This just in: Get married or baptized in a church adjacent to Jesus\’ birthplace, and it won\’t be recognized by the law. You can\’t make this up. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has just declared that it deems the First Baptist Church of Bethlehem to be illegitimate.
American Jewish organizations have, over the last decades, struck a Faustian bargain regarding Israel. In return for the façade of unity and to avoid controversy, we have organizationally either stayed silent about Israel or addressed it in only the most idyllic strokes. As a result of this lack of investment, the American Jewish-Israel relationship has fallen on tough times, and Americans have lost the “why” of the State of Israel.
Major Jewish groups haven\’t rushed to comment on Israel\’s use of cluster bombs in the war against Hezbollah. What a mistake.\n
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