r/JewsOfConscience Ashkenazi Apr 23 '24

Discussion Being a Jewish Anti-Zionist feels exhausting.

First off, I’m an American and I am aware of exactly how much privilege that affords me.

But at the same time I feel like I’m fighting on all fronts - I’m fighting my own people, sometimes my own family, who cannot even bring themselves to acknowledge the crimes against humanity being committed. Heck even if I censor myself and my true feelings about Israel (that it was made as a monument to antisemitism, not a place to fight it) I’m a “traitor”

And then when there is actual antisemitism if I call it out, I get attacked for it and called a zionazi.

I am just so tired and worn out emotionally from all this. It feels like the group of people I can rely on or trust is very small.

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u/hingee Apr 23 '24

Right on it is exhausting

But you are fighting the good fight

You have right on your side and you opponent know this

Their plan is to exhaust you with lies, disinformation and bad faith arguments

Nothing worth anything isn’t worth fighting for

Palestinian children have no way of protecting themselves they’re relying on us

Chin up soldier