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January 5, 2023

American Jewish Leaders Should Stop Bemoaning the “Death of Israeli Democracy”

Pre-election rhetoric doesn’t equal post-election policy.

While Daniel Gordis was not pleased by the results of the Jewish state’s most recent election, he has little sympathy with “the seemingly incessant torrent of woe-is-us columns” penned by “American rabbis and communal leaders of all sorts, . . . declaring Israel-as-they-knew-it dead, bemoaning the fact that they can no longer support the Jewish state.” To the authors of these columns, he replies:

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January 5, 2023

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  2. American Jewish Leaders Should Stop Bemoaning the “Death of Israeli Democracy”

    Pre-election rhetoric doesn’t equal post-election policy.

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