The Moral Blindness of Jewish Anti-Zionism
A younger generation of American Jews faces a difficult choice.
May 31, 2024
Why recognizing Catalonian independence isn’t the correct response.
Last week, Spain’s second deputy prime minister, celebrating her country’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, declared that “we can’t stop here. Palestine will be free from the river to the sea.” Supporters of Israel have reacted to Spain’s decisions with invocations of Inquisition. Others have suggested that Jerusalem respond to Madrid’s recent move by recognizing the independence of Catalonia, a region with a powerful and sometime violent separatist movement. Alberto M. Fernandez believes that such reactions misunderstand the motivations of Spain’s current government:
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Login or SubscribeA younger generation of American Jews faces a difficult choice.
Why recognizing Catalonian independence isn’t the correct response.
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Two rabbis in a cave, and three women outside it.