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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can honestly say that I'm less upset by Trayon's White's comments/actions than by the repetitive attempts here to say that they "aren't that bad."

I actually don't care what happens with Trayon White as an individual. What I would like is recognition that anti-semitism among people of color is on the rise, with the cause of the Palestinians a convenient cover for those accusations. For American Jews, it increasingly feels like (mostly mild, "all Jews are like this") anti-semitism is ok on the left and the right. It's alarming.

When you combine it with the rise in real anti-Jewish hate crimes here and around the world, Jews aren't sure what to think. It certainly feels like Jews are the last group anyone wants to defend ...[/quote]

Could you provide proof of your assertion before asking for any sort of recognition ?[/quote]

CBS News: Anti-Semitic incidents spike 57 percent in 2017, report says -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-semitic-incidents-spike-57-percent-in-2017-report-says/
The Independent (UK): Antisemitic hate crimes hit record high as violent assaults increase by more than a third in a year -- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/antisemitic-hate-crimes-record-high-violent-assaults-community-security-trust-cst-a8187941.html
JTA: Number of anti-Semitic hate crimes edged up last year, FBI reports -- https://www.jta.org/2017/11/13/news-opinion/united-states/number-of-anti-semitic-hate-crimes-edged-up-last-year-fbi-reports

Lots more if you Google. I chose these three because they came up early in the search and are reputable news sources.[/quote]
The problem with your statistics - and I'm in agreement with you - is that liberals will blame overt  antisemtitic attacks assaults all on Trump, while they concurrently send the message that antisemtitic attitudes, as opposed to outright vandalism, isn't that big a deal. What they fail to realize is that the tacit acceptance of antisemtitic attitudes - including the apparently pervasive messaging that anti-Semtitic attitudes aren't all that bad as long as you're not vandalizing Jewish property - is playing into it.

As an American Jew, I don't know where to turn. There is an extreme fringe group of antisemties on the right, and a more subtle but more pervasive form of antisemitism on the left. [/quote]

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