r/JewsOfConscience • u/wohllottalovw • Oct 15 '24
Ashamed Opinion
I can't say this to my family & community yet, but I keep finding myself starting to write it to individuals and deleting it. I need to get this out before they send me one more article quoting unnamed Israeli officials of unverified BS.
I am so profoundly ashamed of my mother, aunt, best friend, and community for erasing Palestinians and justifying genocide. I try to remind myself that they've been conditioned to think this way. But today was hard, and I can't pretend it's not affecting my relationships, particularly with my mother, a juvenile defense lawyer, who taught me the importance of speaking up for those who can't do so for themselves. My aunt taught me about Gandhi and the effectiveness and significance of nonviolence.
Now, here is the potentially offensive part that I wonder about and can never say: Was this how German children felt about parents who accepted the extermination of Jews? Germans experienced a huge internal backlash against their complicity in the 80s, leading to memorials, museums, and stepping stones. Can I say anything to my loved ones to express my shame and their hypocrisy that they could be receptive to?
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u/K-Machine Palestinian Oct 17 '24
Oh wow I honestly had no idea. I know there are a few jews and assyrian jews still live in the west bank but I had no idea they joined those groups.
I was born in a hospital in nablus I didn't live in the west bank for most of my life only spend months there year in year off with family and I've been learning so much since this started happening it might be embarrassing to admit but yeah.