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Israel can survive criticism. But can we survive silencing our moral responsibility in the face of moral inconsistency?

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Josh Weinberg discusses the false dichotomy of having to choose between supporting Israel and maintaining moral clarity. 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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HamasZionismJewish EthicsHuman RightsPalestinian ConflictJewish SovereigntyCriticism Of IsraelMoral ResponsibilityNicholas Kristof

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Israel
"This belief claims that if one acknowledges the horrors committed against Israelis on Oct. 7, one cannot also confront allegations of abuse carried out in Israels name."
New York, United States
"This week, The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published a deeply disturbing column detailing allegations..."

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