Learning Hebrew brought me closer to Judaism — and alienated me from Israel
It might mean a more honest engagement with Israeli politics as they truly are, rather than how they are presented abroad to English-speakers.
A right-wing activist, carrying a sign that reads "leftists traitors," confronts left-wing activists at an anti-government demonstration near the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2022. (photo credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)ByJOEL SWANSON/JTA
