Zionism has ‘emptied’ out Judaism as ‘critical mass’ of US Jews breaks with Israel

Opposition to Israel is hardening into anti-Zionism among a growing number of US Jews, according to Jewish Currents editor Arielle Angel. Speaking to Haaretz, Angel said that a “critical mass” of American Jews is now “disgusted with Israel” and no longer sees Zionism as central to Jewish life.  Angel went on to claim that attachment to Israel among this section of American Jewry is “waning, if not evaporated”. She described the shift as a profound political and moral break with the Israeli state. Angel, who defines herself as anti-Zionist, said the shift goes far beyond criticism of Israeli policy. She described a growing constituency of Jews in the US who see Israel as an apartheid state, believe it is committing […]