When does democratic responsibility become collective guilt? If Israeli voters support a war, what responsibility follows? And should Jews abroad have to condemn Israel any more than Muslims should have to condemn terrorism committed in Islam’s name? Continue reading “Not in My Name”: Why Must Jews Answer for Israel and Muslims Answer for Terrorism?
A Jewish child is not the Israeli government. A Palestinian child is not Hamas. Political accountability becomes more precise, and more defensible, when responsibility follows actual agency rather than religious, ethnic or national identity. Continue reading Political Responsibility Should Follow Agency, Not Identity
Criticism of Israeli policy and antisemitism are not the same thing. But blaming Jews collectively for decisions made by the Israeli state replaces political accountability with guilt by identity. Continue reading Blaming Jews for Israel’s Actions Is a Failure of Political Accountability
