Dov Waxman
Role at the time: Israel-studies professor, personal analysis
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Waxman argues that conflating Jews with Israel can fuel antisemitism, but rejects making Jewish safety contingent on severing an attachment to Israel.
“Jews are entitled to have an attachment to Israel.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Dov Waxman distinguishes Jews from Israel while defending attachment to Israel
Essay by Dov Waxman, professor of Israel studies at UCLA, published on Zeteo on August 27, 2026. Waxman separates his argument from the view, which he attributes to Hasan Piker, that Jews outside Israel should disassociate from Israel in order to be safe. Zeteo notes that the views are the author's own.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)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.