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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am friends with a group from my sons school. We get together once a month for lunch or dinner.

So happens we went out for lunch today for our monthly get together. We are a real mix of personalities. Of the 8 of us, 2 are Jewish the rest are mixed religions. We all never bring up politics or religion as an unspoken rule however today the most outspoken of the bunch came out and blasted Israel for what they are doing. She really unloaded, once she got started, she didn't let up (with encouragement from others). We were all kind of surprised and in shock at first. One of the moms (Jewish) is married to a christian husband and is not religious and was one of the first to agree. Then a few others did too. [b]The other Jewish mom however did not take this well. She started to defend whats going on then abruptly got up and said she had to leave early.[/b]

Of all the moms, shes the one I am the least close with but I feel badly for how it went. I want to call her just to see how shes doing because I know it was upsetting to her. Not to say I agree with her at all but shes human and  no doubt felt really outnumbered as the "ringleader" came on really strong. Should I call or leave it alone?[/quote]

It sounds like she's uncomfortable with truth. It might be time for her to wake up to reality, even if it's uncomfortable. It doesn't sound like she was targeted or blamed because she's Jewish (and she should absolutely not be), but ethically, walking away when you feel uncomfortable is a bit childish. There are so many Jews of conscience who abhor what Israel is doing - [b]this isn't a religious thing, it's a political litmus test. [/b]

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Which is completely inappropriate at a monthly mom’s dinner.

I’d reach out and check in with her op.  [/quote]

Completely appropriate to discuss world events. These are intelligent women meeting for dinner.  It’s not trad wife recipe sharing time. [/quote]

You have the right to bring up controversial topics that you may handle poorly at a mom brunch. Then other moms have the right to leave and not come back. [/quote]

DP. True. But leaving and getting up when discussing real events that have had fatal consequences on others, is highly immature. Also, genocide isn't "controversial." And if you can't or don't want to talk about it because it makes you uncomfortable... then perhaps think about why you feel so uncomfortable. [/quote]

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