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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Should I Give Up On Changing Israel from Within — and Take a Stand by Leaving?

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Should I Give Up On Changing Israel from Within — and Take a Stand by Leaving?

Mairav Zonszein

September 3, 2016 | The Jewish Daily Forward
A debate has been raging in the Israeli left over the past few weeks — primarily in the opinion pages of Haaretz and on my Facebook feed — about Israelis who are choosing to move away from Israel as a political statement.
Although these leftists make up only a tiny percentage of Israelis, their departure has hit a nerve. The veteran Israeli left-wing activist and founder of Gush Shalom, Uri Avnery, has called on them to return, arguing that leaving is a cop-out, that they are needed here. This has sparked a back and forth, with several younger Israelis writing that they are no longer willing to sacrifice their children’s lives for what they see as a dead-end country — and so, yes, they’re opting out. Should I Give Up On Changing Israel from Within — and Take a Stand by Leaving?

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