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.
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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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...
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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...
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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/...
We built an incredible bloc that passed resolutions ranging from support for liberal Jewish institutions within Israel, to a state commission of inquiry into October 7th, to the blockage of illegal settlement activity in Gaza and the West Bank. This is where most Diaspora Jews *are.*
An op-ed preaching "unity" labels us anti-Zionist and calls for our expulsion. All because we mustered a majority and got our resolutions passed.
At the next WZC, we'll be back and even stronger.
At the next WZC, we'll be back and even stronger.
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We built an incredible bloc that passed resolutions ranging from support for liberal Jewish institutions within Israel, to a state commission of inquiry into October 7th, to the blockage of illegal settlement activity in Gaza and the West Bank. This is where most Diaspora Jews *are.*
We just prevented the World Zionist Organization from funding any Israeli settlement in Gaza. The Meretz-backed union at the World Zionist Congress ran this resolution, and I’m beyond proud of @partners4israel.bsky.social and @hatikvahslate.bsky.social right now!
THIS is why we stay in the room.
THIS is why we stay in the room.
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We just prevented the World Zionist Organization from funding any Israeli settlement in Gaza. The Meretz-backed union at the World Zionist Congress ran this resolution, and I’m beyond proud of @partners4israel.bsky.social and @hatikvahslate.bsky.social right now!
THIS is why we stay in the room.
THIS is why we stay in the room.
Imagine having such a brittle and venomous worldview that you have this kind of reaction to the words “peace” and “diplomacy,” or go after my board member and THE Sabbath Queen. Get real.
L: Our VP Karen Shapiro, with R' Amichai Lau-Lavie, at the World Zionist Congress, standing up for the values we want Israel to support.
R: The "collegial" response we got after posting it.
We were assaulted physically in Jerusalem. And being assaulted verbally on social media. We won't back down.
R: The "collegial" response we got after posting it.
We were assaulted physically in Jerusalem. And being assaulted verbally on social media. We won't back down.
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Imagine having such a brittle and venomous worldview that you have this kind of reaction to the words “peace” and “diplomacy,” or go after my board member and THE Sabbath Queen. Get real.
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Einav Zangauker and other hostage family members are facing a smear campaign backed by Netanyahu, who'd like them all to just disappear and stop calling for accountability via a state commission of inquiry to investigate the failures of October 7.
We stand with #WeAreAllHostages. You're Not Alone!
We stand with #WeAreAllHostages. You're Not Alone!
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Einav Zangauker and other hostage family members are facing a smear campaign backed by Netanyahu, who'd like them all to just disappear and stop calling for accountability via a state commission of inquiry to investigate the failures of October 7.
We stand with #WeAreAllHostages. You're Not Alone!
We stand with #WeAreAllHostages. You're Not Alone!
How dare you not hope.
There’s going to be years more of hurdles, and the end goal is not only to get the hostages home. People were going practically door to door in northern Gaza to spread the news because there’s no internet/WiFi there. Several people died of starvation in Gaza yesterday. 1/x
There’s going to be years more of hurdles, and the end goal is not only to get the hostages home. People were going practically door to door in northern Gaza to spread the news because there’s no internet/WiFi there. Several people died of starvation in Gaza yesterday. 1/x
October 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How dare you not hope.
There’s going to be years more of hurdles, and the end goal is not only to get the hostages home. People were going practically door to door in northern Gaza to spread the news because there’s no internet/WiFi there. Several people died of starvation in Gaza yesterday. 1/x
There’s going to be years more of hurdles, and the end goal is not only to get the hostages home. People were going practically door to door in northern Gaza to spread the news because there’s no internet/WiFi there. Several people died of starvation in Gaza yesterday. 1/x
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Plurality of Jewish Americans (48%) disapproves of Israeli government's military action in Gaza; 61% say it's committing war crimes there; 39% say it's committing a genocide; 59% say it's not doing enough to allow food in.
Major new @washingtonpost.com poll. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Major new @washingtonpost.com poll. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.
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October 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Plurality of Jewish Americans (48%) disapproves of Israeli government's military action in Gaza; 61% say it's committing war crimes there; 39% say it's committing a genocide; 59% say it's not doing enough to allow food in.
Major new @washingtonpost.com poll. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Major new @washingtonpost.com poll. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I had just been reflecting with a colleague a few days ago about the shooting in Halle on Yom Kippur six years ago, and this morning arrived to lead services and heard the news of this terrible antisemitic attack in Manchester. Seeing the image of blood on Rabbi Walker’s kittel is chilling. No more.
October 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I had just been reflecting with a colleague a few days ago about the shooting in Halle on Yom Kippur six years ago, and this morning arrived to lead services and heard the news of this terrible antisemitic attack in Manchester. Seeing the image of blood on Rabbi Walker’s kittel is chilling. No more.
