Geopolitics

Cross posted from https://sopuli.xyz/post/50016299

Sherman said more experienced Jewish activists told him he would not be allowed to enter Israel again unless he immigrated there permanently.

“If I’m the wrong kind of Jew for Israel,” he said sarcastically, “sure. Great.”

Israeli authorities did not provide an explanation for canceling the travel permits of the American Jewish activists.

also see https://www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-activists-status-revoked-israel

Cameron Kasky, a Jewish American activist who was recently detained by armed settlers in the West Bank while visiting with US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), said Israel’s treatment of Jews who show solidarity with Palestinians calls into question its purported commitment to Jewish safety.

“Israeli-occupied territory is not a ‘safe place’ for all Jews,” Kasky said. “Jewish American, Israeli, and European activists are frequently brutalized by Jewish settlers and soldiers.”