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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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