What is being done to the Palestinians is exactly what happened to George Floyd

The Israeli Response

In summary, historical anti-Semitism has involved unfairly blaming Jews for societal struggles, evident in events like the Holocaust and Spain's expulsion of Jews. This pattern persists today as certain groups divert attention to Israel, influencing minority communities to stand against it. To tackle this issue, it is essential for society to engage in open dialogue and collaborative efforts to counteract the spread of anti-Semitic sentiments.

Key Points

One need to understand how historically anti-semetism has functioned

Historically anti-semetism is finding a source of struggle or suffering of a community or society and pinning it on the jews

Examples:

Christians - Death of jesus

Germany - After WWI economic struggle leading to holocaust

Europe - 1346-1353 - Jews were scapegoated as the cause of the Black Death - the disease that killed half of the European population in just 5 years.

Spain - In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella bankruptcy due to colonization - issued the Alhambra Decree, ordering the expulsion of all Jews from their kingdoms

The Khmelnytsky Uprising in Ukraine - 1648-1654 - The jews were slaughtered(100,000 - 300,000 jews)

Black plague, covid more and more…

In intellectual and political spaces, press or different groups that have the interest to convince the society that the source of the problem is Israel, are going to different minority groups: LGBTQ, Black lives matter, native americans, women right groups and convincing them that if they want to fight for a better world, they must stand against Israel.

We must speak together about how this issue must be dealt with.

From the Media

George floyd

People Involved

George Floyd

Conclusions

Anti-Semitism has historically operated by attributing the struggles or suffering of a community or society to the Jewish population.

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