A rally against antisemitism hopes to present a united front, but its message on Israel has driven away some left-wing groups July 8, 2021 6:19 pm Elisha Wiesel attends the Blue Card Annual Benefit Dinner 2019 in New York City on April 8, 2019. (Aurora Rose/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON (JTA) Israel will feature large in a Jewish organizational rally against antisemitism, with the goal of uniting the Jewish community following a wave of attacks.
But the rally’s messaging on Israel has led a number of left-leaning Jewish groups to demur from participating. It’s a signal of both how fraught an issue Israel remains in the American Jewish community, and of how divided the community is regarding whether and when to classify attacks on Israel as antisemitism.
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