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Richard D

(10,018 posts)
Wed Jun 26, 2024, 11:34 AM Jun 2024

An Open Letter to the 'Pro-Palestinian' Friends I Have Lost [View all]

This speaks to something that is very common, at least in my circle. I've seen lifelong friends become raging antisemites or at least anti-zionists (is there really a big difference? I don't think so.). I've seen other friends suddenly "experts" on the Middle East, throwing around terms that they had never heard a year ago like they were part of their vocabulary since birth while contorting their mouth to make sure that they pronounce "Gaza" with the proper Arabic accent while sounding kinda ridiculous doing so.

I would almost say that this piece is not for non-Jews . . .

It seems we have reached the parting of our ways, a fork in the road where you veered extremely Left, and I was left, well, without a friend.

Remember when our biggest debate was whether “Friends” or "Seinfeld” was the better sitcom? Ah, those were the days. Little did I know, lurking beneath those casual exchanges, was a fervent Palestinian activist ready to burst forth like a volcano of virtue-signaling.

Your transformation was swift and dramatic. One moment, you were posting selfies with your dog, and the next, you were a Nobel-prize winning expert on Middle Eastern history and geopolitics.

As the political climate intensified, so did your activism. It was clear that your commitment to the Palestinian cause was more than a passing phase; it was a central tenet of your identity.


https://www.futureofjewish.com/p/open-letter-pro-palestinian-friends-i-have-lost


Bonus: a poem from Lizzy Savetsky, a powerful voice and truth speaker: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6m00qyxaU3/
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