,CONTEMPOR>Y ,ISRAELI ,AN>*ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,\R ANONYM\S 9T]LOCUTOR TRACES ! PREHI/ORY & DEVELOPM5T ( CONTEMPOR>Y ,ISRAELI AN>*ISM1 T\*+ ON ! ORIG9S ( PUNK & ! ANIMAL RI<TS MOVEM5T 9 ,ISRAEL & PRES5T+ A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ( ! TRAJECTORY ( ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL4 ,HE CONCLUDES BY REFLECT+ ON ! FUNCTION ( NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC 9 ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ,ISRAEL & ,PALE/9E4 ,WE /RONGLY RECOMM5D ?IS 9T]VIEW TO ANYONE 9T]E/$ 9 ! ,ISRAEL_/,PALE/9E CONFLICT OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 9 ! /RATEGIC *ALL5GES ( =MULAT+ AN AN>*I/ OPPOSITION 9 ADV]SE CONDITIONS4 

,IS !RE ANY CONT9UITY CONNECT+ ! CONTEMPOR>Y ,ISRAELI AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TO CURR5TS PREC$+ ! C\NT]CULTURAL SURGE ( ! E>LY '#iS8 

,NONE :ATSOEV]1 UN=TUNATELY4 ,!N AGA91 IT MI<T NOT BE ?AT UN=TUNATE4 

,?R\<\T ! HUNDR$ YE>S PREC$+1 ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S PLAY$ A P>T 9 SOME SUCCESSFUL 5DEAVORS1 BUT ALWAYS AT A CO/LY PRICE3 ! SUBJUGATION ( ! POLITICAL TO ! SOCIAL1 :I* WAS BASICALLY ,BUB],SPEAK = ATTEMPT+ TO BUILD NEW WORLDS >\ND ! EXI/+ ONE1 RA!R ?AN ON ITS SMOLD]+ A%ES4 ,! ,KIBBUTZIM 7,JEWI% SOCIALI/ AGRICULTURAL SETTLEM5TS7 S]VE AS A CAUTION>Y TALE--%\LD YET ANO!R SU* TALE BE NE$$--( AN>*I/S BECOM+ PAWNS 9 AU?ORIT>IAN PROJECTS ?R\< T5TATIVE COLLABORATIONS BAS$ ON 0TEMPOR>ILY0 COMPROMIS+ \R CONFRONTATIONAL & POLITICAL REJECTION ( HI]>*Y4 

,/RANGE AS IT MAY S\ND TODAY1 MANY SECUL> ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS AT ! TURN ( ! PREVI\S C5TURY SAW A TACIT BOND BETWE5 ,ZIONISM & AN>*ISM4 ,<ETTOIZ$ & EXCLUD$ FROM ! NATIONAL E?OS ( !IR [N C\NTRIES1 !Y GRAVITAT$ T[>DS T5D5CIES ?AT--9 !IR P]SONAL LIVES1 IF NOT 9 ! EYES ( HI/ORY--(F]$ OPPOS+ MAGNETIC POL>ITIES TO PU% BACK )3 AN>*ISM1 ,M>XISM1 & ,ZIONISM4 ,IRONICALLY1 AS DOCUM5T$ BY AN>*I/ WRIT]S LIKE ,VOL9E 9 ,RUSSIA1 L>GE P>TS ( ! ,JEWI% <ETTOS P]CEIV$ ,ZIONISM TO BE ! CRAZIE/ & MO/ UTOPIAN ( ! ?REE4 

,SO1 9 :AT C\LD BE SE5 AS A PRECURSOR TO ! PITFALLS ( MOD]N ID5TITY POLITICS1 ! TIES B9D+ ! OLD AN>*I/S TO !IR ,JEWI% ID5TITY 5ABL$ !IR ,UMANITA ,NOVA1 !IR VISION ( A NEW HUMANITY1 TO BE FOLD$ 9TO & SUP]S$$ BY ,ZIONISM'S VISION ( A NEW ,JEWRY1 ! 0,MUSCLE ,JEW0 ( ,ISRAEL1 SET TO REPLACE ! FRI<T5$ <ETTO ONE4 ,ON ! GR\ND1 ONE ( ! =MS ?IS SUP]SESSION TOOK WAS ! FA/-PAC$ MORPH ( EGALIT>IAN ,KIBBUTZIM COMMUNITIES 9TO /RATEGIC COLONIAL 9/RUM5TS AT ! H&S ( A NASC5T /ATE B5T ON DRIV+ 9DIG5\S POPULATIONS (F ! L&4 

,9 ?IS LI<T1 IT %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE ?AT 9 #a#i#i#d1 ! FIR/ V9YL RELEASE ( ! FIR/ ,ISRAELI AN>*I/ H>DCORE B& WAS TITL$1 SIMPLY1 0,R5\NCE ,JUDAISM40 

,) ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A ,JEWI% /ATE1 ! ,LABOR ,ZIONISM AN>*I/S DISCOV]$ ?AT ! OP]ATION HAD SUCCE$$ & ! PATI5T HAD DI$2 MU* LIKE !IR CONTEMPOR>IES 9 ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION1 ! ,*9ESE ,MAY #d? ,MOVEM5T1 & ,MAD]O'S ,MEXICAN UPRIS+--& P]HAPS YE/]DAY'S ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T--!IR SOLE REW>D WAS HAV+ BE5 =GOTT5 PLAY]S 9 BIR?+ ! 5TITY ?AT DEEM$ !M IRRELEVANT4 

,! 5D ( ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> & SUBSEQU5T IMMIGRATION ( MORE ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS 9TO ! NEWLY-E/ABLI%$ ,ISRAELI /ATE1 ) SOME AN>*I/S AMONG !M1 FUR!R GALVANIZ$ ! T5SION BETWE5 ! POLITICAL & ! SOCIAL1 BETWE5 ID5TITIES FREELY *OS5 & ID5TITIES BORN 9TO1 0AN>*I/0 & 0,JEWI%0--A T5SION NO:]E AS CRITICAL1 ( C\RSE1 AS )9 ! BORD]S ( A ,JEWI% >*OS4 

,COM+ /RAI<T \T ( ! ,POLI% <ETTOS1 !Y PROV$ UNWILL+ OR UNABLE TO TAKE ! <ETTO \T ( !IR EMIGRE SELVES1 & RA!R ?AN FLY+ ! BLACK FLAG DEFIANTLY !Y SIMPLY CIRCL$ ! WAGONS2 9 !IR DEF5SE1 ?\<1 SURVIV+ ! ,HOLOCAU/ MI<T DO ?AT TO Y\4 ,!Y ORGANIZ$ !MSELVES 9TO HI/ORICAL SOCIETIES1 CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS1 PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION CIRCLES1 & LIT]>Y /UDY GR\PS1 COMMUNICAT+ *IEFLY 9 ,YIDDI%1 A *OICE ODDLY REM9ISC5T ( ?AT O!R CLOS$1 BLACK-CLAD ,JEWI% MILIEU ) ITS BACK TURN$ ON SOCIETY--OR?ODOX ,HASIDIC ,JEWS--& 9 />K CONTRA/ TO ! E>LI] AN>*I/S ( ! ,KIBBUTZIM1 :O SPOKE ,HEBREW4 ,DUR+ ! '#eS & '#fS1 ! ,FRE$OM ,SEEK]S ,ASSOCIATION1 ,ISRAEL'S MA9 AN>*I/ GR\P1 PRODUC$ A MON?LY BIL+UAL PUBLICATION CALL$ ,PROBLEM5 ALONGSIDE SEV]AL BOOKS1 & MA9TA9$ A LIBR>Y ( CLASSIC AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE 7AGA91 MO/LY 9 ,YIDDI% & ,POLI%7 AS WELL AS A L>GE HALL 9 C5TRAL ,TEL ,AVIV1 DRAW+ HUNDR$S ( ATT5DEES TO NON-?REAT5+ CONF]5CES :]E AN>*Y WAS !ORIZ$ TO DEA? ALONGSIDE ,HASSIDIC P>ABLES4 

,NATURALLY1 9TROV]T$ & SELF-CONTA9$ CULTURAL GA!R+S CAME AT ! EXP5SE ( AGITATION1 \TREA*1 & ORGANIZ+1 :I* BR+S TO M9D C]TA9 PUNK ROCK SC5]Y WE KN[ ONLY TOO WELL4 ,9 FACT1 !RE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE BE5 EV5 SO MU* AS AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD A POLITICAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,ONE ANECDOTE FROM ?AT ]A ILLU/RATES IT P]FECTLY3 A ,%9 ,BET AG5T 7,ISRAEL'S 9T]NAL SECURITY S]VICE7 CAME D[N TO AN AN>*I/ MEET+ ONE DAY4 0,I HE>D Y\ HAVE BE5 DISCUSS+ ! POSSIBLE RAMIFICATIONS ( ASSASS9AT+ ! PRIME M9I/]10 HE SAID WORRY+LY4 

0,9DE$ WE HAVE10 CAME ! REPLY1 0BUT WE W]E TALK+ AB\T ! PRIME M9I/] ( ,POL&40 ,! AG5T LEFT & !Y W]E NEV] BO!R$ AGA94 

,I %\LD NOTE ?AT ALL WAS NOT SO QUIET ON ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N FRONT AT ?AT TIME4 ,! FAM\S SEAM5'S /RIKE1 = EXAMPLE--! MO/ RADICAL & VIOL5T /RIKE 9 ,ISRAELI HI/ORY1 :I* = #d DAYS BR\<T ! C\NTRY'S ONLY COMM]CIAL PORT TO A /&/ILL--TOOK PLACE 9 #a#i#e#a4 ,9CID5TALLY1 IT WAS L$ BY A Y\NG SAILOR :OSE GR&SON W\LD BECOME A KEY ORGANIZ] 9 ,ISRAELI AN>*ISM FROM ! '#iS ONW>DS4 #aifb SAW A S]IES ( WILDCAT /RIKES 9 ! WAKE ( ! DEVALUATION ( ! ,ISRAELI P\ND4 ,?R\< ALL ?IS1 S]I\S DI/URBANCES AGA9/ E?NIC DISCRIM9ATION ]UPT$1 L$ BY ,JEWS FROM ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N & ,NOR? ,AFRICAN C\NTRIES LIV+ 9 ,MA'AB>OT1 REFUGEE ABSORPTION CAMPS4 ,9 #a#i#d#i1 DUR+ ONE SU* DI/URBANCE1 ANGRY MOBS SMA%$ W9D[S & RIPP$ DOORS (F !IR H+ES AT ! TEMPOR>Y ,ISRAELI ,P>LIAM5T BUILD+2 9 ! FOLL[+ YE>1 A LEAD] ( SIMIL> PROTE/S BY ,YEM5ITE ,JEWS WAS ! FIR/ CITIZ5 TO BE KILL$ BY AN ,ISRAELI POLICEMAN'S BULLET4 ,?IS1 ( C\RSE1 )\T EV5 M5TION+ ! V>I\S =MS ( RESI/ANCE ,PALE/9IAN ,>ABS W]E IMM]S$ 9 AT ! TIME4 

,NONE ( ! ABOVE1 AS F> AS ,I KN[1 ELICIT$ ANY P>TICIPATION OR MAT]IAL SUPPORT FROM ,ISRAEL'S EXILIC AN>*I/S1 :O SEEM TO HAVE BE5 MORE ATTUN$ TO ,YIDDI% LABOR /RUGGLES 9 ,NEW ,YORK'S ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE ?AN 9 !IR NEW SURR\ND+S4 

