P F Tinmore
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If Israel has become a crazy state, it is in no small part because of American Jews, writes the author at the end of his analysis about the attachment of American Jews towards Israel. Despite this fact, American-Israeli relations are undergoing a major shift. Zionist propaganda is not as readily accepted by liberal American Jews as before. Young American Jews do not automatically support Israel, the government of which continues to pretend that it speaks in the name of worldwide Jewry.
The main focus of the book is what Steven M. Cohen has observed of the contemporary American Jewish scene: For many American Jews, politics - in particular pro-Israel and liberal activity - have come to constitute their principal working definition of Jewishness. According to Finkelstein, Israel can no longer count on the blind support of American Jews. This shift in perception is especially palpable on American college campuses. Despite all the efforts of pro-Zionist and pro-Israel propagandists in the U. S., young American Jews, as many opinion-polls indicate, turn their back on Israel and its extremist policies that offend liberal, democratic people.
End of American Jewish Romance with Israel Book Review
The main focus of the book is what Steven M. Cohen has observed of the contemporary American Jewish scene: For many American Jews, politics - in particular pro-Israel and liberal activity - have come to constitute their principal working definition of Jewishness. According to Finkelstein, Israel can no longer count on the blind support of American Jews. This shift in perception is especially palpable on American college campuses. Despite all the efforts of pro-Zionist and pro-Israel propagandists in the U. S., young American Jews, as many opinion-polls indicate, turn their back on Israel and its extremist policies that offend liberal, democratic people.
End of American Jewish Romance with Israel Book Review