No, I'm talking about when the Jews are their own worst enemy, and I'm trapped between my love for Judaism and the Jewish tradition and my deeply embedded sense of justice. The news reported on the front page of today's New York Times was a prime example.
First, the settlements. Netanyahu's insistence on building 1,000 additional settlements is going to scuttle any hopes of peace. I usually hold my tongue when Israel does something I don't like (how they treat Palestinians, Gaza's occupation come quickly to mind) but the arrogance in this is beyond comprehension.
And even more galling: the news that Jews defrauded the programs established to provide assistance and compensation to victims of the Holocaust.
The Jews have plenty of enemies and we shouldn't be providing ammunition to them.
It's pretty discouraging.
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