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Views
Oh, actually, you know what,
never mind. I avoid buying
anything produced in settle-
ments, vote for a party which
includes Arab lawmakers and
have some Palestinian friends
with whom — believe it or
not — I actually agree on many
issues. Guess my Jew-O-Meter
grade got lowered again.
The point is clear: Much to
many bigots’
surprise, it turns
out that Jews are, after all,
humans, and as such they also
have different opinions… even
— especially — when it comes
to controversial issues, such as
the mere existence of Israel, its
relationship with the U.S., its
settlement policy or the BDS
movement, to name but a few.
Walking among us are also
Jews who seem to be, heaven
forbid, socialists. Others are
apparently capitalists — even
Libertarian. Some support
BDS, while others are fiercely
against it; some live in settle-
ments, others question their
right to exist; some denounce
Antifa, others are Antifa pro-
testers themselves; some are
proudly Zionist, others refer
to themselves as anti-Zionists
with the exact same pride. Such
diversity! Who would have
thought?
Indeed, as such diverse indi-
viduals, it should come as no
surprise that some Jewish read-
ers saw the interview with Rep.
Tlaib as a “shocking and appall-
ing decision,
” as they made
sure to clarify in their letters to
the editor (July 30, pg. 10). No
doubt it is their absolute right
to hold such opinion. Others
were grateful, however, calling
the discussion “necessary” and
labeling Tlaib as a “righteous
person.
”
It seems like Jews hold many
varying opinions, as numerous
as the stars of heaven and the
sands on the seashore. You
could almost conclude that
each Jew is an individual with
their own beliefs and values
— a revolutionary concept our
greatest haters would love to
dismiss. Do not give them that
pleasure. We are not one layer
defined solely by our Judaism.
I — and I believe you, too
— would rather live in a world
where both an article featuring
a Muslim woman politician
who doesn’
t mince words criti-
cizing Israel and the fierce reac-
tions to that article can find a
home in a Jewish media outlet,
than in a world where neither is
possible.
Dana Regev is an Israeli-born journal-
ist who reports on global affairs for
Deutsche Welle and is an Israel corre-
spondent for the Jewish News.
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