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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him)
@josephhillyard.bsky.social
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Lifelong disgruntled New Yorker and History Nerd. #multiracial (Black, Jewish, etc). Writer, jazz lover, conditional Zionist and many other things. NYU 2026 National VP for Mid-Atlantic JStreetU Opinions my own. Dialogue is welcome, bigotry is not. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱🕊
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 17d
As a student of history I often look back at our past to help make sense of our chaotic present. I wrote about Hazel Scott, the Blacklist and modern censorship for
@liberalcurrents.com (If you're not already familiar with Ms. Scott, please take some time to rectify that) youtu.be/RkrV30ekwv4?...
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 2d
I am so proud of my fellow @hatikvahslate.bsky.social members. Keep up the good work!!!
mhughesrob.bsky.social Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson @mhughesrob.bsky.social · 2d
We just prevented the World Zionist Organization from funding any Israeli settlement in Gaza. The Meretz-backed union at the World Zionist Congress ran this resolution, and I’m beyond proud of @partners4israel.bsky.social and @hatikvahslate.bsky.social right now!

THIS is why we stay in the room.
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Hatikvah Slate @hatikvahslate.bsky.social · 3d
Wearing "Believe in Peace" tshirts and carrying signs reading Shalom, Tzedek, Shivyon (Peace, Justice, Equality), Rabbi @mhughesrob.bsky.social, executive director of @partners4israel.bsky.social, was one of the many Hatikvah delegation members who marched to the Knesset today to express our values!
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 11d
I'll be a Hashomer Hatzair Labor Zionist who believes in a two state confederation to force people to do a lot of googling
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 16d
I long for the day when there are more Friends of Standing Together chapters that there are SJP
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 17d
As a student of history I often look back at our past to help make sense of our chaotic present. I wrote about Hazel Scott, the Blacklist and modern censorship for
@liberalcurrents.com (If you're not already familiar with Ms. Scott, please take some time to rectify that) youtu.be/RkrV30ekwv4?...
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 21d
A true shanda of the highest order
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 22d
A different future here is not only possible, it’s crucial — our lives depend on it. And we won’t stop fighting until we achieve it.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 24d
I couldn't have put it better
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 24d
Today is not an easy day for me that comes with lots of painful reminders. This is my attempt to pay tribute to the Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders who have been a source of strength to me since 10/7. @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social 📸: @giligetz.bsky.social nyunews.com/ops/guestess...
Guest Essay: On this grim anniversary, we must turn to Jewish-Arab organizations - Washington Square News
The week of the United Nations General Assembly, I found myself in a familiar place. Alongside a group of Israeli expats, I stood across the street from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hotel as we...
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 27d
At the Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936, at least 100,000 people, including Jewish residents, Irish dock workers, Communists and Labour Party members prevented a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) from passing through the East End...
Pamphlet - They did not pass : 300,000 workers say no to Mosley. A souvenir of the East London workers' victory over fascism, produced by the Independent Labour Party. Wiener Holocaust Library collections.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29d
My thoughts are with everyone affected by the attack in Greater Manchester today.
I’m horrified by the violent attack at a synagogue in Manchester. I have been in contact with the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Home Secretary, and would like to reassure Londoners that the Met Police are stepping up patrols in Jewish communities and synagogues across London. My thoughts are with all those affected on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. London stands ready to help in any way we can.
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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 29d
Replies are fucking depressing
ocasio-cortez.house.gov Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 29d
I am sickened by today’s attack in Manchester. Antisemitism is on the rise around the world, and we must do all we can to stomp it out. I am grateful to first responders and congregants who showed incredible bravery, and I am praying for those who were killed.
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Sep 30
Instead we must fight for true Israeli-Palestinian peace. A Palestinian state alongside Israel. Safety, justice, and freedom for everyone and independence for both peoples. Now is the time for peace, for an end to the violence, for life. (3/3)
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · Oct 1
Yesterday a diverse coalition of people and organizations came together to support Palestinian peace activist Mohsen Mahdawi as he continues to be targeted by ICE for exercising his right to free speech. We mustn't let up the fight. #freespeechforall @mhughesrob.bsky.social @giligetz.bsky.social
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 24
“I just can’t bleed out onto the page as some people do.” Zadie Smith writes about her preference for impersonal essays, and the tried-and-true method she uses to write them.
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
www.newyorker.com
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · Sep 25
Another day, another opportunity to show that Bibi is a disgrace to us all. BRING THEM HOME🤝LET GAZA LIVE
voices4justice.bsky.social Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · Sep 25
🚨 Unable to ignore the horrors of hostage captivity and the war in Gaza, we, determined Israelis lined up outside Netanyahu’s NYC hotel to “unwelcome” the murderer-in-chief: traitor!!!!#PersonaNonGrata
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Sep 21
Rula Hardal & May Pundak are leaders w/A Land for All — a Palestinian/Israeli initiative grounded in shared human values & lived reality.

As we close out 5785, they joined us today to cry out against the destruction of Gaza, and to imagine, despite everything, a shared future.
www.2s1h.org/en
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Sep 5
Most work out there argues that it doesn't pay off for center-right parties to move closer to the far-right.

Using some of the best evidence yet, this paper shows that the same is true for center *left* parties.

Crucial finding as these parties increasingly move in a nativist direction.
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · Sep 17
Opposition to Palestinian statehood "should not be presumed to be the only Zionist position," @arashtehran.bsky.social writes, as progressive Zionists "advocate for 'a diplomatic pathway ensuring freedom, security, and sovereignty for both Israelis and Palestinians'.”
HT @josephhillyard.bsky.social
arashtehran.bsky.social Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی @arashtehran.bsky.social · Sep 16
On the 128th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress, I wrote about its founding moments, trajectory and contradictions -- how it's best understood as similar to other nationalist movements
Understanding Zionism
The movement for Jewish settlement of Palestine resembles other nationalisms of its era.
www.theatlantic.com
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · Sep 16
I did not watch the Emmys but congrats to Stephen Graham and thanks for giving us White passing mixed kids visibility
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · Sep 16
@partners4israel.bsky.social Great article worth resharing. Gives @hatikvahslate.bsky.social a shout out
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · Aug 28
A ray of light amid the despair.
We partnered with hosts Hashomer Hatzair USA, as well as @newisraelfund.bsky.social & Ajyal youth movement, to produce this 8/10 Jewish-Palestinian Youth Peace Summit - devoted to dialogue and finding common ground for a shared future. campshomria.com/blogs/news/i...
In the Shadow of War, Our Young Leaders Plant Seeds of Hope
The first ever Jewish & Palestinian Youth Peace Summit at Camp Shomria This August, Camp Shomria hosted over 100 Jewish American, Israeli, and Palestinian citizens of Israel young leaders came togeth...
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · Aug 24
This is why I'm a disgruntled social democrat, great work as always
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · Aug 24
Of course the irony of branding J Street and other liberal/left Zionist orgs persona non grata is that the DSA cuts off potential alliances with shared society and anti-occupation groups in Israel-Palestine who in theory would be natural partners
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Ghoul-jin Rondo @gaijinrando.bsky.social · Aug 2
Hazel Scott and feline friend

#Caturday
Black and white photo of singer Hazel Scott puckering her lips and cooing at a small cat she's holding with great affection.
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