Oren Yirmiya
@orenwy.bsky.social
Jerusalem born nerd in North America. PhD in Hebrew Literature (lyric poetry, Jewish Studies, critical theory). Anti-Zionist abolitionist. Moving to Toronto soon. He/Him
A perpetual novice to this space.
A perpetual novice to this space.
Spoilers for Avatar: The Legend of Aang (leak): in the last act, the villain pulls the air nomads' ancient holy city from the spirit world through the sky, destroying an existing city in the process. If that is not a 1:1 to Zionist desire to bring Jerusalem shel ma'alah down onto Palestine, Idkwi
April 30, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Spoilers for Avatar: The Legend of Aang (leak): in the last act, the villain pulls the air nomads' ancient holy city from the spirit world through the sky, destroying an existing city in the process. If that is not a 1:1 to Zionist desire to bring Jerusalem shel ma'alah down onto Palestine, Idkwi
Thirty minutes into the new Avatar: The Last Airbender movie and I'm starting to suspect this one is also, just a little bit, about Zionism
April 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Thirty minutes into the new Avatar: The Last Airbender movie and I'm starting to suspect this one is also, just a little bit, about Zionism
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a long-awaited media production of an established and well celebrated IP in which, out of nowhere, Jacob Elordi is involved in puppy play, I'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice
April 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a long-awaited media production of an established and well celebrated IP in which, out of nowhere, Jacob Elordi is involved in puppy play, I'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice
did not expect the best episode of Twin Peaks in 2026 to be Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair S01E03
April 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
did not expect the best episode of Twin Peaks in 2026 to be Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair S01E03
Translation work in progress. The poem is by the poet Nadav Linial
June 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Translation work in progress. The poem is by the poet Nadav Linial
So Rick and Morty is really just The Simpsons now I guess
June 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
So Rick and Morty is really just The Simpsons now I guess
There is a weirdness to seeing this institute of international justice being dismantled by its so-called protectors in the name of the Jewish state's genocide, remembering that originally the establishment of the ICC and ICJ was justified by the atrocities done to Jewish people by the Nazi genocide
November 25, 2024 at 12:57 AM
There is a weirdness to seeing this institute of international justice being dismantled by its so-called protectors in the name of the Jewish state's genocide, remembering that originally the establishment of the ICC and ICJ was justified by the atrocities done to Jewish people by the Nazi genocide
In Eichah Rabah, Rabbi Shmuel teaches: "When do foreign powers declare destruction and it unfolds? Only when the people of Israel throw Torah teachings to the ground." 1/
October 8, 2024 at 3:09 AM
In Eichah Rabah, Rabbi Shmuel teaches: "When do foreign powers declare destruction and it unfolds? Only when the people of Israel throw Torah teachings to the ground." 1/
Two IDF soldiers were suspended from service for filming and uploading a video of themselves explaining Talmud to Palestinian detainees, zip-tied and blindfolded by the side of an unmarked road. Once again, the idea of having "a Jewish army" does new, unbelievable types of harm to Jewish scripture
October 8, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Two IDF soldiers were suspended from service for filming and uploading a video of themselves explaining Talmud to Palestinian detainees, zip-tied and blindfolded by the side of an unmarked road. Once again, the idea of having "a Jewish army" does new, unbelievable types of harm to Jewish scripture
The two objective markers I can find as proof for the passing year are the ever-expanding lists of those murdered and the thickening of fascism in Israel. Everything else feels as if stuck in place. weighing down on my chest.
October 7, 2024 at 10:57 PM
The two objective markers I can find as proof for the passing year are the ever-expanding lists of those murdered and the thickening of fascism in Israel. Everything else feels as if stuck in place. weighing down on my chest.
Censorship and Militarism are everywhere back home. There are ever more IDF weapons on campuses and less and less tolerance for lefty professors. The few I know were hounded down throughout the year. Some of them are retiring to keep themselves safe. If I return, what place am I going back to?
October 7, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Censorship and Militarism are everywhere back home. There are ever more IDF weapons on campuses and less and less tolerance for lefty professors. The few I know were hounded down throughout the year. Some of them are retiring to keep themselves safe. If I return, what place am I going back to?
There is a pain that comes when a future is lost. For the last nine years, since I left IL, I have wanted to return and do my Heb Lit scholarship there while fighting the good fight for a free Palestine from within. But I think this dream is no longer real.
October 7, 2024 at 10:52 PM
There is a pain that comes when a future is lost. For the last nine years, since I left IL, I have wanted to return and do my Heb Lit scholarship there while fighting the good fight for a free Palestine from within. But I think this dream is no longer real.
