thank you. Donate: omdi.me/thefight4life (1/2)

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Leah Bevis @leahbevis.bsky.social · Jul 30

Literally joined this platform (finally) to share this AEDE blog. If you are not heartbroken at the scale of child suffering in Gaza, you are not paying attention. Call your federal rep — at the very least. u.osu.edu/aede/2025/07...

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Jul 30

Do everything within your means to get food and basic necessities in to Gaza. But also consider donating to Standing Together's annual fundraiser, along with so many other organizations doing important work to end these horrors. (4/4)

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Fighting for Life - Standing Together Crowdfunder

Donate now to Standing Together, the largest grassroots Jewish-Palestinian movement in Israel

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Jul 30

Making ourselves see and internalize what we're doing in Gaza, alongside direct relief and international pressure, is an important step towards getting sufficient aid to Gaza, ending the war and returning the hostages in the short term as well as any sustainable long-term solution. (3/4)

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Jul 30

This gives consent and cover for the Israeli government and IDF to kill and starve.

Fortunately, organizations like @standing-together.bsky.social are working to change the narrative in Israel, making people realize what we are doing and that it needs to stop, for humanity's and our own sake (2/4)

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Jul 30

As a new Israeli, I cannot be silent about Gaza. How can the pictures of skeletal, starving children not shock one into action? Yet so many Israelis do not see these pictures in the media, can't fathom that we're actually responsible for them, or simply do not see these bodies as human kids. (1/4)

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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · Jul 29

This piece is very moving, and reflects how I am feeling about the Israel/Gaza calamity.

Silence in the Face of Gaza's Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
By Orit Kamir
Originally published in Haaretz

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Thanks to @deanbaker13.bsky.social for posting it.

Column on the Responsibility of Israelis to Speak Up Against Mass Starvation in Gaza

I generally restrict my comments here to economic issues, but some things are hard to ignore.

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Jed Silver @jedsilver.bsky.social · Jul 24

While our government starves Gaza, Standing Together is a grassroots organization of Jews and Palestinians fighting to change this abhorrent reality. I am proud to be an ambassador for their annual fundraiser. Please consider donating to amplify this important voice
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Fighting for Life - Standing Together Crowdfunder

Donate now to Standing Together, the largest grassroots Jewish-Palestinian movement in Israel

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