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i believe the onus is on american jews to disassociate themselves ideologically from aligning themselves with israel, right or wrong.

american jewish people, not israelis who have their own internal conflicts.

i have read countless observations from israeils i their press that the perception is that american jewry is more likened politically to the likud than israelis themselves.

are there american jewish people out there who have some reservations about some of the actions of israel?
or is the initial statement that jewish people are synonymous with israel valid?

i hope to be proven wrong-
i really do-

and i hope people appreciate your graciousness, and respond appropriately without gleeful gloating

and i hope that free speech still matters to some people, even if it makes them personally uncomfortable.

including all jews in your statement was overreaching, definitely.

but understandable in the light of lack of rebuttal from the expressions of american jewry.

are there any out there who have an opinion about israel that isnt party line?

saving your allowance as a child to plant a tree in israel is a far cry from having an adult rational approach to the oppression of the palestinian people

and the time is overdue to forgive for an event that happened 60 years ago,no matter how tragic

most of the victims are no longer with us-

and if it didnt happen to you, your anger is not justified

my mother was murdered-
i forgave her murderer

but it didnt happen to me- it happened to her-
and i do not stay angry and bitter, but forgive and move on.

this is the point of mr gandhi

forgive, move on- build a better tomorrow.
dont teach your children your anger-teach them your peace.

i have no problem with absorbing whatever residual anger meant for mr gandhi.

It is "important not to forget the past". Indeed. Your esteemed grandfather, I believe, suggested that Jews attempt his philosophy of non-violent civil disobedience against the German Nazis and their accomplices. I'd like to know if your understanding of the Holocaust has progressed beyond that ignorant piece of advice (from an otherwise saintly man). If you really think Israel's current policies (the most self-effacing in our national history, no less!) make any difference whatsoever in the Muslim/Arab hatred for Israel, then you simply have not been paying attention.