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11-26-2017, 10:59 PM
ADL is uncharacteristically silent so far, it is usually the first voice to speak out against real or perceived anti-semitism:

Netanyahu Owns Hotovely’s Arrogant, Hypocritical anti-Semitic Attack on U.S. Jews

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely simply gave voice to Israeli right-wing’s contempt for liberal American Jewry when she talked about their 'convenient lives'

Chemi Shalev Nov 23, 2017 3:00 PM

At a time when Israel’s relations with U.S. Jews are in critical condition and require patience, tact and nuance, he has allowed an outspoken and tactless anti-diplomat like Hotovely to set the tone. His quick denunciation of Hotovely’s bombastic bile against American Jews on Thursday, and even her possible dismissal, won't remove the mud she has left on Israel’s face, as well as his own.

In one short interview on the English language i24 News, Hotovely managed to step on each and every conceivable land mine. She slandered the American-Jewish campaign for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, describing it as a purely political ploy. She used the recent cancellation of her appearance at Princeton University to lambast a so-called “liberal dictatorship” that stifles free speech on U.S. campuses. She undermined the legitimacy of American-Jewish criticism of Israel with the stale rationale that they don’t live here. But worst of all was her assertion that American Jews not only refrain from sending their children to fight in the Israel Defense Forces; they don’t send them to fight for the U.S. Army, either. They lead “convenient lives,” she said.

Of all her statements, this was the most egregious – and not because it’s factually wrong. Statistically speaking, American Jews comprise roughly 2 percent of the U.S. population, but less than 0.5 percent of its armed forces. There are myriad reasons for this, including the simple fact that American Jews have fewer children. But there is no denying that since the Vietnam War, the American-Jewish community has contributed to American society in ways other than sending their children to serve in a voluntary army.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.824624