Ilan Baron

Mar 6, 2024 | publicseminar.org | Zukiswa Wanner |Abby Merrick |Mohammed Omer |Ilan Baron

Protestors against the war on Gaza outside the German consulate in Cape Town (February 9, 2024) | Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp (CC BY-ND 4.0 DEED)My name is Zukiswa Wanner. I am a writer, editor, publisher, and curator who considers the African continent my home. In 2020 I became the first woman on my continent to receive the Goethe-Medaille, alongside Bolivian artist and museum director Elvira Espejo Ayca and writer Ian McEwan from the United Kingdom.

Feb 13, 2024 | publicseminar.org | Stephen Zacks |Hamit Bozarslan |Jeffrey C. Isaac |Ilan Baron

Rafah, October 12, 2023: Palestinian homes after an Israeli air strike . Image credit: Anas-Mohammed / ShutterstockIt should come as no surprise to American Jews that Israel is currently engaged in a genocidal campaign against Palestinians today. Genocidal discourse has been the norm for a very long time within our community. It may not be prevalent among the non-practicing, Reform, liberal-minded, Democratic Party–voting majority of Jewish Americans.

Nov 6, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Ilan Baron

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Nov 6, 2023 | theconversation.com | Ilan Baron

Shortly after the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, people I know and respect were posting Palestinian solidarity notices on their social media feeds. I am supportive of the rights of the Palestinian people and am greatly disturbed by their treatment under Israel’s military occupation. But I found this response troubling. Why is it appropriate to respond to rape, torture and murder (including decapitation), as a moment to celebrate Palestinian resistance?

Oct 25, 2023 | publicseminar.org | Ilan Baron

Image credit: Andy Liu / ShutterstockOn October 21, a London Underground Tube driver led a “free Palestine” chant over the PA system. A Stanford lecturer had Jewish students stand in a corner. On October 9, the Socialist Worker newspaper carried the headline “Rejoice as Palestinian Resistance Humiliates Racist Israel.” They likened the terror attack to the Tet Offensive from the Vietnam War. These were all one-sided responses.