“We want Israel to be our synagogue. … OK, well, Israel’s a state. It’s not a synagogue, and it’s going to make a whole set of calculations,” said Tal Becker, an Israeli lawyer and diplomatic adviser, in 2022. He was speaking at an event on Russia’s war in Ukraine and was discussing Israel’s response. Becker explained that many people want Israel to behave like a beloved rabbi, but it can’t. It’s a state. I’ve thought of Becker’s remarks often over the past few months, and in particular as he argued on Israel’s behalf at the International Court of Justice in...
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Monitoring Antisemitism & Jewish Security Intel
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
