Why American Jews Are Divided
For me, it is the second half of her subtitle: what to do about it.
Kwall’s final chapter, “A Self-Help Blueprint for American Jews,” proposes a foundation of shared commitments around which a broad Jewish center might gather. Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish democratic state. The legitimacy of criticizing its government. Opposition to antisemitism wherever it appears. Condemnation of terrorism, including violence by Jewish extremists. Sympathy for innocent Palestinians. A two-state solution as an aspiration. She outlined these principles in a recent presentation at Yeshiva University…
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