10/05/12: The Crisis of Zionism: Peter Beinart




The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights) show

Summary: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has significantly expanded his power on Tuesday with a larger and broader coalition, immune to the threats of any single faction. The move gives him more political freedom on contentious issues but it may not address a parallel politics playing out in the United States, what author Peter Beinart calls The Crisis of Zionism. He argues young, North American Jews are increasingly disturbed by Israel's hard line politics in the West Bank and unwilling to support it.