Strategic Assessment

The transformation within the American Jewish community has profound implications for Israel. For years a cohesive entity, united in its unmitigated support of Israel, the American Jewish community has been gradually fragmented and fractured during the last decade. More recently, the conversion law initiative and the continued stalemate of the peace process with the Palestinians are exacerbating this crisis, leading significant segments of this community – particularly within the Reform movement – to drift into alienation and reticence.