Author: Rosabel Crean

“Our non-Jewish community struggles to grasp our deep-seated fixation and obsession with Israel,” remarks American right-wing lawyer Abe Foxman at the outset of Israelism, a timely new documentary. Through the lens of two young Jewish Americans, the film offers a revealing exploration of their disillusionment upon realizing that Israel falls short of the idealized “Jewish Disneyland” they once envisioned. Foxman, a prominent figure as the head of America’s influential Jewish organization Anti-Defamation League, features regularly in the documentary to depict the formidable and historic support for Israel among Jewish Americans. “I think our film is helping to explain some of…