ON DISSENT
PRINZ, JOACHIM
ON DISSENT JOACHIM PRINZ: The problem of dissent that we discuss here is not identical to the problem of dissent within a democracy. What we are talking about, in our own context, is dissent...
...No matter how much world Jewry's fate is intertwined with that of Israel, policy decisions affecting her security touch her citizens much more immediately and directly than they do anyone else...
...Indeed, even the legal system will sometimes place other values ahead of freedom of expression...
...She claims that political considerations supersede Jewish convictions...
...it is my profound conviction...
...Walter S. Wurzburger...
...If, for example, an American Jew, a Zionist, a lover of Zion, is convinced, in his wisdom, that Israel is profoundly mistaken in its handling, say, of the Hebron issue, what is his duty...
...Yet free speech is a value, even if it is not absolute, and to ban criticism of Israel's policies categorically is enormously hazardous...
...Average No...
...Maurice Cohen, 32 Countryside Rd., Newton, Mass...
...I reject the criticism of those who hate Israel, from both the Left and the Right...
...D. Free Distribution by Mail, Carrier, or Other Means: Average No...
...You imply that the alternative to "applying pressure" is holding our tongues...
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...Moreover, we recognize that even legally protected rights may properly be limited by moral considerations...
...By and large, the Jews of the Diaspora accept Israel as a positive fact in their lives...
...Viewed in proper perspective, the point at question here is not whether responsible dissent is legitimate, but—in light of Israel's peril—how such dissent shall be expressed...
...It is, for example, relatively easy to distinguish between (a) criticism of the high abortion rate in Israel, and (b) condemnation of Israel's occupation of the West Bank...
...Fear of leaks need not deter us from serious internal debate...
...The word "Jewish" embraces the entire complex of Jewish convictions and ethical attitudes...
...But politics is about pressure, is it not...
...But it is possible to discuss them without recourse to the public media...
...The splendid and much admired victory of Israel in the military field, which gained it so much respect and evoked so much pride, also made the Israelis cocky and overly self-assured...
...2. American Jews have every right to discuss Israel's policies, even though there is always the possibility that some of the discussion may leak to the public media...
...Religion, race, discrimination, hunger and crime— these are all legitimate areas for discussion and for the expression of dissent...
...Obviously, as a sovereign state, Israel cannot delegate to outsiders the right to make policy decisions regarding her welfare...
...Nathan Milikowsky, The Jordan International Co., P.O...
...of Copies Printed: Average No...
...Herbert Solway, 101 Richmond St...
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...the impression that even American Jews do not fully back Israel's policies...
...For the interest of the Diaspora is in the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date...
...Indeed, world Jewry cannot be expected to contribute to Israel's economy while being denied the right to complain about the non-recognition of its religious diversity...
...Average No...
...The suggestion that dissent be limited to private conversation or articles published in the Jewish press is a cowardly and totally ineffective method for dealing with the problem...
...Everything should be done to minimize the risk...
...And, finally, American Jews can only have a meaningful relationship with Israel if serious discussion and criticism is permitted...
...We live under laws and tenets which emphasize our choseness as a people of particularly stringent adherence to Jewish ethics...
...Richard & Susan Smith Foundation, General Cinema, 480 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, Mass...
...West, Suite 1500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
...But we should not resort to the public media to voice our disagreements...
...Moreover, Israel is entitled to receive from American Jews the benefit of our thinking and advice, especially in matters where there is a close relationship between policy and international public opinion...
...But, Rabbi Prinz, is the New York Times really the place to argue such matters...
...Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 2622...
...We did not hesitate to criticize them for what we considered a betrayal of basic Jewish values...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 18,112...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 888...
...What benefit accrues to Israel by use of such a forum...
...There is no need to pretend that we see eye-to-eye with Israel on all matters of policy, as long as it is made clear that we are unequivocally committed to her survival as a Jewish state...
...There is no need to sweep all problems under the rug or blindly to endorse all of Israel's policies...
...There are numerous ways in which we can legitimately discharge our moral obligation to communicate to Israel our dissent on policy matters...
...Israel Associates, c/o Sherman...
...General Sharon delivered a very critical address on Israel's policy before the convention of the Zionist Organization of America...
