Second, while Hebrew is slurred as a symbol of “far right Israeli militarism,” nowhere does the Times article acknowledge that Hebrew is also the language of the bible and the Jewish prayer book, both of which include extensive reference to, and praise of, peace. Hebrew is the language of Israeli left-wing advocacy groups such as B’Tselem and Peace Now. For some, the New York Times symbolizes far left American Israel-bashing. As The Algemeiner noted previously, articles like this Hebrew-bashing one don’t show up in the Sunday New York Times opinion section by accident. When the full story of that decline is someday written, in any language, Stavans’ New York Times article may be worth a footnote.

Source: New York Times September 07, 2023 17:52 UTC