r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Aug 28 '24
AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday
It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.
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u/sudo_apt-get_intrnet LGBTQ Jew Aug 28 '24
You can't. At least, not as an ally.
The Jewish emotions around antisemitism and how it relates to pro-Palestinian movements are complex and require navigation that I don't think is possible without lived experience. Unless you can completely understand & deconstruct their fear -- and do so in a way that they themselves can't fully dismiss you, which has "being Jewish" as a prerequisite -- they will (likely rightfully) dismiss you as "goysplaining". The only solution really is to try to direct them to either antizionist Jewish individuals or smaller-scale organizations and then refuse to continue the engagement.