,ZIONISM & ,JUDAISM ASIDE1 ANO!R KEY ISSUE ON :I* PO/-'#iS AN>*I/S BROKE FROM ! OLD GU>D WAS \R BLASPHEM\S ATTITUDE T[>DS ! ,I,D,F1 ! ,ISRAELI 0,DEF5SE0 ,=CES4 ,AM]ICAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ H\SE PA9T] ,SAM ,DOLG(F1 :O VISIT$ ,ISRAEL 9 ! E>LY '#gS1 CAPTUR$ ! PREVAIL+ ATTITUDE ( ! OLD-TIM]S 7AS WELL AS HIS [N1 APP>5TLY73 

0444,ISRAELI COMRADES >E =C$1 LIKE ! O!R T5D5CIES1 TO ACCEPT ! FACT ?AT ,ISRAEL MU/ BE DEF5D$4 .<444.> ,9 DISCUSSION ) ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S IT WAS EMPHASIZ$ ?AT ! UNILAT]AL DISMANTL+ ( ! ,ISRAELI /ATE W\LD NOT AT ALL BE AN>*I/IC4 ,IT W\LD1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ONLY RE9=CE ! IMM5SE P[] ( ! ,>AB /ATES & ACTUALLY EXP$ITE !IR PLANS = ! CONQUE/ ( ,ISRAEL4 .<444.> ! NECESSITY = DEF5SE ( ,ISRAEL--FREELY ACKN[L$G$ BY \R COMRADES--DEP5DS UPON PUTT+ 9TO EFFECT ! 9DISP5SABLE MILIT>Y1 ECONOMIC1 LEGISLATIVE & SOCIAL MEASURES NE$$ TO KEEP ,ISRAEL 9 A P]MAN5T /ATE ( W> PREP>ATION4 ,! ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S .<444.> KN[ ONLY TOO WELL ?AT CURTAIL+ ! P[] ( ! /ATE UND] SU* CIRCUM/ANCES (F]S NO REAL ALT]NATIVE40 

,CORRESPOND+LY1 :5 AN AN>*O-PUNK COLLECTIVE /IRR$ UP CONTROV]SY ) A HEADL9E-GRABB+ ANTI-,I,D,F ISSUE ( ITS ,W> ( ,WORDS FANZ9E 9 #a#i#i#f1 !Y W]E REPROA*$ 9 NO UNC]TA9 T]MS BY ! LATE ,JOSEPH ,LUD51 $ITOR ( ! A=EM5TION$ ,PROBLEM5 & AU?OR ( ! BOOK ,A ,%ORT ,HI/ORY ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,IDEA1 :O EXPRESS$ A DEEP DISAPPO9TM5T & 9SI/$ ?AT ! >M$ =CES >E 0NOT ! 5EMY40 ,TO US1 ?IS %[$ ?AT ! PRIMORDIAL ,JEWI% FE> ( ! ,POGROM1 ( ,ROMANS OR ,CRUSAD]S OR ,COSSACKS OR ,>ABS AWAIT+ !IR *ANCE TO GUT US 9 \R SLEEP1 WAS /RONG 5\< TO CL\D ! JUDGM5T ( EV5 LIFELONG AN>*I/S1 MU* LIKE O!R CULTURAL POISONS WE DR9K 9 ) \R MO!R'S MILK & NEV] FULLY GET \T ( \R SY/EMS4 

,( C\RSE1 ) ! ,PALE/9IAN DEA? TOLL REA*+ ITS CURR5T DIZZY+ HEI<TS1 ATTACKS ON ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( A MILIT>Y APP>ATUS1 NOT JU/ ITS PREVAL5CE1 HAVE BECOME A MORE COMMON FEATURE ( ,ISRAELI RADICALISM2 BUT ! E>LY '#iS W]E A DIFF]5T /ORY4 ,PRACTICALLY ALL \R FELL[ RADICALS--:5 NOT PREOCCUPI$ ) ISSUES SU* AS ! !N-POPUL> & EXTREMELY SAFE 0RELIGI\S CO]CION0 !ME--W]E ADAMANT 9 %>P5+ A DI/9CTION BETWE5 MILIT>Y DUTY 9SIDE ! ,GRE5 ,L9E 7! DE FACTO ,ISRAELI BORD]S71 :I* !Y CONSID]$ A MORAL OBLIGATION1 & TROOPS DEPLOY$ \TSIDE ( IT1 9 OCCUPI$ ,PALE/9IAN T]RITORY1 :I* !Y ?\<T WE %\LD /RATEGICALLY OPPOSE & BE JAIL$ =4 ,EV5 ANTI-,ZIONI/ ,TROTSKYI/ SPL9T] GR\PS & FR+E (F%OOTS1 :O W]E BASICALLY 9 ! SAME TOY BOAT AS US1 5C\RAG$ !IR MEMB]S TO JO9 ! MILIT>Y1 ALBEIT ) ! AIM ( RELAT+ BETT] TO ! AV]AGE WORK]4 

,! #a#i#iS G5]ATION ( ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S WAS 9 A POSITION TO BR+ SOME?+ UNIQUE TO ! TABLE--& WE DID4 ,AT FIR/ GLANCE1 Y\ C\LD DIAGNOSE IT AS ,OPPOSITIONAL ,DEFIANT ,DISORD]1 P]HAPS1 OR REVOLUTION = ! HELL ( IT3 A COLLECTIVE MIDDLE F+] TO ! >MY ) NO BLUEPR9TS OR ANALYZES OR /RUCTURAL ADJU/M5T PLANS TO REPLACE IT4 0,S]I\S0 REVOLUTION>IES FR[N$ UPON ?IS1 ( C\RSE4 ,9 H9DSI<T1 H[EV]1 ,I ?9K S+L+ \T MILIT>ISM %[$ GOOD 9/9CTS1 A F9E-TUN$ S5SE ( ! *ANG+ NATURE ( A KEY BATTLEGR\ND--A BATTLEGR\ND ?AT WAS & REMA9S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 9 BO? SYMBOLIC & PRACTICAL T]MS4 

,FUR!RMORE1 IT %[$ ?AT WE KNEW 5\< TO TRU/ \R IMM$IATE EXP]I5CES1 LETT+ !M GUIDE \R DECISIONS4 ,ALL ( US W]E CLOSE TO ! AGE AT :I* ! /ATE'S ATTEMPT TO 5LI/ US 9TO ,ISRAEL'S M&ATORY MILIT>Y S]VICE--& ! SC>S WE E>N$ FI<T+ ?AT--W]E /ILL FRE%4 

,TO BE CLE>1 ,I DON'T WANT TO COME (F AS OV]LY CRITICAL ( ! OLD] G5]ATIONS ( ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S4 ,!Y W]E EXTREMELY GOOD AT MANY ?+S1 JU/ NOT P>TICUL>LY AT BE+ AN>*I/S1 OR RA!R AT BE+ AN>*IC--AT RECOGNIZ+ & PRIORITIZ+ ! PROJECTS ?AT >E EXCLUSIVE TO AN>*I/ ?9K+1 ?AT NO ONE ELSE CAN (F]4 ,9 A C\NTRY :]E ALL POLITICAL FACTIONS--LEFT1 RI<T & C5T]--HAD BEGAN AS RADICAL SUBV]SIVES NOT LONG AGO1 P]HAPS 0AN>*I/0 %\LD HAVE MEANT REBEL RA!R ?AN REVOLUTION>Y4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,I DO HAVE A TREM5D\S RESPECT = ! OLD-S*OOL4 

,H[ DID ,ISRAELI AN>*ISM >RIVE ) OR EM]GE FROM ! C\NT]CULTURAL SURGE ( ! E>LY '#iS8 ,:AT *>ACT]I/ICS DOES IT RETA9 FROM ?AT ]A8 ,:AT ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES DO ?OSE CONF]8 

,EV5 AFT] HAV+ BE5 P]SONALLY 9VOLV$ 9 BO? '#iS AN>*ISM & ! ,ISRAELI C\NT]CULTURE ( ?AT TIME1 ,I'M NOT SURE :E!R MOD]N ,ISRAELI AN>*ISM EM]G$ \T ( ! PUNK EXPLOSION1 AS 9 O!R C\NTRIES DUR+ ?AT DECADE1 OR :E!R BO? W]E PRODUCTS ( ! ZEITGEI/ 9 EQUAL MEASURE4 ,I GUESS ?AT %\LD BE LEFT TO ! SOCIAL HI/ORIANS--OR MAYBE ! PHYSICI/S1 S9CE ,NEWTON'S ?IRD LAW CLE>LY /ATES ?AT ALL =CES >E 9T]ACTIONS BETWE5 DIFF]5T BODIES4 

,SPEAK+ ( PHYSICS--IF NATURE 9DE$ ABHORS A VACUUM1 IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ROYALLY PISS$ (F AT US AS ! '#iS ROLL$ 94 ,! FIR/ ,PALE/9IAN ,9TIFADA HAD LO/ MOM5TUM & DIRECTION AFT] ?REE LONG YE>S1 ESS5TIALLY 5D+ AT ! ,MADRID ,CONF]5CE ( #aiia 7?\< (FICIALLY ONLY AT ! #aiic ,OSLO ,ACCORDS74 ,?IS P]IOD1 RI<T UP TO ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,YIZHAK ,RAB9 9 LATE #aiie & ! RI<T-W+ ELECTORAL VICTORY SIX MON?S LAT]1 WAS M>K$ BY A /RONG S5SE ( EUPHORIA & OPTIMISM 9 ! RANKS ( ! LEFT3 AN UPLIFT+ FEEL+ ?AT ,PEACE1 EV] ELUSIVE1 WAS RI<T >\ND ! CORN]1 A M]E TREATY AWAY4 ,RADICALS--9CLUD+ AN>*I/S1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL1 IF ,I RECALL \R MEET+S CORRECTLY--W]E COMPLETELY CO-OPT$ BY ! SO-CALL$ ,PEACE ,PROCESS1 ACCEPT+ IT AS ! ONLY GAME 9 T[N4 

,!RE W]E TWO REASONS = ?IS4 ,FIR/1 ,FATAH OPPOSITION TO ! PROCESS HAD COLLAPS$ & ,PALE/9IAN SOCIETY SEEM$ TO HAVE EMBRAC$ IT :OLLY1 LEAV+ US HESITANT TO COME (F AS 0MORE ,CA?OLIC ?AN ! ,POPE40 ,SECOND1 ! RI<T'S HY/]ICAL OBJECTION TO IT LULL$ US FUR!R 9TO ?9K+ ?IS WAS1 ON ! :OLE1 A POSITIVE PROCESS4 ,LESSON LE>N$3 NEV] *OOSE POLITICAL PA?S BAS$ ON :I* TROLL IS UND] :AT BRIDGE4 

,H[EV]1 !RE WAS A SILV] L9+ 9 \R CL\D$ JUDGM5T4 ,AS ,PEACE DROPP$ A FEW SPOTS ON ! LI/ ( BURN+ ISSUES TO ATT5D TO1 O!R ISSUES NATURALLY CLIMB$ UP1 & UNFAMILI> CONCEPTS W]E SUCK$ 9TO ! RESULT+ VACUUM1 SUGGE/+ NEW WAYS TO APPROA* ! OLD PROBLEMS4 ,& S9CE PEOPLE >E NOT ONE-DIM5SIONAL1 ) ! *ANGES 9 POLITICS CAME CULTURAL *ANGES AS WELL3 RADICAL ECOLOGY & ANIMAL LIB]ATION1 = EXAMPLE1 PREVI\SLY UNHE>D (1 BUR/ ONTO ! SC5E %\LD]-TO-%\LD] ) A NEW C\NT]CULTURE ( NOISE1 'Z9ES1 /REET >T1 9T]NATIONAL CONTACTS1 ! DO-IT-Y\RSELF E?IC1 COMMUNAL LIV+ >RANGEM5TS1 9FO%OPS1 9DEP5D5T M$IA1 & CROSS-ISSUE ALLIANCES & ACTIVI/ PRACTICES4 ,AN>*Y1 EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT BUT ALWAYS .-COM.-PLICIT1 WAS AT ! HE>T ( ?IS4 

