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lirontocker

@lirontocker@mastodon.design

Dork with a mouth. Posting about tech, gaming, and design strategy in Denglisch, Heblish and occasionally, Engbrew.

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As a reminder, Israel has conscription. Most Israelis have served in the military, and in fact this artist seems to have served in my year, which was 24(!) years ago. Banning folks who served in the IDF is akin to, well, just banning Israelis. (HT @chevrahachachamot @dukepaaron) https://www.jta.org/2024/05/30/culture/vancouver-comics-festival-bans-jewish-artist-miriam-libicki-over-past-idf-service

lirontocker,
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@dukepaaron @richard_merren @chevrahachachamot "The Red Light was Optional: My Journey (into the intersection)" by Itamar Ben Gvir

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If anyone wants to know what it feels like to be Jewish in Berlin right now, here it is. From the streets into our own homes, here is what our life is like. (HT @OpaUnke @nadav) https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/eine-stadt-in-der-auch-juden-frei-leben-koennen-berlin-ist-gekippt/

lirontocker,
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@larsmb I started typing a reply and then realized there's no way I'll have enough characters to sum up my thoughts. Suffice to say, I am fearing another RZ/Entebbe-Situation.

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Hamas terrorists have been shooting across the border into a few Israeli towns today, even documenting themselves and publishing the videos. And yet? No word about it in the international media. https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/skdwise4a#autoplay

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"In Berlin wurden Orte, die sich gegen Judenhass stellen, mit roten Dreiecken beklebt. Die Hamas markiert mit diesem Symbol ihre Anschlagsziele."

https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/hamas-terror-berlin-rote-dreiecke-antisemitismus-100.html

lirontocker, to random
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(1/4) A bit of context on why recognizing a Palestinian state is a touchy subject for Israelis.

First off, regardless of what you've seen in the media, the majority of Israelis are not messianic settlers. The majority of Israelis, at least, in my Telavivian bubble, support a Palestinian state and believe whole-heartedly in a two-state solution. The discourse lies in the chicken or the egg: either Palestinians should first receive recognized statehood and then work towards de-radicalization,

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Erneut Massenproteste gegen Netanyahu-Regierung in Israel

Aus Unzufriedenheit mit der Regierung von Premierminister Netanyahu sind in Israel erneut Tausende Menschen auf die Straßen gegangen. Unterdessen gehen die israelischen Angriffe im Gazastreifen weiter - trotz internationaler Kritik.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/israel-proteste-rafah-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

lirontocker,
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@deBaer @tagesschau these hostage-focused, anti-Netanyahu protests are also happening in Berlin and are carried out peacefully. You don’t hear about them because no Germans bother to attend and no media reports of them, it’s only a handful of local Israelis that care enough.

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@levampyre @deBaer The weekly one is organized through a WhatsApp group in Hebrew, others are organized via Facebook groups. The best thing you can do right now is to visit at Hostage Square at Bebelplatz and ask the organizers directly, this initiative is directly organized by the Hostage Family Forum https://www.platz-der-geiseln.de/

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On the topic of antisemitism and the Western left: One of the reasons that Jews are disappointed in liberal or progressive groups, who we previously considered allies, is because in the face rising antisemitism we are being 'splained on what antisemitism is (or isn't), how we should be feeling, and being gaslit and suggested the we are misinterpreting or exaggerating the behavior of others. It's exhausting.

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Folks it's not enough to stand up against the AfD. You need to explicitly stand up for Jews in both word AND action. If you feel uncomfortable doing this openly and publicly, then you know why the garden of the Righteous Among the Nations only has so many trees.

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It appears hostage square in Berlin has already been defaced. What can I say, Berlin. If you really want Jews to leave the city then we will eventually have to oblige.

