Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
@mhughesrob.bsky.social
ED, @partners4israel.bsky.social .
Rabbi, organizer, parent. Views here are my own.
Rabbi, organizer, parent. Views here are my own.
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
The advancing Israeli bill is racist by design- mandating a death penalty only in cases involving Palestinian suspects in the West Bank and excluding altogether cases in which Israeli settlers kill Palestinians.
Read about it: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Full statement: truah.org/press/a-jewi...
Read about it: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Full statement: truah.org/press/a-jewi...
January 28, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The advancing Israeli bill is racist by design- mandating a death penalty only in cases involving Palestinian suspects in the West Bank and excluding altogether cases in which Israeli settlers kill Palestinians.
Read about it: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Full statement: truah.org/press/a-jewi...
Read about it: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Full statement: truah.org/press/a-jewi...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
Our statement today on the recovery of Ran Gvili, z"l, which at long last brings to a close the Israeli hostage crisis.
The statement is also on our website at
www.progressiveisrael.org/partners-for....
The statement is also on our website at
www.progressiveisrael.org/partners-for....
January 26, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Our statement today on the recovery of Ran Gvili, z"l, which at long last brings to a close the Israeli hostage crisis.
The statement is also on our website at
www.progressiveisrael.org/partners-for....
The statement is also on our website at
www.progressiveisrael.org/partners-for....
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
Security and equality are for everyone!
A Jewish–Arab solidarity demonstration in Sakhnin.
“We must stop standing by. It’s time to stop the murders, protection rackets, organized crime, and the bloodshed. We stand together in a strong call to end the abandonment of Arab society!
📸 Gal Musenzon
A Jewish–Arab solidarity demonstration in Sakhnin.
“We must stop standing by. It’s time to stop the murders, protection rackets, organized crime, and the bloodshed. We stand together in a strong call to end the abandonment of Arab society!
📸 Gal Musenzon
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Security and equality are for everyone!
A Jewish–Arab solidarity demonstration in Sakhnin.
“We must stop standing by. It’s time to stop the murders, protection rackets, organized crime, and the bloodshed. We stand together in a strong call to end the abandonment of Arab society!
📸 Gal Musenzon
A Jewish–Arab solidarity demonstration in Sakhnin.
“We must stop standing by. It’s time to stop the murders, protection rackets, organized crime, and the bloodshed. We stand together in a strong call to end the abandonment of Arab society!
📸 Gal Musenzon
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 12:30pm ET webinar - "Political Motherhood as a Moral Force: Meet 'Mothers Against Violence - Israel'"
Our panel will include:
-Ketty Bar
-Susan Feit
-Iris Rappoport
@yaelniv.bsky.social
Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, will moderate.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Our panel will include:
-Ketty Bar
-Susan Feit
-Iris Rappoport
@yaelniv.bsky.social
Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, will moderate.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 12:30pm ET webinar - "Political Motherhood as a Moral Force: Meet 'Mothers Against Violence - Israel'"
Our panel will include:
-Ketty Bar
-Susan Feit
-Iris Rappoport
@yaelniv.bsky.social
Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, will moderate.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Our panel will include:
-Ketty Bar
-Susan Feit
-Iris Rappoport
@yaelniv.bsky.social
Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, will moderate.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Read the whole thread, please! Our communities are well-served when we hold all these pieces.
🧵 1/We are horrified by protesters chanting "we support Hamas here" near an NYC synagogue last night. Supporting an organization that has murdered Israelis and Palestinians is beyond the pale.
Protesters chant ‘we support Hamas’ near New York City synagogue, Jewish school
In first significant anti-Israel protest under Mamdani administration, police keep demonstrators away from synagogue entrance and neighborhood residents
www.timesofisrael.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Read the whole thread, please! Our communities are well-served when we hold all these pieces.
“Ensuring access to humanitarian aid is a legal obligation, not a discretionary choice.”
Grateful for the moral clarity and dedication of these 18 organizations, many of whom we’ve featured and worked with at @partners4israel.bsky.social
www.phr.org.il/wp-content/u...
Grateful for the moral clarity and dedication of these 18 organizations, many of whom we’ve featured and worked with at @partners4israel.bsky.social
www.phr.org.il/wp-content/u...
www.phr.org.il
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
“Ensuring access to humanitarian aid is a legal obligation, not a discretionary choice.”