,PUNK IS A GOOD REF]5CE PO9T1 AL?\< ?IS C\NT]CULTURAL SURGE WAS WID] & MORE ES!TICALLY DIV]SE4 ,CONTR>Y TO :AT MANY ASSUME1 PUNK'S 9FLU5CE WAS ALREADY R\<+ ! $GES ( ,ISRAELI ALT]NATIVE CULTURE 9 ! LATE '#gS1 & ?R\<\T ! '#hS PUNKS =M$ B&S1 PLAY$ %[S1 & RELEAS$ DEMO CASSETTES4 ,H[EV]1 ! CONCEPT ( A 0SC5E0 AS SOCIAL UNIT SIMPLY HADN'T OCCURR$ TO ANYONE4 ,PUNK REMA9$ EXTR9SIC TO CULTURAL ID5TITY & ?US PUNKS /AY$ ATOMIZ$ & FRAGM5T$1 RELAT$ PRIM>ILY ?R\< ?IS V]Y DISCONNECTION1 :I* ,I'M GUESS+ SEEM$ P>T ( H[ !Y ?\<T PUNK %\LD 0FEEL40 

,LIKEWISE1 !RE W]E A H&FUL ( AN>*I/S 9 ! '#gS & '#hS--SOME?+ ,I GLOSS$ OV] 9 ANSW]+ ! P]VI\S QUE/ION--BUT !Y DID NOT MANAGE TO PU% PA/ !IR *>ACT]IZATION AS ISOLAT$ \TLI]S4 ,9DE$1 ?IS *>ACT]IZATION WAS G5]ALLY SELF-IMPOS$4 ,9 #a#i#g#c1 = EXAMPLE1 ON ! EVE ( ! ,YOM ,KIPPUR ,W>1 A ?REE-MAN COMMUNE CALL+ ITSELF ,! ,BLACK ,FRONT -- ,FREAKY ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P PUT \T A HUMOR\S ONE-(F PUBLICATION ) HEAVY ,R4 ,CRUMB 9FLU5CES1 ,FREAKY1 :ILE 9 ! '#hS ?REE ,ISRAELI-,PALE/9IAN BRO!RS SET UP ,N,I,L,A,H,E,M1 0,Y\? = ,LIB]TY & ,/RUGGLE10 A SMALL AN>*I/ GR\P 9 ! NOR!RN CITY ( ,HAIFA4 ,ONE ( ?OSE BRO!RS1 \R COMRADE ,JULIANO ,M]-,KHAMIS1 WAS MURD]$ BY A MASK$ GUNMAN 9 ,J59 REFUGEE CAMP LA/ YE>4 

,NOT UNTIL ! '#iS WAS !RE A CONSCI\S EF=T TO BROAD5 AN>*I/ PRACTICE BY ADVANC+ IT FUR!R D[N ! TRAJECTORY GR\P8ORGANIZATION8NETWORK8MOVEM5T4 ,9 A HE>TW>M+ CASE ( QUANTUM WI%FUL ?9K+--OR WAS IT AN ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE ! 5EMY8--! MA9 AN>*I/ GR\P ( ! E>LY #i'S LACK$ A =MAL NAME & SIMPLY CALL$ ITSELF 0,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T40 

,SO1 LIKE A REAL-LIFE *IASMUS1 '#iS PUNK BORR[$ FROM AN>*I/S ! AUTONOM\S SELF-ORGANIZATION1 ! DO-IT-Y\RSELF SC5E1 :ILE '#iS AN>*I/S BORR[$ FROM PUNK ! *ROMOSOME ( EXPANSION1 PROPAGATION DRIV5 BY A CULTURAL S5SE ( URG5CY4 ,?R\< ! LOGIC ( 0IF Y\ BUILD IT1 !Y WILL COME10 EA* CUR$ ! O!R ( ITS RESPECTIVE DELUSIONS ( PETITESSE4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 BO? RE9=C$ 9 EA* O!R ! NOTION ?AT ONE NE$N'T GIVE A FUCK AB\T RULES4 

,! QUE/ION ( :AT *>ACT]I/ICS CONTEMPOR>Y ,ISRAELI AN>*ISM RETA9S FROM ! '#iS IS 9T]E/+1 BUT A MORE POIGNANT QUE/ION W\LD BE :AT *>ACT]I/ICS IT HAS LO/4 ,9 F\R WORDS3 ! ELEM5T ( SURPRISE4 

,9 ! E>LY '#iS1 WE TRI$ \R BE/ TO AVOID BECOM+ 0F> LEFT10 TRAPP$ AT ?IS OR ?AT $GE ( ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM ) NO:]E TO GO BUT C5T]2 9/EAD1 WE SIMPLY DID NOT REGI/] ON IT4 ,\R NATURAL HABITAT WAS ! LEFT1 TRUE--! PROGRESSIVES1 ! BLE$+ HE>TS1 ! PEACE CAMP--BUT WE MOV$ 9 IT LIKE SOME SORT ( NEW & WILD EXOTIC ANIMAL4 ,WE W]E COMPOS$ ( PO/-LEFTI/S & PA/-LEFTI/S1 BUT WE ALL AGRE$ WE DIDN'T WANT AN>*Y R$UC$ TO ! CONJUGATION ( A LEFTI/ V]B4 ,SOME PIGEONHOL$ US AS YET ANO!R TYPE ( COMMIES1 :ILE O!RS 9T]PRET$ \R UNCONV5TIONALITY TO MEAN WE HAD NO?+ RELEVANT TO (F] ?OSE :O1 9 ! 5D1 SEE !IR LIVES AS CONV5TIONAL4 ,BUT A LOT ( PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY Y\NG] ONES1 W]E 9TRIGU$ & OP5 TO NEW MESSAGES4 ,! 'S1 H[EV]1 *ANG$ ?AT4 

,>\ND #b#c1 DUR+ ! L[ TIDE ( ! SECOND ,9TIFADA--ONE C\LD SAY P>ALLEL BUT UND]NEA? IT--A POPUL> /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,ISRAELI ,SEP>ATION ,WALL EXPLOD$1 A /RUGGLE :I* C\LD BE SE5 AS A SORT ( DIFF]5T1 ?IRD ,9TIFADA4 ,IT BEGAN--& /ILL RAGES ON--9 A H&FUL ( SMALL ,WE/ ,BANK VILLAGES :OSE L&S W]E BE+ CONFISCAT$1 EI!R TO CON/RUCT ! WALL OR TO FATT5 UP ! EV]-EXP&+ ,JEWI% SETTLEM5TS4 ,ALMO/ IMM$IATELY1 AN>*I/S RECOGNIZ$ ?IS AS A SITUATION :]E \R POSITION AS ,ISRAELI CITIZ5S1 C\PL$ ) \R UNIQUE BR& ( CONFRONTATIONAL PRAXIS1 C\LD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION1 & ?US ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL WAS BORN4 

,?IS WAS A CALCULAT$ GAMBLE4 ,9 MANY WAYS IT DID PAY (F1 BUT ! EXTREME 9T5SITY ( ?AT P>TICUL> /RUGGLE MADE IT 9EVITABLE ?AT ALL O!R FACETS ( \R POLITICS W\LD BE ECLIPS$ BY IT1 :I* IS PRECISELY :AT HAPP5$4 ,SOON1 ! T]M AN>*I/ BECAME SYNONYM\S ) ONE ?+ & ONE ?+ ONLY--,PALE/9IAN NATIONALISM--?R\< A POL>IZ+ DYNAMIC WE HAD KN[N WE W\LDN'T ESCAPE4 ,! OPPORTUNITY TO 5GAGE ! /ATE 9 A VIOL5T1 BLOODY1 & *>G$ CONFLICT--AL?\< NOT 9 AN IDEAL SETT+ = ANTI-NATIONALI/S--CAME AT ! EXP5SE ( \R EFFECTIV5ESS 9 PRACTICALLY ALL O!R >5AS4 ,WE W]E =C$1 IF Y\ WILL1 TO MAKE A *OICE BETWE5 BE+ AN ATTRACTIVE PROSPECT TO ! ,ISRAELI PUBLIC & A ?REAT5+ ONE TO ! ,ISRAELI /ATE2 WE DIDN'T MANAGE TO BEAT ! ODDS BY RECONCIL+ ! TWO4 

,BESIDES ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL1 :AT O!R 9ITIATIVES >OSE 9 ?AT ]A8 ,DESCRIBE1 = EXAMPLE1 ! ORIG9S & TRAJECTORY ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y ANIMAL RI<TS MOVEM5T 9 ,ISRAEL4 

,I ?9K ! MO/ 9T]E/+ P>T ( ! ,ISRAELI ANIMAL RI<TS MOVEM5T--C]TA9LY ! MO/ RELEVANT TO RADICALS--IS ITS 9CEPTION4 ,NOT TO OV]SELL IT1 BUT IT WAS ONE ( ! FEW G5U9E /RUCTURAL AN>*I/ CONSPIRACIES ,I KN[ ( 9 ! LA/ #ad YE>S1 & A F>SI<T$ ONE AT ?AT4 ,PLUS1 IT WORK$2 P]HAPS TOO WELL4 

,NE$LESS TO SAY1 :5 ,I SPEAK ( REAL AN>*I/ CONSPIRACIES ,I DO SO TREAD+ LI<TLY1 GIV5 ! PROCLIVITY ( LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES TO CONJURE UP FAKE ONES1 :E!R 9 ,BOLOGNA1 ,MOSC[1 ,CLEVEL&1 OR ! VILLAGE ( ,T>NAC1 ,FRANCE4 ,BUT ?IS WAS A CONSPIRACY ( AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T K9D4 

,! CONCEPT ( ANIMAL RI<TS >RIV$ LATE ON ! ,ISRAELI SC5E1 T[>DS ! E>LY '#iS1 C\RTESY ( AN>*I/S4 ,!RE HAD BE5 AN ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY S9CE '#h#c1 BUT IT WAS CAU<T UP 9 ! SCI5TIFIC ANGLE & %I$ AWAY FROM ! BROAD] IMPLICATIONS ( ITS [N E?ICAL CONC]NS4 ,JU/ TO ILLU/RATE H[ LATE ?+S BLOOM$ H]E3 ! FIR/ BOOK 9 ,HEBREW ON ANIMAL EXP]IM5TATION CAME \T 9 '#i#a1 ! FIR/ LAW EV5 TO M5TION ! SUBJECT WAS PASS$ 9 '#i#d1 & A TRANSLATION ( ,PET] ,S+]'S ,ANIMAL ,LIB]ATION WAS NOT PUBLI%$ UNTIL '#i#h4 

