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I 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 step

The responses they got

How historic victimization of Jews leads some to compassion and others to tribalism

Aspects of Jewish tradition that informed their decision

What 18 days of hunger taught them about what Gazans are going through

What they feel was achieved