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How unconditional support for Israel became a cornerstone of Jewish American identity

A new book shows how those who dissented were effectively sidelined.

"The Threshold of Dissent” and author Marjorie N. Feld. (Courtesy images)

(RNS) — Mainstream American Jewish institutions have vociferously condemned the pro-Palestinian protests roiling student campuses, throwing their support behind Israel and labeling all critics, even Jewish ones, as antisemitic.

On Thursday (April 25), the head of the Anti-Defamation League went so far as to suggest some of the activists on campus were Iranian proxies.

“Iran has their military proxies like Hezbollah, and Iran has...

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