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There’s a narrative that calling out the antisemitism is just like how right wingers said everyone riots and engages in property destruction during BLM rallies. I think that’s a false equivalence thought.
I also think that sometimes “Zionism” is used as a euphemism by antisemites because they know it’s more palatable.
Right. There are many Jews that have no relation to, or interest in, Zionism. It’s racist and ignorant to assume otherwise.
And let me tell you, it really sucks to have to regularly explain to both Zionists and antisemites alike that I'm not a fucking Israeli just because I'm a Jew.
I get it. My grandmother was Jewish, and I had a bar mitzvah, although I don’t practice. I’m genealogically only 4% Jewish, but it turns out my mother’s mother was all that mattered for acceptance. I live in NY, so I naturally know a lot of Jews. I also have Israeli-American friends, born in Israel with dual citizenship, that I befriended at work over the years. With all those connections, not a single one is in support of Netanyahu’s horrific actions, and all are resentful of the implications of labeling judgement of his actions as antisemitic. It’s that reason I try to defend against criticism of Jews and Israeli citizens alike. Making assumptions about entire groups of people is racist or nationalist, and the exact same flavor of ignorance that is perpetuating the conflict.
Sorry to hear you have to do that. Hopefully you can also run into the many folks out there who judge based on actions, not genetics or where someone was born/resides. I never care about race except to make sure people aren't made to suffer because of it. I like science, and I don't think it makes any scientific sense to make assumptions about someone's character because of things like how much pigment their skin produces.
Oh I certainly do. There are far more good people than there are bigots.