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WASHINGTON DC - THIS MORNING at 9am - as Netanyahu comes to the White House
We'll meet up at the corner of 17th and Pennsylvania
We'll meet up at the corner of 17th and Pennsylvania
September 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
WASHINGTON DC - THIS MORNING at 9am - as Netanyahu comes to the White House
We'll meet up at the corner of 17th and Pennsylvania
We'll meet up at the corner of 17th and Pennsylvania
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September 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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@truahrabbis.bsky.social
@rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social
Combatants for Peace
@newisraelfund.bsky.social
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
Interact
Israelis for Peace
@giligetz.bsky.social
Lab Shul
Partners for Progressive Israel
@mhughesrob.bsky.social
@truahrabbis.bsky.social
@rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social
Combatants for Peace
@newisraelfund.bsky.social
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Interact
Israelis for Peace
@giligetz.bsky.social
Lab Shul
Partners for Progressive Israel
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This guide is the result of a lot of careful research, soul-searching, and deep listening. This conversation is so painful for Jewish communities, and our discomfort can’t override the reality of what is happening in Gaza.
With tears and grief, we share this new resource. Acknowledging what is happening in Gaza is deeply painful, but it mustn't stand in the way of telling the truth about what we are witnessing.
We urge you to read this resource in full on our website -
www.progressiveisrael.org/what-we-do/a...
We urge you to read this resource in full on our website -
www.progressiveisrael.org/what-we-do/a...
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This guide is the result of a lot of careful research, soul-searching, and deep listening. This conversation is so painful for Jewish communities, and our discomfort can’t override the reality of what is happening in Gaza.
This kind of zero-sum thinking makes for good clickbait 🙄 but this is a historic moment for Palestinians AND Israelis.
This recognition means an international commitment to an end to Hamas in power in Gaza, self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and human rights for all.
This recognition means an international commitment to an end to Hamas in power in Gaza, self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and human rights for all.
September 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This kind of zero-sum thinking makes for good clickbait 🙄 but this is a historic moment for Palestinians AND Israelis.
This recognition means an international commitment to an end to Hamas in power in Gaza, self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and human rights for all.
This recognition means an international commitment to an end to Hamas in power in Gaza, self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and human rights for all.
My former teacher R’ Avidan is no stranger to sudden arrest and police violence— he founded a small NGO called Yanshoof, dedicated to creating moral limits on Israel’s international arms sales.
Bibi is afraid of the shofar, of a call to accountability? Clearly.
Bibi is afraid of the shofar, of a call to accountability? Clearly.
At 6:29 this morning, Rabbi Avidan Friedman was arrested after blowing a shofar at the hostage families’ encampment in front of the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem 🧵
September 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My former teacher R’ Avidan is no stranger to sudden arrest and police violence— he founded a small NGO called Yanshoof, dedicated to creating moral limits on Israel’s international arms sales.
Bibi is afraid of the shofar, of a call to accountability? Clearly.
Bibi is afraid of the shofar, of a call to accountability? Clearly.
Today in Haaretz: there will be no successful movement for democracy in Israel without Palestinians— not just at the table, but at the center.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Here's who still has hope for Israel and democracy despite Gaza and Netanyahu | Opinion
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September 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today in Haaretz: there will be no successful movement for democracy in Israel without Palestinians— not just at the table, but at the center.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
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Netanyahu has abandoned the hostages, say hostage families, who vow to occupy the space in front of his residence and host daily mass rallies "until he fulfills the will of the people – the immediate return of all hostages and the end of the war." #BringThemAllHomeNow
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Families, former hostages vow to 'occupy' street outside Netanyahu residence
Former Hostages and Hostage Relatives Camped Out by the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem as Reports Emerged of Intense IDF Strikes in Multiple Locations in Gaza City. 'Our Loved Ones Are Being ...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Netanyahu has abandoned the hostages, say hostage families, who vow to occupy the space in front of his residence and host daily mass rallies "until he fulfills the will of the people – the immediate return of all hostages and the end of the war." #BringThemAllHomeNow
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Is the UN a perfect body? Absolutely not.
Is this a powerful step forward for international recognition of the rights of Palestinians and Israelis? ABSOLUTELY YES
More on this from yours truly and Macron’s I-P Special Envoy Ofer Bronchtein here: youtu.be/6g5YD_si-G0?...
Is this a powerful step forward for international recognition of the rights of Palestinians and Israelis? ABSOLUTELY YES
More on this from yours truly and Macron’s I-P Special Envoy Ofer Bronchtein here: youtu.be/6g5YD_si-G0?...
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Is the UN a perfect body? Absolutely not.
Is this a powerful step forward for international recognition of the rights of Palestinians and Israelis? ABSOLUTELY YES
More on this from yours truly and Macron’s I-P Special Envoy Ofer Bronchtein here: youtu.be/6g5YD_si-G0?...
Is this a powerful step forward for international recognition of the rights of Palestinians and Israelis? ABSOLUTELY YES
More on this from yours truly and Macron’s I-P Special Envoy Ofer Bronchtein here: youtu.be/6g5YD_si-G0?...
