THE OBSERVER
by Jonathan Greenberg
July 7, 2015

Peter Beinart and other leftists believe American cultural tide is shifting against Israel, but there’s little evidence for that

….This has been the mantra of the Jewish Left for some time: If Israel doesn’t accede to the suicidal wishes of the Left (its own, Europe’s, and, most importantly, those of the American Jewish community), it will steadily hemorrhage support as it slips ever closer to what the Left characterizes as a form of institutional apartheid. But the American cultural position on Israel is clearly and unmistakably favorable to the Jewish state. And, unlike many Jewish leftists, most Americans see with total clarity the moral circumstances playing out in the conflict between Israel and her Palestinian neighbors….Rather than falsely smear Israel as an unequal society, people who profess to love Israel should tell the real story of a multi-ethnic society that, like all societies, has its problems. They should tell the story of an intractable, implacable, hateful foe that no other nation on the planet would be expected to tolerate. READ MORE