Between The Lines: The Weakest Link; The fraying of the American Jewish-Israel Bond continues despite the intifada

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: May 11, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

BETWEEN THE LINES: The Weakest Link; The fraying of the American Jewish-Israel bond continues despite the intifada.

GARY ROSENBLATT

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

It is more than frustrating that the organized Jewish community has been unable to produce a national rally in support of Israel over the last seven months. That failure reflects the hidden casualty of the renewed Mideast violence: American Jewry's increasingly detached relationship with Israel.

Aside from the scheduling conflicts and security problems cited by communal officials as factors in hampering their efforts, they are worried that ...

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