I spoke with Avey Rips and Seph Mozes, two members of Jewish Voice for Peace, Chicago, who recently participated in a hunger strike to protest the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.
We talked about…
Why they took this extreme step
Responses they got
How historic victimization of Jews leads some to compassion and others to tribalism
Aspects of Jewish tradition that informed their decision
What 18 days of hunger taught them about what Gazans are going through
What they feel was achieved
Here are the referenced religious texts that supported the hunger strike decision.
