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Source: https://www.jns.org/the-essence-of-antisemitism/
The Essence of Antisemitism
(JNS) William Choslovsky - The essence of antisemitism was laid bare to me by what happened on the day after Oct. 7, 2023, and every day since. It was laid bare by listening to people call into talk-radio programs in the U.S. and debate whether babies were beheaded or "just murdered and burned," as if that is a relevant distinction. It was laid bare watching LGBTQ activists march in support of Hamas, even though they'd be murdered for their identity in Gaza, but welcomed in Israel. It was laid bare as supposed intellectuals stated that the murder, rape, torture and kidnapping of civilians were somehow legitimate forms of "resistance." It was laid bare by false reports of "war crimes" by Israel, without mention that Hamas has been committing actual war crimes since 2005 by indiscriminately launching thousands of rockets at Israeli civilians. It was laid bare by my alma mater, Harvard University, that holds lectures on "microaggressions," but then allows protesters to chant "Kill the Jews" at campus rallies. It was laid bare by Western media trying to show "balance" and "both sides" of the story, as if terrorism and the response to terrorism are equivalent. It was laid bare as people demanded the creation of a Palestinian state - the 58th Muslim-majority country - to replace the only Jewish country in the world - whose "Zionist empire" is the size of New Jersey. It was laid bare by much of the world's response, or lack of response, to Hamas and its actions. Long after Hamas is gone, antisemitism will still be here. The issue isn't where Jews live, but that Jews have the audacity to live.