Harry Spiro endured two Nazi camps, but at 94, has lived to see anti-Jewish hatred rise again. We must learn from the past, says campaigner Tracy Moses
I mean, the article doesn’t address Israel at all. Antisemitism is deplorable, and instances of antisemitic behavior do indeed seem to be on the rise. But to equate Jews and the crimes of the Israeli state is, in fact, antisemitic. And I say this while fully condemning the genocidal actions of the IDF in Gaza. If we condemn all Jews for the crimes of a lawless militant group, we are committing the same crime of collective punishment that Israel is enacting in its full brutality.
If your soapbox is that your dad survived a genocide, and there are multiple active genocides happening globally (I didn’t even specifically mention Israel), and the message you feel the need to broadcast is “don’t be antisemitic”, then you clearly don’t give a shit about anyone who isn’t Jewish.
You could even just say don’t be intolerant or a bigot, but nope.
My dad survived a genocide, so you know what important lesson I’m going to spread to the world today?
“Don’t genocide”, whoops, what I actually meant is, “Don’t be mean to Jewish people specifically”.I mean, the article doesn’t address Israel at all. Antisemitism is deplorable, and instances of antisemitic behavior do indeed seem to be on the rise. But to equate Jews and the crimes of the Israeli state is, in fact, antisemitic. And I say this while fully condemning the genocidal actions of the IDF in Gaza. If we condemn all Jews for the crimes of a lawless militant group, we are committing the same crime of collective punishment that Israel is enacting in its full brutality.
If your soapbox is that your dad survived a genocide, and there are multiple active genocides happening globally (I didn’t even specifically mention Israel), and the message you feel the need to broadcast is “don’t be antisemitic”, then you clearly don’t give a shit about anyone who isn’t Jewish.
You could even just say don’t be intolerant or a bigot, but nope.
Yeah, you know what - fair point.