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Once a month or 2, Life is a Sacred Text House of Study folx submit Ask the Rabbi qs --anything, the wild gamut of things -- & these days a *bunch* of us answer. It's so fun.
w/@rabbibecky.bsky.social @ravmike.bsky.social @rabbimegan.bsky.social @mhughesrob.bsky.social, me + 3 more smarty pantses
w/@rabbibecky.bsky.social @ravmike.bsky.social @rabbimegan.bsky.social @mhughesrob.bsky.social, me + 3 more smarty pantses
Ask the RabbiS!
so much wisdom, soooo many opinions
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September 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Once a month or 2, Life is a Sacred Text House of Study folx submit Ask the Rabbi qs --anything, the wild gamut of things -- & these days a *bunch* of us answer. It's so fun.
w/@rabbibecky.bsky.social @ravmike.bsky.social @rabbimegan.bsky.social @mhughesrob.bsky.social, me + 3 more smarty pantses
w/@rabbibecky.bsky.social @ravmike.bsky.social @rabbimegan.bsky.social @mhughesrob.bsky.social, me + 3 more smarty pantses
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NYC - TOMORROW, Sept. 11!
Join us, our friends at @smolemunius.bsky.social, and others for this in-person (no livestream) conversation with peace and Arab-Jewish partnership champion, MK Ayman Odeh.
Register: www.smolemunius.com/events/mk-ay...
Join us, our friends at @smolemunius.bsky.social, and others for this in-person (no livestream) conversation with peace and Arab-Jewish partnership champion, MK Ayman Odeh.
Register: www.smolemunius.com/events/mk-ay...
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NYC - TOMORROW, Sept. 11!
Join us, our friends at @smolemunius.bsky.social, and others for this in-person (no livestream) conversation with peace and Arab-Jewish partnership champion, MK Ayman Odeh.
Register: www.smolemunius.com/events/mk-ay...
Join us, our friends at @smolemunius.bsky.social, and others for this in-person (no livestream) conversation with peace and Arab-Jewish partnership champion, MK Ayman Odeh.
Register: www.smolemunius.com/events/mk-ay...
Continuing to hold my breath with anxiety in the wake of yesterday’s strike in Doha. There’s no way forward except to seal a deal for a full hostage exchange and an end to military action in Gaza. The lives of civilians must be more valuable than this. #AllforAll #RightNow
4/4 We have no love lost for Hamas, which can't remain in power at war's end, but today's airstrike undermines the necessary hostage deal and end of the war. Israel's action must not be the end of negotiations to accomplish those goals. Full statement: www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-se...
September 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Continuing to hold my breath with anxiety in the wake of yesterday’s strike in Doha. There’s no way forward except to seal a deal for a full hostage exchange and an end to military action in Gaza. The lives of civilians must be more valuable than this. #AllforAll #RightNow
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By our board member, Sam Fleischacker, who writes: What could seem like low-level settler harassment in the West Bank is actually just the constant drumbeat of Jewish domination, a la Ben-Gvir, and "just as effective at ethnic cleansing as the war in Gaza". www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/o...
Sam Fleischacker: I witnessed settler violence in the West Bank. It deserves our outrage too.
Low-level harassment by Israeli settlers in the West Bank is just as effective at ethnic cleansing as the war in Gaza.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
By our board member, Sam Fleischacker, who writes: What could seem like low-level settler harassment in the West Bank is actually just the constant drumbeat of Jewish domination, a la Ben-Gvir, and "just as effective at ethnic cleansing as the war in Gaza". www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/o...
My recent review of Mohammed Omar Almoghayer’s new book, “On the Pleasures of Living in Gaza.”
"On the Pleasures of Living in Gaza" is "a paean to a world destroyed as its author labored to record it, an homage to the resilience of a life made beautiful in defiance of successive wars," writes our ED, R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, in our Summer e-zine. www.progressiveisrael.org/book-review-...
August 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My recent review of Mohammed Omar Almoghayer’s new book, “On the Pleasures of Living in Gaza.”
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"Enough of Starvation. Enough of War" - Saturday, 8/23, 4:30pm Israel/Palestine time, Arab-Jewish protest march. Starting at Dizengoff Circle, Tel Aviv. If you're in the Land (and even if you're not), we encourage you to raise your voice.
August 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Enough of Starvation. Enough of War" - Saturday, 8/23, 4:30pm Israel/Palestine time, Arab-Jewish protest march. Starting at Dizengoff Circle, Tel Aviv. If you're in the Land (and even if you're not), we encourage you to raise your voice.
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Mass devastation at the hands of the Israeli government is continuing in Gaza.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Mass devastation at the hands of the Israeli government is continuing in Gaza.
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By a nearly 2 to 1 majority, Americans want to Recognize Palestine Now! It's time to #RecognizePalestine.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Most Americans believe countries should recognize Palestinian state, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
A 58% majority of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognize Palestine as a nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, as Israel and Hamas considered a possible truce in the nearly two-year-long war.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
By a nearly 2 to 1 majority, Americans want to Recognize Palestine Now! It's time to #RecognizePalestine.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...