#but you're seriously going to watch a Jewish person sobbing about their fear of a genocide

[earthytzipi]

for people to say that young Jewish people breaking down out of fear (even fear that's not justified) is the same thing as white tears is despicable. did you all fucking forget about the Holocaust? why do you think a young Jewish person who's been told Zionism is the answer to antisemitism their whole life and that Hamas wants to kill them might react with fear? just use your fucking brains for One Singular Minute.

the answer to Zionism in Jewish communities is not the same as the answer to racism. telling Jewish Zionist people, who have been raised around people who suffered a genocide, who have this severe intergenerational trauma within living memory, that they are the same as a random white Christian American when they have a trauma response to something they've been told is an existential threat is not fucking helpful. in fact, it's only going to cement their Zionism.

do you actually want to eradicate Zionism in Jewish communities? start by acknowledging that antisemitism is real, still happening, and deadly. until you can do that, most Jewish Zionists are not going to be receptive to you. if you can't do that, I suggest leaving that work to Jewish antizionists and devoting your energy to political actions that will help Palestine, like calling your reps, protesting, and continuing to raise awareness about the situation on the ground there.

#it's the most callous shit to see stitches of that Jewish girl in a breakdown calling it white tears #and the tears of someone who isn't genuine/doesn’t experience oppression #why do you think someone whose community has still not recovered from a genocide within living memory might react that way to something they #see as an existential threat?? #yes they are wrong. palestinian liberation is not a threat to Jewish communities #but you're seriously going to watch a Jewish person sobbing about their fear of a genocide #and say that that's the same as random karens crying after being called racist? fucking seriously?? #it's pure antisemitism #and it's completely counterintuitive to breaking down the hold Zionism has on our communities #tzipi talks