Settlements threaten American Jews' connection with Israel

Just like Simon Peres said, correctly, about the Palestinians; "they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity", the Jews of Israel are missing THE OPPORTUNITY to have a stable long lasting country. It is crazy to bank Israel's survival on the support of the US. Jews should now, as history shows, sooner.or later they will lose US support. They may even be persecuted by the US, when that happens where will they escape to once Israe loses US support. Jews should not fool themselves the World is already indifferent to the Holocaust. Non Jews do not like Jews, ever, the rest is consequences. Just like Jews do not like non Jews, ever.

"Be fruitfull and multiply and fill the land." I'm an American Jew!

thats your opinion. why not keep it to yourself

Israelis complain constantly that American (and other Diasporan) Jews don't understand Israel. With good reason. And, with good reason, I'd like to register some complaints against some Israeli misconceptions about us: 1) Reform (40% of US Jews) and Conservative (30%) are the two largest movements here. They are not fringe. 2) Reform is growing, but not via astronomical birthrates. They embrace interfaith and other nontraditional families and conversion. I'm a convert, gay, and my husband & I will be raising our children Jewish. So there. 3) The settlements are not justifiable unless you read Judaism as a purely tribal affiliation. I don't. 4) You can think the settlement policy is absolutely deplorable, and still love Israel. I do, and I'm very, very sure I'm not alone. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's the majority opinion among American Jews. 5) If you don't think Reform rabbis know halakha, then you clearly haven't spoken to one of them.

To declare him a Rabbi is similar to calling a bad cook a gourmet chef. I would love to hear his amswers to questions about Jewish Law, that any novice Rabbinical student knows as second nature. This self-appointed leader is misinformed, speaking for only his narrow base. Anyone who can eat a lobster or steak at a non-kosher restaurant cannot be referred to as a Rabbi. Sorry, ze lo Yofie

The Conservative & Reform movements in America are mainstream and to ignore their concerns as "fringe" is uninformed.

Eric Yoffe's Reformed Jews are intermarrying and disappearing at rapidly accelerating rates. In another generation, they'll be gone altogether, and their connection with the State of Israel will be gone, anyway. Only Orthodox Jews will be left in the US, and they tend to support the settlements.