you know what, i’m about to say it
it’s not just expecting jews to be or proclaim to being pro-palestine/anti-israel/antizionist that is antisemitic, it’s also expecting them to hold or proclaim to holding perfect pro-palestine/anti-israel/antizionist views and politics all the time. and by ‘perfect’ i certainly don’t mean sensible, nuanced, or productive views and politics, i mean views and politics that unchallengingly espouse the mainstream narrative of a solidarity movement riddled with antisemitism. pro-palestine jews become agents of zionism the second they express the slightest discomfort at the unchecked and rampant antisemitism in the movement, the tokenization of their activism, the exterminatory rhetoric surrounding israel, the use of material produced by people with a history of antisemitism, the abuses of bds, the support for deeply antisemitic & armed religious movements, the celebration of people who killed civilians, the erasure of jewish diversity, history and culture, the denial of antisemitism from the holocaust to the jewish exodus from muslim countries, the inappropriate and ahistorical nazi comparisons, the toxic strategies used to dodge accusations of antisemitism - i could go on. expecting jews to be uncritical supporters of a movement in which antisemitism - that is, for those who forget, anti-jewish racism - has such a large audience and amount of offenders, that’s antisemitism, always.
friendly reminder that lgbt jews are valid, not pinkwashed, and belong in all lgbt events while being proud of their jewish heritage
friendly reminder that not all jews are zionists, and not all zionists are jews, and conflating the two leads to antisemitism
friendly reminder that if you label jewish symbols or jewish pride as triggering, that’s antisemitic
i thought that some of this was clear, but today proved me wrong. sending love to my fellow lgbt jews
Mixed race Jews and Jews of color deserve so much recognition for the work they do and must be given the time and space they need to make their concerns known to all so they can get the support they need.
im adopting the phrase “in this, the year of our lord, 5777″ and christians cant stop me
jewish wlw : you are wonderful and you are beautiful and i love you so much , you are strong and no one can tell you otherwise.
if you like/reblog this post i automatically love you
exams would never be scheduled on christmas. no important sporting event would ever be played on easter. it’s about time that jewish holy days are given the same respect.
Exactly.
I should add that this isn’t limited to us Jews, either. In the past two years or so, both the Olympics and and the World Cup coincided with Ramadan, and a lot of Muslim athletes were left in the really shitty position of having to choose between either not fasting or putting their athletic performance at risk. If Christians had a fasting month, you bet your ass no sporting events would take place until it was over.
I am here for the Religious Solidarity movements.
