What is "that “ Jewish tradition?
It’s more than just a pleasure to listen to a well articulate Jewish woman condemning “Israel” of committing genocide in Gaza. However, I am still troubled by a particular statement of hers during the conversation in which Katie Halper emphasized “it’s not the Jewish tradition that I come from” (6:19-21)
What is that “Jewish tradition” she is talking about? Where can it be found?
I read the old Hebrew Bible, and part of the Talmud. And I also read quite a few translations and interpretations of “Jewish traditional values” by (ex)Jewish scholars and learned (ex)Jews such as the late prof Israel Shahak, Shlomo Sand, Ron Unz, Gilad Atzmon… just to name a few. I can see clearly beyond any doubt that what the Jews have been doing/behaving around the world for thousand years in general and to the Palestinians for decades in particular are very much inspired by, conformed and consistent with the traditional Jewish values and teachings dictated and sanctioned by their Yahweh’s edict in their “holy books!” That’s the main reason why “Jews” were expelled and persecuted repeatedly wherever they stayed for a while. Even now as we speak, the chosen “Jews”’s behavior is openly getting worse everywhere, especially in the West, which not only generates resentment but disgusting fear among their hosts and neighbors.
My guess is that Katie Halper in her good intention is trying to calm down the resentment toward “Jews” as a whole. But she should be honest and call a spade a spade as the late Prof Israel Shahak and many ex-Jews did and have done.
According to Gilad Atzmon whom I have much respect for, a British Saxophonist, a learnt person (needless to say he is an ex-Jew) the only option for a Jew to come back to be normal as other human beings is “to cease being a Jew.” And such “ceasing process” is personal decision and a personal journey. I couldn’t agree more. Been there done that!
Thus, I must add, this “ceasing process” is needed and applicable not only to Jews but to all so-called ethno-nationalists around the world.
“When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind.” (Jiddu Krishnamurti)