The Jews in their land: Zionism and its Jewish detractors after Oct. 7

Date

2024-11-05

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Yeshiva University

Abstract

Soon after the Wye River Memorandum regarding the status of Hebron was approved by the Knesset by a vote of 75–19 in 1998 and signed by Prime Minister Netanyahu, I was invited to dinner at an archaeological conference with an official of the Palestinian Archaeological Authority. Having never met such a person, I was thrilled to attend. My memories of this meeting are reasonably clear, as it made a deep impression on me. From our first encounter, I sensed uneasiness from my dinner partner, who threw small verbal darts at me, looking for my response. Was it my big knitted kippah that threw him off? I decided to swallow his comments and to be uncompromisingly friendly.

Description

Newspaper article. "This article is based upon my more extensive discussion in “The Shofar Anti-Zionism Issue – After October 7,” Shofar 42.1 (2024)."

Keywords

October 7th, Zionism, the Land if Israel

Citation

Fine, S. (2024, November 5). The Jews in their land: Zionism and its Jewish detractors after Oct. 7. The Commentator, 90(4), 19. Yeshiva University.