r/JewsOfConscience Oct 28 '24

Discussion Rising Antisemitism

I have witnessed so much antisemitism everytime I go online it's starting to become worrying. I see non Jewish leftists say that antisemitism isn't a real problem for Jews in America, usually being boiled down to "most Jews are white, rich, and have never experienced antisemitic violence physically". Yet antisemitism is rising and is a real problem that we should still consider in this time of jewish identity being weaponized and the jewish supremacy that is enacted in Occupied Palestine. Stating "most jews are white" seems harmful and also just false. Also Jews have always been hesitant to be apart of surveys so it's hard to find legitimate info on these things. Am I alone in this?

EDIT: I am not talking about any specific statistics or surveys. This is based on what I've personally seen scrolling on social media. I understand/agree there isn't a clear way to see that based on largely pro zionist orgs. EDIT PT 2: I am not saying that Pro Palestinian sentiment is antisemitism. I am talking about LEGITIMATE antisemitism. This is not a post talking about false accusations of antisemitism based in Zionism.

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u/springsomnia Christian with Jewish heritage and family Oct 28 '24

Antisemitism has been a rising problem since before October 7 tbh. Friends and family have noticed an uptick in abuse since post pandemic, especially those who are visibly Jewish. Violent cases of antisemitism which are from Nazis and who don’t have anything to do with Palestine are increasing but nobody cares because people think antisemitism is a watermelon symbol and a keffiyeh.