No Jew is more beloved in the world than one who turns against his people.

Being Jewish comes about according to Jewish law in one of two ways: having a kosher Jewish mother or converting to Judaism and accepting Torah laws and Jewish life. Now if you were to speak with a Reform rabbi, she would say that my description is poppycock. A Jewish father can do, and one can do a conversion like going through a Chick-fil-A drive-thru. Townhall is not the place for determining what a legitimate conversion is. In Israel, it’s a big issue, as proving one’s Jewishness is important for getting automatic citizenship. I learned only a few years after our marriage that my rabbi in the States actually had to go to my parents to get evidence of my mother being Jewish before the rabbinate would issue a marriage license.

What happens if you’re Jewish and you hate it? What happens if you’re Israeli and you hate your country? One can see various responses to such conditions. Many have noted that there is no shortage of Jews marching with pro-Hamas protesters in the West. The Islamist mayor of New York received a sizable portion of the Jewish vote. Jewish Voice for Peace would claim that it is acting in a “Jewish” manner as it attacks Israel and supports the Hamas terrorists who raped and murdered Jews by the bushel. In Israel, various individuals have been arrested for providing Iran with information, including pictures of military facilities. While one might choose to convert to Islam, Christianity, or another religion, once a Jew is always a Jew — in the eyes of Jewish law. In Israel, there is no shortage of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish behavior: I do not accept my Judaism! I will oppose it! Many ultraorthodox reject the state completely.

In the arts, Israelis have often used different media to attack both their faith and their country. One of the greatest lies and calumnies against the country was in the form of the movie Jenin, Jenin. The movie made........

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