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Israel is the only nation in the West that is existentially threatened.
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I think that good things will happen in the Middle East, in Israel, and to American progressive Jewry only if we work together to save a progressive Israel that progressive Americans can have affinity with again.
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At the end of the day, with all due respect, the Jews are the ultimate victims of the twentieth century.
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We are still a people in danger. And yet I urge us not to get addicted to it.
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I thought of reaching out for progressive Israelis, progressive Americans, progressive American Jews - this was probably my main mission.
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We had good years, with no violence, in a sense we were victims of our success.
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I think we need a life-loving Palestine living by a Jewish democratic Israel.
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Ironically, the people who do not need Israel are gradually taking over Israel, and they're actually pushing out people who so need it.
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They must move from a psychological state of victimization to a psychological state of accepting responsibility. The Palestinians must leave behind their revolutionary adolescence and demonstrate that they have reached political maturity.
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From whence have we come,” he asked, “and how far have we fallen?
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