December 23, 2009
WHICH IS WHY YOU CAN'T BE TRUE TO THAT HERITAGE...:
Lieberman’s Betrayal
: That’s no way for a Jew to act, Senator (Victor Navasky | 7:00 AM Dec 23, 2009, Tablet)
Lieberman’s fourth betrayal is the betrayal of his Jewish heritage.
It may quickly be pointed out that the neoconservative movement itself is populated mostly by Jews and that the so-called godfather of neo-conservatism, Irving Kristol, was himself a Jew. Therefore, some may think, it would seem illogical, irrational, and ahistorical to be angry at Lieberman for betraying his Jewishness by adopting a conservative stance. Maybe so. But in my (Jewish) judgment, it’s a fact.
And it’s a fact whether one regards Judaism as a religion or a culture. Whether one is Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform, whether one is a Zionist or an assimilationist, whether one is a Hasid or a heretic, what unites people of the Jewish faith, persuasion, or heritage is their internalization of the ethical imperative.
...and be a member of the pro-abortion, pro-euthanasia, pro-homosexuality party.