Eigentlich ist es ein Tag wie jeder andere, an dem Menschen leiden, leiden, weil ihre Verwandten, ihre Freund:innen noch in Geiselhaft sind, weil die Kinder hungern und die Besatzungsarmee (noch) immer in Gaza und anderenorts zugange ist … .
Und doch ist es ein besonderer Tag, weil wir Menschen in solchen Zyklen wie Jahrestagen denken und fühlen und auch weil es seit langem etwas, etwas Hoffnung gibt auf eine Ende der Gewalt.
Deshalb heute einmal vier Meldungen, die die Komplexität der Wirklichkeit spiegeln sollen, an einem Tag, nicht wie sonst jeden Tag („nur“) eine:
Das Gedenkprojekt der Israelischen Nationalbibliothek:
Zur Lage der Paästinenser:innen weltweitl: Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network … Global Solidarity with Palestine
Eine Reflexion von Aiman Mazyek auf zenith.me über eine inklusive Erinnerungskultur
Ashamnu We have sinned against You mass destruction and killing of children and other non-combatants in Gaza, Bagadnu We have betrayed the good within us. Gazalnu We stolen public funds from those living in poverty. Dibarnu Dofi We have slandered those who think differently than us. He’Evinu We have acted perversely when there is no price paid for violence. ’Hirshanu By not honoring Your Image in every human being Zadnu We have acted evilly towards the weak. Khamasnu We have used the power of the State to act violently. Tifalnu Sheker We have told lies to steal lands and homes. Ya’atznu Ra We engaged in evil counsel to eliminate in the name of self defense the limitations on harming civilians. Kizavnu We have falsely claimed that we could bring back our hostages through military power and that all Palestinians are our enemy. Latznu We have scoffed at those who believe in Tikun Olam. Maradnu We have rebelled against the Torah and our Declaration of Independence and social solidarity. Niatznu We have incited against human rights activists and the families of our hostages. Sararnu We have rebelled against our responsibility towards our hostages and those evacuated from their homes. Avinu We have committed iniquity in East Jerusalem. Pashanu We have transgressed by denying access to shepherds and farmers. Tzararnu We have oppressed expelling shepherding communities. Kashinu Oref We have stubbornly flaunted international law. Rashanu We have acted wickedly towards those in need of public housing. Shikhatnu We have defaced Your Image within us. Tiavnu We have committed abomination by wiping out non- Jewish homes and communities. Tainu We have strayed from Your Path. Tiatanu We have caused soldiers and police to go astray by leading them to believe they are above the law.
Ein Gespräch von Simon Wenzel, rbb|24 mit Dr. Jannis Grimm, Konfliktforscher am Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Friedens- und Konfliktforschung der Freien Universität Berlin zum Hinterrgrund der heutigen Demonstration in Berlin gegen den Gazakrieg („All Eyes on Gaza“ am Großen Stern)
Rabbi Arik Aschermans Reflexionen zu Rosh HaShana und die Torat Tzedek 5786 Kurzfassung des vidui – auf der Website auch die Links zuFilmaufnahmen aus seiner Arbeit!
The Holocaust will forever remain a black hole in human history. But the moral credit card it gave Israel has expired. From now on, Israel will be measured like any other state: by its actions in the present.
This is a painful realization for Israel. Perhaps the most painful since its founding. For the first time, it is asked for accountability and moral reckoning for its own deeds and wrongs. And yet this moment holds new possibility. The crimes of Hamas in October 2023 do not justify, let alone balance, Israel’s crimes since. Though it must repeatedly said: Jews never committed or attacked Germany, and the Final Solution had no justification, none whatsoever. Yet the post-2023 Israel must become Gaza’s Germany, Palestine’s Germany. Having destroyed, Israel must rebuild. Having denied, it must ensure an entire generation of Palestinian life in peace and hope.Since there is one more lesson from “our holocaust”. Not only the victims need healing and repairs. So does the criminal victimizer. This time it is us the Israelis.
Open letter from archaeologists, antiquities researchers, and museum curators against cultural destruction in Gaza and the West Bank
In recent days we have learnt of the total destruction of a building housing the archaeological store-rooms of the École Biblique in Gaza, an act that necessitated the urgent and apparently partial relocation of tens of thousands of items, causing damage whose extent is still unknown. This is a continuation of the policy of destruction and annihilation in the Gaza Strip that has also targeted heritage sites (according to the latest reports, about 110 historical buildings, archaeological sites, and other cultural properties have been severely damaged or completely destroyed), mostly with no known connection to military needs.
Such actions, which contravene the rules of warfare as set forth in international conventions, add to the ongoing Israeli violation of international law in the occupied territories (Judea and Samaria), and to the constraint on the activities of Palestinian archaeological authorities in areas under the Palestinian Authority’s control (Areas A and B). These circumstances have resulted in the neglect of many cultural properties, their appropriation by nationalist elements, and their partial or complete destruction.
In view of the imminent planned destruction of Gaza city and the damage to heritage sites of local and global significance throughout the Gaza Strip, which continues decades of destruction and neglect of Palestinian cultural heritage within the State of Israel and the West Bank, we, professionals in the fields of heritage, call upon the Government of Israel and the military to:
Immediately stop the demolition of the Gaza Strip, the destruction of its cultural treasures, and the attempt to cleanse it of any presence other than Jewish.
Resume adherence to international law, particularly those conventions that dictate the proper treatment of cultural heritage during armed conflicts and occupation —treaties that have been ratified by the State of Israel.
End the rule of settler gangs and the ongoing annexation of heritage sites in the West Bank and enable Palestinian archaeological enforcement in areas under the Palestinian Authority’s control.
The heritage of Palestine/the Land of Israel belongs to all the natives of the land, as well as to all who have made it their home and have a stake in its future. Muslims, Christians, and Jews have lived in this land and sustained it for centuries and millennia: It is our duty to maintain the heritage of the land in all its diversity, for the sake of our future and that of our descendants. Singed
Prof. Rafi Greenberg Dr Tawfiq Da’adli Dr Dotan Halevy Dr Chemi Shiff Alon Arad
