American Jews and Israel: Can they criticize Israel and still be Zionists?

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IsraelIn a recent article in the New York Review of Books, writer Peter Beinart argued that the American Jewish mainstream establishment has failed to embrace younger American Jews who may be critical of Israel’s policies.  The article created quite a debate about support of Israel among the U.S. Jewish community, complicated by the controversy surrounding Israel’s blockade of Gaza.  In this hour of Radio Times we talk with PETER BEINART and NOAH POLLAK, who took Beinart on in a recent article in Commentary Magazine.

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