The Differences between the New U.S. Peace Plan and Its Predecessors Show Why Israel Should Embrace It
It recognizes Israel’s historical rights as well as its security.
January 31, 2020
The Role of the Jews in the Remoralization of the West
Despite their blessings, liberal democracy and free-market economics are not enough.
Addressing some of the most pressing issues of the day, Jonathan Sacks and Meir Soloveichik discuss the ways that multiculturalism and the cult of victimhood have encouraged hatred of Jews, what American Jews can learn from their British counterparts about combating anti-Semitism, and the deep sense of spiritual connection that animates Christian philo-Semitism. The two rabbis also confront the moral crisis of the secular West. To Sacks, liberal democracy and free-market economics—despite their many blessings—can’t alone bring about human flourishing or provide a basis for social cooperation. And he argues that the insights of Judaism may be able to point a way forward for Jews and Gentiles alike. (Video, 34 minutes.)
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