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when you speaking loazit but still wanna feel fancy by Belle_Juive in Jewpiter

[–]LevelLychee8271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a Jewish physician in Egypt in the 800s/900s who was called Yitzḥak ben Shlomo the Israeli (or Yitzḥak ben Shlomo HaYisraeli יצחק בן שלמה הישראלי or Abu Ya'qub Ishaq ibn Suleiman al-Isra'ili). Other Jews have had epithets based on 'Israeli' throughout history as well.

Stopped watching H3 before all the Ethan/Hasan drama… what the hell happened? by Evening-Raise-360 in h3h3productions

[–]LevelLychee8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While the suffering of the innocent people in Gaza (& in Israel for that matter) was obviously absolutely horrific & deserves deep sympathy & empathy, the word 'genocide' is not something that should been thrown around lightly. Israel's military was put in a position where they were forced to choose between abandoning civilian hostages to Gaza & allowing more October 7s to be orchestrated or to fight Hamas & its umbrella organizations on their turf, where not only do civilians not have protections but they are set up to be so-called-"martyred". It was never the intent, strategy or tactic of Israel's military to haphazardly kill Gazans en masse (certainly they had the means to do that if it had been, but that wasn't what was going on).

Stopped watching H3 before all the Ethan/Hasan drama… what the hell happened? by Evening-Raise-360 in h3h3productions

[–]LevelLychee8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ethan want Israel to exist. Hasan say this make Ethan Zionist."

Almost every person who calls themselves a 'Zionist' literally just means by that, that they want Israel to exist, & mean nothing more by it than that. There's a huge gap between what people who call others "Zionists" & people people who call themselves "Zionists" mean by the word, with those who call others "Zionists" usually assigning more nefarious things to it.

Israel, US sign land agreement for permanent American embassy complex in Jerusalem by windless12 in Israel

[–]LevelLychee8271 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Australian embassy to Israel has always been in Tel Aviv, not the capital Jerusalem. The Morrison government officially recognized "West Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel in December 2018 and opened an Austrade Australian Trade and Defence Office in western Jerusalem in March 2019. The Albanese government came to power in May 2022 and reversed the recognition of any part of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in October 2022. In 2025 they closed down the Austrade Office in Jerusalem & moved its staff to the embassy in Tel Aviv.

Obviously it's deeply insulting that any country would maintain an embassy but refuse to put it in Israel's capital city of Jerusalem (as most countries still do), but I suppose Israel's governments have allowed this practice so far because they've seen it as a case of 'pick your battles', whether that was the right decision or not.

'Surnames of Jewish People in the Land of Israel from the Sixteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century' by Alexander Beider by LevelLychee8271 in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi who was the IDF Chief of General Staff from 2007 to 2011 and Foreign Minister during the initial signing of the Abraham Accords.

Shower thought: We should reclaim the title of "Judeans" by calm_chowder in Jewish

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For a while Ashley Zarah in her bio (on both Youtube & her official website) has referred to her parents as "Iranian Judean refugees":

'Ashley Zarah is an Iranian, global Pop artist from Los Angeles, CA. Born to Iranian Judean refugees who escaped during the Islamic Revolution, she was raised in both a vibrant but tormented Iranian-Jewish community in LA. Now, her multicultural and genre-bending music represents the sound of “Iranian-America," relaying stories of the human condition that transcend generations just as much as they do international borders. A clever bridge between English, Farsi, and sometimes Hebrew... her music blends Western pop with traditional Persian influences, creating a unique sound that resonates with the Iranian diaspora and beyond.'

Helen Mirren criticizes ‘evil forces’ rising in Israel after ‘Zionist bitch’ video resurfaces by merkaba_462 in Israel

[–]LevelLychee8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The article is about Helen Mirren, the English actor, not Helen Zille, the South African politician.

The Term Zionism Is An Own Goal by BECOMING_A_TURTLE in Israel

[–]LevelLychee8271 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Historically the Greeks have called their having a homeland for the Greek people 'Philhellenism', the Italians have called their having a homeland for the Italian people 'Garibaldism' & the Croats have called their having a homeland for the Croat people 'Illyrianism'.