Grateful for the moral clarity and dedication of these 18 organizations, many of whom we’ve featured and worked with at @partners4israel.bsky.social
www.phr.org.il/wp-content/u...
Grateful for the moral clarity and dedication of these 18 organizations, many of whom we’ve featured and worked with at @partners4israel.bsky.social
www.phr.org.il/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
This "delegitimizes the Palestinian Authority at a moment when its credibility, capacity, and international support are essential."
Proud to have signed this letter, together w/@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, @truahrabbis.bsky.social, et al.
Proud to have signed this letter, together w/@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, @truahrabbis.bsky.social, et al.
The Trump administration is blocking all Palestinians from entering the US with their expanded Travel Ban. These Jewish organizations are standing against this fear-driven policy.
Read our joint letter to President Trump:
www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/j...
Read our joint letter to President Trump:
www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/j...
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This "delegitimizes the Palestinian Authority at a moment when its credibility, capacity, and international support are essential."
Proud to have signed this letter, together w/@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, @truahrabbis.bsky.social, et al.
Proud to have signed this letter, together w/@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, @truahrabbis.bsky.social, et al.
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
The "slamming" came from eight prominent liberal and progressive Jewish organizations, including @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, yours truly @partners4israel.bsky.social, and @truahrabbis.bsky.social.
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Progressive Jewish organisations slam Trump's Palestinian travel ban
Several Liberal U.S. Jewish Organizations, Including J Street, Condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's Restriction of Holders of Palestinian Identity Cards as Counterproductive to Promoting Peace in t...
www.haaretz.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The "slamming" came from eight prominent liberal and progressive Jewish organizations, including @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social, yours truly @partners4israel.bsky.social, and @truahrabbis.bsky.social.
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
"Conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism does a disservice to combating actual Jew-hatred." Our joint letter w/@truahrabbis.bsky.social, Israelis for Peace, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social is at truah.org/wp-content/u...
Additional criticism of ADL below www.commondreams.org/news/adl-mam...
Additional criticism of ADL below www.commondreams.org/news/adl-mam...
Progressive Jews Decry ADL 'Mamdani Monitor' for Conflating Israel Criticism With Antisemitism | Common Dreams
The head of one group decried the ADL's "disproportionate attention on left-of-center activists’ views on Israel while failing to apply the same scrutiny to the Trump administration."
www.commondreams.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism does a disservice to combating actual Jew-hatred." Our joint letter w/@truahrabbis.bsky.social, Israelis for Peace, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social is at truah.org/wp-content/u...
Additional criticism of ADL below www.commondreams.org/news/adl-mam...
Additional criticism of ADL below www.commondreams.org/news/adl-mam...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
"[The ADL's] approach to Mayor-elect Mamdani is disingenuous, counterproductive, and ultimately harmful to the cause of addressing antisemitism."
A new letter from T'ruah, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @partners4israel.bsky.social, and Israelis for Peace.
Read: buff.ly/rLKpd6v
A new letter from T'ruah, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @partners4israel.bsky.social, and Israelis for Peace.
Read: buff.ly/rLKpd6v
truah.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"[The ADL's] approach to Mayor-elect Mamdani is disingenuous, counterproductive, and ultimately harmful to the cause of addressing antisemitism."
A new letter from T'ruah, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @partners4israel.bsky.social, and Israelis for Peace.
Read: buff.ly/rLKpd6v
A new letter from T'ruah, @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social, @partners4israel.bsky.social, and Israelis for Peace.
Read: buff.ly/rLKpd6v
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
Don't let'em fool you: Katz is STILL saying the plan is for the IDF is to introduce "garinei Nachal" - IDF units that have been repeatedly used in the West Bank to first establish settlements as a military deployment before those locations were "civilianized". www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israeli defense minister walks back claim that Israel will establish Gaza settlements
Speaking in the West Bank Earlier Tuesday, the Defense Chief Said Israel Will Establish Israeli Communities in Northern Gaza 'When the Time Is Right,' Adding That the Military Will Not Withdraw 'One M...
www.haaretz.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Don't let'em fool you: Katz is STILL saying the plan is for the IDF is to introduce "garinei Nachal" - IDF units that have been repeatedly used in the West Bank to first establish settlements as a military deployment before those locations were "civilianized". www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
So Netanyahu, as he’s being investigated for war crimes internationally and corruption within Israel, can come to the US at Trump’s invitation — but 5 million+ Palestinians cannot?!
