I read Gary Rosenblatt’s column (“I Love Israel, But Does Israel Love Me?” May 29), and I am becoming less inclined to identify with and support Israel. A major source of my alienation is the potential reverses in religious equality in Israel. Another issue for me is the lack of acceptance for non-Orthodox branches of Judaism. How can I identify with or support a Jewish state that does not, by Orthodox law, consider me to be a “real” Jew?
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