don't worry guys, it's just antizio-- oh wait, the Met officer literally said the Jewish man would be arrested for the crime of [checks notes] being Jewish in the street and that being Jewish could cause the Hamasniks to turn violent, so the Jewish man would be held responsible for disrupting the peace. also apparently it's OK for pro-Palestine protestors to threaten and vow to follow visibly Jewish people around for no other crime than being Jewish in a public space, and not get called out/arrested by the police in the UK.

BUT DON'T WORRY GUYS, IT'S JUST ANTIZIONISM 🤪

Goyim: silence is complicity!

Goyim: [silent on October 7th]

Goyim: [silent as Jewish preschools get shot at ]

Goyim: [silent as synagogues get bombed]

Goyim: [silent as Jews get beaten by protestors]

Goyim: [silent as Jewish babies get their identity documents defaced and destroyed by government employees]

Goyim: [silent as elementary school teachers instruct their students to harass Jewish teachers]

Goyim: [silent as city employees "protest" outside of random Jews' homes]

Goyim: [silent as Jewish kids are made so unsafe in school that their families either have to move or pull them out of school altogether]

Goyim: How dare you say I don't take antisemitism seriously!

(and that's the ones were silent and not actively celebrating)

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the stupid little connect-the-dots drawing 😭 that’s not even how kids’ puzzles work

if Jews don’t feel safe in the environment you’ve created, you’ve created an antisemitic environment. i don’t get why that’s a hard concept to internalize and comprehend.

There's this fascinating exchange between homochadensistm and a young Lebanese-Palestinian. It's fascinating because, 1.) it does demonstrate that if you try to meet people where they are and talk to them like humans, you can create understanding but 2.) it also perfectly demonstrates that this kind of human connection is not sufficient as a basis of politics.

Several long reblogs into the thread, the Palestinian says "my grandfather had a house and an orange orchard, but Jewish settlers kicked him out and burned down the orchard." Homochad replies, "I'm so sorry that happened to your family, war is terrible! I'm not trying to convince you Israel is perfect, I'm just trying to convince you that we belong here like you do."

So... what, she just wants bygones to be bygones? What about the house and the orchard? Does Homochad (or any Zionist) think there should be consequences for that? Reparations?

Of course not. The settler always thinks the issue ought to be done and dusted, settled. That's why the settler can present herself as the reasonable one, on the side of peace. She believes that the violence which created her current position, while regrettable, is basically justified and is certainly not in need of repair.

The settler gets to stand on the stolen land, in the stolen house, looking out at the stolen garden and say, "can't we all just learn to live in peace and harmony? Why are you so hateful?"

Seeing leftists drool after Iran and Russia has certainly been..... interesting.....

Source : this modern Jew on Instagram

I love it when anti-Israel dingbats try to say that "Palestine is a queer issue!" and argue that all LGBT people and all leftists should be anti-Israel because of the "intersectionality" between gay rights and Palestinian rights, or when anti-Israel dingbats try to argue that "Palestine is an indigenous issue/colonization issue" because they're in favor of indigenous land-back movements until an indigenous land-back movement succeeds.

Yeah, people with various different identities have different experiences than people who aren't those things. But that doesn't mean that we need to center the discussion on Palestine every time people are trying to advance the rights of other disadvantaged groups (see: the Women's March organizers). Being a minority in multiple aspects doesn't mean you're obligated to take a strong stance in adherence to the organizers of your movement on every other situation. And it's not helping your case here (not that you have a defendable thesis to begin with).

I'm an autistic disabled ADHD lesbian female religious indigenous-to-Eretz-Yisrael Jew. Sounds like an intersectional identity to me. But the anti-Zionist crowd chooses to ignore any viewpoint that could challenge their argument, while saying they support LGBT rights, feminism, indigenous rights, disability rights, and the rights of minority religions. There's no intersectional progressiveness in supporting a terrorist regime that slaughters women, LGBT people, religious minorities, and the indigenous inhabitants of the land.

antizionism is not antisemetism and you are delusional for believing so. the victim complex is strong

Well….it seems that you really don’t know the history of the term anti Zionism. Let me help you out a bit. The term anti Zionism was created by the Russians during the Soviet Union. The Russians hated jews. During that time period they wanted to find a way to destroy jews and their culture. That’s where anti Zionism comes in.

If you haven’t read Dara Horn’s people loves dead jews, she does an amazing job with going into detail about what happened- I’m gonna summarize it (I may not do it justice)…

During the 1920’s and 30’s the USSR was “supporting” Yiddish culture- they would pay for Yiddish language schools, theaters, publishing houses, etc. A lot of Russian jews were thriving in Russia during this time period due to the USSR “support”. But the Soviets wasn’t doing all of this to be kind and good. This was part of a larger plan to brainwash the jews so that they would submit to the Soviet regime. It came with a price.

The Soviets would eliminate anything in the celebrated jewish “nationality” that didn’t suit soviet needs. If you DIDNT practice your religion, study traditional Jew texts, Spoke Hebrew, or support Zionism- you were awesome. The soviets pioneered a well known slogan- which has spread all over the world and which it remains popular today: “it was not antisemitic, merely anti- Zionist”. The Soviets managed to persecute, imprison, torture, and murder thousands of Jews….

The only reason that the Soviets allowed Yiddish was so that they could continue their Jew hating game. Soviet Yiddish schools changed the language to get rid of biblical and rabbinic Hebrew. Why? Because Hebrew was and is still part of Jewish culture. The Soviets also forced Russian “anti-Zionism” Jews (who was brainwashed into hating their own Jewishness) to write stories and plays that would show how “horrible” traditional Jewish practice was. They would create these happy heroes who would reject both religion and Zionism.

