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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Jewish Currents magazine editor Arielle Angel:

  • "There is a critical mass at this point in the United States that is starting to be " let's be frank about it " disgusted with Israel, and whose attachment to Israel is waning, if not evaporated."
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    Arielle Angel:

    "Zionist Jews in America don't have anything to their Judaism except for Zionism. Zionism has emptied Judaism of meaning. It's the same for most non-practicing Israelis, so I don't want to exceptionalize this as a problem of the American Jewish left."

    ~snip~

    "Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% still sympathize more with the Israelis." (Gallop Poll, 27 Feb 2026)

    "More than 69,000 Israelis left the country in 2025, leading the country to record a negative migration balance for the second straight year." (Times of Israel, 31 Dec 2025)

    "Some American Jews whose families fled the Nazis are now seeking German citizenship." (NPR, 29 Jul 2025)

    The Israeli 'Defense' Forces (IDF) have killed over 72,285 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children, since the beginning of the Likud junta pogrom on 7 October 2023. At least 172,028 have been maimed or injured.

    These numbers are underestimates since Palestinian bodies have been either nebulized by US-made thermobaric bombs or are still under rubble.

    The NYT reported that the IDF created an "army of orphans" and a "legion of amputees" in the Gaza Strip.

    International arrest warrants for war crimes issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague remain active for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF General Yoav Gallant. In addition, the Istanbul Public Prosecutor in Turkiye issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and 30 other suspected Israeli war criminals.

    Indictments are merely allegations. To ensure a fair trial, Messrs Netanyahu and Gallant must both be presumed innocent until they are proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt at an international tribunal to be held for them in the Hague at future dates.


    "To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed, never with the oppressors." Marek Edelman, one of the last surviving leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

    #1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-01 02:05 AM | Reply

    For some reason, the security software here prevents me from viewing archive.whatever sites.

    But I did find this link, not sure if it is about the same article ...

    Zionism has emptied' out Judaism as critical mass' of US Jews breaks with Israel
    www.middleeastmonitor.com

    ... Opposition to Israel is hardening into anti-Zionism among a growing number of US Jews, according to Jewish Currents editor Arielle Angel. Speaking to Haaretz, Angel said that a "critical mass" of American Jews is now "disgusted with Israel" and no longer sees Zionism as central to Jewish life.

    Angel went on to claim that attachment to Israel among this section of American Jewry is "waning, if not evaporated". She described the shift as a profound political and moral break with the Israeli state.

    Angel, who defines herself as anti-Zionist, said the shift goes far beyond criticism of Israeli policy. She described a growing constituency of Jews in the US who see Israel as an apartheid state, believe it is committing genocide, and are turning away from the institutions that made loyalty to Israel the organising principle of Jewish communal life. ...


    #2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-01 03:04 AM | Reply

    *** IDF Kills Six More Palestinians Including Father and Son in Gaza ***


    Source: Hardworking American Taxpayer Dollars at Work

    #3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-01 04:55 AM | Reply

    *** Israeli Court Closes Case into Palestinian Teen's Death Despite Evidence of Starvation ***

    "An Israeli court has drawn criticism after closing an investigation into the death of a Palestinian teenager in custody, despite finding indications he had been starved prior to his death.

    Walid Ahmad (17) died in Israeli custody in March 2025, six months after he was detained in the West Bank for allegedly throwing stones."

    ~snip~

    "In 2025 alone, the US government sent Israel about $12 billion in military funding to mass murder the Palestinian people."


    The US midterm elections are scheduled for Tuesday 3 November 2026

    Source: IDF Starving Palestinian Prisoners

    #4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-01 03:41 PM | Reply

    And as with Trumpers, a certain number of Jews will never admit their mistake or ignorance -- and will die proclaiming their belief that whatever Israel does is Right.

    #5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-04-02 10:03 AM | Reply

    Hi DBT2:

    In the waning days of the Second World War, a US Army battalion closed in a Nazi concentration camp before the SS guards had a chance to evacuate, so they surrendered.

    When our boys from Brooklyn, Chicago, LA, Boston, Atlanta, saw the emaciated and beaten prisoners, they were horrified and appalled.

    Some of the prisoners that resembled walking skeletons began pointing out to the GIs the SS guards.

    "This monster beat me with a rubber hose dozens of times."

    "That sadist burned me with cigarettes on my arms and face."

    Ad nauseum.

    A handful of enraged GIs set up a machine gun, lined up the SS guards against the wall, and opened fire.

    "RAT-A-TAT-A-TAT!"

    "And that's that,' they remarked, like the assassins of the legendary Murder Incorporated.

    The battalion commander-- an LTC-- heard the commotion from his CP and rushed to investigate.

    By the time he got to the execution site, the deed was done.

    For this XJK there was no judge or jury.

    A subsequent US Army investigation found no one guilty of shooting unarmed prisoners, as horrible as they were.

    This was at once, both an act of justice and vengeance, right?


    #6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-02 06:44 PM | Reply

    Not Sure. It sounds kind of War Crimey to Me.

    Understandable in the Moment.

    Still a War Crime, Legally.

    #7 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-02 07:11 PM | Reply

    Technically and legally, that was a war crime.

    There was no combat adrenaline flowing in the GIs where a senior NCO had to bellow "Cease fire! Cease fire! God damn it, they're all dead already, stop shooting fer Chrissake!"

    This happens frequently in firefights from many Soldiers from many countries.

    In this non-combat scenario, there was no adrenaline-- just white hot rage-- and no US Soldier was ever convicted.

    Some of those Soldiers may have been angry Jews, but that does not justify shooting unarmed prisoners without trial.

    Justice and vengeance, all at once, and "that's that."

    In 1944, captured German commandos from Otto Skorzeny's specialized unit wore US military uniforms to confuse our personnel and conduct mayhem behind our lines.

    Once caught, these saboteurs were immediately tried, convicted as spies, and legally executed.

    i.ytimg.com

    Swift military justice-- no vengeance and no subsequent investigation necessary.

    #8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-02 07:41 PM | Reply

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