That was a great rant. Thanks for channeling my inner rage and annoyance with all the busybody pro pali folks who really don't give a s--t about anyone except their own virtue signalling. And an especially strong rage to the famous crazies like Candace Owens and MTG who concoct conspiracies about the Jews out of thin air.
Why am I getting this? It is long, not new. And I am certainly NOT in the population this seems to argue with.
I am 84 years old, a Holocaust survivor. I do not participate in the internet follies. I am not on X, or any of the similar fora of idioties. Yes, I am jewish and have family in Israel. I am not obsessing about Israel. I am worried about the rebirth of antisemitism in the diaspora, because i got lucky once, but I may no get lucky twice.
You are correct! And unfortunately Israel will not survive without some world support and the only support it’s getting now is from Trump. Even the Israelis can’t hold together and be a cohesive unit. This has caused the destruction of Israel throughout history and could happen again today. I’m 79. I was in Israel in 1967-68. At least then the whole of Israel seemed to understand what was going on. Today Jews world wide can’t seem to understand their divisions will cause the their destruction again.
Thank you for writing something intended for the greater public. I may finally share beyond those who agree with us. Although I hesitate to leap into the cacophony of opinions on social media, after 21 months of intense reading, listening and learning about Israel and the conflict, I am only beginning to feel knowledgeable enough to have an opinion. But the drive to share truth and take some of the hot air out of the hypocrisy and hate is what motivates me now. That, and my fear for the future of the Jewish people. Not our resolve - I see it persisting, yet again - but the tidal wave of hate that is growing against us.
Well said, well written. It is about time someone said what needed to be said without apologies or bullshit. They don't care about those who died on Oct 7th. They really do not care about those who died yesterday in Israel just the poor Palestinians. If you want to hate Jews fine, be honest hate us but don't make excuses just come out and say it, I hate Jews. Now didn't fell good to come right out and say it, even if you are a Jew. You can hate your own. Every family has disagreements, arguments, or even down and out fights. You know the difference between two Jews having a heated argument and an enemy who not only hates us but wants each and every one of us DEAD. The two Jews will be laughing and crying together by the days end. Our enemies not so. They never change. They have the same shit now that they were ranting about 77 years ago and 3000 years ago. But, but now if you say I hate those Jews do not be surprised if you get punch in the mouth. Let that sink in. You want accountability then you be accountable say what you mean but be prepared for something you did not expect, a Jew who fights back. Am Yisrael Chai. Shalom Dan
Another brilliant article. Every word of it rings so perfectly true. I wish the world would wake the f&*$ up, and leave Jews and Israel the f&*$ alone and start facing the real global aggressors eating the world alive today.
The Palestinian National Movement is a deranged murder cult. To support it is to either be a Jew hater or to enable Jew haters either through ignorance or malice. And that includes the vile Jews Israeli and not who support it. No people in human history are less deserving of a state than the murderous Palestinians yet for no other people does the world demand it. Its crazy and its wrong and I've had enough. I stand with my own people not those who would murder us or insist on allowing us to be murdered in the name of a deranged ideology.
Well said, Josh. It's also a product of the social media age- everyone is pressured to try to be more sensational than the next, to go along with and support each trendy cause.
Excellent. I have so far only met one person who said she doesn't know enough to have an opinion. I wish there were more like her. There is a difference, too between neutrality and indifference.https://ruthvanita452091.substack.com/p/killing-indifference
I don’t agree with you JH. I live in a country far up north which has a clumsy government trying to bring peace to this region where the outcome has been catastrophic. They believe in giving aid makes the world a better place to live in however in this case not. The Palestinians have been ruled out by a terrorist group belonging to part of the Iranian political elite trying to wipe out your country. That makes us concerned because we’re part of a western civilisation based on what happened there ~2000 yrs ago. So basically not the soil where you live but the miracle happened there. Now you’re raised up and don’t need your ‘parents’ anymore because you’re fed up being directed. Good! But if you’re wiped out by the Muslims the western culture will backlash and spin out of control.
Sorry, I was interrupted here. Just want to add; the Temple Knights fought against the Muslim invasion in Europe and managed to keep it free so our culture could evolve up to what it’s today however today we are all under heavy pressure from cultures apart from ours hence we should join our efforts to protect ourselves.
No doubt there’s a lot of delusion and ignorance among anti-Zionists but it’s also a brutally awful take to suggest to US American voters that their government’s massive military and economic support is none of their business.
