Is this complicated? Since over 80% of Jews declare Israel important of their identity, the call to isolate them is antisemitism. Her claimed Jewish background is interesting but no more than that. Her words are not criticism of a foreign government but of an American minority group. Nasty stuff. Nasty woman. It's been amazing to watch how these symptoms of pathology have emerged over the last year in American academic institutions.
Sadly, I see it every day, including at my own institution. In your view, what is the cause of this desire to distance oneself from Jewish history? One does not need to see Israel as central to their identity in order to be respectful of its choice and sovereignty, does one? Perhaps it's simply a matter of being better informed. It would be an exaggeration for me to claim that my identity is connected to Israel, a place I have never stepped my foot in.
I have no sympathy. She wanted to ban Jews who were proud of being Jewish. Turns out Karma is a bitch. Hope she loses. She can go teach at Tehran U.
Is this complicated? Since over 80% of Jews declare Israel important of their identity, the call to isolate them is antisemitism. Her claimed Jewish background is interesting but no more than that. Her words are not criticism of a foreign government but of an American minority group. Nasty stuff. Nasty woman. It's been amazing to watch how these symptoms of pathology have emerged over the last year in American academic institutions.
Sadly, I see it every day, including at my own institution. In your view, what is the cause of this desire to distance oneself from Jewish history? One does not need to see Israel as central to their identity in order to be respectful of its choice and sovereignty, does one? Perhaps it's simply a matter of being better informed. It would be an exaggeration for me to claim that my identity is connected to Israel, a place I have never stepped my foot in.