I have for years been saying that this generation of Jews will not be walking meekly into cattle cars, confused, cowered, and mumbling to ourselves. I am outraged by it all and will never back down from this insanity, this 7th century death cult. What Oct. 7 has done is created a clarity. It has seemingly given permission to the worst in…
I have for years been saying that this generation of Jews will not be walking meekly into cattle cars, confused, cowered, and mumbling to ourselves. I am outraged by it all and will never back down from this insanity, this 7th century death cult. What Oct. 7 has done is created a clarity. It has seemingly given permission to the worst instincts that some- many- have. To no one's surprise, the marriage of Marxism and antisemitism is an easy one to see coming. And I have seen the coming wave of it dripping out of our campuses all across this nation for years. Same thing with the UN, the EU leadership. And of course, it's no surprise to me to see the Democratic Party in the US wondering what to do with half of its membership, not to mention all of its younger voters.
But...I do believe that the very existence of Israel, the years of battle, struggle, and standing strong and brave, has shown a way for this generation of Jews to not cower. To stand up to the hate. To remind us that we have a long history of having to fight our way out of this. Frankly- people who hit and then run to hide behind babies (Hamas) are not truly fierce. They are enthusiastically antisemitic, but they are, in the end, cowards. Brutal, mean, hateful, but cowards all the same. We all know this.
In the end, there is nothing to do but stand up to this. Every one of us- Jew and non-Jew alike. But for us Jews...it's a must. As we have learned to do throughout our history, there are times to fight. This is such a time. In every possible way.
Batya, that woman who shouted at you in the airport? I'm not sure I would have just kept walking away. I would have been in her face. Not to win the day, but to let her and all of them know that we are not cowering any longer. Not today. Not this generation.
I have for years been saying that this generation of Jews will not be walking meekly into cattle cars, confused, cowered, and mumbling to ourselves. I am outraged by it all and will never back down from this insanity, this 7th century death cult. What Oct. 7 has done is created a clarity. It has seemingly given permission to the worst instincts that some- many- have. To no one's surprise, the marriage of Marxism and antisemitism is an easy one to see coming. And I have seen the coming wave of it dripping out of our campuses all across this nation for years. Same thing with the UN, the EU leadership. And of course, it's no surprise to me to see the Democratic Party in the US wondering what to do with half of its membership, not to mention all of its younger voters.
But...I do believe that the very existence of Israel, the years of battle, struggle, and standing strong and brave, has shown a way for this generation of Jews to not cower. To stand up to the hate. To remind us that we have a long history of having to fight our way out of this. Frankly- people who hit and then run to hide behind babies (Hamas) are not truly fierce. They are enthusiastically antisemitic, but they are, in the end, cowards. Brutal, mean, hateful, but cowards all the same. We all know this.
In the end, there is nothing to do but stand up to this. Every one of us- Jew and non-Jew alike. But for us Jews...it's a must. As we have learned to do throughout our history, there are times to fight. This is such a time. In every possible way.
Batya, that woman who shouted at you in the airport? I'm not sure I would have just kept walking away. I would have been in her face. Not to win the day, but to let her and all of them know that we are not cowering any longer. Not today. Not this generation.