Sharply more Americans than 20 years ago say antisemitism is a very serious problem, as Jewish Americans' reports of poor treatment exceed those of other faith groups.
When one side is being violent and racist against innocent people and then some other people start being violent and racist against innocent people on the “other side” to counterbalance, that’s not a calm or welcoming development for anyone concerned
I'm concerned with the one causing genocide at the moment, how about you? One seems to be a bit more unchecked and the other seems.to be the buzz word for anyone who dares to question Zionism.
I'm not as stupid as to believe that bigotry and hatred towards jews doesn't exist.
I am Jewish and I am concerned, although the harassment I've gotten so far has not been much and only online. It is, at least in part, Israel's fault by suggesting that it's the only place for Jews despite the fact that fewer Jews live in Israel than Jews who don't live in Israel.
I do not support Israel's apartheid or genocide. I don't even really want to visit the place unless it was part of a Middle Eastern archaeology tour or something. And yet, more than once, at least once I can recall on Lemmy, I have had to not just justify that (in the same "but do you condemn Hamas" manner), my justification was not accepted.
One person here on Lemmy, a person who I'm fairly certain was not a Jew themselves, actually declared me not Jewish because I live in the U.S. Which is just another form of antisemitism.
Regardless, I'm not apparently allowed, by a significant number of people, to identify as a Jew and not support Israel. And that includes a significant number of Jews who I have to deal with as an internal problem. But at least they aren't also saying overtly antisemitic things.
Now... that said:
This goes way beyond Israel. A significant number of white people (by no means a majority) do not consider Jews white. Jews are an "other." You need look no further than Elon Musk's "you have said the actual truth" reply to the person saying that Jews oppressed white people. It's "the actual truth" because I'm not white to someone like Elon.
I'm white. I benefit from every bit of white privilege every other white American benefits from. No cop is ever going to pull me over on suspicion of being white. No hiring manager is going to turn me down because I have a name that doesn't sound white. My skin is practically lighter than Morticia Adams'. But to Elon, and others, I am not white.
And all of this concerns me. A lot. It didn't used to much. Then Charlottesville happened and I found out that "Jews will not replace us" was considered by a lot of people to be an acceptable thing to chant in America.
a person who I'm fairly certain was not a Jew themselves, actually declared me not Jewish because I live in the U.S. Which is just another form of antisemitism.
Antisemitism (or, more accurately, 'Judeophobia') is being bigoted against someone because they are Jewish. What that person said to you was not antisemitism, it was just stupid.
Overusing and misusing (sometimes intentionally- à la Israel) that accusation dilutes it's severity and makes people more likely to handwave actual incidents of discrimination and bigotry, which is not good my Squid.
You certainly do not get to tell me what I consider to be a bigoted slur against me.
And don't make it sound like I've never experienced worse. I've experienced far worse.
But yeah, sure, I own a home so that makes it all fine (I don't own a home, my non-Jewish wife does).
Edit: By the way, trying to invalidate my experiences by only addressing one small issue in my post and acting like that means it's all in my head is fucking rude.
The number of hate crimes reported to police in the nation's 10 largest cities rose again in 2023, according to preliminary data released Friday from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University.
The annual study found at least 2,184 hate crimes were reported across New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, and Austin last year, an increase of nearly 13% from 2022 driven in part by upticks in anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim attacks amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A larger analysis of 25 American cities found hate crimes increased an average of 17% from 2022, according to the study.
"The top 10 cities generally match what's going to happen nationally," said Brian Levin, professor emeritus and founder of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.
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New York and Los Angeles saw some of the largest increases in anti-Jewish hate crimes, rising 12.6% and 48% respectively, while Los Angeles and Chicago saw 40% and 300% increases in anti-Muslim hate crimes, according to the study.
"It just explodes after October 7," Levin said, referencing the day Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 240 hostages.
Levin said the data indicates national FBI hate crime data will also likely show a record number of anti-Jewish hate crimes when it is released later in the year. He said anti-Muslim hate crimes could also reach their highest levels since the last peak between 2015 and 2017.
Sharply more Americans than 20 years ago say antisemitism is a very serious problem, as Jewish Americans' reports of poor treatment exceed those of other faith groups.
This is very deeply concerning, especially since Jewish-Americans, statistically speaking, are more likely to be friendly to the Palestinian cause and critical of the Israeli government than non-Jewish Americans. It suggests that there's more than just the element of "CRITICISM OF ISRAEL IS ANTISEMITISM" peddled by Israeli simps.
