In Condemning the “Occupation,” Liberal Jewish Organizations Accept the Anti-Israel Position
No, American policy on the settlements won’t help BDS.
January 8, 2020
No, American policy on the settlements won’t help BDS.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement last November that the U.S. would no longer consider it illegal for Israelis to reside in the West Bank brought widespread condemnation—some of it from mainstream Jewish leaders and organizations. To Asaf Romirowsky, these critics misunderstand not only the historical and legal issues at play but also the underlying causes of the Israel-Palestinian conflict:
No, American policy on the settlements won’t help BDS.
Meet Devorah Halberstam.
“Rachmanism.”
Driven less by expedience than by a commitment to Jewish particularism.
James Simon and Paul Nathan.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement last November that the U.S. would no longer consider it illegal for Israelis to reside in the West Bank brought widespread condemnation—some of it from mainstream Jewish leaders and organizations. To Asaf Romirowsky, these critics misunderstand not only the historical and legal issues at play but also the underlying causes of the Israel-Palestinian conflict:
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