A state, not a shtetl: Why Israel forges ties with the far Right to fight antisemitism - opinion
Israel is not a shtetl. It is a state, and, as a result, its interrelationships with the non-Jewish world are necessarily different than those of the shtadlan.
Us comedian Michael Rapaport visits the Western Wall in the wake of the October 7, 2023 massacre. The writer highlights that Rapaport was among the activists attending the Diaspora Affairs Ministry conference on antisemitism, last month.(photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90)ByYISRAEL MEDAD