A year has passed, but how do I know it? l look through my ig archive and find posts from the day, saying the same thing I say today: “End the war,” “Return them all,” “Never again means now.” It's a year later, and we can say and do less than we could a year ago
October 7, 2024 at 10:45 PM
A year has passed, but how do I know it? l look through my ig archive and find posts from the day, saying the same thing I say today: “End the war,” “Return them all,” “Never again means now.” It's a year later, and we can say and do less than we could a year ago
One year later, upon waking up, he found that October 7th was still there
October 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM
One year later, upon waking up, he found that October 7th was still there
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judeo-mccarthyism reaching its fever pitch
A months-long investigation found even the smallest hints of dissent are often met with unemployment.
U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs of Anti-Zionists
A months-long investigation found even the smallest hints of dissent are often met with unemployment.
inthesetimes.com
October 1, 2024 at 9:07 PM
judeo-mccarthyism reaching its fever pitch
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That's the power of the Apartheid framework. You don't need history. You don't need to evoke the Balfour Declaration, or even 1948. "They did that and we did that". None of that. Two guys, side by side, one has rights, the other no rights. Separate and Unequal. Can't be justified.
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October 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
That's the power of the Apartheid framework. You don't need history. You don't need to evoke the Balfour Declaration, or even 1948. "They did that and we did that". None of that. Two guys, side by side, one has rights, the other no rights. Separate and Unequal. Can't be justified.
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And he phrases this so simply and clearly: whatever "your group" did should have no bearing on your right to be treated equally, as a human being. And a regime that enforces that logic is racist by definition.
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October 1, 2024 at 8:40 PM
And he phrases this so simply and clearly: whatever "your group" did should have no bearing on your right to be treated equally, as a human being. And a regime that enforces that logic is racist by definition.
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I hate the "no human deserves to be bombarded" discourse. It reeks of old theodicy and imagines bombs as potential arbitrators of an unspecified justice. This does not help us to advocate de-escalation.
October 1, 2024 at 7:20 PM
I hate the "no human deserves to be bombarded" discourse. It reeks of old theodicy and imagines bombs as potential arbitrators of an unspecified justice. This does not help us to advocate de-escalation.
I'm a friend to no government because I never met one that wouldn't sell me and mine for its own interests. Yet, we cannot ignore the fact that not 30 years ago, a Jordanian state that is friendly to Israel seemed unfathomable. Remember that next time someone says the same about Palestine or Iran!
October 1, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I'm a friend to no government because I never met one that wouldn't sell me and mine for its own interests. Yet, we cannot ignore the fact that not 30 years ago, a Jordanian state that is friendly to Israel seemed unfathomable. Remember that next time someone says the same about Palestine or Iran!
And we need to remember: during the last year, The State of Israel murdered thousands, tens of thousands, in the name of national security, and all it got was more warfronts and more rockets. This only ends when Israel, and its enabers at the US, decide they want peace more than Palestinian land.
October 1, 2024 at 5:01 PM
And we need to remember: during the last year, The State of Israel murdered thousands, tens of thousands, in the name of national security, and all it got was more warfronts and more rockets. This only ends when Israel, and its enabers at the US, decide they want peace more than Palestinian land.
Talked with my parents in Ramat Gan. They were outside when the sirens began. Now in their shelter. Friends in Tel Aviv tell me the buildings shake from the booms. Simultaneously, a shooting in Jaffa, killing four. Netanyahu, once again, only managed to bring the warfront closer to all homes.
October 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Talked with my parents in Ramat Gan. They were outside when the sirens began. Now in their shelter. Friends in Tel Aviv tell me the buildings shake from the booms. Simultaneously, a shooting in Jaffa, killing four. Netanyahu, once again, only managed to bring the warfront closer to all homes.
Did not expect Coats to drop an "Hi kids, you know who actually had great beats - Shakespeare" 15 minutes into the audiobook
October 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Did not expect Coats to drop an "Hi kids, you know who actually had great beats - Shakespeare" 15 minutes into the audiobook
So I guess that after that unhinged TV interview, this holiday read has to be The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
October 1, 2024 at 1:58 PM
So I guess that after that unhinged TV interview, this holiday read has to be The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Shana Tova! Good time as any to share my favorite Rosh Hashana/eldrich horror meme
September 30, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Shana Tova! Good time as any to share my favorite Rosh Hashana/eldrich horror meme