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The building housing the offices of The Associated Press and other media in Gaza City collapses after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike Saturday, May 15, 2021. (AP/Hatem Moussa)
This is not Israel’s first war with Gaza, but this time it feels different. World opinion and American opinion have been more vocal in its criticism of Israel and support for Palestinians, and many Americans, especially on the left, have lost patience with Israel.
In today’s special episode, Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain talk about where we go from here, and whether it’s possible for Israel to be a moral voice while it continues to fight asymmetrical wars.
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Jake Miller, 20, an American student on a gap year, attended a Jewish and Arab-led anti-occupation march in Tel Aviv Tuesday night. Just five minutes after he left the demonstration, sirens blared overhead, warning of an incoming missile.
Miller and thousands of other American Jewish young adults now in Israel on gap years breaks between high school and college for experiential learning have long read and talked about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Suddenly, this past week, they found themselves running into bomb shelters, plunged into a new and particularly violent phase of the hostilities. Many of them feel torn, questioning Israel’s role in the escalation of the violence, and wondering whether, as Americans, they have a right or responsibility to voice their opinions.