...The treatment of non-Orthodox Judaism in Israel is an issue which should, properly, be the subject of world-wide Jewish dissent...
...Richard Morse, 53 Sargent Crossway, Brookline, Mass...
...Similarly, refusal to engage in public criticism of Israel, in itself, demonstrates reluctance to embarrass Israel, whose well-being is so dear to us...
...If I call on Israel to establish within the country the principle of religious plurality, I mean to help Israel...
...SW, Roanoke, Va...
...It is precisely because Israel reprsents such a vital instrumentality for creative Jewish survival that Jews all over the world cannot be indifferent to the policies of the state...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 800...
...Yet I am a fully ordained "rabbi in Israel...
...Copies During Preceding 12 Months, 18,623...
...E. Total Distribution: Average No...
...But the requirement that American Jews function as true partners of Israel means that some risk cannot be avoided...
...By pretending that there is universal backing for policy, every leak to the media does become a newsworthy item, for it contradicts the pretense...
...Are love and punishment compatible...
...Robert Goodkind, 122 East 42nd St., New York, N.Y...
...Extent and Nature of Circulation...
...A serious discussion of this problem depends both theoretically and practically upon a definition of the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora...
...Altogether I think it naive to believe that the non-Jewish world is not aware of the political problems of Israel, both domestic and foreign...
...We do not, and cannot, after all, control what the media print, or even what some Jews say...
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...2) Returns From News Agents...
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...Or are we to leave debate in the media to those who care for Israel least, while those of us who care more restrict our conversation to private circles...
...But there the agreement ends, and much of what then gets debated does not, so far as I can see, relate to the real world...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 1700...
...The second argument is against using the New York Times as a forum...
...We need not go whither they go, but are you really prepared to turn your back on them...
...The fact that some of the discussions may leak is an acceptable risk...
...Needless to say, my statement was resented both by Israel and by Israel's friends...
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...It is no different in the area of religion...
...Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date, 20,412...
...Sharon went so far as to see Mr...
...B. Paid Circulation (1) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors and Counter Sales: Average No...
...But our duty to provide Israel with the best possible advice can be fulfilled only if American Jews can discuss and debate Israel's policy options without inhibition...
...But we must not deliberately foster dissent...
...We are discussing the right to publicly express such dissent without being accused of damaging the prestige or the political efficacy of the Israeli government...
...Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 11,001...
...I certify that the statements made by me are correct and complete...
...Hence they can have no claim to any role in Israel's decision-making progress which, after all, is the exclusive prerogative of a sovereign state...
...Israel itself must determine the meaning of "defensible...
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...A caution There is still another complicating factor which must not be ignored...
...Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 800...
...Events in the occupied territories, and in the West Bank in particular, call on Jews who command respect in their communities and in the Jewish world to express dissent...
...Robert & Myra Kraft Foundation, International Forest Products, One Boston Place, Boston, Mass...
...A. Total No...
...I am not talking about love, but I certainly am not talking about punishment...
...6. Publisher: Leonard Fein, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Mass...
...Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 13,301...
...Anne & David Stoneman Foundation, 140Federal St., Boston, Mass...
...The confusion Upon closer examination, it becomes apparent that we are not ready to advocate either unrestricted freedom of expression, or an outright ban on all dissent...
...G. Total...
...There has always been a conflict between the Israeli courts and the government...
...And I added that while it would be a catastrophe for Israel were it to lose a war, it would be even more tragic an aggravation were it to win, for that would render a solution to the Arab-Israel dispute impossible...
...Do you intend that economic sanctions shall be imposed on Israel...
...Some time ago, in a letter to the New York Times, I expressed the view that war can never solve the problems of the Middle East...
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...Michael Leavitt, 18 Rustic Drive, Worcester, Mass...
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...Where shall they debate these matters...
...The religious intolerance which prevails in Israel should be criticized by the Jews of the world, and every attempt should be made to influence the Israeli government against recognizing the validity of the Chief Rabbinate and its decisions...
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...The very act of "going public" is likely to be construed as indicative of the erosion of our support of Israel...
...Nor should we hesitate when we perceive violations of those values in Israel...
...Philip Klutznick, Klutznick Enterprises, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111...
