(JEWISH GROUP) Hate On The Far Left Is Just As Dangerous As Hate On The Far Right

[Behind the Aegis]

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP!! RESPECT, PLEASE!

In his Forward column outlining “19 People Jews Should Worry About More Than Linda Sarsour,” Steven Davidson says that with so many other dangers lurking, he is confounded by the Jewish community’s seeming obsession with the controversial Palestinian-American feminist activist.

I share Davidson’s horror at the presence of figures such as Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka in the Oval Office. I worry deeply, too, about “alt-right” or “alt-lite” figures such as Richard Spencer.

And yet even with the increasing anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia and other forms of hatred we are experiencing, I do worry more about Linda Sarsour than about most of the people on Davidson’s list — at least those involved in domestic American politics. After all, most of the list’s other individuals are known anti-Semites and bigots, fringe figures reviled by significant swaths of the American public.


The issue with Linda Sarsour is that she and many of her colleagues on the far left, including some in the LGBTQ community, are creating a false litmus test for progressive activism, one saying that if you are truly progressive you can’t be a Zionist. And, she is doing that with the aura of mainstream acceptability conferred by her Jewish allies and other prominent supporters for whom I generally have tremendous respect.

American Jews have been at the vanguard of progressive justice movements for more than a century. Being shunned by these movements because of their support for a Jewish state in Israel is devastating, particularly for those who have devoted countless time and energy to advocating for peace and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians. Sarsour and others present a false “either-or” choice for politically liberal Jews. When push comes to shove, many younger Jews could feel compelled to stifle their Jewish and Zionist identities in order to continue to be accepted in the social and activist circles they hold dear, whether advocating for LGBTQ rights, an end to police brutality and racial profiling, or preservation of reproductive choice. That is a much longer-term danger than any “alt-right” agitator is.

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Glad to see more articles/opinions like this being expressed. I am sick of those who try to pretend it is a "both sides do it" argument, when it is actually a criticism on anti-Semitism!

[Bladewire]

1. You can't divide us

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[Behind the Aegis]

2. The attempts are being made.

But, the democratic party should say "no!" to hate and trying to attack Jews.

[Mosby]

3. I think she is trolling progressives

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She is an activist who has learned how to use the language of liberalism to advance her agenda.

Her anti-Israel rhetoric has a receptive audience with the far left of course, which is what she uses as liberal street cred.