
My Necklace of Solidarity
The silver, dog-tag style pendant hanging from the chain reads “Bring Them Home Now!”

The silver, dog-tag style pendant hanging from the chain reads “Bring Them Home Now!”

After two months of cycling through anger, fear, and sadness, we need the holiday’s lightness.

The murderous antisemitism unleashed on October 7 raises uncomfortable questions for liberal Zionists like me. Americans championing the “resistance” movement in Gaza must also face a reckoning.

At my core I am an American, specifically a Jewish-American. By encouraging my hyphenated identity, my country has helped facilitate my attachment to Zionism, even as I have come to realize how much I differ from Israelis.

Nearly everyone was festively waving large, Israeli flags. The marchers were obscured by the sea of blue and white. It was a peaceful scene.