This continued until the Soviets moved on to the next phase- purging Russian jews. If you were caught in a synagogue, a Jewish centered club, etc. you would be imprisoned, murdered, or exiled. This went on until the Soviets started to do the same thing to the anti Zionist jews.

Y’all this is why anti Zionism is antisemitic. Please know a terms history before you start spitting it out- thinking you know what it means. Anti Zionism is literally rooted into antisemitism. And the reason why a lot of countries and people use this term is because- (drum roll please)- they hate jews. This is why I keep telling y’all to please read up on history. Don’t get your info from social media or random websites. Just pick up a book, journals, or sourced papers and read them. It’s not that hard…

To Eat Your Own

Anyone who has been involved in activist spaces, politics, and pushed for equity in any capacity is well aware of how quickly any of these groups can (and will) turn on itself. Often this is due purity politics and "No True Scotsman" logic. If you don't agree 100% with what each individual member, not just leadership, thinks and believes then you're not part of the group. If any action doesn't meet the criteria of certain individuals then they will raise hell, complain, splinter off into more radical camps, and/or they will try and ruin someone. In this case, I have seen Leftists and Progressives go after John Fetterman for his support of Israel. Now...they were goin after him prior to this as he met with Jewish groups in PA during his run for Senate. This is not new. How do I know? I'm from Philly. I grew up there. My family is from there. My family business is there. I worked in delis there to make my way through college. I have been a part of most major progressive movements and groups for over two decades and I know most of the big players in these spaces. There has long been an antisemitic undertone to Leftist groups in PA that trade in the standard conspiracy theories. These do differ from Right Wing replacement theories and instead focus on the good ole "Jews control the money" as it is couched in anti-Capitalist language. Other antisemitic conspiracies are also often couched in Leftist language as well. As such, these people openly enjoy Jewish culture, food, and business while also believing that the people behind it are "evil Jews Capitalists Zionists". It does not help that many of the safe spaces that Leftists attend are owned or co-owned by Jewish business people (e.g. Tabu). PA has one of the largest Jewish populations in the USA outside of NYC and NJ. It has long been established and there's so much Jewish culture that has made its way into Eastern PA culture that you'd have to actively work to avoid it. However, because it has become a part of the mainstream culture, a lot of people take for granted the actual presence of the Jewish community and/or don't understand how large it is. So what does this have to do with Fetterman? Take a look at this rant from today.

Fig. 1. User rants about Fetterman and calls him an Imperialist. Prior to 10/7 someone like this would be praising Fetterman for appearing "disheveled" and fighting against the status quo's emphasis on a dress code. His disrespectful nature and calling out of Republicans in Congress was highly praised. His voting record was also praised. But now? Now that he supports Israel, he's bad. He's no longer the Leftist's ideal politician, but instead a representation of the "evil Zionist agenda". Fetterman is from PA. That means he grew up in a state that has Jewish culture and identity woven throughout it. He knows Jews. He's worked with Jews. Jews have influenced his politics and identity as much as he has them. But this person likely doesn't understand that. They mention Fetterman and Casey so I know they're from PA, and they mentioned calling Fetterman as their rep. But they, like most others, don't understand much regarding Jews and their impact on their state, politics, media, and belief. Fetterman does and that's why he is such a supporter of Israel and the Jewish Diaspora. But because he supports the "Big Bad Zionist Entity" he is now no longer a Progressive/Leftist. In fact, Fetterman himself has said he no longer identifies as a progressive Democrat, but simply as a Democrat. All because of the rise in rampant antisemitism on the Left. This is how you lose politicians and leaders who support your ideals. Let's step away from Israel for a second and look at Fetterman and what he supports vs the people going after him. Both parties actively support LGBTQ+ rights, equity movements, choice, and so on. But Fetterman is not supporting a terrorist group that actively suppresses and/or kills people belonging to these groups or campaigning for them, the activists are in the name of "Resistance". Contradictions and cognitive dissonance are viable forms of politics if you want to make change. They are viable forms of ideology and belief though, and because this conflict has become an ideological war full of antisemitic hate, conspiracy theories, and downright vitriolic lies...it makes sense that the pedestal they put Fetterman on has crumbled. (Also note that this person is 22. Again, age plays a major factor in activist spaces and I will refer you back to one of my other writings for those thoughts.)

Is it racist?

‪Imagine someone said “I’m not racist. I don’t hate black people. I only hate the black people in America”. You know that is racist AF. ‬

‪That’s what you sound like when you say “I’m not antisemitic, I’m ant-Zionist”‬

I'm just saying, Neo-Nazis and Leftists should be easier to tell apart when it comes to them talking about Jews. You know. Ideally.

I will never forget the outrage people had when a rocket landed in a parking lot near an hospital in Gaza; when Israel got blamed for it

But WHEN it was revealed that is was misfire from the PIJ/Hamas; all there was is silence.

BUT you know who hit a hospital 4 times in the first 3 weeks after 7/10??? Hamas. Hamas hit a hospital in Israel 4 times

But I didn’t see people talk about it, all I heard is celebration

I will never forgive or forget how the world treated Jews and Israelis, I also hope they stop using Israeli and Jewish invasions because they don’t deserve to use those the things that makes their lives better.

*inventions

I write "antisemitism", not "anti-Semitism", because there is no "Semitism" which antisemites oppose. Similarly, I write "antizionism" not "anti-Zionism" because the notion of "Zionism" against which antizionists define themselves is self-invented. This notion of "Zionism" is so far from actual movements and discourses which think of themselves as Zionist as to warrant the new spelling.

David Hirsh, Contemporary Left Antisemitism (2017)

'punch a nazi!!' how about we start small and you can name two jews who feel comfortable talking about judaism openly around you

conflating diaspora jews with the actions of the israeli government is not okay, yes, but have you considered it's not okay to conflate israeli jews with them either