To think that antisemitism now needs to be tackled in the strongest possible way?

[LucyWestenra]

The Bondi thread in chat was eye opening.

Forty pages and a lot of it whataboutery, excuses and vile antisemitism.

It’s disgusting.

It needs to be called out. It needs to be rooted out.

I feel so sorry for the Jewish communities everywhere. How can they possibly feel safe?

I do wonder sometimes if one day we will see a rewriting of history, similar to the trans debate.

People trying to backpedal and claim that they were never of that mindset, of course not.

Why are you conflating issues? I thought we were talking about anti semitism in the UK. People who bring Gaza into their arguments are just trying to make excuses for being a racist.

This sums it up perfectly I think.

But I guess in addition to that there are those that have always been antisemitic and are just celebrating the fact they now have all the useful idiots joining their ‘cause’.

You need to learn some proper history rather than swallowing recent propaganda hook line and sinker. There was no distinct Palestinian identity as it is understood today prior to Yasser Arafat. Previously all the various ethnic and religious groups living on the land were considered Palestinian. There were Jews, Arabs, Druze, and so on…

Yes, IMO there’s always been a mostly silent undercurrent, but Gaza has made it (to many) socially acceptable - even ‘fashionable’ - to come out.

Totally. Gaza is just an excuse to be racist out loud. Looking at MN over the last couple of years it's very clear that their passion over Gaza is not replicated in any other conflict.

As to how to stamp the anti semitism out, right thinking people perhaps need to speak up more so that it becomes unacceptable socially again. And those horrible hate marches need to stop. I hope people feel ashamed of themselves if they ever went on one. It was pretty clear from the start what they were really.

I see Sadiq Khan or at least his office tried to stop the vigil for Bondi. I can’t imagine the motives were anti-Semitic, more for safety like the Aston Villa shenanigans. But of course this just sends the message that we must capitulate to those who mean us (Jews and the general public) harm. Look at NYE in Paris - cancelled. I guess we’ve accepted we have to surrender to the enemy within.

I did find it shocking to read that a previous poster (sorry can’t remember the name) reported a colleague and nothing was done about it.

Its so entrenched.

He is unbelievable!

20% of people on here disagree with this? You’ve proven your point OP 😔 how depressing

Indeed.

I hope they’re all proud of themselves.

Very well written!

Do you care about the Palestinians being murdered by Hamas or is it just Israel you have a problem with?

Good question.

And the irony of calling other people’s comments ‘unhinged’!

Agreed.

I don’t think anyone made comments about ‘Catholics’ after the IRA bombings in NW England thirty plus years ago.

I am sick of encountering blatant anti-semitism dressed up as concern for Gaza.

The government couldn't even send a senior member of the Cabinet to the memorial for Bondi victims on the second night of Chanukah. If Keir had any bxlls at all he would have attended himself. After all, one of the rabbis murdered was British!

I would use much stronger words to describe Sadiq Khan 💩

You are correct , some people always draw the ‘ but what about Gaza” to derail the conversation about horrific Jew hatred as they can’t seem to acknowledge that just maybe their morals are compromised

Well said. Far too many of them.

Yeah the rabbi at my congregation knew him as do most of the Rabbis in the UK as they all go to school together at some point. Am sure there are other victims with connections here too.

Spot on. The only violence we really need to be protected against is Islamist.

There is a real issue with people conflating the actions of Israel (a state with a majority Jewish people) with all Jewish people worldwide. This is clearly absurd. Millions of Jewish people are not Israeli, have no family or connection to Israel, have never been there. Millions of Jewish people are outraged by the genocide in Gaza, and yet are subjected to anti semitism due to misplaced blame for Israel's actions.

Western governments should be shouldering blame for failing to intervene earlier when it was clear the response from Israel was disproportionate

He is so spineless I’m surprised he manages to walk upright.

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