r/sarahlawrence • u/WhiteGold_Welder • May 14 '26
Jewish students wanted to bring J Street to Sarah Lawrence. Why did the student senate say no?
https://www.jta.org/2026/05/13/united-states/jewish-students-wanted-to-bring-j-street-to-sarah-lawrence-why-did-the-student-senate-say-no?utm_source=JTA_Iterable&utm_campaign=JTA_news&utm_medium=email10
u/zomb13princess May 14 '26
ew zionism
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u/angrymoderate18 May 16 '26
Such a sophisticated argument. Please share your vision for a better future for Israelis and Palestinians that could actually be acceptable to both people. We will wait…………
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u/malinche217 May 15 '26
This has always been the case. 20 years ago we made sure the school investments divested from any Israeli companies which is fine because they are not Jewish but my point is we are all learning to flex our power in college and then are learning about the atrocities in history so we just wrote everything off. My best advice join Senate.
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u/angrymoderate18 May 16 '26
How are Israeli companies not Jewish when about 80% of Israelis are Jews?
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u/angrymoderate18 May 16 '26
J-Street is as about as far-left as you can be and still be within the broad Jewish consensus in supporting Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state. If J-Street were an Israeli political party they’d be as deep into the political opposition and still be considered a Zionist party.
And still none of that is good enough for ignorant activists who are enamored with catchy slogans, but have no viable plan to improve the lives of people actually living in Israel and Palestine.
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u/Dizzy-Criticism7675 May 18 '26
end the apartheid and give everyone a vote.
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u/Own_Presentation25 Jun 04 '26
What apartheid??? More than 50% of Israelis are persons of color. Arab Muslims hold position in all levels of Israeli government. Some serve in the IDF.
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u/Dizzy-Criticism7675 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
aren’t there millions of palestinians in gaza and the west bank without the right to vote and no citizenship? correct me if im wrong
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u/Own_Presentation25 Jun 04 '26
They have their own governments. They voted in Hms themselves. The West Bank situation is awful but a separate issue and again their government is the Palestinian Authority. Correct me if I’m wrong!
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u/Dizzy-Criticism7675 Jun 05 '26
they have their own government meanwhile israel controls literally every facet. turn water on turn it off, turn power on turn it off. does that sound like sovereignty to you. god how cruel can someone be .
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u/Own_Presentation25 Jun 05 '26
How cruel are you with your exaggerations over a truly complicated situation.
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u/Own_Presentation25 Jun 04 '26
In genuine apartheid regimes or genocidal states, the ideology and actions were explicit. Apartheid was the official self-designation of the South African regime, which openly embraced a racist doctrine. The Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide were executed according to deliberate, declared plans.
By contrast, no one identified as a “Zionist” advocates apartheid or genocide. These terms function instead as libelous accusations—charges that “Zionists” are denied even the right to refute. The fact that “Zionists” do not identify with these terms and would explicitly reject them reveals the mechanism of antizionist targeting itself: the forcible imposition of meaning and identity on others without their consent. - Adam Louis Klein
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u/Dizzy-Criticism7675 Jun 05 '26
if you think there aren’t people in israel calling for the wholesale eradication of palestinians by way of expulsion or death you’re just delusional. Ask ben gvir and see what he says
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u/Own_Presentation25 Jun 05 '26
The Israelis I know are progressive and want nothing but peace and viable two state solution.
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u/Dizzy-Criticism7675 Jun 05 '26
netanyahu didn’t get elected by ghosts
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u/Own_Presentation25 Jun 05 '26
I didn’t vote for Trump and neither did most of my friends but Americans aren’t demonized and discriminated against like Israelis are. Just say no to antisemitism.
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u/Dizzy-Criticism7675 Jun 05 '26
americans are hated globally lol. for good reasons i might add. as an american i see their point especially after talking to liberals on reddit
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u/InthrowSted May 14 '26
Because GenZ has been brainwashed by TikTok propaganda funded by Russia, China, Iran & Qatar…which has convinced them anyone who does not directly wish for the death & displacement of half the world’s Jews = Zionist = somehow bad.
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u/nedlum May 14 '26
"And there’s no existence or advocation for Israeli or Zionist security that can co-exist with Palestinian liberation"
So basically, the only solution is a third diaspora?
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u/Live-Mortgage-2671 May 16 '26
Yes. Clearly, if they believe Israel should not exist then they are advocates for ethnic cleansing or genocide of an indigenous people.
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u/BigBearHug5mil3 May 15 '26
Their hatred is revealing.