,AS ,I M5TION$1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! '#iS1 NEW P]SPECTIVES TOOK PREC$5CE OV] ,PALE/9E-C5T]$ POLITICS--A T5D5CY REV]S$1 QUITE VIOL5TLY1 COME ! NEW MILL5NIUM4 ,AS AN>*I/S W]E LEAV+ NO /ONE UNTURN$ 9 SE>* = NEW WAYS TO AMPLIFY \R IMPACT ON SOCIETY1 SOME CONCLUD$ ?AT1 RA!R ?AN ADVANC+ AN>*ISM AS A PACKAGE DEAL1 IT W\LD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO 9TRODUCE IT ?R\< ! PRISM ( A S+LE ISSUE4 ,& SO BEGAN CON/ANT DISCUSSIONS1 =MAL & 9=MAL1 9 SUNBA!D PUBLIC P>KS AS WELL AS POORLY GU>D$ HI<-S*OOL %ELT]S AT MIDNI<T1 ALL FOCUS$ ON A S+LE QUE/ION3 :I* ISSUE C\LD (F] ! FIRME/ FOOT 9 ! BACKDOOR1 ?R\< :I* TO DISSEM9ATE ! WIDE/ ASSORTM5T ( RADICAL IDEAS8 

,BRIEF TACTICAL =AYS W]E MADE BY SOME 9TO ! T]RA9 ( NUCLE> DIS>MAM5T1 ,ISRAEL'S TABOO PUBLIC SECRET1 AS WELL AS SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 ) ! GR\P ,GRE5 ,ACTION1 BUT ULTIMATELY WE REALIZ$ ?AT A NEW & UNSPOIL$ LUMP ( CLAY WAS NE$$4 ,& NONE FIT ! BILL LIKE ! HI!RTO UNKN[N1 SEEM+LY SAFE CONCEPT ( FI<T+ = ! RI<TS ( SEALS OR ELEPHANTS--AS FUR %OPS & CIRCUSES W]E ! FIR/ TWO MAJOR T>GETS ( LOCAL ANIMAL RI<TS CAMPAIGNS4 

,:ILE ?IS FOCAL %IFT WAS CONSCI\S & PREM$ITAT$1 IT %\LD NOT BE SE5 AS SOME MANIPULATIVE PLOY OR CYNICAL ,! ,MAN ,:O ,WAS ,?URSDAY-TYPE /UFF4 ,TACTICAL CONSID]ATIONS ASIDE1 WE REALLY W]E PASSIONATE & S9C]E AB\T 5D+ NONHUMAN SUFF]+--O!R MOTIVES W]E M]ELY AN ADD$ BONUS1 A REALIZATION ?AT ( ALL ! V>I\S 9JU/ICES WE C\LD BE ORGANIZ+ >\ND AT ?AT P>TICUL> TIME & PLACE1 ANIMAL RI<TS HAPP5$ TO BE ! MO/ CONDUCTIVE4 

,\R FIR/ GR\P WAS CALL$1 SIMPLY1 ,ANONYM\S1 A /RANGE1 SOME:AT D>K NAME = AN ANIMAL RI<TS ORGANIZATION1 UNLESS Y\ KEEP 9 M9D IT WAS A K9D ( AN>*I/ FRONT4 ,BESIDES ! AIM ( RADICALIZ+ Y\NG ANIMAL-LOV]S :O MI<T JO9 91 IT HAD ANO!R1 MORE PRACTICAL AIM3 TO RECRUIT PEOPLE = CL&E/9E ,ANIMAL ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT ACTIVITIES4 ,ANONYM\S' SMALL HEADQU>T]S1 FILL$ TO ! BRIM ) 9=MATION AB\T V>I\S RADICAL /RUGGLES1 NONHUMAN & HUMAN1 WAS ALSO ! NOCTURNAL R5DEZV\S PO9T = ALMO/ ALL ,A,L,F ACTIVITY 9 ,TEL ,AVIV DUR+ ?AT TIME2 IT WAS EV5 CONV5I5TLY LOCAT$ ON ,B5 ,YEHUDA /REET1 ! V]Y SAME /REET :]E MO/ ( ! CITIES' FURRI]S HAD SET UP %OP6 ,ACCORD+ TO 9T]ROGATORS AT ! ADJAC5T ,DIZ5G(F POLICE /ATION1 AT LEA/1 ,ANONYM\S ACTIVI/S W]E ! ONES :O 9TRODUC$ ,ISRAELI /ORE[N]S 7& COPS7 TO SUP]GLU$ LOCKS4 

,TODAY1 ,ANONYM\S = ,ANIMAL ,RI<TS AS IT IS N[ KN[N1 HAS GR[N 9TO ,ISRAEL'S EQUIVAL5T ( ,P,E,T,A1 ! BIGGE/1 MO/ RESPECT$ MA9/REAM ORGANIZATION 9 ! FIELD1 COMPLETE ) LOBBYI/S & RE=M-ORI5T$ CONSUM] CAMPAIGNS4 ,?IS WAS ! 5D-PROCESS ( A GRADUAL 9FLUX ( ACTIVI/S :O W]E NOT 9 ON ! ORIG9AL PLAN1 PEOPLE :OSE 5TIRE SCOPE TRULY BEGAN & 5D$ ) ANIMAL RI<TS4 ,ONCE 5\< ( !M W]E 9 ! CORE GR\P1 ! 9EVITABLE P[] /RUGGLES & 9FI<T+ 5SU$1 PROMPT+ AN>*I/S TO ACCEPT ! FACT ?AT !IR WORK !RE WAS DONE--! WOOD5 PUPPET HAD BECOME A REAL BOY4 ,IT WAS TIME TO PURSUE O!R AV5UES4 

,( C\RSE1 WORK+ ABOVE & UND]GR\ND AT ! SAME TIME IS NOT A SU/A9ABLE /RATEGY = RADICAL ORGANIZ]S1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,BUT AS WE LE>N$ DUR+ ?OSE FEW YE>S1 IF Y\ >E SMALL 5\<1 KN[ Y\R COORD9ATES & READ ! POLITICAL MAP ACCURATELY1 Y\ MI<T BE ABLE TO PULL IT (F4 ,IT'S ALSO NOT )\T ITS P]KS3 SOME:]E 9 ! MIDDLE ( ?AT P]IOD1 = EXAMPLE1 ,I DI/RIBUT$ HOMEMADE /ICK]S CALL+ = ,JEWI% SETTL]S TO BE %OT 9 ! HEAD1 SIGN$ ) A CIRCL$ ,A4 ,! BIGGE/ ,ISRAELI NEWSPAP] AT ?AT TIME MADE ! MI/AKE ( REPORT+ ?AT ! SYMBOL /OOD = ,ANONYM\S1 ! ANIMAL RI<TS GR\P1 SO NATURALLY1 WE SU$ = DEFAMATION ( *>ACT] & SETTL$ \T ( C\RT = A HEFTY SUM1 :I* KEPT \R POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AFLOAT = A :ILE LONG]4 ,:O SAYS Y\ CAN ONLY WE> ONE HAT AT A TIME1 RI<T8 

,ONE F9AL ?+ TO NOTE REG>D+ TRAJECTORIES IS ! ELEGANT DANCE ( CYCLICAL SYN]GY BETWE5 AN>*ISM & ANIMAL RI<TS4 ,I'M NOT SURE H[ WIDELY KN[N ?IS IS \TSIDE ( ,ISRAEL1 BUT JU/ AS ! ANIMAL RI<TS MOVEM5T WAS KICK-/>T$ BY AN>*I/S1 ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL WAS 9 TURN CONCEIV$ BY ANIMAL RI<TS ACTIVI/S1 TWO C>RI] WAVES 9 SMALL CONGRU5T CIRCLES ?AT W\LD FIT NEATLY )9 ! DIALECTICAL MAT]IALISM ( SCI5TIFIC SOCIALI/S--IF BY 0SCI5TIFIC0 WE MEANT *AOS !ORY4 

,ONE ,/RUGGLE WAS A VEGAN>*I/ GR\P =M$ >\ND #bb BY SOME ( ! PEOPLE :O HAD LEFT ,ANONYM\S 9 ! A=EM5TION$ SPLIT4 ,AL?\< ITS PR(ESS$ AIM WAS TO 5GAGE 9 ANTISPECIESI/ AGITATION FROM AN ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE1 IT SUCCE$$ *IEFLY 9 IMPLANT+ ANTISPECIESI/ P]SPECTIVES 9TO ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN AGITATION4 

,9 LATE #b#c1 AS P>T ( A JO9T EF=T ) ,PALE/9IANS1 ,ONE ,/RUGGLE ACTIVI/S TOOK P>T 9 AN ATTEMPT TO DISMANTLE ONE ( ! SEP>ATION B>RI]'S GATES NE> ! ,WE/ BANK VILLAGE ( ,MAS'HA1 F\R MILES FROM ! ,GRE5 ,L9E4 ,AS 9 PREVI\S ,ONE ,/RUGGLE ACTIONS1 ! ACCOMPANY+ PRESS RELEASE WAS SIGN$ ) A FICTITI\S NAME1 R&OMLY *OS5 AT ! LA/ M9UTE3 9 ?IS CASE1 0,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL40 ,ISRAELI SOLDI]S REACT$ H>%LY DUR+ ! ACTION--:I*1 BY ! WAY1 WAS SUCCESSFUL--FIR+ LIVE AMMUNITION & SEV]ELY 9JUR+ ONE ACTIVI/2 IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME EV] ?AT ! ,ISRAELI >MY HAD OP5$ FIRE ON ,JEWI% CITIZ5S4 ,9 ! HEAT ( ! 5SU+ M$IA FR5ZY1 ! NAME 0,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL0 BECAME 9DELIBLY ET*$ 9TO ! PUBLIC M9D 7SOMETIMES AS 0,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ,F5CES074 ,ONE ,/RUGGLE DISB&$ AFT] A FEW YE>S1 HAV+ FULFILL$ ITS HI/ORICALLY ORDA9$ ROLE--BUT ,A,AT,W C>RI$ ON 9 FULL SW+4 

,COMRADES VISIT+ ,ISRAEL >E (T5 SURPRIS$ AT H[ PREVAL5T ANTISPECIESI/ DISC\RSE IS AMONG LOCAL AN>*I/S4 ,9 FACT1 EV5 ,ISRAELI RADICALS ( ! NON-AN>*I/ V>IETY NE$$ A FEW GOOD YE>S TO ADJU/4 ,:5 ,TA'AYU% 7A RADICAL ,ISRAELI ORGANIZATION7 ATTEMPT$ TO ORGANIZE ! RECON/RUCTION ( BATT]Y CAGES DE/ROY$ BY ,ISRAELI SOLDI]S 9 ! VILLAGE ( ,HIRBET ,JB>A1 = EXAMPLE1 ?IS MET H>% OPPOSITION FROM AN>*I/S2 ! SAME ?+ HAPP5$ :5 ,GU% ,%ALOM ORGANIZ$ A SOLID>ITY ACTION ) ,GAZAN FI%]M54 ,! PREC$+ P>AGRAPHS %$ SOME LI<T ON ! HI/ORICAL CONTEXT = ?IS4 

,:AT W]E ! DYNAMICS BETWE5 ?OSE CAMPAIGNS & ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL AS ! LATT] CAME TO DEF9E ,ISRAELI AN>*ISM8 

,:5 DISCUSS+ TODAY'S ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S1 ONE %\LD KEEP 9 M9D WE >E NOT TALK+ AB\T ?\S&S OR EV5 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE1 BUT DOZ5S4 ,CONCEPTS LIKE 0MOVEM5T10 0*>ACT]I/ICS10 0DYNAMICS10 OR 0T5D5CIES0 %\LD !RE=E BE SCAL$ D[N TO AN ALMO/ 9TRAP]SONAL SIZE4 ,9 ALL HONE/Y1 TWO ROOMMATES & A SMALL WIRELESS R\T] CAN BECOME AN AN>*I/ T5D5CY H]E1 = BETT] OR = WORSE4 

