MY SAY: ISRAEL’S HALL OF SHAME
Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884 – April 18, 1951) coined the phrase: “Politics stops at the water’s edge” condemning those who criticize their nation abroad.
Melanie Phillips writing today: “Jews on the left, including those now wringing their hands over the massacre in Israel, are complicit in this malignant echo chamber.”
Both apply to Israelis Daniel Gordis, Matti Friedman and Yossi Klein Halevi who penned a vicious plea to American supporters of Israel in February 2023 in the middle of leftist protests which fractured the nation, asking them to oppose the legally elected Prime Minister of Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-open-letter-to-israels-friends-in-north-america/
An open letter to Israel’s friends in North America: Diaspora Jews have both the right and the responsibility to speak out against a government that is undermining our society’s cohesion and its democratic ethos
He is, according to their diatribe:
” A prime minister currently on trial for corruption, and who has appointed ministers with criminal records, is claiming legitimacy to overturn the legal system. Understandably, many of Israel’s supporters want to believe that Netanyahu is still a cautious conservative loyal to the country’s liberal DNA. In fact, though, he has become a very different kind of leader, one who subverts the national interest to his own. A wise leader encourages unity among his people; Netanyahu is stoking hatred and schism.
And a not so subtle threat:
The North American Jewish community has steadfastly come to the aid of Israel at moments of crisis. Israel belongs first of all to its citizens, and they have the final word. But Israel also matters to the entire Jewish people. When an Israeli government strays beyond what your commitments to liberal democracy can abide, you have both the right and the responsibility to speak up.
Israeli leaders need to hear where you stand. North American Jews and their leaders must make clear to this government that if it continues on the path to transforming Israel into a country of which Diaspora Jews can no longer be proud, there will be no business as usual.
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