Preston Werner on Nostr: Related to the fear Israelis are feeling, and here’s a little tip for you on the ...
Related to the fear Israelis are feeling, and here’s a little tip for you on the international left: Fucking stamp out any whiff of antisemitism in any pro-Palestinian movement you are a part of. It shouldn’t have to be explained that antisemitism is morally abhorrent. And by the way, that remains the number 1, intrinsic reason to get it out of your circles.
It’s also extremely counterproductive. If you want to build a broad movement for justice, you aren’t going to do that by making a group of people fearful of being targeted because they celebrate different holidays than you, or because they were born into a different ethnicity than you. Does anyone honestly think spray painting something on a random synagogue or Jewish community center is somehow going to help ease the suffering of the Palestinians? That screaming at some random person in a yarmulke (who may very well agree with you politically!) is going to convince people to stop supporting the place in the world where they are ensured they will be protected from such harassment? Expunge these people from your groups, they aren’t leftists in any sense that you should want to identify with. They are taking advantage of this moment with bad intent, just like the antisemites on the right who are extremely pro-Israel are.
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It’s also extremely counterproductive. If you want to build a broad movement for justice, you aren’t going to do that by making a group of people fearful of being targeted because they celebrate different holidays than you, or because they were born into a different ethnicity than you. Does anyone honestly think spray painting something on a random synagogue or Jewish community center is somehow going to help ease the suffering of the Palestinians? That screaming at some random person in a yarmulke (who may very well agree with you politically!) is going to convince people to stop supporting the place in the world where they are ensured they will be protected from such harassment? Expunge these people from your groups, they aren’t leftists in any sense that you should want to identify with. They are taking advantage of this moment with bad intent, just like the antisemites on the right who are extremely pro-Israel are.
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