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States
During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where ...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
So Netanyahu, as he’s being investigated for war crimes internationally and corruption within Israel, can come to the US at Trump’s invitation — but 5 million+ Palestinians cannot?!
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
THURSDAY, 12/18, 12:30pm ET
An ongoing WB Settler campaign of intimidation, destruction, violence seeks to drive out Palestinians. With Israel's army and govt failing to provide security, it falls on courageous volunteers to provide a nonviolent human buffer.
Join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
An ongoing WB Settler campaign of intimidation, destruction, violence seeks to drive out Palestinians. With Israel's army and govt failing to provide security, it falls on courageous volunteers to provide a nonviolent human buffer.
Join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
THURSDAY, 12/18, 12:30pm ET
An ongoing WB Settler campaign of intimidation, destruction, violence seeks to drive out Palestinians. With Israel's army and govt failing to provide security, it falls on courageous volunteers to provide a nonviolent human buffer.
Join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
An ongoing WB Settler campaign of intimidation, destruction, violence seeks to drive out Palestinians. With Israel's army and govt failing to provide security, it falls on courageous volunteers to provide a nonviolent human buffer.
Join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
In @us.theconversation.com, our board member, Prof. Joshua Shanes, discusses the ongoing Jewish tug-of-war between the traditional rabbinic interpretation of #Hanukkah and the more recent Zionist approach drawing on pre-rabbinic sources. #ChagSame'ach
theconversation.com/hanukkah-cel...
theconversation.com/hanukkah-cel...
Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition
Zionists draw on the military imagery of Hanukkah, while others look to the synagogue prayers that focus on the miracle of divine light.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In @us.theconversation.com, our board member, Prof. Joshua Shanes, discusses the ongoing Jewish tug-of-war between the traditional rabbinic interpretation of #Hanukkah and the more recent Zionist approach drawing on pre-rabbinic sources. #ChagSame'ach
theconversation.com/hanukkah-cel...
theconversation.com/hanukkah-cel...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
This #Hanukkah event, taking place tomorrow, Tuesday 12/16, was planned well in advance. We feel today that it's an especially important opportunity to come together in community. You're warmly welcome to join us online at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ONLINE TUESDAY, 12/16, 6pm ET/3pm PT
As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This #Hanukkah event, taking place tomorrow, Tuesday 12/16, was planned well in advance. We feel today that it's an especially important opportunity to come together in community. You're warmly welcome to join us online at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This holiday of resilience, of hope and light in the darkness— I’m heartbroken, and I can (in the words of the latter-day psalmist L. Cohen) see the cracks where the light gets in.
Holding it all, holding it gently.
Holding it all, holding it gently.
December 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This holiday of resilience, of hope and light in the darkness— I’m heartbroken, and I can (in the words of the latter-day psalmist L. Cohen) see the cracks where the light gets in.
Holding it all, holding it gently.
Holding it all, holding it gently.
This is not Judaism, this is not Torah. This is shameful.
I’m grateful every day for my Muslim colleagues and friends.
I’m grateful every day for my Muslim colleagues and friends.
Here is Congressman Randy Fine explicitly calling for the genocide of Muslims.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is not Judaism, this is not Torah. This is shameful.
I’m grateful every day for my Muslim colleagues and friends.
I’m grateful every day for my Muslim colleagues and friends.
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
ONLINE TUESDAY, 12/16, 6pm ET/3pm PT
As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
ONLINE TUESDAY, 12/16, 6pm ET/3pm PT
As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
As we approach the end of a very difficult 2025, we invite you to gather with us to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. We'll light candles and nosh (BYO), learn with our board member, Prof Josh Shanes, and enjoy community!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
To invert the yellow hostage ribbon into a noose is… I don’t even have words.
This is the worship of the power to dominate, to cause harm, to kill. Sickening.
This is the worship of the power to dominate, to cause harm, to kill. Sickening.
“A noose on a minister’s lapel is not a policy statement – it’s a declaration of intent,” said Yair Golan, chair of HaDemocratim (Labor-Meretz). The noose shows that this government is "no longer fighting terrorism; it’s rehearsing dictatorship.”
