An Israel that is good for America is a terribly inconvenient message for Israel-haters like Carlson and his ilk. That’s why it’s an urgent imperative that we make the case.
What needs to change is our body language and our attitude. We are not just proud Jews who fight haters but proud Jews who love America and champion the American Dream.
The Obergefell litigation and its aftermath is a perfect illustration of how the legal theory of cultural analysis can move us beyond the endless spiral of polarization and strife we now face.
As long as either the Republicans or Democrats are willing to harbor the haters, they should no longer be rewarded with knee-jerk loyalty from our community.
Mamdani’s election should be seen as the tipping point that makes the Jews go all-in to save their city. Is there any group better suited for this task? Has any group done more for this great city?
When you base a movement around something immutable in a country that is all about aspiration and the possibility of change, your movement becomes a hope-killer without a future.
Is it any wonder that a skewed and dogmatic learning environment would spawn a course on “Gender, Reproduction and Genocide” taught by a “scholar” with blatantly anti-Israel views?
Because a core part of modern Jewish identity is a connection to Israel, anti-Zionism inherently targets Jews as an ethnoreligious group, another form of racism and bigotry.
Nobody knows what their third act will bring. What we can do is try to stay vital and enjoy our lives. Spend your children’s money as freely as they love spending yours.
Just as anti-Zionism from the left too often oozes into overt antisemitism, the equally extreme nationalism from ultra-conservatives on the far right frequently manifests itself as equally noxious bigotry against the Jewish people.
