Role at the time: Israel-studies professor, personal analysis
"Jews are entitled to have an attachment to Israel."
Waxman argues that conflating Jews with Israel can fuel antisemitism, but rejects making Jewish safety contingent on severing an attachment to Israel.
- First noted
- September 10, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- People and groups discussed
- Hasan Piker
Why we used this label
He agrees with the need to distinguish Jewish identity from Israel while explicitly separating his position from the safety condition he attributes to Piker.
Context
Before the quotation
The essay responds to controversy over Piker and broader conflation of Jews, Judaism, Israel, and Zionism.
After the quotation
Waxman assigns moral responsibility to perpetrators of antisemitism. This is an older August 27 statement, not a fresh September reaction. Actual time unknown; 12:00 UTC is date-only.
Sources
Original August 27 essay, not a newly made September statement. The author explicitly separates his argument from requiring diaspora Jews to disassociate from Israel for safety; the views are his own, not Zeteo's institutional position. Only the calendar date is established; 12:00 UTC is a date-only storage placeholder, not a verified time.