Mystical Politics

Politics, Israel, Jews, antisemitism

Saturday, July 11, 2026

What is a legitimate target in war? Steel plant in Iran vs. oil refineries in Russia according to the New York Times

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The New York Times asks:  Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target?   First few paragraphs: Over the course o...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Graham Platner's "Totenkopf"

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I was just watching the movie "Zone of Interest." There is a quick scene with a man (I think it's the actor playing Rudolf Hoe...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

Do you think that "a free Palestine is instrumental for all of our freedom"?

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Ithaca College Students for Justice in Palestine reposted the following message on their Instagram page, originally created by Binghamton BD...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Viktor Orban Defeated!

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New York Times : Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, a lodestar for MAGA culture warriors and right-wing populists in Europe, conceded d...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Intifada in Ithaca, New York?

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Intifada in Ithaca? The "Queer Anarchy Collective" chalked some slogans on the Ithaca Commons today, including this one : What doe...
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Sunday, February 01, 2026

Who shot Alex Pretti? Now we know

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From Doug Chandler on Facebook: THANKS to ProPublica, we're no longer in the dark about the names and identities of the two federal agen...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

The Trump administration once again "protects" Jews from antisemitism.

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We're supposed to trust the Trump administration to protect us against antisemitism? In the latest proof that the call is coming from in...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Murder by the state - statement by the parents of Alex Pretti, murdered today by ICE

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Friday, January 02, 2026

"One hundred million deportations" - DHS takes us back to the 1950s

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First post of 2026 is on a racist (and ridiculous) post by the Department of Homeland Security. They appear to want to deport all people of ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Antisemitism, antizionism, and the redemptive act of one man in Australia

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Simon Schama, the distinguished British historian, writes, "Globalise the intifada just means kill Jews wherever and whenever you can....
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Happy Hanukkah - sadness and joy together

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  Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Today has been a very heavy day. Sixteen people were murdered in Sydney, A...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Why is there a vigil for Saleh al-Jafarawi in Ithaca on October 17?

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Why is the Ithaca Committee for Justice in Palestine holding a vigil in memory of Saleh al-Jafarawi on Friday afternoon, October 17? I had n...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib - "Hamas’s brutality on October 7 was the plan!"

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  The complete post: Hamas’s brutality on October 7 was the plan! Newly released documents from Hamas’s underground dungeons include a hand...
Tuesday, October 07, 2025

For a more hopeful meaning of remembrance of October 7

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, founder of the Realign for Palestine project, spent today at a commemoration at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, ...

How Anti-Zionists "Remember" October 7, 2023

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The Cornell University "Progressives" seized the opportunity presented by the second anniversary of the Hamas attack to desecrate ...
Monday, August 25, 2025

Persecution of dissidents in Iran

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Israel and Gaza are not the only sufferers from death and destruction in the greater Middle East. Yashar Ali just wrote about the persecuti...
Saturday, August 09, 2025

Destruction and Starvation in Gaza

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Destruction in Gaza last week.  Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP From an article by Nir Hasson in Haaretz, published on August 7, 2025, " One ...
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I teach at Ithaca College, do research on early Jewish magic and mysticism, visit Israel frequently, and enjoy the lovely Finger Lakes region of New York State. This is my personal blog, and the statements in it reflect only my own views, not those of Ithaca College.
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