Sharply more Americans than 20 years ago say antisemitism is a very serious problem, as Jewish Americans' reports of poor treatment exceed those of other faith groups.
It seems like the Jewish Americans are just reporting it more.
The number of hate crimes reported to police in the nation's 10 largest cities rose again in 2023, according to preliminary data released Friday from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University.
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New York and Los Angeles saw some of the largest increases in anti-Jewish hate crimes, rising 12.6% and 48% respectively, while Los Angeles and Chicago saw 40% and 300% increases in anti-Muslim hate crimes, according to the study.
I don't know where you are getting the notion that American Jews are likely to support the Palestinian cause.
The polling shows that a large majority of (62%) American Jews think the response by Israel is acceptable. They also support funding weapons to Israel to carry out the atrocities against Palestinians.
Based on the exchange I am having on Fediverse, these American jews supporting Palestine appear to be doing it as gesture because they see how untenable supporting Israel publicly is getting.
Actions speak louder than words and this comment section speaks for itself.
There is a time and place for everything... flooding news with "antisemitism" on the rise is a dilatory operation for the benefit of the genocide conducted by Israel.
Bad faith behavior should not be rewarded and should be called out for it is.
With that being said, no person should have to suffer bullshit but we all do, every day. Nothing special about being Jewish there unless you think that a jewish person within US suffers more prejudice than others.
That being said, is any group immune from assault? Even individuals squarely in the power majority, like a heterosexual, native, white, male Englishman, are subject to random assault (verbal and physical), destruction of property etc. not as a result of his personal actions. It seems like Jews as a group have it pretty OK but they want the red carpet rolled out for them or something.
Perhaps it's one of those things that's actively measured against, leading to increased reporting? I know that Travellers and Chinese (as just two examples) don't have access to this kind of infrastructure, so reports against bias toward those groups might be under-represented.
To address Judeophobia we must address the elephant in the room- Zionistic Israel using Jews as human shields to protect themselves from any repercussions of their crimes against humanity. Israel supporters increase polarization between Jews and non-Jews, signaling that anyone against the actions of Israel is against Jews as a group, which is a blatant lie.
There are also "boy who cried wolf" incidents which dilute the severity of bigotry against Jews and are not helping our cause, but those are minimal compared to, for example, organizing an "Antisemitism Awareness Rally" which is just a front for Israeli PR so they can continue their genocide against the Palestinians a little bit longer without losing too much public support.
Not to downplay the fact that some people do discriminate against Jews and that is wrong, but this antisemitism hyper-vigilance against the backdrop of Israel's actions reeks of McCarthyism, especially considering Israeli hasbara.
Are you talking about the "phobia" part of Judeophobia? It's not about fear, as in "a phobia". It means negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards a group, in this case Jews. Like transphobia isn't a fear of trans people, it's a dislike (sometimes intense) of trans people.
EDIT: bro did you just read the first word of my comment and then comment back?!
Nearly half of Americans now rate it “very serious,”
Americans are significantly less likely to view prejudice against Muslim people as a very serious problem (33%) than to say prejudice against Jewish people is.
Half of Democrats, compared with 18% of Republicans, say anti-Muslim prejudice is a very serious problem in the U.S., as do 30% of independents.
I'm a raised-catholic-agnostic democrat of mixed European heritage residing in an American east coast city. I barely have an opinion about Jewish people (see below). I have many Jewish friends which means nothing outside of a few weeks in December. I have never in my 45+ years witnessed anti-semitism. What I have observed in the past year is a strong opposition to the Israeli government and its support by the United States (finally). After 9/11, the anti-Muslim sentiment in this country was so immense that you could taste it in the air. Not to argue this is inaccurate but I just don't feel that I live in the same reality as what's being reported here.
The thing I've always considered odd about the Jewish population is the strong connection to a place and people and time whom most have never engaged with. It is what it is and I accept it but it's unfamiliar to me. And it has absolutely no impact on my perception or opinion of any Jewish persons.
The tribalism and skewed perspectives we're all capable of needs to be tempered.
Hi, I'm a 47-year-old Jew. I've witnessed quite a bit of antisemitism. A lot of it directed at me. I'd rather not bring up the memories to give you examples, but you probably wouldn't believe me if I did anyway, so I won't.
It sounds like you live in a fairly liberal area, then, so it makes sense you wouldn't have personally witnessed much hate against Jewish people. But if you look back in your local news archives, I'm sure you'll find instances of things like swastikas painted on temples.