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Dov Waxman is a professor of Israel studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an author on Israel, American Jewry, and antisemitism. He writes academic work and public commentary on Jewish politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Role at the time: Israel-studies professor, personal analysis
Responding to
Hasan Piker’s remarks about American Jews, Israel, and antisemitic violence
"Jews are entitled to have an attachment to Israel."
He agrees with the need to distinguish Jewish identity from Israel while explicitly separating his position from the safety condition he attributes to Piker.
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A livestream passage prompted disagreement over whether Piker warned that conflating Jewish identity with Israel could fuel antisemitic violence, or instead blamed and implicitly threatened American Jews.
