Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
The left and the right exploit Jews and their safety as an electoral weapon
Some of us lost family members or friends on Oct. 7. Many of us are horrified by Israel’s continuing atrocities in Gaza. The war has alienated us from family and friends, and divided our synagogues and former safe spaces.Even dating apps are fraught, with warring profiles filled with watermelon emojis, Israeli flags and statements of “NO ZIONISTS.”
But none of these miseries is the most tiresome aspect of being Jewish in 2024. No, that honor goes to the way our Jewish identity — and the real antisemitic threats we face — have become go-to political tools, on both the right and the left.
Jews are tired of being used as a political football
The left and the right exploit Jews and their safety as an electoral weapon