India Is Becoming a Middle Eastern Power
And that’s good for the U.S., although not in the way Washington imagines.
July 21, 2023
“As a Jew . . .”
The Anglo-Jewish novelist Howard Jacobson has written of the archetype of the “Ashamed Jew,” who loves nothing more than to declare “As a Jew, I am ashamed by the deeds of my fellow Jews.” Most often, the source of that shame is the real or imagined behavior of Israel. A German journalist named Fabian Wolff, who often writes about his experiences “as a Jew,” has spent the better part of his career playing the role of Ashamed Jew. But it has recently come to light that he is not, in fact, a Jew. Zeev Avrahami writes:
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Login or SubscribeAnd that’s good for the U.S., although not in the way Washington imagines.
A state that places the individual front and center.
“As a Jew . . .”
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