December 20, 2018

Antisemitism, BDS, and the fight for justice

By Ruth Schapira

This new non-profit organization hopes to bring these issues to the forefront. Please read an excerpt from its website below:

jaccuse

“Antisemitism is on the rise, from all sides of the political spectrum.

In some cases, bigots are straightforward in their disdain for Jews, likening them to termites or mowing them down in a house of prayer.

In others, they mask their own discrimination, cynically claiming the banner of human rights. They use exaggerated criticism of Israel as an excuse to bully, ostracize, and silence both Jews and their nation state. Lacking adequate counterweight, the world increasingly views Israel through a morally relativist or plainly antagonistic lens…read more here

About Ruth Schapira

As a Jewish educator, I hope to broaden opportunities for learning and offer new ideas. If my posts inspire you to hold conversations and motivate change within the Jewish community, that would make me very happy. I'm interested in making a difference. View all posts by Ruth Schapira
This entry was posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2018 at 7:26 PM and tagged with , , , and posted in Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish Community, Judaism. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

One response to “Antisemitism, BDS, and the fight for justice”

  • Martin Vesole
    December 20th, 2018 at 9:45 PM

    Can’t seem to access the whole of your article. When I click on the link to see more it takes me to an article about J’accuse.

    Sent from my iPhone

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