Global Perspectives on Modern Crises
Latest Essays Examine Global Alliances, Military AI, Accessibility, and Modern Diplomacy
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One essay argues that Black-Jewish relations should be rebuilt as a partnership able to withstand disagreement, rather than idealized through memories of civil-rights-era cooperation. Another calls for accessibility and universal design so people with disabilities and older adults can participate with dignity and independence. A reflection on diplomats’ walkout during Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. address recognizes the protest’s message while warning that abandoning dialogue—and faith in the institution—can carry costs. A Sukkot teaching interprets the four species as symbols of the letters of God’s name, with their binding together representing spiritual unity. A final essay argues that the danger of military AI may lie less in machines rebelling than in humans ceding decisions to them, citing AI targeting systems used by Israel in Gaza.
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Jewish activists made up a disproportionate share of white participants in parts of the civil-rights movement, and Jewish organizations and philanthropists supported Black institutions and civil-rights groups even before the 1960s.
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The accessibility essay gives examples of barriers that can be overlooked: an evacuation plan may offer no exit for a wheelchair user, no effective warning for someone who cannot hear an alarm, and no designated help for someone who needs assistance.
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The U.N. walkout reflected different objections: some diplomats viewed remaining seated during Netanyahu’s speech as appearing complicit in the Gaza war and civilian suffering, while others were specifically protesting Netanyahu; the essay also says faith in the U.N. has eroded over time.
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The Sukkot teaching assigns specific letters of God’s name to the species: the three hadassim correspond to yud, the two aravot to hey, the lulav to vav, and the etrog to the final hey.
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James Cameron warned that AI’s use alongside weapons systems, including nuclear counterstrike, raises danger because decision windows can be too short for humans to process; he added, “perhaps we will be smart enough to keep a human in the loop. But humans are fallible.”
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