‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel
The outspoken former member of a Brooklyn Hasidic sect has been a vocal Israel critic in Germany, which since World War II has been highly sensitive to perceptions of antisemitism.
An Israeli flag flutters next to a German and a EU flag, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen)ByTOBY AXELROD/JTAUpdated: