r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Sep 04 '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.

Please remember to pick an appropriate user-flair in order to participate! Thanks!

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u/MangoLovingFala7 Non-Jewish Ally Sep 04 '24

Shalom.

I just wanted to drop by and apologize for my country expelling its Jews and for the rampant antisemitism in our public discourse.

I know I am not personally responsible for the things my country and countrymen do, but I felt that it might be worth hearing for anyone who has dealt with Egyptian anti-semitism or the generational trauma from Abdelnasser’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ (euphemism for genocide) of Egyptian Jews.

Thanks for sharing empathy for Palestinians despite how easy it would be to just let ethnic hatred and tribalism control us.

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u/magavte_lanata Jewish Anti-Zionist Sep 04 '24

Thanks for your message. From what I've gleaned in my research, a lot of the Jewish community in Egypt was initially hopeful in the early days of the Nasser regime. I do wonder what might have happened to the Egyptian Jewish community if Israel hadn't invaded in 1956. Maybe I'm too optimistic.

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u/lilleff512 Jewish Sep 05 '24

These sorts of messages are how we can build empathy, understanding, and cooperation between Arabs/Muslims/Palestinians and Jews/Israelis.

We must be able to acknowledge the other's historical pain and trauma if we are going to be able to achieve peace.

Thank you and god bless you.