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Martin Buber’s vision of a Zionism that centers ethical values seems particularly urgent right now.

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Posted in Israel and Palestine

We need to hold both: our Israeli and Jewish family, and our extended family — the Palestinians in Gaza living beneath the bombs and those under assault on the West Bank.

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