US rabbi blames Netanyahu's 'right wing messianism' for the end of 'Jewish Golden Age'
US rabbi blames Netanyahu's 'right wing messianism' for the end of 'Jewish Golden Age' Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 11/09/2026 - 10:49 Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch said anti-Zionism had become normalised in American public life and urged Jewish leaders to reassess their political alliances Israelis seen during a raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on 23 July 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off…
US rabbi Ammiel Hirsch has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "right-wing messianism and West Bank lawlessness" for contributing to the decline of the Jewish Golden Age in America. Hirsch made these remarks during a sermon focused on the US midterm election results, stating that the "Golden Age of American Jewry" has ended.
He cited rising settler violence, comments by political influencer Hasan Piker, and an election ad blaming Israel for US food prices as contributing factors. Hirsch also criticized several incoming members of Congress for their opposition to Israel and accused them of being "viscerally, obsessively and ideologically opposed to the very idea of Israel".
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