Posts Tagged: American Jews Israel
Dual Loyalty and the Jews
The murder of 11 Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh was followed by the release of an FBI publication, which reported that 60 percent of all...
The American Public and Israel: A Record of Support, But Clouds on the Horizon
Gallup has conducted polls of American public opinion towards Israel since the 1947 UN Partition Resolution. Since 1977, Gallup has conducted such surveys annually and, during...
What Is Happening to American Jewish Organizations?
I have been active with my local Jewish Federation, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and Israel Advocacy Committee for the past 25 years. I am hawkishly...
Knesset MKs Tour North American Jewish Communities in Search of Unity
JNS.org - Five Israeli Knesset members are touring the US and Canada to strengthen the relationship between North American Jewry and Israel. The lawmakers – Merav...
A Promise That Should Be Kept
The leader of the Reform movement of Judaism just opened the door to a machloket l’shem shamayim – an argument for the sake of heaven – that,...
When Will Anyone Stand Up for Israel?
Over the past week, Israel found itself at the center of more action than most countries see in a decade: On Thursday, UNESCO adopted a resolution...
Why Are American Jews Drifting Away From Israel?
Elliott Abrams began a conversation by asking what has caused American Jews to distance themselves from Israel, and finding the main cause to be the 50%-to-60% rate...
American Jews Must Confront the Obama Administration on Israel
It is now evident that, by and large, the Jewish establishment has adopted a policy of deafening silence in relation to condemning or protesting against...
J Street’s Misleading Numbers on Rabbis Supporting Iran Deal
The news that 340 rabbis endorsed President Obama's Iran deal made headlines around the world last week. Many people were surprised that so many rabbis...
The Mindset of Progressive Jews and the ‘Israeli Problem’
JNS.org - In the sweltering heat of a Chicago summer, my friend marched outside the South African consulate, protesting apartheid. Years earlier, she had protested Jim...
The Gaza War, and the New U.S. Jewish Consensus on Israel
It's hard to imagine any issue on which more than 90% of American Jews agree. Is anti-Semitism bad? Are latkes good? Are reruns of "Seinfeld"...
The Leftward Tilt of American Jews
Twenty years after the Oslo peace process, and now with the collapse of the recent negotiations mediated by John Kerry, Jewish American leftists groups are...
The Klinghoffer Opera and the State of American Jewry
The debate over the New York Metropolitan Opera's performance of "The Death of "ŽKlinghoffer" raises serious questions about the functioning of American Jewish leadership."Ž Over the...
Jewish National Fund’s ‘Blue Box’ Reimagined
JNS.org - The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has announced a new version of its charity-collecting pushke—the "Blue Box," as it is best known. Over the...
