Published: 7 February 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
For so many years, with a few notable exceptions, American Jews of all persuasions have turned a blind eye to the fears and anxieties of Israelis who actually share their core values. When ‘leftists’ complain about occupation and democracy, Jewish Americans have preferred to believe Israel's Sean Spicers and Kellyanne Conways, who swore it was all a lie. Fifty years of disenfranchisement of millions of Palestinians? Fuggedaboutit. So now the shoe is on the other foot.
And see:
Study by ex Israeli diplomat – US Jews increasingly divided on Israel January 28, 2017
The Jewish centre cannot hold? December 3, 2016
Will Trump divide Jews in Israel and in Diaspora? November 26, 2016
The shameful silence of major US Jewish organisations November 19, 2016
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