(Jewish Progressives: “This Way to the Egress”)

From afar here in Israel, I’m watching and lamenting the demise of the Jewish-Progressive alliance in America.

Various Jewish organizations welcome and even advocate for proponents of antizionism, an anti-Jewish hate movement. That position is weirdly consistent with the thinking of many Jewish progressives who often tout their belief in a “big tent” that abides multiple viewpoints, including that of rabbis and others who say the Jewish State should not exist and seek its destruction.

“The term ‘big tent’ traces its origins to the traditional circus tents under which various acts performed, symbolizing a space that could encompass a wide variety of attractions to draw a broad audience. This metaphor was then adopted in political discourse to describe organizations or parties that aim to unify a wide range of views and interests.”1

America’s Jewish big tent has devolved into a three-ring circus, a ludicrous sight gag stealing the spotlight.

Under its glare, something went bananas, over which Jewish progressives are slipping, sliding, stumbling and falling flat on their faces. Those who claim a pluralistic Jewish religious culture can make room for anyone who works for Israel’s destruction are asking for pie in their face! One of the plurality of balls the earnest Jewish progressive has been juggling is a pin-pulled hand grenade.

I warned rabbinic leaders of the........

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