The UJA’s $1 million Gaza donation isn’t about the money. It’s a choice between pandering to Jews defined by their unease or standing with the untroubled few who will carry Jewish life forward.
On Aug. 8, the UJA-Federation of New York announced a donation of $1 million to help the people of Gaza. The funds, delivered via the Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID, would be used, a statement explained, “to provide food, medicine, and the installation of filtration systems to enable safe drinking water for displaced families.”
The decision sparked a controversy that grew into a maelstrom. Taking to social media, WhatsApp groups, and every other platform designed to gauge the temperature of public opinion, many, myself included, criticized the decision as incomprehensible and argued that to give even one shekel to an enemy at a time of war was not only colossally stupid but also morally depraved.
This is an interesting read offering insight into the sometimes Jewicidal politics of the diaspora.
h/t MP
