J Street takes serious issue with Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s op-ed in the December 31st Forward, in which he attacks us for questioning the wisdom of the Gaza assault.
Our position on the crisis reflects our support for Israel, our hope
for its security and our sympathy with the ongoing suffering of the
people on both sides in this conflict. It is hard for us to understand
how the leading reform rabbi in North America could call our effort to
articulate a nuanced view on these difficult issues “morally
deficient.” If our views are “naïve” and “morally deficient”, then so
are the views of scores of Israeli journalists, security analysts,
distinguished authors, and retired IDF officers who have posed the same
questions about the Gaza attack as we have. Read the rest of the statement.
