Divine Violence, Profane Peace: Walter Benjamin, Rabbis for Human Rights, and Peace in Israel-Palestine
This essay contributes to the Judaic conceptualization of peace by bringing Walter Benjamin's essay "Critique of Violence" into conversation with the nonviolent practice of the Israeli NGO, Rabbis for Human Rights. It analyzes critically Benjamin's critique of liberal peace and l...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2021
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Année: 2021, Volume: 56, Numéro: 3, Pages: 363-386 |
| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaïsme KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord NCD Éthique et politique TK Époque contemporaine |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Justice
B Occupation B Rabbis for Human Rights B Peace B Walter Benjamin B Nonviolence B Israel-Palestine |
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| Résumé: | This essay contributes to the Judaic conceptualization of peace by bringing Walter Benjamin's essay "Critique of Violence" into conversation with the nonviolent practice of the Israeli NGO, Rabbis for Human Rights. It analyzes critically Benjamin's critique of liberal peace and legal instrumentality by questioning his distinction between pure, divine violence and instrumental violence by focusing on the story of Korah's rebellion. Moving to Benjamin's equation of pure violence with nonviolent conflict resolution, I argue that the latter is the appropriate means to achieve "justpeace." Rabbis for Human Rights' scriptural interpretation indicates that nonviolent peacebuilding can be modeled on the agonistic struggle between divine law and human intercession. They use legal means to challenge the state violence of occupation in pursuit of justice and peace. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2021.0027 |