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Arthur H. Camins is a lifelong educator. He works part time with curriculum developers at UC Berkeley as an assessment specialist. He has taught and been an administrator in NYC, Massachusetts, and Louisville, Kentucky.
Real Name: Arthur Camins
Diaries published: 67 (1 day since last diary on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 08:32 AM PST)
Comments posted: 81 (1 day since last comment on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 08:32 AM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: often
Total Recommends: 4
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: Why I am a Jew But Not a Zionist, 237 comments, 110 recommends
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When empathy isn't mutual, it enables hate and then violence. Single group empathy is self-defeating bigotry. As a Jew, the growing incidence of antisemitism terrifies me. So does mindless mob violence. Acquiesce to state-sponsored mass murder...
by acamins
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on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 08:32 AM PST
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Liar, Liar. Pants on Fire. The lies from the powerful, especially Republicans, have risen to stunningly Orwellian 2 + 2 = 5 levels. The lies that protect their wealth and power have been quite successful at gaining wide acceptance. They keep at it...
by acamins
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on Fri Dec 01, 2023 at 07:31 AM PST
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Like many Jews born in the post-World War II years, I grew up in the dark shadow of the Holocaust. However, I did not become a Zionist or an Israel right-or-wrong defender. My parents, proud temple-going Conservative Jews, did not hide the horrors of...
by acamins
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on Sun Nov 26, 2023 at 08:16 AM PST
with 24 Recommends
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The onslaught of heartbreaking appalling news from Israel/Palestine is unrelenting. It would be easier to look away from the images of the dead, desperate, hungry, and sick. Silence might avoid the pain and potential conflict with family, friends, and...
by acamins
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on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 01:13 PM PST
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So many people I speak with are feeling torn and conflicted. They that say they are afraid to criticize either Hamas or Israel for fear of being attacked for taking one side or the other. I say: If you stand for the human rights and dignity of all, the...
by acamins
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on Wed Nov 01, 2023 at 01:08 PM PDT
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The October 7 Hamas attack on innocent Israelis is unquestionably horrific. Israel’s genocidal response without regard for the lives of innocent Gazans is particularly inhumane and counterproductive. That is descriptive, not a statement of equivalency....
by acamins
148 comments
on Sun Oct 29, 2023 at 10:08 AM PDT
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- On Monday, November 25, Omar Shakir, the director for Israel and Palestine issues for Human Rights Watch, was deported from Israel. Israel’s Supreme Court upheld the Netanyahu government’s refusal to renew the work visa of Shakir, who is an American...114 comments 130 Recs
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