Israel Isn’t a Danger to Jews

There’s a trendy argument going around progressive circles that the actions of the government of Israel are a danger to Jews everywhere. The argument is deployed by those who obsessively attack Israel but want to be able to claim to be the ones truly acting out of concern for the survival of the Jewish people. But it’s a contemptible position that would never be applied to any other minority group under assault.

In an unhinged rant against Israel’s actions in Gaza that went viral over the summer, actor Mandy Patinkin fumed, “They are endangering not only the State of Israel, which I care deeply about and want to exist, but endangering the Jewish population all over the world.”

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Philip Klein

Philip Klein is the editor of National Review Online.

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There’s a trendy argument going around progressive circles that the actions of the government of Israel are a danger to Jews everywhere. The argument is deployed by those who obsessively attack Israel but want to be able to claim to be the ones truly acting out of concern for the survival of the Jewish people. But it’s a contemptible position that would never be applied to any other minority group under assault.

In an unhinged rant against Israel’s actions in Gaza that went viral over the summer, actor Mandy Patinkin fumed, “They are endangering not only the State of Israel, which I care deeply about and want to exist, but endangering the Jewish population all over the world.”