Because the Soviets needed to be ANTAGONIZED before hurting the Jews?????????????
Puhleeze! And Avi Weiss may not be your cup of tea(or mine, either, in some ways) necessarily, but what did YOU do to help free SJ? At least I went to every rally there was and made my voice heard along with all the other Jews who were there to show solidarity. Even if it did NOT help (and I do not buy that), it helped the people who were present, because it made them walk the walk as well as talk the talk. And that can never be bad for us, because it helps us to grow as human beings, to fight for something other than our own personal needs.