Gunny
Gold Member
Can US Jews be supportive of Israel but critical of its policies?
Are such Jews not "real Jews?"
Let's ask Ira Stup:
"Ira Stup was raised in Philadelphia attending Jewish day school and camps. He found his home in the Jewish community and was intoxicated with Jewish democracy as framed in the ideals of Israels foundation.
"Now he has returned deeply troubled from a one-year fellowship based in Tel Aviv.
"The worst single incident occurred on Ben Yehuda Street in central Jerusalem. Stup, 24, a Columbia graduate, was returning from a rally with a couple of friends carrying a banner that said, 'Zionists are not settlers.'
"A group of religious Jews wearing yarmulkes approached, spat on them and started punching.
"About 20 people saw the whole thing and just watched. They were screaming, You are not real Jews. Most of them were American.
"It was one of the most disappointing moments of my life you can disagree as much as you want with a banner but to allow violence and not react is outrageous.
"'For me it was a turning point. Nobody previously had said I was not a real Jew.'
Ira has a simple question for Real Jews:
"Why is it poisoning minds to encourage them to think critically about the actions of the Israeli government?"
The Real Jew...
The "real" georgephillip ....
Uneducated and stupid is what I'm thinking .....