| | | | | | | | | | Many Jews today face the following dilemma: To voice their genuine concerns about how Israel is prosecuting its war in Gaza and be accused of fueling antisemitism, or to hold their tongues and abandon their moral compasses.
Last month, in the United Kingdom, three dozen members of the Board of Deputies of British Jewish opted, after serious deliberations, to break their silence, publishing a letter in the Financial Times criticizing Israel's offensive in Gaza. They are now under investigation for airing the dirty laundry.
Last week, it was a French rabbi who got a taste of what happens to a prominent Jew who breaks ranks with the community. After reaching her own breaking point, Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur penned a column saying that starvation was not a legitimate act of war and that it violated basic Jewish values. She was soon targeted with death threats. But in an interview, she reveals that she has also received many letters of support from those who understand "that one can love Israel, be Zionist, and still condemn how this war is being conducted."
In this related oped, Corinne Mellul offers another explanation for the silence of so many Diaspora Jews these days: shame. | | |
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