...Yet, on the other hand, American Jews see Israel, which is so vital to their own future as Jews, confronted with grave perils to her very existence...
...Such warnings cannot be brushed aside completely, despite the fact that governments are always tempted to cover up mismanagement by appealing to national security...
...When I converted David Ben Gur-ion's daughter-in-law to Judaism in the city of London in 1946, the conversion was not recognized by the Chief Rabbis of Israel, and her daughter had to be reconverted...
...Suppose that Menachem Beigen, or some such, whose policies you (and I) so vehemently oppose, were to come to power in Israel...
...Yet I adhere to this view...
...Peabody, Brown, Rowley & Storey, One Boston Place, Boston, Mass...
...I did so in response to an editorial which was published by the New York Times, and I did not want the public to think there are no Jews who shared the critical attitude of the New York Times...
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...What we are talking about, in our own context, is dissent from Israeli policies, both domestic and foreign, by Jews who are not citizens of Israel and who reside in countries other than Israel...
...Joachim Prinz is Vice President of the World Jewish Congress and Rabbi of Temple B'nai Abraham, Livingston, New Jersey...
...I . . 'M n V M 02160...
...Copies During Preceding 12 Months, 2700...
...Abraham Goodman, 969 Newark Turnpike, Kearny, N.J...
...We have no right to dictate to Israel its choice of boundaries and borders...
...But no restriction based upon wisdom can or should prevent us from urging Israel to establish the kind of relationship with the Arab countries that will lead to peace...
...It is because of their utter ignorance that they find it so easy to accept Israel as it is...
...There is no way for the Diaspora as an entity to express its view...
...2. Title of Publication: MOMENT...
...Ellen-Deane Cummins, 36 Bonnybrook Rd., Newton, Mass...
...After all, one may criticize members of the family privately but not publicly...
...We can address ourselves to the government or diplomatic representatives, we can approach members of the opposition parties, we can turn to influential Israel opinion makers, including the press...
...American Jews must feel free to engage in critical examination of all policy questions, if they are to establish a meaningful relationship, let alone enter into a "partnership" with Israel...
...Jews have no right to be normal...
...06515...
...certainly, the deliberate airing of dissent in the public media, creating thereby the impression that even American Jews do not fully back Israel's policies, is unacceptable...
...No one in Israel argues that all political wisdom is contained within the territory of the State...
...2) Mail Subscriptions: Average No...
...Instead, we must responsibly address ourselves to the issues...
...Even that fact does not permit us to adopt a cavalier attitude towards statements which might pose a threat to Jewish survival...
...Jews in the Diaspora therefore must refrain from any form of criticism which goes beyond the furnishing of opinions and information designed to enable Israelis to arrive at more informed decisions...
...3. Frequency of Issue: Monthly except May-June and July-August, when bi-monthly...
...Nachum Goldmann, 12 Av...
...But isn't that the point...
...We must, therefore, depend on the conscience and conviction of individual Jewish leaders of the Diaspora, guided as they will surely be by wisdom and consideration of Israel's security needs, to express their views fully and publicly...
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...C. Total Paid Circulation: Average No...
...10017...
...Or is the use of the Times a way of putting the Israelis on notice that if they go too far, we have ways of embarrassing them...
...This refers, among other things, to human attitudes towards neighbors and fellow citizens regardless of "creed, color and national origin...
...Would that reduce our obligation and commitment to the Israelis...
...You were, for three years, Chairman of the Presidents' Conference...
...We do not, after all, hesitate to discuss such problems when they arise within American Jewry...
...leak to the public media...
...It is a mistake to claim, as some do, that Israel's "normalcy" represents a victory...
...Copies During Preceding 12 Months, 1,500...
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...We have been searching for such a definition since 1948, at least...
...As yet, no satisfactory formulation has been evolved to describe the unique relationship between Israel and world Jewry...
...It is here that public criticism might cause Israel damage...
...Average No...
...Unquestionably the land of Israel represents, to borrow Yehuda HaLevi's phrase, "The Heart" of the Jewish world...
...And isn't that precisely the issue...
...We are confronted here with a situation of Pikuach Ne-fesh—a matter of life and death— and all other considerations must yield to this overriding priority...
