Israel/Palestine

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Were you an American secular Jew, you might have picked up on that.

To be clear, especially for those who are not Jewish, I was asking about your connection to, and/or education in, anything Jewish that would give some legitimacy to your disparaging post about what American Jews think.

I'm not religious. I have many family members who are not religious. Many of us are either Israeli or children of Israelis. Virtually all of us could answer the question, "What branch?" You didn't.

As for the "Torah portion" question. Most of the Jews I know, religious or not, know what a Torah portion refers to, and they would have answered with that, instead of how you answered. Your answer was a bit off.

But let's assume that you are telling the truth. What if you really had no Jewish education growing up, and you aren't at all religious? What can we conclude from that? Well if your parents didn't care enough about passing on their Jewish heritage (or if they didn't have any Jewish education either) to give you any Jewish education, then are they the kind of people who would believe that the settlements are part of Israel? That's supremely unlikely. And if it's true then it's because they are bloody ignorant, not because they are Jewish. So the chances are you didn't come across that opinion in your family. Even more unlikely that it would be a majority opinion.

And if you aren't religious and you didn't have a Jewish education, then what Jews would you associate with now? If you are like most Leftists of Jewish Parentage, then they would be other Leftists. So also not people who would hold the opinion you ascribe to the majority of Jews.

So I stand by my original point. I think I know more about the Jewish Community, and your post is an unfair disparagement.