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Michael Zoosman

Oct 17, 2026, 8:57 AM

A society that condemns a human being to death condemns itself infinitely more.

(Note: An original version of this article appeared here in Evolve on October 6, 2025.) We, the thousands of members of the group “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,” from across Israel, the United States, and the world, firmly believe that Judaism in the...

Tony D. Senatore

Oct 16, 2026, 9:40 AM

Justice or Spectacle: What Livestreamed Executions Say about Our Civilization

Unlike some of my friends with whom I normally agree, I find the idea of livestreaming a public execution deeply troubling. There is a fundamental difference between administering justice and turning a human being’s death into a spectacle for...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM

L’chaim’s Response to Trump’s Decision not to Live-Stream Firing Squad Execution

U.S. President and convicted felon Donald J. Trump recently decided not to live-stream the military firing squad state-sponsored murder of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, and injured dozens more, at a medical processing center...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 14, 2026, 3:15 PM

Ben Gvir’s Latest Illegal Stunt Mocks World Day Against the Death Penalty

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This past Sunday morning, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir once again published additional footage from inside a prison. Ben-Gvir elected to do so after Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara explicitly issued an instruction to Israel Prison Service Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi not...

Oct 11, 2026, 4:53 AM

Resuscitating Christa

The main focus of this blogposting is to address the paradox entailed in the apparently successful attempts to resuscitate Christa Pike after the attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed. The primary purpose here is not to argue, pro...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 9, 2026, 6:16 PM

L’chaim’s Statement on Live-Streamed American Firing Squad Execution at Hanukkah

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The thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across the USA, Israel, and the world roundly denounce the announcement of a televised and live-streamed firing squad execution slated to take place the day before Hanukkah...

Stephen A. Cooper

Oct 9, 2026, 5:49 AM

Give death penalty lawyers phone access already, dammit!

One can only hope Christa Pike’s horrifically botched execution attempt in Tennessee will accelerate the death penalty’s demise in the United States. Gallons of ink have been spilled—with much more to come—by legal experts and pundits from all corners of...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 8, 2026, 3:51 AM

Distribution of Noose-Themed Pins in School Dishonors October 7th Anniversary

The thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across Israel, the United States, and the world join Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher in condemning Otzma Yehudit in the wake of a disgusting display in which a...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 5, 2026, 7:36 PM

Opposing the Death Penalty for the Perpetrator of the flydubbai Terror Attack

We, the thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,” from across Israel, the United States, and the world, condemn the calls for the death penalty for the terrorist who perpetrated the flydubbai FZ1073 cockpit attack. Israeli...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 1, 2026, 8:25 PM

L’chaim’s Statement on the Torture and Botched Execution of Christa Pike

The thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across the United States, Israel, and the world wholeheartedly condemn Tennessee’s torture and botched execution of our longtime pen pal Christa Pike, during our Sukkot holiday of...

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