Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity 1935982222, 9781935982227
In 2006, Rabbi Brant Rosen launched a blog called Shalom Rav, in which he reflected on various social-justice issues. In
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’s Path To Palestinian Solidarity SECOND EDITION
BRANT ROSEN “If you want topa
the inner struggle of American Jews about Israel, his is a must read.” —Michael Lerner
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“Brant Rosen’s book is a journey of a rabbi who moves from believing in liberal Zionism, to questioning it, to eventually abandoning it, in favor of humanist values of equality for all, irrespective of religion. Originally disturbed by Israel’s actions in Lebanon in 1982 and later Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza in December 2008, Rosen begins to question Israel’s actions toward the Palestinians. In his personal journey, Rosen gently tries to bring readers of his blog and members of his congregation to view Israel and Zionism from the standpoint of its victims, prodding and pushing his readers to abandon the oft-repeated excuses for Israel but to question whether Zionism benefits anyone.” —DIANA BUTTU
legal scholar and former adviser to the PLO negotiators
ig “Rosen wrestles openly, ‘in the daylight’ with his deepest moral dilemma: reconciling the classic Zionist narrative that has informed him his entire life with Israel’s inexcusable treatment of the Palestinians (and the liberal Zionism often used to rationalize it). We accompany him on his journey. The result is an eyeopening, much-needed contribution to the discourse surrounding Zionism in the American Jewish community. A critical work.” —LAILA EL-HADDAD
author of Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything In Between