Word: american
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Rosenthal--a past president of the Association of University Presses and a current member of the Association of American Publishers board-- created several professional book clubs duringhis career, including the Library of Science andReader's Subscription. The Harvard Medical SchoolHealth Letter, with over 300,000 subscribers, andthe new Harvard Education Letter are amongRosenthal's recent accomplishments...
...grave intellectual crisis confronts many American-Jewish supporters of Israel. For more than 40 years, Israel has been able to rely on the support of a majority of Americans. The reason is simple: Americans believe in propping up threatened democracies, and Israel is a threatened democracy...
...large group of American Jews want the U.S. to support Israel simply because it is a Jewish state. For them, Israel's status as a democracy is an ancillary benefit. They would support Israel even if it weren't democratic, just so long as it is Jewish...
Although few of them would admit it, a large number of American Jews hold these opinions. Until recently, these people, whom I call "the Zealots," were not readily distinguishable from the more moderate supporters of Israel...
...Zealots face the dilemma of justifying their unconditional advocacy of Israel to the majority of Americans who do not share it. For most American supporters of Israel (myself included), Israel deserves our backing only as long as it preserves the political liberty we embrace...