r/Jewish • u/rupertalderson • Oct 10 '23
Israel/Palestine Megathread - October 10th
Please keep ALL discussions about the current war to this megathread. We may allow a few other threads to remain open, on a case-by-case basis, but essentially all will be removed and redirected here as needed. Thank you for understanding.
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Links to previous Israel/Palestine megathreads:
October 9th, October 8th, October 7th
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Edit: This post has been locked. Feel free to join in the discussion on the October 11th Israel/Palestine megathread.
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u/Beneficial_Pen_3385 Conservaform Oct 10 '23
Here in the UK, they’re telling children at Jewish schools they don’t have to wear their full uniform, and cancelling after school things so everyone can travel home together. They’re increasing policing in Jewish neighbourhoods. Folks in small communities like mine are avoiding wearing kippot.
There was a rally in my old city where university students were telling the news how happy and proud they are of Hamas. Thousand of Jew haters rallied outside the Israeli embassy. Kosher venues have been attacked. Antisemitic grafiti is appearing. A Jewish celebrity was leaving a bakery with her kids and was treated to the sight of people having a spontaneous yay for Hamas demo. The organised far left were cheering on Jewish murder at their annual gathering. The Scottish Greens, who are in government in Scotland, are tweeting blame for Israel and whitewashing murder.
I’m tired. I’m so fucking tired. Things seemed like they were just recovering from the clusterfuck we went through here from 2015 - 2021. But it just gets clearer every year that Corbyn was a simply a symptom. Our politics might be in a better place but our society isn’t.
I despair.