Islamophobic and anti-semitic hate crimes in the US since 10/7

[Anonymous]

Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

[Anonymous]

I work in media and after 9/11 we consistently made anti islamophobic content for then years. I can’t see anyone doing this for Jews. People have a hard time seeing Jews as persecuted even though they have been to historic levels. I don’t know why - maybe it’s bc of the money (though Islam with Saudi backing has a ton of cash). Honestly I think it’s a very insidious type of racism and is part of why Israel is so aggressive because they know how easily anti semitism seeds and spreads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

Thanks for your comment. I agree hate is hate. It's just that I feel like Islamophobia is not even acknowledged by some, really the right and the Republican party.
DeSantis referred to "so-called Islamophobia" the other day in the debate.

There was an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal last week saying "Islamophobia isn't real."

Would a major American newspaper publish an article declaring "Anti-semitism isn't real"?

And this was after a 6 year old American boy was killed in his own home. If that is not Islamophobia, or an anti-Arab hate crime, I don't know what qualifies. It's real. It's dangerous. And some acknowledgement from the Republican party would be helpful at this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

I do not think that questioning Israel’s right to existence is in itself anti-semantic. Zionism has some really murky roots in the fact that there is research that shows was supported by Hitler, European countries and the US as a way to reject Jews from their land. In this context, Israel can be seen as an appeasement of antisemitism.

Since my father is Jewish I get that I would be viewed by some as Jewish and therefore at as much risk as any Jew in the US. Indeed I am more nervous about being targeted for a hate crime than I was a month ago. But so are my middle eastern friends. And, honestly, I’m more afraid for my kids who are half white and half Indian and sometimes are mistaken for middle eastern. My fear as a Jew doesn’t trump theirs and this insistence that it does is actually pretty dangerous in my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

I do not think that questioning Israel’s right to existence is in itself anti-semantic. Zionism has some really murky roots in the fact that there is research that shows was supported by Hitler, European countries and the US as a way to reject Jews from their land. In this context, Israel can be seen as an appeasement of antisemitism.

Since my father is Jewish I get that I would be viewed by some as Jewish and therefore at as much risk as any Jew in the US. Indeed I am more nervous about being targeted for a hate crime than I was a month ago. But so are my middle eastern friends. And, honestly, I’m more afraid for my kids who are half white and half Indian and sometimes are mistaken for middle eastern. My fear as a Jew doesn’t trump theirs and this insistence that it does is actually pretty dangerous in my mind.

claiming that hitler supported zionism and conflating those who things is BEYOND the pale, and if you dont know why then read this.
JFC
https://providencemag.com/2018/07/hitler-zionist/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

Is anyone calling for the destruction of a Muslim country? That’s the point re Israel. Israel is a country largely made up of Jews and containing a large percentage of ALL the Jews in the workd - calling for its destruction is intextricable from calling for the destruction of Jews.

It’s one thing to call for legal reform in Israel (which I understand a vast number of Israelis want - they all protested Netanyahu). Quite another to call for Israel to be destroyed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

I do not think that questioning Israel’s right to existence is in itself anti-semantic. Zionism has some really murky roots in the fact that there is research that shows was supported by Hitler, European countries and the US as a way to reject Jews from their land. In this context, Israel can be seen as an appeasement of antisemitism.

Since my father is Jewish I get that I would be viewed by some as Jewish and therefore at as much risk as any Jew in the US. Indeed I am more nervous about being targeted for a hate crime than I was a month ago. But so are my middle eastern friends. And, honestly, I’m more afraid for my kids who are half white and half Indian and sometimes are mistaken for middle eastern. My fear as a Jew doesn’t trump theirs and this insistence that it does is actually pretty dangerous in my mind.

Wow. Well, what exactly do you think will happen if Israel no longer exists?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

This is where the facism and thought police really comes into play. There is 100% a political and legal question as to the legal ability of Britain to grant the Palestinian territories with millions of Arab and Muslim residents to the Jewish refugees from Europe. One can argue the morality of that decision for years. It is not anti-semitic in the slightest. It is a valid, academic question as to the validity of that politically motivated decision which has resulted in complete upheaval, instability and chaos in the region.

