Volume 35, Number 10 · June 16, 1988
The Illusion of Jewish Unity
By Arthur Hertzberg
In the political drama playing on Israeli television, American Jews are shown as largely supporting Israel's hard line. During Yitzhak Shamir's visit to the United States in March, he addressed two national Jewish conferences, first, of the 'young leaders' of the United Jewish Appeal in Washington, then of the leaders of the American Jewish organizations in New York. He was cheered at the first meeting, and there was only a scattering of opposition to his views at the second. American Jewish leaders were demonstrating their solidarity with Israel at the very moment, in fact, that polls were showing that most American Jews were critical of its policies. But that criticism was not perceived in Israel.
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