Jonathan Ofir

1 week ago | mondoweiss.net | Jonathan Ofir |Yumna Patel

The genocidal references of Israeli leaders to “Amalek,” the biblical enemy nation whom God commanded the Israelites to eradicate down to the last baby and oxen, continue to flow from Israeli leaders. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has used the euphemism several times since October 7, and his statements have been closely scrutinized in Amnesty International’s report on Israel’s genocide.

2 months ago | mondoweiss.net | Jonathan Ofir

Today, the Israeli government will begin hosting a two-day conference on antisemitism. Ironically the affair has begun to fall apart over charges too many people attending it are antisemites. This week’s conference is headed by Israel’s Diaspora Ministry, which is headed by Amichai Chikli (Likud). The conference titled “International Conference on Combating Antisemitism” is a culmination of Israel’s “Diaspora week”, but it is really meant to garner further support for Israel’s racist policies.

2 months ago | mondoweiss.net | Jonathan Ofir

Israel has renewed its pummeling of Gaza, having killed well over 400 Palestinians in a matter of hours. This marks a definitive end to a ceasefire which Israel had kept violating. Israel had closed off all of Gaza two weeks ago in violation of the ceasefire agreement, ostensibly because Hamas refused to accept Israel’s unilateral changes to the agreement. Israel’s demands would have delayed its withdrawal from Gaza and postponed the cessation of hostilities, or possible long-term truce.

Mar 1, 2025 | mondoweiss.net | Jonathan Ofir

GOOD JEWISH GIRLA Jerusalem Love Story Gone Badby Liz Rose Shulman 186 pps, Querencia Press, $18.00Liz Rose Shulman’s new book, Good Jewish Girl: A Jerusalem Love Story Gone Bad, tells the story of her journey from her classically American Jewish indoctrination into Zionism, through her discovery of its colonial blind spot in the Palestinian people, finally arriving at the point of opposing Zionism.

Feb 23, 2025 | mondoweiss.net | Jonathan Ofir

Ever since the October 7 attack on Israel, there was one Israeli family that became the focus of apologists as so-called proof of Hamas being “human animals” in order to legitimize the Israeli genocide. That family is the Bibas family.