1.0Steven Waldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldmanswaldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/author/swaldmanWill Israel Split America's Religious Left? - Steven Waldmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fNLQlZvZKM"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2009/01/will-israel-split-americas-rel.html">Will Israel Split America’s Religious Left?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2009/01/will-israel-split-americas-rel.html/embed#?secret=fNLQlZvZKM" width="600" height="338" title="“Will Israel Split America’s Religious Left?” — Steven Waldman" data-secret="fNLQlZvZKM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The Protestant religious left has always had some anti-Israel tendencies. The governing bodies for Presbyterians, Methodists and United Church of Christ had all moved toward divesting from companies doing business in Israel, morally equating the Jewish state with South Africa. Listening to a show on XM’s “Talk Left” this morning, heard author Norman Finkelstein talking…