Contributor Archives: Benjamin Murane

About Benjamin Murane

Benjamin Murane is the co-chair of the New York City chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, a contributing editor to Jewschool.com, and the former director of the Jewish Student Press Service, publisher of New Voices magazine. His blog can be read at www.judaismwithoutborders.org.

How the Internet Made Impossible an Internal Debate (And Why it’s a Bad Idea Even if We Could)

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Benjamin Murane

As Ami Isseroff schooled me recently, internal dissent is internal and not for sharing. We only contribute to the destroyers of Israel by making public our qualms with Israel, Israelis and the Israeli state. Like sex, it’s naughty and embarassing—so save it for someone you love. Ami Isseroff not only sought me out to chastise my emailing of highly critical Israel commentary around the internet, but also writes Ameinu asserting likewise that the highly publicized disputes between the AJC and …

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How the Internet Made Impossible an Internal Debate (And Why it’s a Bad Idea Even if We Could)

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Benjamin Murane

As Ami Isseroff schooled me recently, internal dissent is internal and not for sharing. We only contribute to the destroyers of Israel by making public our qualms with Israel, Israelis and the Israeli state. Like sex, it’s naughty and embarassing—so save it for someone you love. Ami Isseroff not only sought me out to chastise my emailing of highly critical Israel commentary around the internet, but also writes Ameinu asserting likewise that the highly publicized disputes between the AJC and …

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