I will ALWAYS choose to be a diaspora Jew - a citizen of the world in all of its diversity - rather than a xenophobic, paranoid individual that chooses to shut themself away from everyone, living behind literal walls.

And the whole "The Big Apple has fallen” and "New York Jews who want to survive” should emigrate “to where they belong — the land of Israel"... Really. Piss off Liberman. The Israeli anti-diaspora, self-isolationist ideology is on my last nerve.

the wellbeing of their constituents. Why can we not take this man at his word when he claims to uphold the rights and ideals of all New Yorkers?

Questions that would never be asked of a non-Muslim, non-brown politician. Israelis are rarely, if ever, asked to denounce the violence perpetrated by West Bank settlers or other right-wing Israelis against Palestinians. Jewish leaders are not made to feel like their leadership directly threatens...

The fact that he is Muslim has meant, and will continue to mean, that he is forced by media outlets to denounce jihad and jihadist ideologies, respond to a barrage of questions centered on his views toward Islamic militant organizations, etc.

We invite proposals for 20-minute papers, each followed by a 10-minute discussion.

The deadline for submissions is 31 December 2025.

www.cchs.csic.es/es/event/cri...

it seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and present new perspectives on the political cultural, and religious history of the region, with particular attention to the study of textual sources and their transmission in multiconfessional and multilingual contexts.

The conference aims to provide a comprehensive framework for examining the complex interactions among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Mediterranean world. Bringing together specialists from diverse disciplines,...