Here's a post by Pat Lang at Sic Semper Tyrannis on a life long diplomat who is Jewish and who is outspoken when it comes to some Israeli actions over the years, as well as some fellow Americans who thought he would not be objective when it came to Israel. Some in Washington found him mentally unfit to serve when he aired suspicions that Israeli's were behind a 1988 plane crash that killed the then president of Pakistan.
The surprise in the piece is the revelation that this man, John Gunther Dean, accuses Israel of attempting to assassinate him.
He goes on my list of patriotic Jewish Americans who are also somewhat public figures; politicians, journalist, diplomats. I've mentioned some others before, including Roger Cohen, Robert Dreyfus, M.J. Rosenberg, to name just three. I'd like to hear about others you might know of.
Update 1: Here's an essay by a Rabbi which is promising. The Rabbi goes on my list, in an added category; theologian.
My hope is that such people get as much attention in the media as AIPAC and other advocates of the right wing in Israel.
Leanderthal
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