In this interview on Kan 11, journalist Dov Gilhar speaks with Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, about actor Mandy Patinkin’s controversial remarks linking rising antisemitism in the U.S. to the actions of the Israeli government in Gaza. Gilhar challenges Kurtzer with pointed questions, framing Patinkin as a fringe figure and suggesting that opposition to Israel’s policies reflects marginal or unpatriotic views. Kurtzer pushes back with clarity, emphasizing the moral and Zionist foundations of American Jewish criticism and calling for nuanced understanding rather than politicized dismissal.