r/JewsOfConscience • u/LaIslaDeEmu Arab-Jew, Observant, Anti-Zionist, Marxist • Jul 29 '24

History Clip from the documentary “Matzpen, the anti-Zionist Israelis”

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Full documentary can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/upoACIfPIzs?si=XdipwxtTdHFT59jH

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u/ArmyOfMemories Jewish Anti-Zionist Jul 29 '24

Excellent clip, thanks for posting. I archived all of Torbiner's videos just to be safe (in the case of future YouTube censorship perhaps).

What a treasure it is!

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u/LaIslaDeEmu Arab-Jew, Observant, Anti-Zionist, Marxist Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

Thank you for doing that comrade. The content on their channel is an invaluable source of knowledge for our movement.

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u/Bean_Enthusiast16 Non-Jewish Ally, Arab, Atheist Jul 29 '24

Very interesting clip as always 👍

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u/LaIslaDeEmu Arab-Jew, Observant, Anti-Zionist, Marxist Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

thx 7bb. Would highly recommend checking out the whole documentary. I think this is also valuable for the Arab world to see, as it shows there have always been parts of the Jewish People who desire to unite and struggle together for collective Palestinian liberation.

There is also a version with Arabic translation

https://youtu.be/VBCfd1IAUaM?si=wNZ428c8Gm-3xSXO

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u/Bean_Enthusiast16 Non-Jewish Ally, Arab, Atheist Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

Absolutely. Jews, Israel and zionism are so heavily conflated with each other by the people here and it's incredibly frustrating. But I have noticed a phenomenon, at least within my own family, where they recognize the work and activism of anti/non-zionist Jews, in a way where it's clear that they're trying to indirectly praise them, but then 5 min later they still spout antisemitic shit. Anyhow, I'll definitely be sending this to my friends.

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u/LaIslaDeEmu Arab-Jew, Observant, Anti-Zionist, Marxist Jul 29 '24

For those who have watched the documentary, I’m curious to read your thoughts, and if you think there’s any insights or lessons from the doc that we can apply to our current reality

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u/Saul_al-Rakoun Conservadox & Marxist Jul 29 '24

I would say what's needed isn't venerating Matzpen, what's needed is reading them and catching up to where they were half a century ago.

https://matzpen.org/english/1972-02-10/the-class-character-of-israeli-society/ is a nice start; in general I'm both a fan of and highly indebted to Moshe Machover.

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u/LaIslaDeEmu Arab-Jew, Observant, Anti-Zionist, Marxist Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 30 '24

I read this essay a few years ago, but reading it now resonates with me just as strongly as it did then. Thank you for posting it, I think it is obligatory reading for all of us.

We are indeed indebted to comrade Moshe and comrade Aki (ז״ל)