This is a hard story to write, because the topic is so amorphous, but Emily Hauser begins to get at something really important. As she writes, Its hard to sketch an absence or reproduce a silence. Its easier to report whispers, but those who whisper often seek anonymity. And anecdotes, of course, are not data. But something important is going on out there - both an incomprehension among many Jews and a weird, intense spike in vitriol on the part of supporters.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:10:23 +0000