What American Jews have experienced in the past year is both a pattern and a warning.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Also conflating jewishness with zionism makes it so that if you’re not zionist then you must be a bad jew. There is a lot of pressure in synagogues and Jewish cultural societies to support Isreal in word (monetarily Isreal gets enough support that it doesn’t really push the donation angle hard - though settlement societies and natural preservation organizations will). A few of my friends describe it as “making you feel weird” if you don’t support Isreal. It really depends on region though, I heard that from Jewish friends in Vermont but never from Jewish friends in Boston or New York.