Matthew Brzezinski is a journalist and writer and author of “Isaac’s Army: A Tale of Courage and Survival.” He is a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, a former contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine.
My daughter has long worn her Star of David necklace, a symbol of the Jewish peoples’ perseverance and courage. But to some students at the elite college she attends, her necklace has come to represent something entirely different. “How can you wear that and support child killers,” fellow students have sneered in the library, the cafeteria and the gym. It’s a refrain that has become all too common on American campuses following Hamas’ Oct.
Our children are Jewish according to rabbinical law. I named my son after a fictional Zionist hero. I wrote a book on Holocaust heroes that was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Still, I fear what Israel is becoming. It is losing the moral high ground. I have had lively discussions with my friends on this topic, which obviously elicits strong emotions. But the Israel of Bibi Netanyahu is not the Israel of David Ben-Gurion.
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