Why Two Chicago Jews Undertook a Hunger Strike for Gaza

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comI 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 stepThe responses they gotHow historic victimization of Jews leads some to compassion and others to tribalismAspects of Jewish tradition that informed their decisionWhat 18 days of hunger taught them about what Gazans are going throughWhat they feel was achieved