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Talking or not talking about Israel
Do American Jews have a right to be critical of the Jewish state? Shmuel Rosner tells Jeffrey Goldberg why they should keep their opinions to themselves:
His paper, the Jerusalem Post, also has a Q&A on "Jewish anti-semitism" [Via Engage]. While I'm not interested in defending Noam Chomsky, I was surprised to see Tony Judt's name among the suspects. Unfair, I'd say. This formulation seems somewhat inadequate too:I want them coming for visits, I want them caring, I want them lobbying. And no--I do not want them to be criticizing Israel in public and trying to pressure Israel on matters of policy and trying to "save Israel from itself" and all that condescending crap. Not because I think Israel doesn't deserve criticism, or doesn't make mistakes, but because there are more than enough people criticizing Israel already and because making policy is for people who will eventually pay the price for it--and because Israel is a "responsible adult".
Is life really that simple?To proclaim oneself an anti-Zionist today is to seek validation as a member in good standing of so-called progressive opinion.
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