,REG>D+ ! QUE/ION3 FIR/ ( ALL1 AS ,I'VE ALREADY LAM5T$--& 9 SPITE ( ITS CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS--,A,AT,W WROTE US BACK 9TO ! LEFT_/RI<T B9>Y CODE ?AT DEF9ES & CONF9ES ,ISRAEL'S POLITICAL SPECTRUM1 ! SAME SPECTRUM WE HAD TRI$ TO ESCAPE A DECADE E>LI]4 ,WE HAVE BE5 0F> LEFT0 EV] S9CE &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 IT HAS LIMIT$ \R ROOM = MANEUV] 9 O!R >5AS4 ,TO MAKE MATT]S WORSE1 ?IS B9>IZATION WAS SWALL[$ :OLE & 9T]NALIZ$1 SL[+ D[N \R POLITICAL METABOLISM1 AS WE BECAME MORE & MORE DISMISSIVE ( ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ ?AT DID NOT SPEAK ITS NAME CLE>LY 9 ! LANGUAGE ( LEFT_/RI<T1 ,ZIONISM_/,9TIFADA DI*OTOMY4 ,ONE ,/RUGGLE WAS AT TIMES A FAIRLY GOOD EXAMPLE ( ?IS1 AS WAS ,BLACK ,LAUNDRY1 AN AN>*I/ ,L,G,B,T,Q GR\P ?AT BEGAN PROTE/+ ,GAY ,PRIDE EV5TS >\ND ! SAME TIME1 UND] ! SLOGAN 0,!RE IS NO PRIDE 9 ! OCCUPATION40 

,AS ,A,AT,W GA9$ MOM5TUM1 ! M]E ACT ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 RADICAL QUE] ACTIONS1 = 9/ANCE1 )\T M5TION+ ! OCCUPATION1 BECAME TANTAM\NT TO 0,P9KWA%+04 ,:5 ! #i? 9T]NATIONAL ,QUE]UPTION GA!R+1 HELD 9 ,TEL ,AVIV 9 #b#f1 CO9CID$ ) ,ISRAEL'S HEAVIE/ BOMB+ ( ,LEBANON 9 #bd YE>S--ALSO KN[N AS ! SECOND ,LEBANON ,W>--AS WELL AS ) ! ANNUAL ,WORLD,PRIDE EV5TS S*$UL$ TO TAKE PLACE 9 ,J]USALEM 7BUT LAT] CANCEL$71 T5SIONS ROSE VIOL5TLY TO ! SURFACE AT AN ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA-CUM-ANTI-MILIT>I/ PROTE/ 9 ,J]USALEM2 Y\ CAN READ AB\T IT MORE 9 ! ,QUE]UPTION FANZ9E1 SPECIFICALLY ! 0,Y\ ,CAN ,CALL ,ME ,GAY0_/0,Y\ ,CAN ,CALL ,ME ,AN ,AN>*I/0 EX*ANGE4 

,G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 IT FELT AS IF FAILURE TO L9K EV]Y?+ EXPLICITLY & 9CESSANTLY TO ! ,PALE/9IAN ISSUE BECAME A S9 ( OMISSION1 AS IF ALL O!R /RUGGLES HAD BE5 DRA9$ ( ANY 9TR9SIC VALUE !Y MI<T HAVE HAD4 ,9 A WAY1 ?IS WAS A REHA%$ V]SION ( MI/AKES ,NEW ,LEFTI/S MADE1 9 ALL !IR ,M>XI/-,L59I/ GLORY1 :5 !Y RELEGAT$ EV]Y /RUGGLE EXCEPT ,?IRD ,WORLD_/,BLACK LIB]ATION TO SECOND>Y /ATUS4 ,UNLIKE ! '#fS RADICALS1 ?\<1 WE HAD NO PRET5SE ( FOLL[+ SCI5TIFIC ANALYZES ( SOCIETY1 SO \R H>% PRIORITIZ+ WAS 9=MAL1 SELDOM >TICULAT$ OR EV5 ACKN[L$G$--A RESULT ( GR\P DYNAMICS AS WELL AS ( POLITICAL DEF9ITIONS 9 :I* ACTION REALLY MEANT .-RE.-ACTION4 ,:5 Y\ >E ALWAYS REACT+ RA!R ?AN 9ITIAT+1 Y\ NATURALLY RUN A HI<] RISK ( MIRROR+ ! /ATE'S PRIORITIES RA!R ?AN Y\R HE>T'S DESIRE4 

,\R READ9ESS TO 0L9K0 /RUGGLES BY SUBJUGAT+ ALL TO ONE IS /ILL QUITE PREVAL5T4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,JU/ICE T5TS' PROTE/S ?AT GRIPP$ ,ISRAEL 9 ! SUMM] ( #b#a#a--A LOCAL V]SION ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 L>GELY 9SPIR$ BY ! ,>AB SPR+--SAW AN>*I/S P>TICIPAT+ ) ! SOLE PURPOSE ( IMPOS+ ! ,PALE/9IAN CAUSE1 WILLFULLY BL9D TO ! MYRIAD ( O!R OPPORTUNITIES ! PROTE/S OP5$ UP = US4 ,AS T5S ( ?\S&S ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE M>*$ ?R\< ! HE>T ( ,TEL ,AVIV'S ,:ITE ,CITY BEH9D A WIDE1 TALL BANN] ?AT READ 0,:5 ! ,GOV]NM5T ,IS AGA9/ ! ,PEOPLE1 ,! ,PEOPLE ,>E AGA9/ ! ,GOV]NM5T10 AN>*I/S R$UC$ !MSELVES TO WAV+ ANTI-OCCUPATION PLAC>DS FROM ! SIDEL9ES1 CONVEY+ A MESSAGE ?AT NO?+1 NOT EV5 G5U9E POPUL> PROTE/1 HAS ANY WOR? UNLESS IT C>RIES ! ,WE/ ,BANK & ! ,GAZA ,/RIP COIL$ >\ND IT LIKE CON/RICTOR SNAKES4 ,9 ! #bab ,SOCIAL ,JU/ICE PROTE/S1 IT LOOK$ LIKE MORE ( ! SAME AS F> AS AN>*I/S W]E CONC]N$4 

,ATTEMPTS TO ID5TIFY ?IS T5D5CY--&1 BY 9F]5CE1 TO RECOGNIZE ,A,AT,W AS A MANIFE/ATION ( SUBLIMAT$ POLITICAL PRIORITIZ+--USUALLY 5D UP LOCK$ 9 EMOTIONAL & P]SONALIZ$ SY/EMS ( REPRES5TATION1 :I* AT BE/ REVEAL ONLY HALF A PICTURE4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ?OSE W]E V]Y DEM&+ TIMES = US P]SONALLY1 & ?AT ! ,PALE/9IAN POPUL> /RUGGLE1 !N AS N[1 9VOLVES HI<LY *>G$ SITUATIONS ?AT BURN 9T5SELY 5\< TO DIM \T MO/ EV]Y?+ ELSE IF Y\ LET !M4 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO A MORE AB/RACT1 NOTIONAL COMPON5T AT PLAY4 

,AN>*I/S (T5 USE !ORETICAL FRAMEWORKS ?AT PRES5T EV]Y?+ AS 9T]WOV5 & EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO AVOID PUTT+ !IR PRIORITIES ON ! TABLE REG>D+ /RUGGLES & ISSUES4 ,BE+ RA!R AV]SE TO BO? =MULAS & HI]>*IES--NOT TO M5TION =MULAIC HI]>*IES6--WE T5D TO FAVOR 9TEGRATIVE1 CIRCUMFLU5T POLITICAL \TLOOKS1 9 :I* A CON/ANT REAFFIRMATION ( COMMON GR\NDS TRUMPS ?AT ILL-FAM$ NE$ ( REVOLUTION>IES TO ID5TIFY A KEY ISSUE1 A *IEF CONTRADICTION4 ,& YET1 \R DELIB]ATE VAGU5ESS NOT)/&+1 WE ALL PRIORITIZE /RUGGLES--ITS \R SELF-AW>5ESS ( ?IS ?AT V>IES4 ,LIKE HYPOCRISY1 ! ONLY SURE WAY TO AVOID ?IS IS TO SIT AT HOME & DO NO?+4 ,! IMPORTANT QUE/ION1 !N1 IS NOT :E!R WE PRIORITIZE /RUGGLES1 BUT :AT CRIT]IA1 IF ANY1 WE EMPLOY 9 DO+ SO4 ,GEOGRAPHY8 ,HI/ORY8 ,MORALITY8 ,MASS PSY*OLOGY8 ,& H[ DO WE CONCEPTUALIZE SU* PRIORITIZ+--BY DEF9ITION A PROCESS ( /RATIFICATION--TO MAKE IT COMPATIBLE ) CONCRETE1 EV]YDAY AN>*I/ POLITICS8 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! WRONG WAY TO DO ?IS IS BY 9]TIA1 BY DEFAULT1 BY LETT+ ! *IPS FALL :]E !Y MAY4 ,LIKE /RUCTURES1 PRIORITIES >E MO/ DANG]\S :5 !Y >E 9VISIBLE4 ,& ?IS LEADS US BACK TO ! EXAMPLE ( ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL4 

,A,AT,W [ES ! /R5G? ( ITS TACTICAL DICTION--ITS V]Y EXI/5CE1 ,I W\LD SAY--TO ! UNSPOK5 NOTION ?AT ! ,PALE/9IAN ISSUE CRY/ALLIZES ! G5]AL CRISIS 9 ,ISRAELI SOCIETY1 ?AT ?IS NATIONAL CONFLICT IS ! PRIME SEISMIC FAULT L9E4 ,AS F> AS ,I KN[ & CAN REMEMB]1 !RE HAVE BE5 NO CONC]T$ EF=TS ON \R P>T TO /EP BACK & QUE/ION ! REASON+ ?AT ANO9T$ ?IS NOTION AS SELF-EVID5T TRU?4 ,?R\< :I* EYES DOES ?IS ISSUE CRY/ALLIZE ! G5]AL CRISIS8 ,FROM :AT P]SPECTIVE IS ?IS ISSUE ! PRIME SEISMIC FAULT L9E8 

,WE KN[ ?AT POLITICIANS1 !IR M$IA1 & ! PHANTASM !Y CALL 0! ,MA9/REAM0 ALL ADH]E TO ?IS NOTION1 & WORK DILIG5TLY TO 5=CE IT1 AL?\< !IR CRIT]IA IS H>DLY EV] DISCUSS$ 9 FACTUAL T]MS4 ,IT C\LDN'T POSSIBLY BE BAS$ ON ! NUMB] ( FATALITIES1 = EXAMPLE1 :5 OV] A ?\S& ,ISRAELIS DIE EV]Y YE> FROM POLLUTION1 & C> ACCID5TS HAVE CLAIM$ MORE LIVES ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY'S EXI/5CE ?AN ALL ( ITS W>S COMB9$2 IT C\LDN'T POSSIBLY BE ! AM\NT ( SUFF]+ 9FLICT$--9ASMU* AS ?AT CAN BE MEAN+FULLY QUANTIFI$--:5 ALMO/ #b1 ,ISRAELI WOM5 >E BATT]$ YE>LY4 ,NO4 ,! QUE/ION WE %\LD BE ASK+ 9/EAD IS PLA91 & YET CUTS DEEP3 CUI BONO8 ,:O B5EFITS MO/ FROM \R ACCEPT+ AN >M$1 T]RITORIAL CONFLICT ALONG E?NIC1 RELIGI\S & NATIONAL L9ES AS ! C5T] ( POLITICAL GRAVITY8 