...In the famous words of the Tanna Avta-lyon as quoted in Pirkei Avot, "Wise men, be careful with your words"—especially in the public media...
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...Hence American Jews must scrupulously refrain from any attempt to impose their advice on Israel...
...On the one hand, American Jews cherish freedom of speech as a sacred right...
...Sometimes it will be advisable that such dissenting opinions be expressed in the private chambers of the Prime Minister or at private meetings of Israel's Cabinet...
...But as long as Jews in the Diaspora fail to exercise this option, they have no political association whatsoever with the State...
...An approach When torn between competing values, it is necessary to seek some balance between them...
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...Yet, it is simply not the case that any form of criticism threatens enormous harm to the State...
...They are neither familiar with nor even interested in the specific issues which affect Israel...
...It is naive to suppose that non-Jewish observers are not familiar with Israel's problems...
...Any curtailment of this right is seen not only as an infringement of personal liberty, but also as an attack on the democratic process itself...
...It seems to me, after reading what you've written, and after hearing the comments of many others on this matter, that the issue is not about freedom of speech or similar virtuous principles...
...The very existence of the State constitutes a revolution in Jewish life, and the contemporaries of any revolution find it difficult to adapt to the new conditions, even to comprehend their meaning...
...I think that what is valid for Israel should be equally valid for us...
...Someday, the Six Day War will be judged by historians to mark the beginning of a most dangerous period in Israeli life...
...Shrug your shoulders and say that since they, not we, live or die by their mistakes, we should hold our tongues...
...The issue is highly charged, and is often presented as requiring a choice between two fundamental values...
...The Law of Return confers upon every Jew the right to live in Israel and to assume the privileges as well as the burdens of Israeli citizenship...
...Irving Rabb, 1010 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass., 02138...
...Would that not lead to a still more threatening distortion...
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...Joel Leuchter, 28 South State St., Vineland, N.J...
...When my granddaughter, who lives in a kibbutz in Israel, was to be married in that kibbutz, I was not permitted to perform the ceremony...
...It does challenge their moral right to exert pressure upon Israel to adopt policies which Israel does not deem to be in its own best interests...
...I have never understood their call for aliyah, which is addressed to the Jews of the world, and to permit them to immigrate into a country that is religiously foreign to them, if they care for their religious convictions and are not Orthodox...
...Pornography is restricted, as is incitement to riot, whether out of concern for the rights of others or for the stability of the system...
...Also, does it not beg the question to refer to your conversations with Mrs...
...The problem of Gush Emunim in Hebron demands that Jews criticize the cowardly and hesitant response of the Israeli government...
...The courts have always ruled in terms of religious plurality, and the government has always sided with the religious bloc...
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...Hadak, a partnership, 701 Su'nson Rd., Minneapolis, Minn...
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...Neil J. Norry, The Norry Co., 100 Ajax, Rochester, N.Y...
...Montaigne, 75 Paris 8eme, France...
...Notwithstanding profession of identification and partnership with Israel, we are still only very limited partners...
...Under the conditions of emergency in which Israel lives, and because any criticism of Israel might be interpreted as an indication of waning support, how can responsible American Jews risk dissent...
...Further, Rabbi Wurzburger, the nub of your argument seems to me to be contained in one brief phrase, where you invite dissent so long as it is not calculated to bring pressure to bear on Israel...
...And here there are some ready guidelines...
...Are there to be any restrictions we impose on our expression of dissent in the name of Israel's security needs...
...Jewish religious law, for example, condemns making true but derogatory statements about individuals unless such statements are motivated by desirable social purposes...
...The problem of organized religion in Israel is only one of the urgent issues which ought to be dis- cussed in the Diaspora, fully and publicly...
...Box A, Westville Station, New Haven, Conn...
...Now these issues are of profound concern to all of us, and not merely to the Israelis...
...Joachim Prinz Dear Leonard: Contrary to your impression, I am not at all worried "lest our internal discussions...
...Significantly, even the State of Israel recognizes that in some sense Israel belongs to world Jewry...
...5. Location of the Headquarters or General Business Offices of the Publisher: 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02160...
...Diaspora Jews, even those who do have views on these matters, are hardly unanimous in their beliefs and opinions...