To this day, we have academic discussions regarding the decision to drop the A-bomb at the end of WW2. We debate the merits (or de-merits) of Sykes - Picot, the colonization of the Americas, Christopher Columbus' standing in history, and a hundred other historical occurrences. It is completely ASTOUNDING to me that we are never permitted to debate any historical, legal, or moral occurrences having to do in, around, or of the state of Israel without it being labeled as anti-semitic.

It is not anti-semitic. It is a valid academic discussion as to what is possible the most consequential act in the region for the past century.

[Anonymous]

A DIVINITY student......

Harvard - another student has been identified participating in the antisemitic mob caught harassing a Jewish pupil in this now viral clip.

Meet Harvard Divinity School student Elom Tettey-Tamaklo. Tettey-Tamaklo graduated from Haverford College with a concentration in political science and African studies.

He is the recipient of the prestigious Clementine Cope Fellowship, a 124 year old fund that helps support graduate studies for Haverford Alumni.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

I do not think that questioning Israel’s right to existence is in itself anti-semantic. Zionism has some really murky roots in the fact that there is research that shows was supported by Hitler, European countries and the US as a way to reject Jews from their land. In this context, Israel can be seen as an appeasement of antisemitism.

Since my father is Jewish I get that I would be viewed by some as Jewish and therefore at as much risk as any Jew in the US. Indeed I am more nervous about being targeted for a hate crime than I was a month ago. But so are my middle eastern friends. And, honestly, I’m more afraid for my kids who are half white and half Indian and sometimes are mistaken for middle eastern. My fear as a Jew doesn’t trump theirs and this insistence that it does is actually pretty dangerous in my mind.

claiming that hitler supported zionism and conflating those who things is BEYOND the pale, and if you dont know why then read this.
JFC
https://providencemag.com/2018/07/hitler-zionist/

I am not following the logic of that article. I’m not saying that Hitler’s actions were in any manner good, I just pointed out that there was historical evidence he supported Zionism as one way of pushing Jews out of Germany. Should that that have happened? Of course not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

Is anyone calling for the destruction of a Muslim country? That’s the point re Israel. Israel is a country largely made up of Jews and containing a large percentage of ALL the Jews in the workd - calling for its destruction is intextricable from calling for the destruction of Jews.

It’s one thing to call for legal reform in Israel (which I understand a vast number of Israelis want - they all protested Netanyahu). Quite another to call for Israel to be destroyed.

Israel is quite literally blowing up Gaza as we speak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now. Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point.

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic. Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago. But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm. In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.

To me - questioning the right of Israel to exist at all is anti semitic. It’s not ‘just a country’. It is representative of historic racism directed at Jews such that millions were killed just for being Jews. They needed a country because the hate for them was so overwhelming that they weren’t safe anywhere. That does not mean I think Gazans should be killed or that Palestinians should have fewer rights. But calling Jews - who are the same color as Palestinians and have a hugely shared history - ‘white colonists’ is horribly racist in my mind.
Side note. You’re not half Jewish. My dad is Christian and my mom is Jewish - so I’m Jewish. Same goes for you. The reason that’s important is bc in a world where ‘Jews’ are seen as a race, and handled as such, you either are one or you aren’t

I do not think that questioning Israel’s right to existence is in itself anti-semantic. Zionism has some really murky roots in the fact that there is research that shows was supported by Hitler, European countries and the US as a way to reject Jews from their land. In this context, Israel can be seen as an appeasement of antisemitism.

Since my father is Jewish I get that I would be viewed by some as Jewish and therefore at as much risk as any Jew in the US. Indeed I am more nervous about being targeted for a hate crime than I was a month ago. But so are my middle eastern friends. And, honestly, I’m more afraid for my kids who are half white and half Indian and sometimes are mistaken for middle eastern. My fear as a Jew doesn’t trump theirs and this insistence that it does is actually pretty dangerous in my mind.

Wow. Well, what exactly do you think will happen if Israel no longer exists?

Given what happened on 10/7, I do not think that Israel’s existence has made things safer for Jews.