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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in my 40's a professional and Episcopalian as is my H. We are both in a field where there are many Jews that we work with. Many of whom are our friends that we socialize/do business with.

What we have found since this whole upheaval in the Middle East is that it has become beyond a hot button topic if it is brought up. My H fully supports Palestine as do I though we do not go talking about it as we are not by nature confrontational people however at a dinner the other night this situation came up and we were both rather startled over how incredibly defensive and almost indignant every single Jew at that table became when a few other non Jews even hinted that Israel was wrong. It was clear they were at that moment wearing their Israeli hat far more than their American one.

We have found over time that Jews in general seem to defend Israel at any cost even if deep deep down they might just not agree with everything they do, it's almost as if its sacrilegious to go against saying something about their mother country. Which brings me to the point of this post......[b]as a Jew do you feel this way? Is it more about your allegiance to Israel bottom line vs. how you really truly feel?[/b] It just really seems that way with literally every single Jewish person we know. Now we are finding ourselves especially as of late avoiding social situations with many of them to avoid uncomfortable situation  like the other night which is really unfortunate as we really like a number of them sans the politics![/quote]

No. But I do side-eye people who make sweeping statements about "Jews in general".

Pretty sad that you're avoiding social situations. Why not just say "it's a complicated situation, and thoughtful people can disagree about it" and talk about any one of the thousand other topics out there?

- a Jewish woman in her 40s[/quote]

Thoughtful people can decline to start conversations that may end badly.

It would be unacceptable acquiescence to many of us to remain silent or be expected to equivocate in conversations in which Israel's current military operation is championed or defended.

I do not equate Israel's actions with all Jews, and some of my Jewish friends in this country are the most eloquent, studied opponents of what Netanyahu is doing.  However, if it boils down to choosing between someone thinking I'm supportive of Israel right now or anti-Semitic, I'd choose the latter, because it's Palestinian children who are dying by the hundreds at the hands of Israel, with the support of our Government, and I find the argument that anyone else is responsible for their deaths to be nothing short of absurd.

So, no, just saying "it's complicated" doesn't work for me, unless it's truly a way to change the topic.  [/quote]

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