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The Importance of Zionism in America
Troy: Birthright participants often come back with a double problem. One is there are now voices in the Jewish community, young rabbis, professors who are trying to undo the core consensus we've had for 75 years,. if not 3,000 years about the centrality of Israel and peoplehood to Jewish identity. And then they have the greater hostility of Israel becoming more anti-Zionist. But you know what? I say to them, look at these heroics to soldiers. Think on a day like today of Memorial Day of what so many people have sacrificed to have this state. To me that's no choice. If you have to sacrifice a little bit, sacrifice a little