r/JewsOfConscience • u/fleshurinal • 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/mr-dr Oct 28 '24
Im Jewish and believe we deserve some valid criticism for failing to stop the genocide of Palestine. Im embarrassed by the lack of critical thinking of so many community members who supposedly spend so much time engaged with a text representing a divine moral code. I grew up learning about the holocaust in school each year and was always painted a picture of how we Jews stand with other oppressed groups and are supposed to lead by example for other "nations" as we are "chosen" for that responsibility. When the time actually came to condemn the unspeakable, many doubled down or deflected, and chose tribalism over humanity. I hate that the last passover dinner at my parents house I had to listen to them blabber about the symbolism of an orange representing the hostages, with no self awareness of the irony of them dipping bitter herbs in "tears" to remember not to gloat about the deaths of the Egyptians. It would have been "dayenu" (enough) for god to just free us, etc. When will it be "dayenu" for the Palestinians? Are you going to be surprised if 10 plagues hit Israel? Zero self reflection from way too many of us. The ability of the label "antisemitism" to dismiss criticism has basically run out, regardless of the intention of the critic. We have to confront the aspects of our culture/faith which promote superiority, and if there is not a version of Judaism which can exist without the corruption of a superiority/chosen/purity mentality then I am ok with letting the faith wither and die in favor of a secular humanistic set of principles, personally.