Checking on my Jewish friends here

[u/Fareeday]

Hi all, I come in randomly some weeks and do a check up. I know there is real hate towards Jewish people while yall are standing up for us Palestinians.

Not sure if it helps at all but I think about you all fighting the fight meanwhile being flamed everywhere by people.

I’m with you all. Thank you

[u/gatoescado]

I just completed the process of officially renouncing my Israeli citizenship (I was born in Jerusalem but moved to US as a teen). These online and IRL moments of solidarity between us anti-Zionist Jews and Palestinians, just further confirms to me that this was the right decision. Bless you Akhi🫶🏽

[u/richards1052 → u/gatoescado]

Mazel tov, bro! Welcome to the Jewish resistance!

[u/lorihamlit → u/gatoescado]

Much love! ❤️

[u/cupcakefascism → u/gatoescado]

Mazel tov, huge respect to you!

[u/yifans → u/gatoescado]

how did you do it? i want to renounce my citizenship as well, but i worry about killing my parents in the process — was that difficult for you?

[u/gatoescado → u/yifans]

Click to renounce your Israeli citizenship

Part of my family were Palestinian Jews living in Jerusalem and Galilee for 30+ generations (and probably much longer, that’s just what I can trace). It’s not like my family came from Europe and I have no real connection to the land. So in this respect it was quite difficult for me. But I’m happy that my connection to the land is now severed from the Zionist entity🫶🏽

[u/AirNo7163 → u/gatoescado]

I mean no disrespect or offence, but you shouldn't have done that. You have a connection to the land and have all the rights to be there. It's a travesty that more Jewish people like you are not a large minority in Israel. But I do see your point, I guess....

[u/a_f_s-29 → u/AirNo7163]

Hopefully one day they’ll have Palestinian citizenship. I see your point, but it must be such a difficult thing to reconcile and challenging space to occupy

[u/gatoescado → u/AirNo7163]

No offense taken sibling. My connection to the land is not eliminated. This actually makes it easier for me to spend time with Palestinian friends and volunteer in the areas of the West Bank controlled by the PA and in East Jerusalem. I’m also now able to travel to Iraq where half my family comes from (they ban Israelis from entry)

[u/OneLonePineapple → u/gatoescado]

Massive respect

[u/Odd_Spray_5442 → u/gatoescado]

Love this!

[u/andorgyny → u/gatoescado]

I just want to say that as a US citizen (I have Jewish family but am not Jewish nor am I Palestinian, just someone who has cared about this issue for half of my life) thank you for doing this. It is something I often wish I could do (as in, renounce my own US citizenship) but as of right now that is not an option for me. I hope one day that there is proper truth and reconciliation for all peoples but ofc especially in Palestine. You give me hope.

[u/accidentalrorschach]

Thank you so much for your kindness! It's certainly a challenging time for many reasons, and I am afraid it is about to get a lot worse come January....I feel like my a part of my identity has been hijacked, exploited and twisted. I fear that it will continue to get worse for Jews and especially those of us who do not support Israel's actions. I personally feel alienated from my own community in some--and alienated from non-Jewish communities at once as all of this continues to unravel. My look isn't always so bleak, but feeling this way today. I really appreciate your kind message.

[u/_II_I_I__I__I_I_II_]

Cheers comrade.

[u/BolesCW]

Your message is much appreciated ❤️

[u/Odd_Spray_5442]

The only people I feel hate from is Jews who have a problem with me not supporting Israel. I won’t even say anti-Zionist to them cause I’m just not into labels and they think that means I want all Israelis thrown into the ocean.. Jewish people are extremely hateful to Jews who do not want Israel involved in their Judaism. Other than that- I have never experienced true anti-semitism.

[u/Fareeday → u/Odd_Spray_5442]

Same with Muslims against others. I am Palestinian but not the most religious and it can feel weird coming from “your own”. Sending love

[u/Far-Literature5848 → u/Fareeday]

I send love to you, a Jewish woman near San Diego, about to walk to synagogue on Shabbos...can't say anything to my family, so you are my true family

[u/Fareeday → u/Far-Literature5848]

Please message this stranger if you ever need anything

[u/Far-Literature5848 → u/Fareeday]

wow thank you

[u/Adept_Thanks_6993]

I wouldn't say I'm "okay", but none of my stressors have anything to do with antisemitism or pro-Palestinian activism at the moment. Mostly work stuff, thanks though

[u/conscience_journey]

Sill struggling with trauma I suffered while in West Bank (with the ongoing trauma of seeing the genocide piling on top), but I have a great therapist I can be open with and the support of my local Jewish community.

[u/Square-Test-909]

I got permanently banned from the Jewish sub for saying that there's an apartheid in palestine. I never thought that speaking up against injustice would result in so much backlash from people of my own culture and community

[u/Fareeday → u/Square-Test-909]

They removed it as a “be civil” lmao

[u/Square-Test-909 → u/Fareeday]

They did! Which is ridiculous because apartheid is absolutely not civil 😥

[u/Welcomefriend2023]

Those of us who are Christians of Jewish birth get doubly screwed. I lost all my Jewish AND Christian friends....but no loss bc they were zionists. I now have new Jewish and Christian friends that I've made in the resistance movement!👍

[u/mi-roji]

Today I am feeling hopeful for my homeland in Syria. Inshallah I can visit the houses of my ancestors one day.