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Prime Minister Menachem Begin had for weeks remained uncharacteristically silent in the face of mounting public criticism of his policies by prominent American Jews, but last week the Israeli leader spoke out. In an open letter to one of his most persistent critics, Leonard Fein, the editor of the U.S. Jewish monthly Moment, Begin said: "On matters that relate to the national security of this little nation in the land of Israel, please refrain from proffering advice, at least in public, within earshot of our enemies who conspire to do us evil...
Begin's reply was aimed at the growing number of U.S. Jews who have abandoned their traditional stance of public solidarity with Israel and have openly expressed dissent. The Prime Minister singled out Fein because Begin believed Fein had "organized" the 56 American Jewish leaders who put their names to a statement that was released early this month. (In May, the same document had been signed by 250 prominent Israelis...
Following the appearance of the statement of the "56," Fein was cited as saying in an interview that the statement had signified "a vote of nonconfidence in the present [Israeli] government by a significant segment of the American Jewish leadership." Fein's interpretation was disputed by five of the original American signers, who said that they were in full agreement with Begin "on most matters." Fein later wrote to Begin saying that he had not intended to criticize his person, only his policies...
...when the Justices agreed on the outcome of a case, they often disagreed about the reasoning that should lead up to it. In four critical cases handed down during its final week, the court splintered into 22 separate concurring and dissenting opinions. Such diversity, says Justice Department Lawyer Bruce Fein, "gives relatively little guidance to state and federal courts, elected officials or the private sector. It makes for an uneven application...
...realization." Implicitly opposing the Begin policy of building more Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the statement also condemned those who "advance the vicious cycle of extremism and violence" and concluded that "their way endangers and isolates Israel." The statement, in the view of Brandeis University Professor Leonard Fein, was "a vote of no confidence in the present Israeli government by a significant segment of the American Jewish leadership...