Re: [Futurework] Roadmap will fail

[Ray Evans Harrell]

Bill and Keith,   I don't know where you guys get this "the Jews in Israel aren't actively Jewish" stuff.    I work with people constantly who both live in and go and come from Israel and they are all devoutly and actively Jewish.    You might get such a statement from an ultra-orthodox person who doesn't think that anyone who goes to a reform synagogue is actively Jewish to make such a statement.   Otherwise it sounds like Kierkegaard writing that no one has the passion for a real war when the country had been at war for thirty years.      Come on guys.   It doesn't compute.   You are both better than that.   REH     ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Hudson To: William B Ward Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] Roadmap will fail Bill, At 09:55 28/05/2003 -0400, you wrote: Keith, As some one who is pro-Palestinian with a Jewish daughter-in-law and a Jewish granddaughter, I strongly argue for a separation of Judaism and Israel since very few in Israel are actively Jewish. Well . . . here you have the advantage over me. I have little idea of religious attendance of Israelis though I get the impression that those Israelis who have settled in the West Bank will discover their Jewishness very quickly when and if their homes are under threat as a consequence of the Roadmap..    You wrote:         I don't see America's long-term partiality to Jewry changing much in the         coming years.   Right wing Christians argue for Israel at the same time that they tend to be anti-Jewish. Strong Israeli supporters accuse those who have any feelings for Palestinians as being anti-Jewish. Both positions tend to harm Judaism. A close relative of mine and a friend have visited Israel in recent years and they've both come back with strong views about the injustice done to Palestinians. Keith Hudson Keith Hudson, 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath, England