• Flying Squid
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    1 year ago

    American Jew here. It’s been a tough time since people in Charlottesville were chanting, “Jews will not replace us,” and the president called them very fine people.

    I’m far more wary of right-wing white Americans finding out I’m a Jew than I am of any Palestinian in this country.

    • @BertramDitore@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      Yup, that’s about the same time I started not volunteering anything about my Jewishness to anyone who didn’t already know. Based on the genuinely alarming shit I’ve heard from my neighbors over the last few years, I guess we’re back to hiding.

      I’m also way more afraid of white right-wingers than of any Palestinian-Americans. Even in my bright blue state, I can’t help but feel the hate all around.

      As for Palestinians, I feel nothing but solidarity and sympathy. If anyone should understand what they’ve been going through over the decades, ironically, it’s us Jews.

      I wish I didn’t have to say this, but targeting civilians is wrong. Full stop.