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How should Jewish organizations respond to the growing criticism of Israel from inside our communities?   

JL;DR SUMMARY As internal criticism of Israel and the concept of Zionism grows within Jewish communities, surveys reveal nuanced stances among American Jews. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityZionismAmerican JewsJewish FederationsIsrael CriticismJewish AgencyOrganizationsYouth PerspectivesIntergenerational ViewsInclusive Dialogue

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Israel
"They are also among the first ina very longtime that ask Jewish respondents whether they identify as Zionists, and what they mean by the term."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Similarly, intheBoston survey, published late last week based on data that were collected last year,most respondents agreed that it is important for Israel to be the nation-state of the Jewish people, but only 46% identified as Zionist."
Washington DC, United States
"At the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, which one of us leads, our vision is for an open, connected and vibrant community."
Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Ted Sasson is the Ruderman Foundation Scholar in Residence at the Institute for International Security Studies at Tel Aviv University and the director of Jewish studies at Middlebury College."

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