US Jews Fracture Over Support for Israeli Retaliation
Hadassah, the American Jewish volunteer women’s organization, decided the moment was right for an “Inspire Zionism” two-day online conference that drew more than 900 participants to discussions in which American and Israeli Jews expressed their pride and commitment to Israel. But other American Jews, long critical of the Israeli government’s policies toward Palestinians, have called for a cease-fire in Israel’s ongoing bombing of the Gaza Strip, which has killed as many as 6,500 Palestinians. These Jews have opposed any kind of military intervention in response to the Hamas killings and called Israel’s response a “genocide” of Palestinians.
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