Here’s a secret that many of the protesters in university encampments and on city streets don’t seem to be in on: The more they demonize Israel, the more they reawaken Jewish identity and strengthen Zionism, writes Mijal Bitton.
Here’s a secret that many of the protesters in university encampments and on city streets don’t seem to be in on: The more they demonize Israel, the more they reawaken Jewish identity and strengthen Zionism. As a community leader and Jewish educator in the United States, I have been living in the shadow of the horrors of October 7. We have seen the worst carnage against Jews since the Holocaust, video-broadcast by brutal terrorists.
According to many of the protesters, Zionism is a settler-colonialist Jewish supremacist movement akin to Nazism and dedicated to the displacement of Palestinians. But for most of us American Jews, Zionism is the belief that Jews have a right to self-determination in their historical homeland. At the heart of this Zionism is the security in having at least one place in the world that never closes its doors to displaced and oppressed Jews.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What Does Moore v. United States Mean for a Future Wealth Tax?See multiple perspectives from National Review (Opinion), National Review (Opinion), and Vox at AllSides.com.
Read more »
What Do the EU Election Results Mean for Europe and the United States?See multiple perspectives from CNN (Opinion), Reuters, and Wall Street Journal (Opinion) at AllSides.com.
Read more »
Did Biden's Border Executive Order Increase His Reelection Chances?See multiple perspectives from National Review (Opinion), New York Times (Opinion), and Reuters at AllSides.com.
Read more »
How Can World Leaders Honor, Uphold the Ideals Fought for in WWII?See multiple perspectives from New York Times (Opinion), CNN (Opinion), and BBC News at AllSides.com.
Read more »
Israel-Hamas war: Israel rescues 4 hostages in NuseiratIsrael says it has rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. It is the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza. The army said it rescued Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40, in a complex special daytime operation in Nuseirat.
Read more »
Thousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside White House as Israel conducted hostage rescue missionThousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the White House on Saturday even as Israeli forces conducted a daring hostage rescue mission in Gaza.
Read more »