I once thought of Beinart as a thoughtful thinker about Israeli-Palestinian issues. But over the last few years he has moved his opinions into favoring a quasi federated "one state solution" in which Jews and Arabs will share what is the current majority Jewish State of Israel. He's entitled to his opinion, but let's not pretend he represents anything other than a distinct minority position of Jewish Americans when it comes to Israel. And for the record Jewish Currents, while interesting, is a progressive publication. Suggesting it is in any way part of mainstream American Jewish thought is disingenuous at best.
I once thought of Beinart as a thoughtful thinker about Israeli-Palestinian issues. But over the last few years he has moved his opinions into favoring a quasi federated "one state solution" in which Jews and Arabs will share what is the current majority Jewish State of Israel. He's entitled to his opinion, but let's not pretend he represents anything other than a distinct minority position of Jewish Americans when it comes to Israel. And for the record Jewish Currents, while interesting, is a progressive publication. Suggesting it is in any way part of mainstream American Jewish thought is disingenuous at best.