(Jewish Group) Be an ally of Jews against antisemitism, and here is how

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For non-Jews like me, standing with Jews against antisemitism is a moral imperative.

Antisemitism is as old as Judaism, and eradicating it is not likely anytime soon, but we can fight it and hopefully reduce it. Dara Horn, the author of the book “People Love Dead Jews”, said in an interview with Yair Rosenberg of The Atlantic, “I don’t think that Jews can solve the problem of anti-Semitism. I don’t think it’s our problem to solve.” I agree with her. It is non-Jews who engage in antisemitism therefore it is for us to stop doing it, just as it is for men to fight the rape culture, it is for white people to fight anti-Black racism, and it is for straight people to fight homophobia. We don’t expect women, Blacks, and gays to solve the problem of hatred against them. We shouldn’t expect it from Jews either. As Efraim Inbar wrote in the Jerusalem Post, “It is the moral duty of non-Jews to cure themselves of this scourge”.

Some non-Jews might feel that they don’t hate Jews and therefore that their job is done. Well, it isn’t. That’s just the start. While we may not consciously hate Jews, many of our actions promote antisemitism and some may even be antisemitic.

The Financial Times reported in January 2020 that, “50 per cent of Europeans consider anti-Semitism a problem in their country, including majorities in Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, Belgium and Austria”. Instead of decreasing, antisemitism has increased since then, reaching a peak during the latest Israel-Hamas war. During that war, antisemitic violence rose significantly in Europe, Canada, and the US, and that continues even after the war.

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