...Carter to present his views...
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...We intuitively recognize that free speech cannot be treated as an absolute value...
...To call for a parochial approach to criticism of Israel is a ghetto attitude which I do not share and is a complete disregard of the realities...
...If the question were whether we should publicly defend Israel from unjust criticism, my answer would be "yes...
...Malcolm Rosenberg, Oak Hall Cap & Gown Co., Inc., 2734 Colonial Ave...
...When we deal with political problems, our utterances must be dictated by both wisdom and compassion...
...American Jews do not, in fact, fully back Israel's policies...
...What of those others...
...1. Israel does not challenge the right of Diaspora Jews to communicate their disagreement with its policies...
...A. Victor Rosenfeld, Tooze, Kerr, Peterson, Marshall & Shenker, 801 Standard Plaza, Portland, Ore...
...We or the Israelis...
...But even with respect to (b), the right to express dissent need not be denied, provided such criticism in no way reflects lack of solidarity with Israel's position and provided it is not calculated to exert pressure on Israel (e.g., intervention with American public officials or recourse to public media...
...Earle Kazis, Earle W. Kazis Assoc., Inc., 112 East 40St., New York, N.Y...
...23,000...
...And two more things, Rabbi Prinz: You suggest that insofar as Israel is, or becomes, "un-Jew-ish" in its behavior, we will be obliged to "redefine" and "reconsider" our interest in it...
...Joseph H. Strelitz, 3375 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Va., 23502...
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...Bearing in mind that the very survival of Israel must be the overriding concern of committed Jews, we should make every effort to limit the expression of our dissent to the communication of our position to those who share our commitment to the survival of the Jewish State...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 23,000...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 18,912...
...Rabbi Wurzburger, you are concerned lest our internal discussions of these matters leak to the public media, "creating...
...We Are One," as the United Jewish Appeal slogan properly proclaims, is true only metaphysically, not physically...
...So we will exercise discipline on those who are most likely to accept discipline, which is to say, on those least likely to be critical, and the others will have a field day...
...I mean to help Israel...
...ON DISSENT JOACHIM PRINZ: The problem of dissent that we discuss here is not identical to the problem of dissent within a democracy...
...Meir...
...The nursing home scandal involved a large number of Jews, many of them rabbis and Orthodox...
...Managing Editor: Carol Kur, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Mass...
...Leonard Fein STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Act of August 12, 1970: Section 3685, Title 39, United States Code) 1. Date of Filing: September 30, 1976...
...I had and used such opportunities quite often during Golda Meir's Prime Ministership...
...For that reason, I take the liberty of asking each of you a number of additional questions...
...7. Owner: Continuity, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Mass...
...Hence for most Jews in the Diaspora, dissent is not a problem...
...Surely we shouldn't contribute the burden of our own criticism to that of Israel's antipathizers...
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...Leonard Fein, Publisher Dear Leonard: To interpret a sentence in my essay that "world Jewry cannot be expected to contribute to Israel's economy while being denied the right to complain about the non-recognition of its religious diversity," in terms of'' are love and punishment compatible," is a misreading of my argument...
...Yet, even though the Jews of the Diaspora generally believe that their only authentic connection is through Judaism, we are expected to remain silent onlookers to the preposterous and appalling religious scene in Israel...
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...F. Copies Not Distributed: (1) Office Use, Left-Over, Unaccounted, Spoiled After Printing...
...24015...
...But I must call, and do, for respect and acceptance of dissent from those who criticize Israel because they love her...
...This is so not merely in the case of foreign affairs, admittedly the most sensitive arena...
...Richard Darsky: Shearson, Hayden & Stone, I Western Union, International Plaza, New York, N.Y., 10004...
...Nevertheless, because the issue is ultimately one of war and peace, it is of extraordinary importance...
...And, while I cannot claim success, I do claim that I made use of what I consider to be not merely my right but also my sacred duty "not to be silent for the sake of Zion...
...But under no circumstances should we seek to impose our views by threatening economic sanctions, intervention with American public officials, or embarrassment of Israel in the media...
...Is that really so...
...Julius Darsky, 5500 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, Fla...
