Tlaib tweeted on August 28 a photo of the mother of a Palestinian named Mai Afana. “Mai was a mother, loving daughter & successful PhD student. She was killed by the Israeli government last June. Israel won’t release her body to her family.
Sharing his observations of the new state in The Zionist Quarterly in the summer of 1951, Sugrue occasionally indulged in the kind of rhetoric typical of early journalistic affection for Israel— “weather-kissed kibbutzniks,” a taxi driver pointing out the hill “where Samson was born”— but mostly his essay was a heartfelt reflection on the meaning of the Jewish state and its place in the world.
I remember the rabbis telling us that “the King is in the field,” meaning that during this season God isn’t behind palace walls, but is utterly available and present. Fast forward to 2021 when Rosh Chodesh Elul coincided with a journey to the Costa Rican jungle with my friend Nissan.
Throughout the day we heard that an attack was coming. American intelligence was warning it. British intelligence was warning it. So what was President Biden doing leading our soldiers like lambs to the slaughter?
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