Israel’s retaliation against Hamas has provoked global anger, but an anti-Jewish wave had been growing already, often fomented at universities.
Judaism documents the expulsion and suffering of Jewish people through its festivals and commemorations. There is a strong theme of resilience but an ever-present dread, which too often has proven justified.
Israel’s military rebuke to Hamas is horrifying onlookers. In particular, Israel’s fellow liberal democracies struggle to countenance the bloodshed and the killing of children. Israelis, too, recoil at the deaths, as do Jewish people – and every feeling person – around the world. Swastikas and anti-Jewish slurs have appeared in cities around the world, often next to statements of support for Palestinian civilians. We’ve had our own versions here in Australia.
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