I am tired – tired of always playing defense against antisemitism. Tired of the lies about Israel and about Jews. Tired of media antisemitic and anti-Israel bias. Tired of politicians saying that “hate has no place in [add your location],” when it very clearly does. Tired of prosecutors who won’t prosecute hate crimes (especially in France). Tired of having my synagogue – and every other Jewish institution – protected by armed guards, security cameras, locked doors, and bollards to prevent (not always successfully) car rammings – not at Israeli bus stops (which are evil enough) but here in the United States. Tired of well-funded “protesters” disrupting Jewish events, protesting right outside of synagogues and Jewish schools. Tired of university presidents who look the other way. Tired of U.S. public schools that teach hate to K-12 students, tired of “teachers” at all levels who support student walk-outs to protest against Israel, Zionism, and Jews.

Tired of Jews being accosted on public streets, often without consequence. Tired of misuse of words like “genocide” and “apartheid.” Tired of the entire concept of “settler colonialism” – and especially when it is misapplied to deny Jewish indigeneity in Israel. Tired of progressives who claim to support human rights for everyone except Jews.

Tired – but not exhausted. My sense of American Jewry is that we are not only tired but we are angry. Very, very angry – to the point of seething. When 40 of 47 United States Senators from the Democratic Party vote in favor of ending aid to support Iron Dome – which saves both Israeli and Palestinian lives (by limiting the need for a more severe Israeli ground offensive), including 7 of 10 Jewish Senators, they have forfeited the support of American Jewish voters; it is beyond unacceptable, crossing over into inexcusable. And that does not give a pass even to those 7 Democrats who voted against that resolution – New York’s Senator Schumer, for example, has taken his own anti-Israel positions even though he voted against this particular resolution (see discussion here: “Why Are “Red Lines” Only On Israel?” and here: “Irony: Arab League Gets It; Western........

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