Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End

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"Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End" is a critical work by Norman Finkelstein arguing that growing awareness of Israel’s policies has eroded traditional American Jewish support for the Israeli state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
addressesConcept accusations of anti-Semitism in debates on Israel
international law and human rights norms
occupation of Palestinian territories
role of knowledge and information in political allegiance
argumentSummary Increased public access to information about Israel’s policies has weakened traditional American Jewish support for Israel.
author Norman Finkelstein
surface form: Norman G. Finkelstein
centralClaim As information about the occupation and Israeli policies becomes widely available, it becomes harder for American Jews to reconcile liberal values with support for Israel.
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes American Jewish establishment organizations
liberal Zionist intellectuals
mainstream U.S. media coverage of Israel
focusesOn changing generational attitudes among American Jews toward Israel
impact of human rights reports on American Jewish opinion of Israel
role of liberal American Jews in defending Israeli policies
genre Middle East studies
non-fiction
political commentary
hasForm extended political essay
scholarly polemic
hasPerspective critical of Israeli government policy
critical of mainstream American Jewish leadership
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surface form: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End
hasTitle Knowing Too Much
intendedAudience readers interested in U.S.–Israel relations
scholars and activists on the Israel–Palestine conflict
language English
mainSubject American Jewish politics
Jewish Americans
surface form: American Jews

Israel
Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict

U.S.–Israel relations
mediaType e-book
print
notableFor linking the erosion of American Jewish support for Israel to the spread of critical documentation about Israeli policy
placesDiscussed Israel
United States of America
surface form: United States

occupied Palestinian territories
publicationYear 2012
publisher OR Books
relatedWork Beyond Chutzpah
surface form: Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History

Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
timePeriodDiscussed early 21st century
late 20th century
usesSourceType Israeli government ministries
surface form: Israeli government documents

human rights organization reports
writings of liberal Zionist commentators

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Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom relatedWorkByAuthor Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End
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