,I ASSUME MO/ AN>*I/S DON'T NE$ ! ANSW] SPELL$ \T = !M4 

,& /ILL1 SOMEH[1 ! POLITICAL PRIORITIZ+ EMBODI$ 9 ,A,AT,W REMA9S ESS5TIALLY ! SAME AS ! PRIORITIZ+ PROPAGAT$ BY ! ,ISRAELI /ATE1 ITS M$IA1 & !IR ILK4 ,V]Y FEW ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S 9 ! LA/ DECADE HAVE REJECT$ !SE PRIORITIES 9 FAVOR ( ECONOMIC1 FEM9I/1 MIGRANT1 5VIRONM5TAL1 G5D]1 OR NONHUMAN /RUGGLES1 TO NAME BUT A FEW DIV]G5T P]SPECTIVES4 

,9 ! ADR5AL9E RU% TO BECOME AN OPPOSITION1 WE %\LD HAVE TAK5 GREAT] C>E NOT TO LOSE ! *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT ALSO MAKE US A WELL-R\ND$ ALT]NATIVE1 AS !SE TWO DO NOT ALWAYS CORRELATE4 ,9 MANY WAYS1 CIRCUM/ANCES & A LACK ( ANALYSIS HAVE CAUS$ ,A,AT,W TO BECOME AN 9V]T$ OR CRACK$-GLASS REFLECTION ( ! /ATE'S PO9T ( VIEW1 9/EAD ( REFLECT+ SOME?+ ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T4 ,?IS HELPS EXPLA9 :Y IT FEELS SO NATURAL = US TO COOP]ATE ) EV5 ! MO/ RACI/1 MISOGYNI/1 HOMOPHOBIC1 9TOL]ANT RELIGI\S ZEALOTS ! ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE HAS TO (F]4 ,! PHILOSOPH] WAS RI<T 9 CAUTION+ US AB\T GAZ+ 9TO ! ABYSS1 & EMPHASIZ+ ?AT EV]Y?+ UNCONDITIONAL IS A PA?OLOGY--SOLID>ITY 9CLUD$4 

,I READILY ACKN[L$GE ?AT ALL ?IS DISCUSSION ( PRIORITIZ+ /RUGGLES--9 FACT1 EV5 PRIORITIZ+ /RUGGLES 9 & ( ITSELF--S]VES ONLY TO REM9D US :AT MATT]S LEA/ 9 LIFE3 POLITICAL R$UCTIONISM4 ,ALSO1 S9CE ! NE$ TO PRIORITIZE ISSUES EXI/S 9 9V]SE PROPORTION TO ! NUMB] ( ACTIVI/S & RES\RCES AVAILABLE1 AN>*I/S 9 C\NTRIES ) WID] MOVEM5TS MAY NOT RELATE TO !SE PROBLEMS4 

,:AT ROLE HAS ! RHETORIC ( NONVIOL5CE PLAY$ 9 ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL1 & 9 ! ,PALE/9IAN-,ISRAELI CONFLICT G5]ALLY8 

,NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC WORKS1 OR RA!R DOESN'T WORK1 ! SAME ! WORLD OV]1 SO ,I'M GUESS+ !RE'S NO NE$ TO ELABORATE ON ! UNIV]SAL FLAWS ( ! :OLE ?+4 ,9 ! CASE ( ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE & ,A,AT,W1 H[EV]1 !RE IS A TWI/ TO ! /ORY3 IT IS NO LONG] SIMPLY A MATT] ( NONVIOL5CE V]SUS VIOL5CE1 BUT ( NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC EMPLOY$1 MA9LY BY EXT]NAL =CES1 TO MUDDY ! WAT]S & OBFUSCATE ! VIOL5T ASPECT ( ,PALE/9IAN POPUL> RESI/ANCE--NOT ONLY ITS LEGITIMACY OR SCOPE OR ACCOMPLI%M5TS1 BUT ITS V]Y EXI/5CE1 ITS DEF9ITION AS SU*4 

,BUT ,I'M GETT+ AHEAD ( MYSELF4 

,AL?\< ?IS QUE/ION PRESUMABLY REF]S TO NONVIOL5CE AS A TACTICAL APPROA*1 RA!R ?AN ITS ABSOLUTI/1 !OSOPHICAL V>IETY--I4E41 PACIFISM--LET'S />T ) ! SECOND MEAN+1 JU/ TO CL>IFY ?+S4 

,IT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ! %OCK ( Y\R LIFE TO LE>N ?AT PACIFI/S HAVE PLAY$ NO SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 ?IS REGION S9CE AB\T ! TIME ( ! ,ESS5ES4 ,ON ! ,PALE/9IAN SIDE1 ,MUSLIMS :O ADVOCATE PACIFISM COME EXCLUSIVELY FROM A V]Y SPECIFIC ,ISLAMIC CONTEXT3 ! ,SUFI1 OR MY/ICAL1 TRADITION 7YES1 LIKE ,HAKIM ,BEY74 ,H[EV]1 ,SUFISM WAS PU%$ TO ! M>G9S ( ,PALE/9IAN SOCIETY LONG AGO BY ,SALAFI/_/,WAHHABI ,ISLAM1 & DUR+ ! #b? C5TURY ITS SCOPE ( 9FLU5CE H]E HAS BE5 R$UC$ TO A FEW =GOTT5 HI<L& TOMBS & HILLTOP %R9ES DOTT+ ! L&SCAPE4 ,SOME ,PALE/9IAN ,*RI/IANS1 :O MAKE UP AB\T #c.0 ( ?OSE LIV+ UND] OCCUPATION1 HAVE ALSO BE5 KN[N TO PREA* PACIFISM1 BUT ALWAYS HEAVILY DILUT$ )--& ULTIMATELY OV]%AD[$ BY--TACTICAL >GUM5TATION4 ,MORE ON ?AT LAT]4 

,AS = ! ,ISRAELI SIDE1 ! LA/ ?REE DECADES1 BEG9N+ ) ! #aihb ,LEBANON ,W>1 HAVE SE5 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE JAIL$ = REFUS+ TO P]=M MILIT>Y DUTY 7/&>D S5T5CE IS #bh DAYS71 BUT TO MY KN[L$GE1 ONLY ONE P]SON HAS CLAIM$ BONA FIDE PACIFISM AS HIS MOTIVATION2 SOME:AT UNEXPECT$LY1 IT WAS ! NEPHEW ( PRIME M9I/] ,B5JAM9 ,NETANYAHU4 ,G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 CONSCI5TI\S OBJECTORS--OR 0,REFUSNIKS0 AS !Y'RE KN[N H]E--BELONG TO TWO DI/9CT CATEGORIES4 ,! MORE CONV5TIONAL ONES1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY ! ORGANIZATIONS ,YE% ,GVUL & ,C\RAGE TO ,REFUSE1 >E OLD] RES]VE COMBAT SOLDI]S & (FIC]S :O ADVOCATE A SELECTIVE REFUSAL TO S]VE 9 ! OCCUPI$ T]RITORIES1 YET /RONGLY ID5TIFY ) & P]PETUATE MILIT>I/ & NATIONALI/ DISC\RSES2 9DE$1 !Y BELIEVE IT IS PRECISELY ?IS >D5T PATRIOTISM ?AT LEGITIMIZES !IR CRITICAL VOICE4 ,Y\NG] ACTIVI/S1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY ! ORGANIZATIONS ,NEW ,PR(ILE & ,%M9I/IM 7LIT]ALLY 0TWELVE-GRAD]S071 VIEW ANY MILIT>Y POSITION )9 ! >MY AS DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY P]PETUAT+ ! OCCUPATION1 & REFUSE \T ( A MORE RADICAL & COMPREH5SIVE CRITIQUE ( DOM9ANT ,ZIONI/ N>RATIVES1 MILIT>ISM4 & MALE-*AUV9ISM4 ,NEW ,PR(ILE IS EXPLICITLY FEM9I/1 9 />K CONTRA/ TO BO? ,YE% ,GVUL & ,C\RAGE TO ,REFUSE1 ! MEMB]%IP ( :I* IS PRACTICALLY ALL MALE4 ,NEI!R CATEGORY1 H[EV]1 HAS SIGNIFICANT PACIFI/ TRAITS4 

,CONSCI5TI\S & PACIFI/ MORALISMS ASIDE1 ?+S GET A LITTLE MORE COMPLICAT$ :5 IT COMES TO NONVIOL5CE AS A /RATEGY4 ,AGA91 ,I'LL />T ) ! ,PALE/9IAN SIDE4 

,LIKE MO/ O!R NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLES1 ,PALE/9IANS HAVE US$ A WIDE RANGE ( NONVIOL5T TACTICS AGA9/ ! 5CROA*+ ,ZIONI/ MOVEM5T--EV5 PRIOR TO ,ISRAEL'S /ATEHOOD1 :ILE EV]YONE WAS /ILL UND] ,OTTOMAN & ,BRITI% RULE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! #a#i#cS SAW LOCAL COMM]CE GR9D TO A HALT = SIX :OLE MON?S DUE TO G5]AL /RIKES AGA9/ ! ,BRITI% M&ATORY GOV]NM5T4 

,! FIR/ ,9TIFADA 5COMPASS$ SOME ( ! MO/ MEMORABLE EXAMPLES ( ,PALE/9IAN NONVIOL5CE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ! ,PALE/9IAN ,*RI/IAN CITY ( ,BEIT ,SAH\R1 A TAX REVOLT AGA9/ ,ISRAELI OCCUPATION L$ TO ! 5TIRE CITY BE+ PLAC$ UND] SIEGE = #dd DAYS1 5D+ ) ,ISRAELI SOLDI]S GO+ 9 & 0CONFISCAT+0 7LOOT+7 TWO MILLION DOLL>S 9 GOODS FROM BUS9ESSES4 ,BUT EV5 ! SECOND ,9TIFADA1 AN OV]:ELM+LY MORE VIOL5T & MILIT>IZ$ UPRIS+ REMEMB]$ = ITS ,QASSAM ROCKETS & SUICIDE BOMB+S1 /ILL SAW PL5TY ( BOYCOTTS1 PICKETS1 VIGILS1 HUNG] /RIKES1 MASS DEMON/RATIONS1 PROTE/S1 & M>*ES--MANY FOLL[+ ! NE>LY DAILY FUN]AL PROCESSIONS--ALL EXAMPLES ( NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE :I* W5T L>GELY UNDETECT$ 9 ,ISRAEL & ! ,WE/4 ,UNDETECT$1 ?AT IS1 UNTIL ! POPUL> /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,AP>!ID ,WALL BEGAN TAK+ %APE & WELCOM+ ,WE/]N AS WELL AS ,ISRAELI ACTIVI/S 9TO ITS FOLD4 

,H[EV]1 & ,I CAN'T /RESS 5\< H[ CRUCIAL ?IS IS TO UND]/&1 ,PALE/9IANS' DEF9ITION ( NONVIOL5CE--(T5 FRAM$ )9 ! WID] & UNIQUELY ,PALE/9IAN CONCEPT ( SUM\D 7/EADFA/ P]SEV]ANCE7--BE>S ONLY A FLEET+ RESEMBLANCE TO ! NONVIOL5CE FETI%IZ$ BY ! LIB]AL 0,PEACE ,POLICE0 TYPES Y\ 5C\NT] 9 ! ,WE/4 ,! TWO DEF9ITIONS >E AS REMOV$ FROM EA* O!R AS ! EV]YDAY REALITIES ! TWO GR\PS LIVE & /RUGGLE 94 

