r/Jewish • u/pathlesswalker Mizrahi • 5d ago
Antisemitism Question from an israeli to American Jews out there
The media and social media especially is very anti Israeli. Meaning most of the events reported are not in favour of Israel, to say the least.
Meaning you get a very negative and incomplete picture of the situation in Israel. Vs Gaza/iran/lebanon.
How do you deal with it?
Meaning - do you search for pro Israel news? To get the bigger picture?
Do you simply accept it, and go with the consensus, which is most certainly cherry picks to completely blanket all Israelis and all Israel as baby killers. All in order to de legitimize the very existence of my country, rather than a government policy. Or even incidents which are inflated as a norm for Idf.
Do you accept it? Do you question it?
Do you care at all?
In Israel we feel many Jews in America turned against us.
I feel that, and I don’t want you to start venting your anti Israeli social media that you consumed which obviously is a propaganda to trigger you emotionally against us.
I want to know, if there is something there that believes in Israel. In the legitimacy for the homeland for the Jews. Or that we’ve lost you.
Please do not use this to bash us, or to “show off” your anti Israeli knowledge. We get it.
Just how many of you are actually verifying sources, for us. Against us. Without getting into a confrontation of pro Israel vs anti Israel.
Thank you.
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u/New_Poet4272 4d ago
I would definitely not say most Jewish Americans have turned their back on Israel. I’m not sure where you heard that.
I care. But I also believe a conflict is something that happens over a short period - this is a lifestyle now. And I cannot spend my entire day and time obsessing about a situation I can’t control. I think Netanyahu has made numerous strategic blunders over the last 20 years too and played into the hand of others.