On Life After Zionist Summer Camp
I equally like/hate this essay. Having grown up going to Jewish summer camp and spending a semester of high school in Israel, I can relate to a lot of the author's points. But I take issue with anti-Israel people (like the author's husband) who are just as stubborn and immune to facts as hardcore Zionists. I find extremists on both sides of the argument impossible to talk with and very ignorant. I love Israel, I love feeling like I'm connected to a majority of the residents through my Jewish heritage. But I also take serious issue with some of the things that Israel has done to defer the peace process. But I also know that Hamas is a terrorist organization and that I suicide bombings were once rampant in the country.
So it's important to really truly know the history and facts, and I find that really left-wing anti-Israel people are just as bad as those on the other side who think Israel can do no harm.
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On Life After Zionist Summer Camp
@TwoDollars @ManhattanMan seriously! I was waiting for the breakup, but then they got married and had kids. He sounds like a total asshole and it's pretty embarrassing that the author admitted what a prick her husband is. It made me really dislike the author since she obviously wasn't able to either stand up to her new boyfriend or seriously put thought into what she felt about Israel.
But yeah, it's kind of weird that no one is bringing up the fact that her husband sounds like a real asshole.
And @ManhattanMan, I like what you say: "The truly courageous stand is to support Israel's right to exist --- even if one disagrees with some of its policies --- even if doing so is not the popular thing to do." Totally agree! Of course Israel has faults, but most Israel bashers will not say anything bad about the oppressive, violent, and terrorist organization Hamas. Only Israel.