,FIR/ & =EMO/1 ,PALE/9IAN NONVIOL5CE IS COMPLETELY DEVOID ( 0MORAL HI< GR\ND0 & 0/OOP+ TO !IR LEVEL0 P>LANCE1 :I* = ,WE/]N AN>*I/S %\LD BE A BREA? ( FRE% AIR4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 IT IS NOT AS CONC]N$ ) SPIT-%9+ ITS [N REFLECTION AS IT IS ) A*IEV+ ITS GOALS4 ,ALSO1 IT HAS BE5 DECADES S9CE ,PALE/9IANS HAVE LET CONC]NS ( NEGATIVE M$IA COV]AGE LEAD !M BY ! NOSE4 ,PA/ EXP]I5CE HAS %[N QUITE CLE>LY ?AT /ICK+ TO NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE DID NOT GA9 !M ! SUPPORT ( ! SO-CALL$ 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNITY--EV5 BE=E ,W> ON ,T]ROR HY/]IA4 

,! FAM$ 0,>AB ,G&HI10 ,MUB>AK ,AWAD1 A ,*RI/IAN ,PALE/9IAN-,AM]ICAN & ! MA9 ADVOCATE ( ,PALE/9IAN NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE1 F\ND$ ! ,PALE/9IAN ,C5T] = ! ,/UDY ( ,NONVIOL5CE 9 ! '#hS4 ,HE WAS QUITE HONE/ AB\T ?IS BE+ A PRACTICAL RA!R ?AN ,G&HIAN MATT] 7AL?\< HE IS /ILL POLITICALLY SAVVY 5\< TO CONFLATE ! TWO OCCASIONALLY73 

0,= ! ,PALE/9IANS :O >E LIV+ 9 ! ,WE/ ,BANK & ,GAZA DUR+ ?IS P]IOD1 ! MO/ EFFECTIVE /RATEGY IS ONE ( NONVIOL5CE4 ,?IS DOES NOT .<444.> CON/ITUTE A REJECTION ( ! CONCEPT ( >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 ! !SIS IS ?AT DUR+ ?IS P>TICUL> HI/ORICAL P]IOD1 & ) REG>D ONLY TO ! #a4#c MILLION ,PALE/9IANS LIV+ UND] ! ,ISRAELI OCCUPATION1 NONVIOL5CE IS ! MO/ EFFECTIVE ME?OD TO OB/RUCT ! POLICY ( ',JUDAIZATION4'0 

,HIS DISCIPLE1 ,NAFEZ ,ASSAILY1 :O OP]ATES HIS [N SMALL NONVIOL5CE PROJECT 9 ! CITY ( ,HEBRON TODAY1 MAKES ?IS EQUALLY CLE>4 ,REF]R+ TO ,YASS] ,>AFAT'S SPEE* AT ! ,U,N--DELIV]$ :ILE HOLD+ A GUN 9 ONE H& & AN OLIVE BRAN* 9 ! O!R--,ASSAILY PO9TS \T ?AT 0NEI!R H& CANCELS ! O!R40 

,IT HAS BE5 MY EXP]I5CE ?AT1 9 ! ,PALE/9IAN POLITICAL VOCABUL>Y1 0NONVIOL5T0 MEANS 0UN>M$0--& EV5 !N1 ONLY IF BY >MS Y\ MEAN GUNS1 NOT BOTTLES FILL$ ) PETROL & MOTOR OIL4 ,NONVIOL5CE IS US$ AS A T]M TO DESCRIBE BROAD POPUL> RESI/ANCE1 ACTIONS EV]YONE CAN P>TICIPATE 91 AS OPPOS$ TO >M$ /RUGGLE1 :I* IS CONDUCT$ BY ! FEW4 

,NOTE H[1 UNLIKE LIB]ALS1 ! ,PALE/9IAN NONVIOL5CE ADVOCATES ,I QUOT$ DO NOT JUXTAPOSE NONVIOL5CE )1 SAY1 ROCK ?R[+ OR W9D[ BREAK+1 BUT ONLY ) PICK+ UP ! GUN4 ,9 HIS OP5 LETT] TO ,*RIS ,H$GES1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] M5TIONS MEET+ AN ,EGYPTIAN ACTIVI/ :O1 SPEAK+ ( LA/ YE>'S POPUL> UPRIS+1 EXPRESS$ A SIMIL> PO9T ( VIEW3 0,( C\RSE WE W]E NONVIOL5T4 ,NO ONE EV] US$ FIRE>MS1 OR ANY?+ LIKE ?AT4 ,WE NEV] DID ANY?+ MORE MILITANT ?AN ?R[+ ROCKS60 

,IF ,I MAY REA* BACK ONCE MORE TO ! ,AM]ICAN ,NEW ,LEFT = COMP>ISON1 ! '#fS ANTIW> ORGANIZATION ,S,D,S DEF9$ ITSELF AS 0NOT VIOL5T1 BUT NOT NONVIOL5T10 :I* AL?\< A BIT TONGUE-TWI/+ IS MU* MORE ACCURATE1 NOT TO M5TION HONE/4 ,?IS DEF9ITION IS :AT ,PALE/9IANS HAVE 9 M9D :5 !Y SPEAK ( A NONVIOL5T /RUGGLE1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ONGO+ DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! ,AP>!ID ,WALL4 

,PALE/9IANS1 LIKE ALMO/ EV]YBODY EXCEPT ! DOM9E]+ DOCTR9AIRES ( NONVIOL5CE 9 ! ,WE/1 DO NOT CONSID] SELF-DEF5SE A =M ( VIOL5CE2 ?IS BROAD5S !IR DEF9ITION ( NONVIOL5CE SIGNIFICANTLY4 ,& S9CE !Y HAPP5 TO LIVE UND] MILIT>Y OCCUPATION1 ANY DAMAGE !Y 9FLICT ON ! OCCUPI]S--SOLDI]S1 BUREAUCRATS1 COPS1 MA*9]Y OP]ATORS1 BORD] POLICE OR SETTL]S--IS ESS5TIALLY A =M ( SELF-DEF5SE4 ,?IS IS TRUE EV5 ACCORD+ TO ! CONS]VATIVE /&>DS ( 9T]NATIONAL LAW--SPECIFICALLY1 ! #aif ,U,N ,DECL>ATION ON ! ,GRANT+ ( ,9DEP5D5CE TO ,COLONIAL ,C\NTRIES & ,PEOPLES--NOT ?AT WE %\LD GIVE A DAMN AB\T LEGALITIES4 ,?IS BROAD]1 FLUID DEF9ITION MI<T MAKE IT H>D] = ! ZEALOTS ( NONVIOL5CE TO MA9TA9 !IR RIGID & MORALI/IC DEM>CATIONS1 BUT = ! RE/ ( US IT'S SIMPLY AN AFFIRMATION ( COMMON S5SE4 ,= ALL !IR /UPIDITY1 ,U,S ,LIB]T>IANS HAVE A CLE>]1 SELF-EXPLANATORY T]M = ?IS3 ! ,NON-,AGGRESSION ,PR9CIPLE4 ,Y\ DON'T />T %IT1 BUT Y\ RES]VE ! RI<T TO RESPOND4 

,LA/LY1 IF ONE /EPS BACK TO EXAM9E NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC 9 ,PALE/9E FROM A WID] SOCIO-POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE1 IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT A SIGNIFICANT P>T ( ! REASON IT DID NOT--9DE$1 C\LD NOT--TAKE ROOT 9 ! RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T LIES 9 ?AT FACT ?AT ! CONCEPT WAS 9TRODUC$ TO ,PALE/9E 9 ! '#hS4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 ! ,PALE/9IAN ,LIB]ATION ,ORGANIZATION--:OSE *>T] SPECIFICALLY LI/$ >M$ /RUGGLE AS ! SOLE MEANS ( LIB]ATION--REIGN$ SUPREME AS ! UN*ALL5G$ REPRES5TATIVE4 ,IT WAS A TIME BE=E RELIGI\S ORGANIZATIONS BEGAN SPEAK+ 9 NATIONALI/ T]M9OLOGY & 5T]$ ! POLITICAL >5A1 BE=E ,HAMAS TURN$ ,ISLAM 9TO A LIB]ATION !OLOGY4 ,PROPOS+ A MEANS ( RESI/ANCE \TSIDE ! ,P,L,O WAS TABOO1 TANTAM\NT TO DIRECTLY *ALL5G+ ! ORGANIZATION'S AU?ORITY--ESPECIALLY FROM AN \TSID]1 AS ,MUB>AK ,AWAD WAS4 ,9DE$1 ! ,P,L,O LEAD]%IP EXIL$ 9 ,TUNIS AT ! TIME VIEW$ NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC AS A POT5TIAL ?REAT TO ITS P[]1 & WAS EXTREMELY HO/ILE TO IT4 ,DUR+ ! ,BEIT ,SAH\R TAX REVOLT1 = 9/ANCE1 ! ,P,L,O D5I$ LOGI/ICAL HELP TO ! P>TICIPANTS1 ACTIVELY DISC\RAG$ O!R COMMUNITIES FROM JO9+ 91 & REFUS$ F9ANCIAL AID TO ?OSE P]SECUT$ = TAX RESI/ANCE--:ILE (F]+ IT TO ! FAMILIES ( ?OSE KILL$ OR W\ND$ 9 VIOL5T CLA%ES4 

,( C\RSE1 VIOL5CE WAS ! DOM9ANT MOTIF ( ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE = ITS OBVI\S SYMBOLIC VALUE AS WELL3 ! EMP[]M5T IT (F]S A PEOPLE :O--MU* LIKE ,ISRAELI ,JEWS6--C>RY )9 !IR NATIONAL ID5TITY A /RONG HI/ORICAL S5SE ( BE+ P[]LESS1 ALMO/ ONTOLOGICAL VICTIMS4 ,COME TO ?9K ( IT1 ?IS MI<T BE TRUE = MANY AN>*I/S1 TOO4 ,! ,P,L,O'S L>GE/ FACTION1 ,FATAH1 9CLUD$ 9 ITS 9T]NAL *>T] A TELL+ AFFIRMATION ?AT 0>M$ /RUGGLE IS A /RATEGY & NOT A TACTIC0 7,>TICLE #a#i71 & ONE ( ITS FIR/ PAMPHLETS WAS A TRANSLATION ( ,FRANTZ ,FANON'S ,WRET*$ ( ! ,E>?1 :I* FAM\SLY GLORIFIES VIOL5CE AS RE/OR+ SELF-RESPECT1 FREE+ 0! NATIVES0 FROM !IR 9F]IORITY COMPLEX1 & EV5 S]V+ TO 0UNITE ! PEOPLE40 ,ALL ( ?IS SOME:AT BLURR$ ! L9E BETWE5 MEANS & 5DS1 R5D]+ IT HI<LY UNLIKELY ?AT NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC C\LD GA9 A /RONG FOO?OLD 9 ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE1 EV5 9 ITS PURE/ TACTICAL =M4 

