But liberal American Zionists are not fatalistic. Amanda Berman, who heads the Zioness movement, argued that most progressive Americans won’t totally give up on Israel, despite Netanyahu’s premiership, the same way they won’t totally give up on America, despite Trump’s leadership. “We support America, which has taken an authoritarian direction that is decidedly undemocratic right …
The condemnation of the Israeli decision was swift and resounding on Thursday, though some minority voices spoke out in support. The Zioness Movement urged “American Jews who feel gut-punched” to “resist the temptation to turn your back on your community or the state of Israel.”
“He doesn’t understand the fundamental challenges of the Jewish community in fighting anti-Semitism,” Amanda Berman of the Zioness Movement tells ToI’s Eric Cortellessa. “People like to say that Jews are privileged white people and who can’t engage in intersectional battles or social justice spaces. He contributes so substantially to that dialogue, which is inherently anti-Semitic. …
Amanda Berman, who heads the Zioness Movement, a progressive Zionist organization, said Trump’s comments could help fuel anti-Semitism that’s already on the rise in the United States. “He doesn’t understand the fundamental challenges of the Jewish community in fighting anti-Semitism,” she told The Times of Israel. “People like to say that Jews are privileged white …
“It’s important that we all call out anti-Semitism in our own spaces,” said Amanda Berman, founder of the “unabashedly progressive” and “unquestionably Zionist” group Zioness. “It’s hard work to call it out in your own movement.”
