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"Jewish Democrats are grappling with the fact that their former “friends” have turned on them. Here’s the truth: They were never your friends."
"It’s a standard trope in situation comedy: The nerdy kid tries to cultivate friendships by helping the popular kids with their homework. It never really works. The popular kids are always using them. They don’t like to have these nerds around and, when the nerds’ usefulness ends, the pretense of friendship ends, too.
"I thought of that when an ardently Democrat, but very pro-Israel, Facebook friend of mine shared the above image. To my mind, it perfectly sums up the Democrat Jewish plaint in 2023: I was there for you, why aren’t you here for me?
I was there for you during the Civil Rights movement.
I was there for you during the Vietnam anti-war movement.
I was there for you during the feminist movement.
I was there for you during the gay liberation movement.
I was there for you fighting “Islamophobia” after 9/11.
I was there for you doing the Iraq anti-war movement.
I was there for you during the transgender liberation movement.
I was there for you during the Black Lives Matter movement.. . .
. . . "The Jews were never in with the “In Crowd,” whether that crowd was feminists, LGBTQ+, minorities, or any other variants of leftism. They were being used and, having been used, they are now being thrown away. It’s a hard lesson to learn and, potentially, a deadly one.
"My greatest fear is that, in 2024, Democrat Jews, having recovered from this emotional nadir, will revert to being the pathetic 14-year-old geek at high school. Instead of saying, “I don’t need you” to the Democrats, they’ll continue to run after these soul-less, often downright evil, popular kids, still desperate for their approval."
A Watershed Moment for Jews -Robert Weissberg . . ."We may now be experiencing a tectonic shift of major magnitude, namely the exodus of Jews from liberalism. The triggering event is the Hamas savagery on Oct 7th in Israel and, of equal importance, the support of many Americans for this barbarism. These two events are a double wakeup call for many American Jews -- who could imagine anybody celebrating the beheading of babies, nor thousands of Americans, often at elite universities, denouncing Israel as an apartheid, genocidal colonial regime?" . . .. . ."American Jews Are Flocking to Gun Training Classes.” Now Jews in cities with large Jewish populations were suddenly inundating gun stores and shooting ranges, all saying, “I never believed I would do this.” The gun-enthusiast website Reload told of a Jewish gun training organization that recently received about 638 calls on its hotline about joining over a five-day period while for the entire past years, the figure was 950. Nor is packing heat limited to cities with large Jewish populations. In West Texas, an area hardly at risk from Hamas, Jews are suddenly arming themselves and practicing their marksmanship." . . .
Too Little, Too Late: AOC’s Sudden, Convenient Concern About Antisemitic Attacks Draws Intense Criticism – RedState . . ."In the nearly four weeks since the start of the Hamas-instigated war, antisemitic goons worldwide have ripped their masks off, holding demonstrations here in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere in shows of "solidarity" for Hamas in their battle against Israel, with chants of "glory to the murders," "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," and "Allahu Akbar!" being common rallying cries.
More disturbingly, Jewish people are being stalked and hunted like wild animals, as we saw over the weekend in Russia where a large antisemitic mob stormed an airport looking for a plane carrying Jews who were seeking refuge.
"Throughout it all, the Hamas Caucus - which includes AOC - has been muted in response to the rise in antisemitic attacks. They've almost exclusively focused on falsely accusing Israel of "bombing" a Gaza hospital, and have tweeted often about the "humanitarian crisis" unfolding in Gaza but without showing much of any concern about the Israelis held hostage by Hamas, nor Hamas' barbaric tactics - which include beheading babies.
"They've also been silent regarding reports that Hamas leaders were calling for "the blood of women, children, and the elderly" to strengthen the resolve of Hamas terrorists." . . .
"In New York, the home of the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, not a single major museum has so far expressed its official support for the Jewish state and, by extension, the Jewish people. Not one major gallery chose to send a message of empathy and take a public stand against the slaughter of Jewish civilians despite, by now, the widely reported grim toll: the estimated 1,400 Israelis killed, including babies, women, and the elderly. Just imagine for a second anything of this magnitude taking place in your community, among your people." . . .
The silence is deafening.
. . ."Louk was one of those women paraded around. She was seen unconscious, her body mangled in the back of the pickup truck on October 7. The video footage also shows that she suffered a severe head wound. It’s been determined she was likely killed by a gunshot to the head. Her family confirmed her identity through her hair and body tattoos.
"Before the discovery of her remains, the German government reportedly had sources in Gaza claiming that she was alive, but these were Hamas sources, which are beyond unreliable." . . .
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