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Yair Golan condemns gold noose pins worn by far-right lawmakers
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www.timesofisrael.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
To invert the yellow hostage ribbon into a noose is… I don’t even have words.
This is the worship of the power to dominate, to cause harm, to kill. Sickening.
This is the worship of the power to dominate, to cause harm, to kill. Sickening.
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
"The only possible deal is for Netanyahu to take responsibility, admit guilt, leave politics and free the people and the state," rightly reacted Yair Golan, chair of the Labor-Meretz union, HaDemocratim.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Netanyahu rejects retirement from political life in exchange for pardon in criminal cases
Asked by a Journalist at the Press Conference Alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Whether He Would Retire in Order to Attain a Pardon, Netanyahu Answered: 'No'
www.haaretz.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"The only possible deal is for Netanyahu to take responsibility, admit guilt, leave politics and free the people and the state," rightly reacted Yair Golan, chair of the Labor-Meretz union, HaDemocratim.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
PM and criminal defendant Netanyahu is asking for a full pardon, but adamantly refusing to admit culpability for any crime. In doing so, he is displaying a "flagrant disregard for both Jewish ethics and the legal norms of Israel".
Our full statement is at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-ne...
Our full statement is at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-ne...
“Flagrant Disregard for both Jewish ethics and the legal norms of Israel” – Partners for Progressive Israel Responds to News of Netanyahu’s Request for Pardon
“Flagrant Disregard for both Jewish ethics and the legal norms of Israel” – Partners for Progressive Israel Responds to News of Netanyahu’s Request for Pardon
December 3rd, 2025 –Partners for Progres...
www.progressiveisrael.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
PM and criminal defendant Netanyahu is asking for a full pardon, but adamantly refusing to admit culpability for any crime. In doing so, he is displaying a "flagrant disregard for both Jewish ethics and the legal norms of Israel".
Our full statement is at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-ne...
Our full statement is at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-ne...
Come for the hot takes on French colonial maneuvers, stay for the rabbi hands 🙌🏻 thanks for having me @hiremeimfunny.bsky.social!!
Our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, joined comedian-turned-activist @hiremeimfunny.bsky.social's "War is Stupid" podcast, and discussed our positions on weapons sales to Israel, the 'G-word' (genocide), int'l designs on Gaza, and much, much more!
youtu.be/aZfWv-AQj6w?...
youtu.be/aZfWv-AQj6w?...
The French Are Innocent? with Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
YouTube video by Orli Matlow
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November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Come for the hot takes on French colonial maneuvers, stay for the rabbi hands 🙌🏻 thanks for having me @hiremeimfunny.bsky.social!!
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Join us - TODAY at 12pm NOON ET/9am Pacific Time!
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SUNDAY, 11/23, 12pm ET!
Delighted to partner with Hashomer Hatzair USA (Camp Shomria) for this discussion with 3 prominent alums of the progressive-Zionist youth movement.
With true peace far away, despite the ceasefire, what now is the role of our community?
Register us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Delighted to partner with Hashomer Hatzair USA (Camp Shomria) for this discussion with 3 prominent alums of the progressive-Zionist youth movement.
With true peace far away, despite the ceasefire, what now is the role of our community?
Register us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Join us - TODAY at 12pm NOON ET/9am Pacific Time!
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My latest in @haaretzcom.bsky.social
Not 'hasbara failure' to seek justice for Palestinians sexually abused by IDF soldiers www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Not 'hasbara failure' to seek justice for Palestinians sexually abused by IDF soldiers www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Not 'hasbara failure' to seek justice for Palestinians sexually abused by IDF soldiers | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My latest in @haaretzcom.bsky.social
Not 'hasbara failure' to seek justice for Palestinians sexually abused by IDF soldiers www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Not 'hasbara failure' to seek justice for Palestinians sexually abused by IDF soldiers www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
Netanyahu is simply making this up. Check out any poll over the last 2 years. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Netanyahu says most Israelis don't support state commission of inquiry for Oct. 7
Netanyahu Said a Separate Committee Would Be Established That Would 'Represent All Parts of the Nation.' While He Spoke, Relatives of October 7 Victims Turned Their Backs on Him in Protest, as October...
www.haaretz.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Netanyahu is simply making this up. Check out any poll over the last 2 years. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...