Brilliant. Very well articulated. Iām not Jewish or Israeli but have tried to fight the lies as much as I can and I have continually come up against the same lies and bullshit as your mate in their response. Go Israel. I support you all the way.
I go to the Austin City Council meetings every two weeks to sit with my Jewish neighbors so that the council can see that not everyone in Austin is an idiot who supports a one sided ceasefire against Hamas, or who wants to ban weapons shipments to Israel.
Last time, the woman who sat next to me started to cry when she saw I was wearing a Catholic bracelet (I am a cultural Catholic, not actually religious). She cried because she said she feels as if the Jewish people are so alone. That is devastating to me. That this woman would break down in tears just because I did the minimum decent thing.
I don't feel comfortable being thanked, either. It's like being thanked for not kicking puppies or something.
Jill doesn't know how right she is. Below is an excerpt from an anti-Zionism manifesto that was taped to the doors of Jewish faculty in my department, by people in our own department. It was also signed by a graduate student. Not only were there no consequences, this student and his faculty mentors are in good standing, and continue to post on the department listserv regularly.
"We recognize the 75-year occupation of Palestine by the colonial settler state of Israel and the
ongoing violence that the Palestinian people have endured. We recognize that the United States
and the West have supported and funded the project of Israel since its inception, to which we
attribute the U.S.ās ongoing support. We denounce and express great worry about the genocidal
rhetoric and tactics used by Israeli officials, its repetition by mainstream Western news outlets,
and Western silence and support for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people."
I don't think they care what anyone thinks outside of their online bubble. When I was a kid, the overt anti-Jewish stuff in my community came from white Christian men without a college degree. Now, they are the ones defending Jews in our community, and the white highly educated upper-middle class progressive women have taken their place. Life's a trip.
Like most liberal Jews, I'm embedded in a progressive community. So, it sucks quite bad at the moment. Can't get a coffee or donut without navigating a barista with an N95 and a watermelon flag pin.
Nailed it. Anti Zionism is just camouflaged anti semitism.
The world (especially the west and the middle east) may try to couch their words in "politically" correct words but the hard reality is that the ingrained anti semitism is always simmering below the surface.
Millenia of ingrained envy and inferiority complexes resulting in pogroms, ghettos and bigotry will not go away in a generation or two.
I am an Indian and an atheist and we have our own bigotry and biases (caste system/religious divides) that have resurfaced.
Being a student of history, I am always amazed how many people think they need to comment on Israel and Palestine without any knowledge of the land known as Judea.
In Rome, Italy, where I live 1. flyers called people to pray at the Islamic Centre (unofficial š) on Thursday to remember Nasrallah, 2. the Palestine Forum objected to police banning a pro-Pal march planned for today - the police want to move it to next Saturday, away from 7 October - with the argument āin our country it cannot be the various organizations of the Jewish communities or the right-wing newspapers that decide who can or cannot demonstrateā. Itās very hard to see how such sentiments arenāt antisemitic.
One of my family members engages in this behavior and visited Lebanon to help refugees many years agoā¦so, traveling to the ME doesnāt always work. Turkey is the nearest ME country I have been to, but I also have a degree in Religious Studies and know the I/P situation from a university level. I also have Yazidi friends who told me their storiesā¦
I'm not surprised you got hate on Medium. I was suspended from Medium for objecting to trans women competing against women in sports (but only if they've gone through a male puberty). My son is a trans man and I know this denial of biology has fueled backlash against trans rights. My son wants no part of trans activism and finds it offensive. But "Alt Left" sites like Medium silence anyone who disagrees with the dogma. As bad as the denial of biology is, this horrific contempt for the Jewish people is a thousand times worse, and a thousand times more dangerous. I keep hoping I am going to wake up from this nightmare, but here we are.
Antisemitism is too kind of a word. This is pure Jew hatred. We know this hatred has always had a home on the right but the hatred from the left is thousands of times greater. The Jacobins have infected us beyond measure. The survival of Israel and the worldās Jews depends on it. Western civilization depends upon Israel being successful. We are the canary in the coal mine. We will not survive another 4 years of this current administration and western civilization may not survive either.
I know those who called themselves Jews, but are not they are from the synagogue of Satan said by Jesus Christ strange thing for a fellow Jew to say no ? Christ knew who he was dealing with and yet somehow we are supposed to believe the Jews who literally had him killed.The Jews are god chosen people and their god is Satan.Jesus said it and I believe it..Call me a antisemite if you will but I donāt care.Perhaps people are just disgusted with them slaughtering Palestinians living in their open air prison and their sickening celebration videos on YouTube dancing near the dead bodies of their victims. I suppose the world is supposed to celebrate along with them..Israel was founded by Jewish terrorists and because of that they helped to create their enemies..Killing innocent children and women is not a virtue and cannot be tolerated by anyone with a conscience
The gibbering, borderline illiterate, obviously mentally-ill freaks prove the point you made in your essay, every time. Such sad, lost little people; obsessed, to the point of ruining their own lives, with a situation they have no personal stake in. Sorry you have to deal with them.
Brilliant. Very well articulated. Iām not Jewish or Israeli but have tried to fight the lies as much as I can and I have continually come up against the same lies and bullshit as your mate in their response. Go Israel. I support you all the way.
Thank you for your allyship.
Absolutely no need to thank me. But thank you anyway šš»šš»
I go to the Austin City Council meetings every two weeks to sit with my Jewish neighbors so that the council can see that not everyone in Austin is an idiot who supports a one sided ceasefire against Hamas, or who wants to ban weapons shipments to Israel.
Last time, the woman who sat next to me started to cry when she saw I was wearing a Catholic bracelet (I am a cultural Catholic, not actually religious). She cried because she said she feels as if the Jewish people are so alone. That is devastating to me. That this woman would break down in tears just because I did the minimum decent thing.