Foreign aid from the US has been conflated by the left and the right with the lack of healthcare and other demanding social needs left wanting on the domestic front.
I agree that U.S. citizens have the right to scrutinize where U.S. aid goes. But like Josh wrote in this article, that's often just an excuse for selective outrage and a singular focus on Israel.
They hated Jews before they returned to their land (joining the many Jews who never left Israel, for thousands of years). The haters screamed, "Go back where you came from!" So the Jews did go back, because there was nowhere else to go. And now that they have rebuilt their ancient land? The haters scream, "Go back where you came from!"
The U.S. despite the rise of leftist Jew hatred is one of the least anti-semitic nations on earth, due in part to our Muslim population being so small. Europe is a magnitude worse. For obvious reasons.
How much does the US spend on its 10s of thousands of soldiers and bases in Japan, Korea, Europe? I'm going to wager a whole lot more zeros on the number than the 3.5 billion Israel gets.
Are Americans stressing over the entire amount of military expenditures or only the relatively small amount that goes to Israel?
in some cases the critique is balanced and reflective of a long-standing isolationist strain, in some cases anti-Jewish bias is present but being aware of or naming anti-Semitism doesn’t make it go away or reduce it as a persuasive force especially when anti-Semitic tropes are in the dna of the people deliberating
And yet at the top of this post, you ask me to support you as you educate about Israel. I support Israel because I do know of their history, and because I do see they are mistreated. And, by the way, I also care about the other areas of strife throughout the world.
That was a great rant. Thanks for channeling my inner rage and annoyance with all the busybody pro pali folks who really don't give a s--t about anyone except their own virtue signalling. And an especially strong rage to the famous crazies like Candace Owens and MTG who concoct conspiracies about the Jews out of thin air.
Gosh, I wish *they* would all read this (and more). But they won't; their mental illness doesn't allow them to handle all the cognitive dissonance.
Why am I getting this? It is long, not new. And I am certainly NOT in the population this seems to argue with.
I am 84 years old, a Holocaust survivor. I do not participate in the internet follies. I am not on X, or any of the similar fora of idioties. Yes, I am jewish and have family in Israel. I am not obsessing about Israel. I am worried about the rebirth of antisemitism in the diaspora, because i got lucky once, but I may no get lucky twice.
This was written for people to share with the greater world, mainly. :)
You would be surprised to know how many Jews need to read this, especially those college kids who turned their back on Israel.
That too.
Your writing is what I have been looking for. Thank you so much!
You are correct! And unfortunately Israel will not survive without some world support and the only support it’s getting now is from Trump. Even the Israelis can’t hold together and be a cohesive unit. This has caused the destruction of Israel throughout history and could happen again today. I’m 79. I was in Israel in 1967-68. At least then the whole of Israel seemed to understand what was going on. Today Jews world wide can’t seem to understand their divisions will cause the their destruction again.
Division causing destruction: a prescient thing to read on Tisha b'Av.
Yes!
Thank you for writing something intended for the greater public. I may finally share beyond those who agree with us. Although I hesitate to leap into the cacophony of opinions on social media, after 21 months of intense reading, listening and learning about Israel and the conflict, I am only beginning to feel knowledgeable enough to have an opinion. But the drive to share truth and take some of the hot air out of the hypocrisy and hate is what motivates me now. That, and my fear for the future of the Jewish people. Not our resolve - I see it persisting, yet again - but the tidal wave of hate that is growing against us.
Well said, well written. It is about time someone said what needed to be said without apologies or bullshit. They don't care about those who died on Oct 7th. They really do not care about those who died yesterday in Israel just the poor Palestinians. If you want to hate Jews fine, be honest hate us but don't make excuses just come out and say it, I hate Jews. Now didn't fell good to come right out and say it, even if you are a Jew. You can hate your own. Every family has disagreements, arguments, or even down and out fights. You know the difference between two Jews having a heated argument and an enemy who not only hates us but wants each and every one of us DEAD. The two Jews will be laughing and crying together by the days end. Our enemies not so. They never change. They have the same shit now that they were ranting about 77 years ago and 3000 years ago. But, but now if you say I hate those Jews do not be surprised if you get punch in the mouth. Let that sink in. You want accountability then you be accountable say what you mean but be prepared for something you did not expect, a Jew who fights back. Am Yisrael Chai. Shalom Dan
The problem is the world finds Jews endlessly fascinating. Now that we have a country, well, that’s next-level exciting.
