It’s long been a myth that there’s complete uniformity amongst the Jewish community towards Israel/Palestine. An increasing number of (particularly) young Jews are supporting Palestine.
I was interviewed about this recently by the Australian outlet, AAP:
But independent Jewish journalist and author Antony Loewenstein said it was untrue to suggest there was uniformity in the Australian Jewish community towards Israel and Palestine.
“Extreme Israeli actions against Palestinians both in Gaza and in the West Bank and elsewhere is not supported by vast swathes of the Australian Jewish community,” he told AAP.
Mr Loewenstein said Mr Ryvchin’s comments showed “no understanding and no sympathy for Palestinian suffering”.
“This kind of sentiment actually contributes to rising anti-Semitism,” he said.
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