David Horovitz, Times of Israel:
The world is turning dangerous for Jews again. Israel has to get its house in order
This is not Nazi Germany in the 1930s. But it is a global crisis for Jews — and it demands an Israel strong enough, and united enough, to provide a refuge that is secure, welcoming and true to its founding values
Barely a week goes by without summations of record or near-record levels of antisemitism — attacks, incidents, rhetoric — in Germany, in Canada, Australia, the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium… the list goes on.
I’m going to focus initially on England, where I grew up before moving to Israel 40 years ago, and where I often visit. It’s the community I know best and where I feel the strongest personal connection. But the picture I’ll draw is emblematic of the reality and the challenges facing many other Diaspora Jewish communities...
