Divine Violence, Profane Peace
Walter Benjamin, Rabbis for Human Rights, and Peace in Israel–Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11049700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Simons (0000-0002-4624-4989, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 2020 |
| Issue | 192 |
| Pages | 41-66 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Telos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-6514 • E-ISSN: 1940-459X |
| Publisher | Telos Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3817/0920192041 |
| OpenAlex | W3088032439 |
| Language | EN |
Introduction: Disaffection with Peace In this article I make a case for a Judaic conception of peace, derived from the work of Walter Benjamin, that might play a modest role in building Israeli–Palestinian peace. There is a need for Judaic notions of peace to counter significant disaffection with “peace” among Jewish Israelis.1 “Peace” is most often associated with a binding negotiated agreement, or the “peace process.” When the Camp David negotiations broke down in July 2000, most Jewish Israelis and even peace activists blamed the Palestinian side.2 The title of Tamar Hermann's book, The Israeli Peace Movement: A Shattered Dream,3
Ancient history · Dream · Human rights · Jewish studies · Judaism · Negotiation · Palestine · Peace and conflict studies · Peace economics · Peace movement · Peacemaking · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Zionism · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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