...Thus: When, Rabbi Wurzburger, I read your remarks regarding the unacceptability of efforts by American Jews to impose their advice on the Israelis, I thought you were creating a straw man...
...Indeed, American Jews must feel free to discuss these issues...
...I hope you will both agree that the issue you have examined is so very important that it might be useful to sharpen it still further...
...The Israelis themselves clearly recognize this, as evidenced by the sometimes acrimonious debates in the Knesset and the frequent denunciations of governmental policies in the press...
...What do you do when your best judgment tells you that Israel is behaving not just unwisely, but suicidally...
...It initiated a new and morally unrestrained atmosphere in Israel, creating a new group of nouveaux riches, and making the military circle so certain of its superiority that the war of 1973 was a shock...
...Editor: Leonard Fein, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Mass...
...Israel is more than adequately the recipient of public condemnation...
...Shall they write to the Times...
...But this is not the question under discussion here...
...Claire Morse, 53 Sargent Crossway, Brookline, Mass...
...We should debate freely among ourselves and give the benefit of our galut perspective to Israel, but with no strings attached...
...Hence, we can afford to take greater risks with respect to (a) than with respect to (b...
...Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date, 1,500...
...Given that role, and the access your own personal distinction provided, you had a forum for the expression of dissent which most others cannot and do not have...
...Dear Rabbis: I want to thank you for your comments regarding the vexing problem of dissent...
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...Beigin has done that for a long time...
...They back Israel, and they make a sharp distinction between the nation and its policies-of-the-moment...
...Herbert Page, 11055 Paradella St., Coral Gables, Fla...
...WALTER WURZBURGER: The problem No issue in recent years has so divided the American Jewish community as the controversy regarding the right to dissent from policies advocated by the State of Israel...
...Israel has not yet accepted the fact that Diaspora Jews are religiously pluralistic, without a dominant or domineering religious hierarchy...
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...It is also clear that although world Jewry has long since recognized Israel de facto and de jure, Israel has yet to recognize Diaspora Jewry in any serious way, let alone accord it the right to express its views on Israeli affairs...
...3. There are those who maintain that any criticism of Israel, in any form, plays into the hands of Israel's enemies...
...Israel does not always adhere to these Jewish restrictions...
...02160...
...If that be so, our interest in the Jewish State of Israel must be redefined and even reconsidered...
...Jews in the Diaspora are becoming increasingly conscious of the cen-trality of Israel and cannot be treated merely as "friends" or "supporters" of the State...
...And under what circumstances would you impose them, since you acknowledge that most American Jews couldn't care less, and that even among those who do, there is no general consensus on most issues...
...As you say, they, not we, have to live with their problems and decisions...
...Until, Rabbi Prinz, I read your comment that "world Jewry cannot be expected to contribute to Israel's economy while being denied the right to complain about the non-recognition of its religious diversity...
...You ask whether we are "to leave debate in the media to those who care for Israel least...
...Many of us have had personal experience with this...
...Usually such balance can be obtained only intuitively, not through a set of formal rules...
...Obviously, the more directly an issue affects Israel's viability the more caution and self-restraint become necessary...
...of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 18,623...
...Hence freedom of speech is not generally viewed as an absolute value, and to suggest that in this instance it is absolute is to confuse the issue...
...But since no individual, or for that matter, no group of friends, can presume to know what is best for the State of Israel, Jews in the Diaspora must exercise considerable caution lest they offer their constructive criticism in a manner likely to contribute to the political and diplomatic isolation of the State of Israel...
...4. Location of Known Office of Publication: 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02160...
...Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 11,801...
...Obviously, the most heated debate regarding the legitimacy of dissent has to do with Israel's foreign policy...
...10016...
...Ben Zion Leuchter, 28 South State St., Vineland, N.J...
...02108...
...Paul D. Slater, 1 Boston Place, Boston, Mass...
...they are ignorant of its political structure, the substance of its diverse domestic problems, the debate over its foreign policy...
...everyone endorses these...
...Its people are our people, are they not...
...Walter S. Wurzberger is President of the Rabbinical Council of America...
...Norman Leventhal, Beacon Construction Co., One Center Plaza, Boston, Mass...
Vol. 2 • December 1976 • No. 3
