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US Jewish self-rejection in the face of political anti-Semitism
Matthew M. Hausman, י"ג בכסלו תשע"ט, 11/21/2018
When
Jeremy Corbyn and other members of the Labour Party make anti-Semitic
comments or impugn Israel’s legitimacy, British Jews denounce
them as bigots and question the party’s moral integrity. But when
American Democrats embrace anti-Semitic ideologues, endorse the BDS
movement, or apply classical stereotypes to Israel, Jewish liberals
cling to the party and deny bigotry within its ranks.
Or worse, they jump on the Israel-bashing bandwagon and become vocal
critics of traditional Jewish values.
Anti-Semitism
in the US is real and troubling, but it was not created by Donald
Trump. Rather, it has been on the rise, particularly
on the left, since the preceding administration spent eight years
courting Israel-hating progressives, legitimizing Islamist organizations
and regimes, validating BDS, and attempting to isolate the Jewish
State.
And
this trend has been exacerbated by a mainstream that expresses
excessive outrage at conservatives while ignoring the progressive
roots for much of today’s political anti-Semitism.
Whether
progressive Jews reject Israel and traditional values out of ignorance
or self-hatred, they nevertheless provide cover for
left-wing anti-Semitism. Though many claim to support Israel’s right
to exist, they often legitimize progressive haters by espousing similar
negative views on Israel, traditional Judaism, and Jewish nationalism.
And while some make impassioned public statements
condemning anti-Semitism, their ambivalent, often hostile attitudes
regarding Israel and Jewish tradition serve to enable the hateful bias
of others wherever progressives wield power and influence, including
public schools, college campuses, and within the
Democratic Party....
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Matthew M. Hausman, J.D. Matthew M. Hausman is a trial attorney and
writer who lives and works in Connecticut.
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