I don't feel comfortable being thanked, either. It's like being thanked for not kicking puppies or something.
Anyway: Solidarity!
You are a beautiful person Penny š¤š¤
Jill doesn't know how right she is. Below is an excerpt from an anti-Zionism manifesto that was taped to the doors of Jewish faculty in my department, by people in our own department. It was also signed by a graduate student. Not only were there no consequences, this student and his faculty mentors are in good standing, and continue to post on the department listserv regularly.
"We recognize the 75-year occupation of Palestine by the colonial settler state of Israel and the
ongoing violence that the Palestinian people have endured. We recognize that the United States
and the West have supported and funded the project of Israel since its inception, to which we
attribute the U.S.ās ongoing support. We denounce and express great worry about the genocidal
rhetoric and tactics used by Israeli officials, its repetition by mainstream Western news outlets,
and Western silence and support for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people."
Wow, I didn't know it was possible to jam all of the current word vomit about Israel in a single flyer, but they managed it.
And more to the point, why would Israel care what some useful idiot thinks. The narcissism and self importance of these idiots is next level.
I don't think they care what anyone thinks outside of their online bubble. When I was a kid, the overt anti-Jewish stuff in my community came from white Christian men without a college degree. Now, they are the ones defending Jews in our community, and the white highly educated upper-middle class progressive women have taken their place. Life's a trip.
Isn't that demographic shift weird?!
Like most liberal Jews, I'm embedded in a progressive community. So, it sucks quite bad at the moment. Can't get a coffee or donut without navigating a barista with an N95 and a watermelon flag pin.
I hear you Chris. We must give each other strength during these bizarre and frankly scary times of ours.
Itās a strange time for sure.
Agreed! You said it ! Iām sharing everywhere !
Nailed it. Anti Zionism is just camouflaged anti semitism.
The world (especially the west and the middle east) may try to couch their words in "politically" correct words but the hard reality is that the ingrained anti semitism is always simmering below the surface.
Millenia of ingrained envy and inferiority complexes resulting in pogroms, ghettos and bigotry will not go away in a generation or two.
I am an Indian and an atheist and we have our own bigotry and biases (caste system/religious divides) that have resurfaced.
Being a student of history, I am always amazed how many people think they need to comment on Israel and Palestine without any knowledge of the land known as Judea.
In Rome, Italy, where I live 1. flyers called people to pray at the Islamic Centre (unofficial š) on Thursday to remember Nasrallah, 2. the Palestine Forum objected to police banning a pro-Pal march planned for today - the police want to move it to next Saturday, away from 7 October - with the argument āin our country it cannot be the various organizations of the Jewish communities or the right-wing newspapers that decide who can or cannot demonstrateā. Itās very hard to see how such sentiments arenāt antisemitic.
That's because...wait for it...they are antisemitic!
āAll anti-Semites are anti Zionistā. Christopher Hitchens
One of my family members engages in this behavior and visited Lebanon to help refugees many years agoā¦so, traveling to the ME doesnāt always work. Turkey is the nearest ME country I have been to, but I also have a degree in Religious Studies and know the I/P situation from a university level. I also have Yazidi friends who told me their storiesā¦
However, I would agree with you overall.
I'm not surprised you got hate on Medium. I was suspended from Medium for objecting to trans women competing against women in sports (but only if they've gone through a male puberty). My son is a trans man and I know this denial of biology has fueled backlash against trans rights. My son wants no part of trans activism and finds it offensive. But "Alt Left" sites like Medium silence anyone who disagrees with the dogma. As bad as the denial of biology is, this horrific contempt for the Jewish people is a thousand times worse, and a thousand times more dangerous. I keep hoping I am going to wake up from this nightmare, but here we are.
Thank You so much for speaking out.
Antisemitism is too kind of a word. This is pure Jew hatred. We know this hatred has always had a home on the right but the hatred from the left is thousands of times greater. The Jacobins have infected us beyond measure. The survival of Israel and the worldās Jews depends on it. Western civilization depends upon Israel being successful. We are the canary in the coal mine. We will not survive another 4 years of this current administration and western civilization may not survive either.
Truth indeed!!!
Anti Zionism is anti Semitism
Hasbara Helper, anyone?
Self hating Jews have a very long snd sorry history which goes back to the dawn of the Jewish People
I know those who called themselves Jews, but are not they are from the synagogue of Satan said by Jesus Christ strange thing for a fellow Jew to say no ? Christ knew who he was dealing with and yet somehow we are supposed to believe the Jews who literally had him killed.The Jews are god chosen people and their god is Satan.Jesus said it and I believe it..Call me a antisemite if you will but I donāt care.Perhaps people are just disgusted with them slaughtering Palestinians living in their open air prison and their sickening celebration videos on YouTube dancing near the dead bodies of their victims. I suppose the world is supposed to celebrate along with them..Israel was founded by Jewish terrorists and because of that they helped to create their enemies..Killing innocent children and women is not a virtue and cannot be tolerated by anyone with a conscience
Oh absolutely, when I picture a "Jewish terrorist," David Ben Gurion immediately comes to mind. Thanks for the reminder.
The gibbering, borderline illiterate, obviously mentally-ill freaks prove the point you made in your essay, every time. Such sad, lost little people; obsessed, to the point of ruining their own lives, with a situation they have no personal stake in. Sorry you have to deal with them.
SJP: Scumbags Jerking to āPalestineā
You just perfectly described Hamas.
You are biblically illiterate.
Really I donāt think so
We know you don't, Bradley.
You are all either ignorant or liars like your father Satan either way I will pray for you š