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It’s not just young teens generally: my wife is involved in left-wing Jewish organizations in the United States and young Jews are increasingly more skeptical o

It’s not just young teens generally: my wife is involved in left-wing Jewish organizations in the United States and young Jews are increasingly more skeptical of Israel’s importance to their Jewish identity. I wouldn’t say it’s quite a majority at this point but it’s a sizable enough chunk that they’re starting to become noticed by mainstream media outlets.

Der_Einzige 3y ago
The least isreal supporting senator in the USA is coincidentally the only ethnically Jewish one as well, Bernie Sanders. The Jewish left has always been isreal skeptic, including the Jewish left within isreal.
- naveen99 3y ago
  Makes sense, the skeptics went to the new world, the believers to the promised land. Glad to have the skeptics on the team.
- nkurz 3y ago
  It is an interesting point about Sanders, but are you sure he is the "only ethnically Jewish" senator? This site seems to say there are about a half-dozen other Jewish senators currently serving: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-senators-in-the-united-states https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-senators-in-the-.... Are you using a definition of "ethnically" that makes your statement true?
dillydogg 3y ago
This is so interesting to hear. I am not Jewish, but am interested in asking my Jewish colleagues what they think about the war. But not interested--or close--enough to them to ask them about this. I think I'll search for more young Jewish perspectives around the web. It is complex in some ways, though to be clear the nature of the assault on Gaza seems hard to justify from my view.
scythe 3y ago
The last time that Israel was seriously threatened by the Arab countries was in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Anyone old enough to remember that clearly is also old enough to retire. Since then the pattern has been that Israel retaliates massively to losses of a handful of people — until October 7 at least. If your understanding of the situation starts in medias res like that it's practically impossible to have sympathy for the Israeli argument that they live under the constant threat of destruction.

Der_Einzige 3y ago

The least isreal supporting senator in the USA is coincidentally the only ethnically Jewish one as well, Bernie Sanders. The Jewish left has always been isreal skeptic, including the Jewish left within isreal.

naveen99 3y ago
Makes sense, the skeptics went to the new world, the believers to the promised land. Glad to have the skeptics on the team.
nkurz 3y ago
It is an interesting point about Sanders, but are you sure he is the "only ethnically Jewish" senator? This site seems to say there are about a half-dozen other Jewish senators currently serving: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-senators-in-the-united-states https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-senators-in-the-.... Are you using a definition of "ethnically" that makes your statement true?

dillydogg 3y ago

This is so interesting to hear. I am not Jewish, but am interested in asking my Jewish colleagues what they think about the war. But not interested--or close--enough to them to ask them about this. I think I'll search for more young Jewish perspectives around the web. It is complex in some ways, though to be clear the nature of the assault on Gaza seems hard to justify from my view.

scythe 3y ago

The last time that Israel was seriously threatened by the Arab countries was in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Anyone old enough to remember that clearly is also old enough to retire. Since then the pattern has been that Israel retaliates massively to losses of a handful of people — until October 7 at least. If your understanding of the situation starts in medias res like that it's practically impossible to have sympathy for the Israeli argument that they live under the constant threat of destruction.