Israel’s representative in New York resigned to protest Netanyahu. Now he’s got some tough words for liberal New York Jews.
Asaf Zamir, the former Israeli consul general in New York, resigned in March rather than support the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plans. But he said some New York liberals are misguided in their opposition to Israel’s offensive in Gaza, which has resulted in massive civilian casualties.
Zamir, a Tel Aviv resident who is running for deputy mayor in upcoming municipal elections, singled out the progressive New York Jewish Agenda for supporting a statement signed by six Jewish elected officials saying they are “deeply distressed” by the military campaign and approach being taken by the Netanyahu government in Gaza.
“When you take that stand, you are basically saying that Israel has a right to defend themselves, but can’t do it in the way every other government in the world would,” he said, during a calling it an “anti-Israel” position.