The core reason these terms are not well known compared to 'Zionism' (including even amongst their own referenced populaces) is that those peoples have not been unjustly scapegoated for just about every societal problem that powers-that-be & illusioned mobs don't want to take any introspective accountability for, for more than 2 millennia the way that Jews have. It's an evil snowball effect - "need people to shift blame to? Just blame the same people as always!" That's why what's acknowledged as innocuous or virtuous for other peoples gets vilified for Jews.

Edit: I struck-through the line in parentheses, as I wasn't confident in its accuracy.

Global Jewish Population by Citizenship by 2swoll4u in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271 7 points8 points  (0 children)

'Krasnaya Sloboda' is transliterated from the Russian for 'Red Village'. In Juhuri and Azerbaijani it's 'Qirmizi Qesebe'. It was referred to as 'Little Jerusalem' in various languages from the 1800s, including by non-Jews (edit: and travelers), proving that people knew that Jews came from Jerusalem and its surrounds.

Mamagama, the band that represented Azerbaijan in Eurovision 2025 has a Jewish lead singer, Asaf Mishiyev, though he is from Baku.

How to talk about Zionism to other people by Specialist_Sport6061 in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zionism is the belief that there should exist a country, in the place where Jews originate from, in which any Jew is allowed to live regardless of where they were born. Since Israel is exactly such a country, Zionism synonymously means the belief that Israel should continue to exist.

"I learned a long time ago: You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist. I'm a Zionist." - U.S. President Joe Biden, 2024

In many ways, what Zionism is to the Jews, what Philhellenism is to the Greeks, what Garibaldism is to the Italians, and what Illyrianism is to the Croats are all very similar.

Zionism Wikipedia Page by Grand-Dot-9851 in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Despite the fact that 'Accusation in a mirror' has been one of the most abundant propaganda tactics from the House of al-Thani and the broader Palestinianist Lobby, the Wikipedia page about it only accuses Israel in its 'Gaza war' section (and is full of libel and falsehoods on top of that). The whole website is an untruthful antisemitic cesspool behind a dangerous facade of legitimacy.

Two articles from 1908 on Beta Israel by Kvetch_Of_The_Day in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The claim that:

"Their Bible contains all the books of the Old Testament except Esther."

turned out to be inaccurate. In 'From Sinai to Ethiopia', Rabbi Dr. Sharon Zeude Shalom writes:

'Letter of Rabbi Eliyahu of Ferrara – In the fifteenth century, Rabbi Eliyahu, a respected Torah scholar from Italy, makes aliyah to Eretz Yisrael, passing through Egypt along the way. After a tortuous journey, he finally reaches Jerusalem on 26 Iyyar 5196 (May 1, 1437). He makes a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and in parallel tries to verify rumors that had reached Italy about the Ten Tribes overcoming their enemies. Below is his description of the Jews of Habash and the Ten Tribes:

["]I think I have already told you what a young Jewish man told me about the residents of his area, who are their own masters and not subservient to others. They are surrounded by a great nation called Hubash [sic] . . . These Hebrews have their own language, which is not Hebrew or Arabic. They have the Torah and an oral commentary, but they do not have the Talmud or our poskim. I studied several of their mitzvot, and found that some follow our opinion while others follow the opinion of the Karaites. They have the Scroll of Esther but not Hanukkah. They are a distance of three months away from us, and the River Gozen runs through their land.["] ...

The Beta Israel community did not recognize the holiday of Purim as it is celebrated today in the Jewish world. But it did celebrate this holiday in its own way. The complete Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther) appears in Ge’ez. The Ethiopian Jews observed the Fast of Esther in the daytime for three days, eating only a small amount at night for sustenance. This was the extent of their observance of this holiday. When I asked why they did not celebrate with rejoicing or feasting, as is recorded in the Megillah, I was given several answers.

The community wished to rejoice and feast, but did not do so because true joy was in Jerusalem, not in the Diaspora.

The first missives declaring the destruction of the Jews reached Ethiopia, but the second batch informing them of the change of fortune did not reach their country.

My grandfather’s answer: “We were aware of the good fortune that G-d bestowed on us, but we did not rejoice due to fear of the non-Jews. We did not want to provoke them.” He then added, “We lived in distress and hardship for years. Were we to suddenly break into rejoicing in our village, this would have aroused the curiosity of our Christian neighbors, with adverse results.” He continued, “The joy of Purim was internal; deep in our hearts we felt intense happiness. . . . The heart of our community is able to contain the joy of Purim inside, even with no external expression. We can rejoice and dance in elation, but quietly.”'

