From Zionist to Human: Rabbi David awakens

Sheldon S., Shauna, Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

"I had to rip off the mask I'd been wearing" | Rabbi David Mivasair

(Let the Quran Speak) Nov. 15, 2023: Rabbi David Mivasair was a progressive American Zionist Jew [with a dream of settler colonialism after the theft of Palestine from the Palestinians, many of them Muslims] for much of his life.

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More recently, he has committed himself to working towards the justice, equality, and freedom of the Palestinian people.

In this emotional and eye-opening conversation with Host Dr. Safiyyah Ally, the rabbi shares his journey with us, from his first time visiting the state of Israel as a 19-year-old American Jew and observing how Arabs were treated to his intensive engagement with Palestinians and support for people in Gaza, in the state of Palestine.

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We exchange you for ours? - Shalom.

He shares how difficult it was for him to make that cognitive shift and rip off his mask, so to speak, and how hurtful it is to be considered persona non grata in the mainstream [Ashkenazi] Jewish community.

He feels the dominant Jewish institutions are locked into a defensive position, and he believes many Jewish people think like he does but are reluctant to speak up.

He says much of what he does is informed by what he knows of the German Holocaust and his understanding of his Jewish faith.

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He laments the dehumanization of Palestinians and says there's a propaganda machine trying to push a narrative in the mainstream media with a campaign of misinformation and disinformation which people are increasingly starting to see through.

His message to Jewish leaders? "Put the ethic before the ethnic." [Karma (the power of actions) is more important than kismet (fatalism).]

• Jewish Voice for Peace
• If Not Now Movement
• U.S. Veterans for Peace
• Code Pink: Women for Peace

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