The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September 1st, 2002
At the same time, many American Jews are wary of such a close alliance. Rabbi David Saperstein, executive director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, expressed concern for the Christian Right's literal interpretation of biblical passages leading to the belief in Israel's divine right to all the land of historic Palestine. The idea that fundamentalist Christians would lobby Washington to reject "land-for-peace" proposals, said Saperstein, causes "discomfort among a significant majority of Jews who believe in a diplomatic solution." A similar view was expressed by New Republic edi...
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