Another brilliant article. Every word of it rings so perfectly true. I wish the world would wake the f&*$ up, and leave Jews and Israel the f&*$ alone and start facing the real global aggressors eating the world alive today.
Seriously. Europe and UK - big trouble. I worry the U.S. will follow down their paths.
If only the world would obsess over jihadism, and Hamas’s deadly strategy of sacrificing their own people as martyrs.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoldenpill/p/hamas-is-mass-martyring-gaza?r=31tulb&utm_medium=ios
The Palestinian National Movement is a deranged murder cult. To support it is to either be a Jew hater or to enable Jew haters either through ignorance or malice. And that includes the vile Jews Israeli and not who support it. No people in human history are less deserving of a state than the murderous Palestinians yet for no other people does the world demand it. Its crazy and its wrong and I've had enough. I stand with my own people not those who would murder us or insist on allowing us to be murdered in the name of a deranged ideology.
Well said, Josh. It's also a product of the social media age- everyone is pressured to try to be more sensational than the next, to go along with and support each trendy cause.
Excellent. I have so far only met one person who said she doesn't know enough to have an opinion. I wish there were more like her. There is a difference, too between neutrality and indifference.https://ruthvanita452091.substack.com/p/killing-indifference
I don’t agree with you JH. I live in a country far up north which has a clumsy government trying to bring peace to this region where the outcome has been catastrophic. They believe in giving aid makes the world a better place to live in however in this case not. The Palestinians have been ruled out by a terrorist group belonging to part of the Iranian political elite trying to wipe out your country. That makes us concerned because we’re part of a western civilisation based on what happened there ~2000 yrs ago. So basically not the soil where you live but the miracle happened there. Now you’re raised up and don’t need your ‘parents’ anymore because you’re fed up being directed. Good! But if you’re wiped out by the Muslims the western culture will backlash and spin out of control.
Sorry, I was interrupted here. Just want to add; the Temple Knights fought against the Muslim invasion in Europe and managed to keep it free so our culture could evolve up to what it’s today however today we are all under heavy pressure from cultures apart from ours hence we should join our efforts to protect ourselves.
Templars. The knights templar, and yes, their name derives from a connection they felt to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.
I believe that most American voters have no clear understanding of which countries receive US foreign aid, or how it functions.
Yes! So well said / written and with just the right amount of ‘enough’. Thank you Joshua!
No doubt there’s a lot of delusion and ignorance among anti-Zionists but it’s also a brutally awful take to suggest to US American voters that their government’s massive military and economic support is none of their business.
Foreign aid from the US has been conflated by the left and the right with the lack of healthcare and other demanding social needs left wanting on the domestic front.
I agree that U.S. citizens have the right to scrutinize where U.S. aid goes. But like Josh wrote in this article, that's often just an excuse for selective outrage and a singular focus on Israel.
True. But however often anti-Semitic bias is in play, it’s there and it’s a force and like Israel, it won’t be shouted down.
They hated Jews before they returned to their land (joining the many Jews who never left Israel, for thousands of years). The haters screamed, "Go back where you came from!" So the Jews did go back, because there was nowhere else to go. And now that they have rebuilt their ancient land? The haters scream, "Go back where you came from!"
And it’s not only in the US … antisemitism is on the rise everywhere. The U.K. is full of it.
The U.S. despite the rise of leftist Jew hatred is one of the least anti-semitic nations on earth, due in part to our Muslim population being so small. Europe is a magnitude worse. For obvious reasons.
I still think there is, in the US definitely and in England probably, a quieter majority that supports Israel and the Jews
Let it remain a small Muslim population. Islamophobic? You bet.
We have good reason to fear Islam.
How much does the US spend on its 10s of thousands of soldiers and bases in Japan, Korea, Europe? I'm going to wager a whole lot more zeros on the number than the 3.5 billion Israel gets.
Are Americans stressing over the entire amount of military expenditures or only the relatively small amount that goes to Israel?
Should also be pointed out that all the anti-Zionism of the world doesn’t make Israel magically go away nor become the Kumbaya nation among nations.
Sometimes I think Israel has been "too nice"
in some cases the critique is balanced and reflective of a long-standing isolationist strain, in some cases anti-Jewish bias is present but being aware of or naming anti-Semitism doesn’t make it go away or reduce it as a persuasive force especially when anti-Semitic tropes are in the dna of the people deliberating
And yet at the top of this post, you ask me to support you as you educate about Israel. I support Israel because I do know of their history, and because I do see they are mistreated. And, by the way, I also care about the other areas of strife throughout the world.