,ON ! ,ISRAELI SIDE1 ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL & ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T HAVE BE5 AMONG ! *IEF PROPAGATORS ( ! MY? ( ,PALE/9IAN NONVIOL5CE1 KN[+ FULL WELL ?AT TO ,WE/]N AUDI5CES--PRACTICALLY \R ONLY AUDI5CE--! T]M IS UND]/OOD 9 A CONTEXTUALLY DIFF]5T & SIGNIFICANTLY N>R[] WAY4 ,?IS IS ACCOMPLI%$ NOT SO MU* BY \TRI<T LY+ AS BY OMISSION1 BY SIL5TLY TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( AMBIGUITY1 OR BY CL++ TO TE*NICALITIES1 REAL OR IMAG9$ BUT 9SIGNIFICANT EI!R WAY3 = 9/ANCE1 ! CLAIM ?AT ! %EBAB SL++ ROCKS >E NOT TE*NICALLY P>T ( ! PROTE/ M>*ES OR DEMON/RATIONS4 ,?IS CLAIM IS DIS+5U\S4 ,FIR/1 BECAUSE ! POPUL> COMMITTEES ?AT ORGANIZE ! PROTE/S 9 EA* VILLAGE DO1 9 FACT1 COOP]ATE & COORD9ATE CR[D MOVEM5T ) ! /ONE-?R[+ Y\?--P]HAPS NOT 9 ADVANCE1 BUT 9 REAL TIME2 P]HAPS NOT ALWAYS1 BUT (T5 5\<4 ,SECOND1 BECAUSE ! SUPPOS$ CATEGORICAL DI/9CTION BETWE5 0/ONE-?R[]S0 & 0PROTE/]S0 EXI/S ONLY 9 !ORY1 )\T A TRACE ( IT ON ! GR\ND4 ,& F9ALLY1 BECAUSE EV5 IF IT DID EXI/1 BO? GR\PS =M EQUAL P>TS ( ! BROAD] PH5OM5ON WE CALL ! ,PALE/9IAN POPUL> /RUGGLE4 

,!RE >E O!R REASONS :Y ! MY? ( ,PALE/9IAN NONVIOL5CE IS BE+ DISSEM9AT$ AD NAUSEUM1 BECOM+ TRU? BY VIRTUE ( REPETITION4 ,:]E ! MORE LIB]AL OR MA9/REAM ELEM5TS 9 ,PALE/9IAN SOCIETY >E CONC]N$1 = EXAMPLE1 IT IS L>GELY A QUE/ION ( COLD H>D CA%3 #c.0 ( ! ,PALE/9IAN ,G,D,P COMES FROM =EIGN AID4 ,NATURALLY1 ! V>I\S F\NDATIONS1 *>ITIES1 & GOV]NM5TS FUND+ ! HUNDR$S ( ,PALE/9IAN ,N,G,OS 9 ! ,WE/ ,BANK & ,GAZA ,/RIP >E UNANIM\S 9 !IR 9SI/5CE ON NONVIOL5T POLITICS1 ALONG ) ITS ACCOMPANY+ RHETORIC4 ,) ,PALE/9IAN ,N,G,OS PU%+ ?IS L9E1 ACTIVI/S 9 ! ,WE/ >E ALL TOO HAPPY TO TOE IT1 & FACTS BE DAMN$4 

,AMONG ,ISRAELI RADICALS1 9CLUD+ ,A,AT,W1 Y\'D BE SURPRIS$ H[ (T5 EV]Y?+ BOILS D[N TO UNRESOLV$ LIB]AL COMPLEXES1 & A T5D5CY TO SIMPLIFY ?+S = POLITICALLY CORRECT CR[DS US+ BANAL SYLLOGISMS3 A7 GOOD GUYS >E NOT VIOL5T1 B7 ,PALE/9IANS >E ! GOOD GUYS 9 ?IS CONFLICT1 C7 ]GO1 ! ,PALE/9IAN POPUL> /RUGGLE IS NONVIOL5T4 ,TO PUT IT DIFF]5TLY1 S9CE ,ISRAELI SOLDI]S 9HALE OXYG5 & EXHALE C>BON DIOXIDE1 ,PALE/9IANS >E EXPECT$ TO DO ! OPPOSITE4 

,TODAY1 AS HUNDR$S1 P]HAPS ?\S&S ( VIDEOS FROM T5 YE>S ( WEEKLY DEMON/RATIONS >E AVAILABLE ONL9E = ANYONE TO WAT*1 IT IS TRULY A TE/AM5T TO ! P[] ( COGNITIVE DISSONANCE ?AT PEOPLE CAN GO ON REF]R+ TO ?IS /RUGGLE AS 0NONVIOL5T40 ,BUT POLITICALLY SPEAK+1 ! MO/ WORRY+ ASPECT ( ALL ?IS IS ! DELEGITIMIZATION ( ,PALE/9IAN VIOL5T RESI/ANCE1 9H]5T 9 ! P]PETUATION ( ! NONVIOL5CE MY?4 ,RA!R ?AN FOOL \RSELVES ?AT ,PALE/9IANS %\LD BE OR >E RESPOND+ NONVIOL5TLY TO ! VIOL5CE 9FLICT$ ON !M1 WE %\LD ADMIT1 EMBRACE1 & :OLEHE>T$LY SUPPORT ,PALE/9IAN VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! F> GREAT] VIOL5CE ( ,ISRAELI ,AP>!ID4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ! PREVAL5CE ( NONVIOL5CE RHETORIC 9 REF]5CE TO ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE CONTRA/S GREATLY ) ! G5]AL ACCEPTANCE AMONG RADICALS1 EV5 AMONG ! LIB]AL LEFT1 ( VIOL5CE FROM ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES DEF5D+ !MSELVES AGA9/ P>AMILIT>IES--OR ,NAXALITES 9 ! =E/S ( ,9DIA RESI/+ 9FRA/RUCTURE COMPANIES ) L&M9ES & AUTOMATIC RIFLES--OR ,M,5,D REBELS 9 ! ,NIG] ,DELTA FI<T+ ,WE/]N CORPORATIONS BY ATTACK+ OIL WELLS & PIPEL9ES1 KILL+ WORK]S1 SECURITY GU>DS1 & SOLDI]S 9 ! PROCESS4 ,IT MAKES NO S5SE AT ALL4 ,AS SOME ,PALE/9IANS !MSELVES HAVE ASK$ REC5TLY1 ,I /RONGLY URGE EV]YONE TO ONCE & = ALL GET TREAT$ = !IR NONVIOL5CE OBSESSION :]EV] ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE IS CONC]N$4 

,N[1 REG>D+ ,A,AT,W'S [N TACTICS1 AS ,JEWI% CITIZ5S & UNEQUAL P>TN]S 9 ! JO9T /RUGGLE1 NONVIOL5CE HAS ALWAYS BE5 \R DEFAULT SETT+4 ,S9CE ! V]Y BEG9N+ WE HAVE BE5 C>EFUL TO PLAY A /RICTLY SUPPORTIVE ROLE1 NEV] LEAD+ OR TAK+ 9ITIATIVES--:I* IS USUALLY :AT ! VANGU>DI/ T5D5CIES LAT5T 9 POLITICAL VIOL5CE 5D UP PU%+ ONE T[>DS4 ,9ITIALLY1 WE HAD DECID$ NOT TO ADOPT NONVIOL5CE AS A COLLECTIVE GUIDEL9E1 LEAV+ ! QUE/ION OP5 = EA* 9DIVIDUAL TO ANSW] AS %E SAW FIT4 ,AFT] ! FIR/ C\PLE ( YE>S1 H[EV]1 C]TA9 KEY ACTIVI/S BEGAN PRESS+ = A =MAL RESOLUTION 9 FAVOR ( NONVIOL5CE1 & ?IS ACTUALLY BECAME ! PRIM>Y BONE ( CONT5TION 9 ,A,AT,W4 

,ON ! SURFACE1 ! REASONS = ?IS DEM& W]E PURELY PRACTICAL1 & !Y MAKE S5SE4 ,! FIR/ REASON IS ?AT NONVIOL5CE 5ABLES US TO (F] A SAF] NETWORK = LESS MILITANT ACTIVI/S1 AS WELL AS MA9/REAM MEMB]S ( ! LEFT1 :O WI% TO ATT5D DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,WE/ ,BANK VILLAGES4 ,?IS IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION1 S9CE PRIOR TO ! JO9T /RUGGLE MANY ,ISRAELIS HAD NOT SE5 ! REALITY ( ! OCCUPATION & ! ,AP>!ID ,WALL UP CLOSE ) !IR [N EYES4 ,! NONVIOL5CE TAGL9E HAS CONTRIBUT$ CONSID]ABLY TO HUNDR$S ( ,ISRAELIS WITNESS+ ! BRUTALITY ( ! ,ISRAELI >MY FIR/H&1 SOME?+ :I* ,A,AT,W W\LD HAVE NEV] A*IEV$ )\T BE+ P]CEIV$ AS NONVIOL5T4 ,! SECOND REASON HAS TO DO ) \R ABILITY AS ,JEWI% CITIZ5S TO PREV5T SOLDI]S FROM US+ C]TA9 TYPES ( LE?AL =CE1 = EXAMPLE LIVE AMMUNITION1 BY \R PRES5CE 9 ,PALE/9IAN DEMON/RATIONS1 GIV5 ?AT SOLDI]S HAVE SEP>ATE & /RICT] RULES ( 5GAGEM5T = ,JEWS ?AN !Y DO = ,PALE/9IANS4 ,BASICALLY1 SOME )9 ,A,AT,W FELT ?AT IF ,ISRAELI P>TICIPANTS W]E TO 5GAGE ACTIVELY 9 VIOL5CE AGA9/ SOLDI]S1 IT W\LD GRADUALLY ]ODE \R ABILITY TO USE \R ,JEWI% PRIVILEGE AS A DET]R5T1 UNTIL EV5TUALLY WE LO/ IT ALTOGE!R4 

,!SE >E VALID CONC]NS1 YET ,I CANNOT HELP BUT FEEL ?AT1 NOT TOO F> BEL[ ! TACTICAL SURFACE1 LIE ! USUAL LIB]AL S5SIBILITIES & ANXIETIES VIS-A-VIS ! USE ( VIOL5CE2 & ALSO ?AT1 B5EA? ! POLITICAL RATIONALE = UTILIZ+ \R ,JEWI% PRIVILEGE1 LIES AN ALL-TOO-COMMON P]SONAL FE> ( GIV+ UP ONE'S PRIVILEGE1 P]IOD4 ,FUR!RMORE1 REG>D+ \R ROLE AS A SORT ( 0HUMAN %IELD10 ,I ?9K ?IS IS FLAT \T WRONG3 IT HAS BE5 MY EXP]I5CE ?AT MO/ SOLDI]S ALREADY ASSUME ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S ?R[ /ONES AT !M ALONGSIDE ,PALE/9IANS1 OR1 IF NOT1 ?AT !Y AT LEA/ SUPPORT & FACILITATE ! /ONE-?R[+1 :I* IS BAD 5\< 9 !IR BOOK4 ,ISRAELI SOLDI]S DO NOT PLACE SU* HI< IMPORTANCE ON 9TRICATE1 COLLEGE-$UCAT$ E?ICAL DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 A P]SON ?R[+ ROCKS AT !M & ANO!R P]SON /&+ NE>BY1 DEF5D+ ! FIR/ ONE'S RI<T TO DO SO4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 A SOLDI]'S DESIRE TO AVOID ! LEGAL TR\BLES ASSOCIAT$ ) %OOT+ A ,JEWI% CITIZ5 PLAYS A MU* MORE SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 HIS RELUCTANCE TO OP5 FIRE ON US ?AN DOES HIS IMPRESSION ?AT ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S 0DON'T DES]VE IT40 ,I HAVE NO D\BT COMBAT SOLDI]S ?9K WE DES]VE IT1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R WE ACTUALLY JO9 /ONE-?R[]S OR JU/ PROTECT !M4 

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