I’m not sure if this is the right community for this question, but it says “no stupid question” so here goes. I’m an Israeli who now lives in the US, but I am considering permanently residing in the US or elsewhere (perhaps somewhere in Europe or Canada) because I’ve become kinda disillusioned with Israel for a variety of reasons (the war in Gaza being one of them, the erosion of democracy by Likud being another, and etc) but is that cowardly to leave? Should I go back and try to change society or should I just leave for good? Thanks for your time.
You absolutely don’t have to do that from the inside.
Great revolutionaries produced their brightest works while abroad, and they did change societies. You can always return to Israel later to try and change the game - or become a dissident living abroad, which is still valid. You’ll still have influence over Israeli people if you want to.