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17 Sep, 2011

Despite Increased Attempts to Stifle Dissent, Jewish Criticism of Israel’s Policies Grows – Media Monitors Network (MMN)

To the dismay of the organized American Jewish community, and despite its increasingly strident efforts to silence dissent, Jewish criticism of Israel’s policies continues to grow.

Even the slightest hint of concern about the treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli occupation is met with the harshest assault. In an article in the June 2011 issue ofCommentary entitled “Are Young Rabbis Turning Against Israel?” David Gordis asked: “Can Israel and Judaism survive when many of their new leaders no longer believe that their primary responsibility is to protect and defend their own?”

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