The Jewish community cannot center fears about ‘Jewish safety’ while supporting genocide in Gaza – Mondoweiss

There is a standard trope that has been playing out now for years, nay decades, but has become much more pronounced ever since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and the ensuing genocidal attack on the people of Gaza, along with escalated ethnic cleansing and territorial expansion in the West Bank, Lebanon, and now Syria. The trope begins with some protest or remark that accuses Israel of various crimes against Palestinians, maybe even a straightforward attack on Zionist ideology….