Natalie Portman and the Crisis of Liberal Zionism

NY Mag ^ | April 26, 2018 | Eric Levitz

[Lurking Libertarian]

You can't support the people of Israel, while also condemning their collective decisions about who their leaders are. If the leadership is being condemned, then, whoever does the condemning is also condemning the people. Simple logic.

Did you condemn Obama when he was President of the United States?

At least 40-45% of Jewish voters in Israel voted against the current coalition government.

[Architect of Avalon]

Natalie Portman rabidly supports the murder of innocent little preborn babies.

[Big Red Badger]

Not polite to Point!

[adorno]

Did you condemn Obama when he was President of the United States?

Nope! I reluctantly accepted the will of the people at the time, even as I thought Obama to be completely unqualified to be president. The voice of the people must be respected, even when they go completely bonkers. As long as there is a chance to undo the mistakes in a later date, despair is only short-lived. The people can make mistakes, and they can also correct them.

In Israel, there is also the chance of undoing or correcting or changing course. Not so much with the way the liberal Hollywood elites would have it. To them, the Jewish leaders are evil, while the nation of Israel shouldn't even exist in their eyes. Portman attacking the Jewish leaders is only a symptom of their bigger anti-Israel stance. If liberal Hollywood had existed in Germany during WWII, they would have been cheering Hitler on and for the elimination of all Jews.