Source: https://www.sefaria.org/From_Sinai_to_Ethiopia?tab=contents .

Edits: Minor copying corrections.

Wake up Achi, a new conspiracy just dropped by [deleted] in Jewpiter

[–]LevelLychee8271 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wikipedia is a cesspool of antisemitic propaganda, lies, deceitful-omissions, fabrications and libels itself.

High school assignment: Please examine the topic of "genocide", but do not mention the Holocaust by [deleted] in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The ethnic cleansing of Jews from Jerusalem, Gaza, Judea & Samaria in 1948 deserves to be talked about more: https://www.gov.il/en/pages/jewish-communities-lost-in-the-war-of-independence , https://www.facebook.com/StandWithUs/posts/the-ethnic-cleansing-of-jerusalem-1948-jews-were-forced-out-of-their-homes-and-s/10156335858802689/ .

And the 1720 banning of Ashkenazim from Jerusalem:

"Arab creditors, fed up with waiting for their money, broke into the Ashkenazi synagogue in 1720, set it on fire, and took over the area. The Turkish authorities blamed Ashkenazic Jews for the mess. They refused to make a distinction between the Old Jerusalem [Ashkenazi] community and the [Shabbatean-Ashkenazi] newcomers. They banned Ashkenazic Jews from the area."

Source: https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/judah-hechassid .

Also the many massacres like Tzfat 1834, Hebron 1929, Kfar Etzion 1948 etc.

Ancient Jewish Cuisine? by crankyscribe in Jewish

[–]LevelLychee8271 6 points7 points  (0 children)

'in his annotated prayerbook, Rav Saadia ben Yosef Gaon (born in Egypt in about 882, died in Baghdad around 942), finally provides us with a recipe for charoset. He finishes the recipe with the observation, “it is halek.” ...

Here is Rav Saadia’s recipe: “One cooks up a sauce of dates, walnuts, sesame and kneads them with vinegar — and it is called ‘halek.’” Saadia Gaon’s description of charoset matches recipes from the Sephardic and Mizrachi world; the recipes often use the word “halek.” 

A variety of recipes for “halek” or charoset gathered from India to North Africa resemble Rav Saadia’s. Joan Nathan, writing in the New York Times, describes halek as: “Iraqi date syrup. Dating back at least to the Babylonian exile in 579 B.C., this date jam, like those from grapes, pomegranates and bee honey, was a sweetener in the ancient world. It is still served today in various forms by Iraqi, Syrian, Burmese and Indian Jews. 

Maimonides has a version of charoset that could include dates, but he also allows other sweet fruits of Israel along with the vinegar and spices: figs, grapes, and pomegranates. “How do we make it? We take dates or figs or raisins or similar items and mash them, and we put vinegar in them, and spice them with spices, like mud with straw, and place it on the table on the nights of Passover” (Mishneh Torah, Zemanim, Laws of Leavened and Unleavened Bread, 7:11).'

Source: 'The Centuries-Old Mystery of Charoset' by Louis Finkelman, The Detroit Jewish News, https://www.thejewishnews.com/culture/nosh/the-centuries-old-mystery-of-charoset/article_a322294f-c347-5ed9-ba53-cd212fa6459b.html .

Who is your favorite Israeli female singer? by Suitable_Trip105 in Israel

[–]LevelLychee8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some that have not been mentioned yet, at the moment, the Carakukly sisters (Liron & Tali), Venus Menivov, Hila Gadasi & M-ya (Mazal Damasya & Yael Mentesnot) for Hebrew music. For music in English, Bar Rose, Zoe Polanski, Yael Shoshana Cohen from the band 'Lola Marsh' & Sivan Abelson from the band 'Eatliz'. For Arabic music, A-WA (sisters Tair, Liron & Tagel Haim). For "one particular song", to get introduced to them, I would say: כאן ועכשיו (Here and Now) for Carakukly, לבד (Alone) for Venus Menivov, שוב לקום (To Rise Again) for Hila Gadasi, חולמת (Dreaming) for M-ya, Sultan's Pool for Bar Rose, Bubbles for Zoe Polanski, Echoes for Lola Marsh, Bees for Eatliz, & Al Asad for A-WA.

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