Tensions between the US and Israel were exposed on Monday when Washington stood aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
most American jews do not and have not supported Israel since its inception
This is something I wish more people understood. While most American Jews do consider Israel important to them, it’s generally a broad cultural connection to the Levant. A minority of American Jews back the Israeli government, the apartheid they impose, or the violence they bring to Palestinians.
Similarly to how most American Muslims consider their ancestral homelands to be important to them, in addition to SA/Mecca, while not generally supporting the oppressive governments associated with those places.
Even many self-proclaimed American Zionists tend to define Zionism as merely agreeing with Israel’s right to exist, and aren’t endorsing the current wave of oppression against Gaza and the West Bank. Imho these people don’t know enough about what Zionism really is, but that’s more ignorance than malice.
America’s allegiance to Israel is less about what American Jews want, and more about what Israeli lobbyists want.
This is something I wish more people understood. While most American Jews do consider Israel important to them, it’s generally a broad cultural connection to the Levant. A minority of American Jews back the Israeli government, the apartheid they impose, or the violence they bring to Palestinians.
Similarly to how most American Muslims consider their ancestral homelands to be important to them, in addition to SA/Mecca, while not generally supporting the oppressive governments associated with those places.
Even many self-proclaimed American Zionists tend to define Zionism as merely agreeing with Israel’s right to exist, and aren’t endorsing the current wave of oppression against Gaza and the West Bank. Imho these people don’t know enough about what Zionism really is, but that’s more ignorance than malice.
America’s allegiance to Israel is less about what American Jews want, and more about what Israeli lobbyists want.