Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End

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"Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End" is a critical work by Norman Finkelstein arguing that growing awareness of Israel’s policies has eroded traditional American Jewish support for the Israeli state.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
addressesConcept accusations of anti-Semitism in debates on Israel ⓘ
international law and human rights norms ⓘ
occupation of Palestinian territories ⓘ
role of knowledge and information in political allegiance ⓘ
argumentSummary Increased public access to information about Israel’s policies has weakened traditional American Jewish support for Israel. ⓘ
author Norman G. Finkelstein ⓘ
linked to: Norman Finkelstein
centralClaim As information about the occupation and Israeli policies becomes widely available, it becomes harder for American Jews to reconcile liberal values with support for Israel. ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes American Jewish establishment organizations ⓘ
liberal Zionist intellectuals ⓘ
mainstream U.S. media coverage of Israel ⓘ
focusesOn changing generational attitudes among American Jews toward Israel ⓘ
impact of human rights reports on American Jewish opinion of Israel ⓘ
role of liberal American Jews in defending Israeli policies ⓘ
genre Middle East studies ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ
hasForm extended political essay ⓘ
scholarly polemic ⓘ
hasPerspective critical of Israeli government policy ⓘ
critical of mainstream American Jewish leadership ⓘ
hasSubtitle Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End ⓘ
hasTitle Knowing Too Much ⓘ
intendedAudience readers interested in U.S.–Israel relations ⓘ
scholars and activists on the Israel–Palestine conflict ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject American Jewish politics ⓘ
American Jews ⓘ
linked to: Jewish Americans

Israel ⓘ
Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ
U.S.–Israel relations ⓘ
mediaType e-book ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor linking the erosion of American Jewish support for Israel to the spread of critical documentation about Israeli policy ⓘ
placesDiscussed Israel ⓘ
United States ⓘ
occupied Palestinian territories ⓘ
publicationYear 2012 ⓘ
publisher OR Books ⓘ
relatedWork Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History ⓘ
linked to: Beyond Chutzpah

Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
usesSourceType Israeli government documents ⓘ
human rights organization reports ⓘ
writings of liberal Zionist commentators ⓘ

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Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom → relatedWorkByAuthor → Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End ⓘ
Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End → hasSubtitle → Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End ⓘ
linked to: Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End