Claudia Mendoza in the Jewish Chronicle: It's OK for Jews to criticise Israel... but it isn't a duty

The notion that diaspora Jews must never criticise Israel is as wrongheaded as the notion that we are duty-bound to do so. Having spent years working in the community, my reflection on these respective positions is that they are two sides of the same coin and come down to one thing: confidence, or lack thereof.

Let’s take them in turn.

There are those who say we must never criticise Israel until we take up citizenship, put ourselves and our children on the front line, and pay taxes there. On the face of it, a legitimate argument; but taken in the absolute, it is a nonsensical position. No one says we must take up citizenship of America, Russia, or France if we want to criticise their respective governments […]

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