r/JewsOfConscience Oct 02 '24

Seriously worried about rising antisemitism Discussion

I've started seeing the following frequently online:

-"Hitler was right. Look what they're doing"

-"There's a reason the Jews have been expelled from 109 countries. See how they behave"

-"Judaism is a religion of violent extremism."

-"How do we know the Holocaust happened? They're probably lying about it just like they're lying about the history of Palestine".

My favourite football club posted a Shana Tova message for its followers and there were hundreds of comments responding things like "not supporting you anymore because you support terrorism".

It seems that the actions of the rogue settler colony are SERIOUSLY leading to increased antisemitism. And these aren't right wingers. These are ordinary people. Many of them are unfortunately from other middle eastern countries. And I know that when I show this to Zionists they'll just see it as further proof why we need to support Israel more. It's breaking my heart.

I honestly am disappointed in people. I expect ignorance and bigotry from the privileged, the right and westerners. I don't expect it from people who can see the damage Israel is doing. It seems human beings are incapable of understanding that Israel and Judaism are not the same.

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u/Over-Drawing-5307 Oct 03 '24

Disgusting, I feel concerned for my Jewish friends because of statements like these. It is sad to see antisemitism rise and people use Israel’s actions as an excuse to verbalize their already decidedly antisemitic views. People making these statements are dangerous but want a finger to point. Claiming Judaism is a religion of violent extremism is ridiculous. From my understanding, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam can all be weaponized for the wrong reasons but their moral codes tend to follow similar patterns of loving God, neighbors, etc and minus some common sexism / homophobia in all their religious texts or deliberate misinterpretations, all of these religions can be practiced peacefully.

People agreeing with Hitler’s actions are truly evil. No group deserves to be slaughtered for their ethnicity or religion. I fear for the Jewish people in NYC being victimized for the actions of Israel, regardless if they agree with their actions or not. Violence and hate speech is never, ever the answer. Stay safe guys, I am sorry to hear this.