Reading Israel from Left to Right
The world is increasingly fragmenting, with fearful people embracing smaller, defensive identities based on tribal feelings. Most ironic of all, Israel, a nation-state built by a people despised for their cosmopolitanism, has become a prime example of this disturbing trend.
NEW YORK – Israel’s current government and its supporters in the West are quick to denounce criticism of Israeli policies as anti-Semitism. This can be inaccurate and self-serving, but it is not always wrong.