Rabbis for Ceasefire: Jewish Leaders Organize to Halt Israels Bombardment of Gaza

Support our work: We speak to Rabbi Alissa Wise, an organizer with Rabbis for Ceasefire and the founding cochair of Jewish Voice for Peace s Rabbinical Council, about Tuesday s March for Israel in Washington, D. C., that was covered widely by the mainstream media and platformed antisemitic Christian Zionists. Wise sees a deep connection between Jewish religious principles and antiZionist activism and says accusations that antiZionists are antisemitic are a cynical strategy used to shield Israel from She says Israel cannot be uniquely exempt from political and humanitarian critique. Israel is not a Jewish person. Israel is a state. God forbid we should not be able to cry out when states are committing horrific genocidal violence in the name of Jewish Democracy Now is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1, 500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at dem