I already said this, perhaps a little more politely. I honestly don’t like to be the person to say it, but it is kind of predictable. There used to be a bit of a generational divide about how American Jews feel about Israel. But, increasingly, the divide is going to be simply between American and European Jews on the one hand and Israeli Jews on the other. Ironically, Israel’s status as a European colony made it is easier to identify with and like, even if that colonial flavor and colonialist temperament made it abrasive. But, as a Middle Eastern country like any other, the sense of shared values is just going to slip away.
Casual Observation