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I was 18 during the second intifada and a suicide bomber had just blown themselves and others up at the shawarma place a block away. Luckily my brother, who was heading in that direction, decided at the last minute to grab dinner elsewhere. When I see posters like this in Germany about "globalizing the intifada" (HT @nadav @Watchingyou81) I ask myself, if this came to pass - where would we be safe from violence? Nowhere. That's where.

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In case it bears repeating: protesting Netanyahu's government or his cabinet's decisions is NOT antisemitism, nor is it anti-Zionism. Plenty of Zionists, Jews, and Israelis have been protesting his policies before the war. Netanyahu and his messianic government do not have a monopoly over Zionism and conflating his actions with Zionism and protesting his policies in the name of anti-Zionism only serves his political purpose.

Denying Jewish students access to campus? THAT'S antisemitism.

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If you force people to fight (for) you, your cause can never be wholly just.

lirontocker,
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@larsmb Is that a comment in regards to conscription? I was in the military for two years despite fighting the draft feverishly, and eventually convinced myself that it was a type of "tax". But even I can't deny that if the IDF didn't exist - especially as a people's army - neither would Israel. I suppose the situation might be different for countries that don't experience wartime as frequently.

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@larsmb I don't know how it is in other countries but in the IDF, combat service is voluntary. Everyone (all genders and communities excluding ultra-orthodox Jews and Muslims) must serve but if you want to serve in a combat unit specifically you must volunteer and, if you are an only child, your parents need to consent.

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Jewish students are being barred by protesters from entering buildings at UCLA and the university has instructed the LAPD not to intervene. Having a hard time consolidating these protests as "pro-Palestinian" when they are so simply anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish. (Source: https://twitter.com/stephsvox/status/1785191326084219256 HT @idan, further testimony by a Jewish professor https://www.ynet.co.il/health/article/rkzvhsjma)

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Ich schließe mich mal @lirontocker an und empfehle israelische Musik. Der Song "Push the Button" von Kobi Oz war, interpretiert von den Teapacks, vermutlich einer der besten -Beiträge aller Zeiten, aber der Komponist hat es auch mit dem Klezmer-Trio Carpion in einer jiddischen Version eingespielt, die absolut genial und zu Unrecht sehr unbekannt ist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zwi_JZ4Uo

lirontocker,
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@deBaer Trivia: Die Truppe heisst in Israel eigentlich Tipp-Ex :P Sie haben den Namen in der übersetzten Form geändert wahrscheinlich wegen der Marke.

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Final day of defying the calls to boycott Israeli academia, artists, and musicians by promoting my favorite Israeli bands, once per day, until the end of Passover.

Saving the best for last, my all-time favorite Israeli band: Mashina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FilQhY2Pjq0

larsmb, to random German
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Das ist ja sehr merkwürdig. Seit wir eine hochansteckende Infektionskrankheit ungeschützt durchlaufen lassen, die zumindest für einige Monate (wenn nicht viel länger) anfälliger für andere Krankheiten macht, haben wir Rekordkrankenstände bei jüngeren Menschen? 🤔

Das muss diese Faulheit der GenZ sein. Sofort Leistungen kürzen 👍

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesundheit/mehr-junge-menschen-krankgeschrieben-krankenstand-in-deutschland-bleibt-offenbar-auf-rekordniveau-11587979.html

lirontocker,
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@larsmb Welp if Bird Flu ever becomes infectious from one human to another, the average age will end up dropping to ~40 as only that demographic and below will stay home.

lirontocker,
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@larsmb I'm terrified of Bird Flu honestly, not only because of how dangerous it is but because of how little of a shit people care about getting themselves or others infected.

lirontocker, to random
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Oh no.

lirontocker,
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@DavidDarnes truly, we are in the end times.

lirontocker, to random
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This is scary to me. I travel quite a bit for work on an Israeli passport, including to the UK, not to mention my Israeli family who visits me in Europe and hence goes through local border control. We've already mostly stopped speaking Hebrew in public for fear of being harassed but we can't hide our passports at the airport. What now? https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1zhg0011c

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