Analysis Guns, Trump and anti-Semitism: Pittsburgh Shooting Highlights Vast Divide Between Liberal U.S. Jews and Israel
Amir Tibon Informazioni su questo sito web haaretz.com Pittsburgh shooting highlights vast divide between liberal U.S. Jews and Israel PITTSBURGH – On Sunday night, two letters addressing the terror attack against the Jewish community in Pittsburgh were made public. The letters – one written by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the other by a small group of Jewish activists in Pittsburgh – provided useful glimpses into how Saturday’s tragedy at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue is being perceived in Israel versus how it is viewed by many Jews in the United States . The two reactions could not have been further apart. In a public letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Netanyahu chose to praise President Donald Trump for his reaction to Saturday’s mass shooting that killed 11 Jewish worshippers. “I want to express my appreciation to President Trump for unequivocally condemning this he