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rights groups and other 
organizations started criti-
cizing Israel, and once there 
were delays in the delivery 
of the Russian Sputnik 
vaccine that the P.A. had 
ordered, the P.A. reversed 
its position.

Why not turn an unfortu-
nate snag in getting the vac-
cine into a chance to bash 
Israel a bit? The usual sus-
pects were sure to join in.
Israel has shipped sev-
eral thousand doses to the 
P.A. for health care workers 
and some other essential 
workers, and, as part of a 
broader hostage deal, Israel 
has reportedly bought $1 
million worth of Russian 
vaccine for Syria.
Michael Che’s comment is 
not funny, not based on fact 
and contributes to a danger-
ous environment for Jews. 
And it contributes to the 
campaign to delegitimize 
Israel, whether intended to 
or not.
The reason many Jews 
fail to see the humor in the 
“joke” is because we under-
stand that the “joke” plays 
into the old canard that 
Jews are selfish, controlling, 
manipulative, sneaky peo-
ple who watch out only for 
themselves.

And we understand how 
that canard has been used 
through the centuries to 
paint Jews as evil and sub-
human and to discriminate 
against them, to engage in 
pogroms and to send them 
to ovens.

And this is not far 
away. Think Poway and 
Pittsburgh. Understand 
that while it may not 
make national news, Jews 
are being beaten up and 
subjected to bigotry on a 
weekly, if not daily, basis. 
There is a reason virtually 
every Jewish day school in 
the U.S., every Jewish com-
munity center, many syn-
agogues and other Jewish 
institutions have security 
guards, security codes, 
security fences and fearful 
people.
So, joking about Jews 
being selfish, keeping life-
saving medicine to them-
selves is no joke. Whether 
intended or not, it is part of 
the mix of antisemitism that 
leads to Jewish injury, death 
and hurt. 

Alan Edelstein was a lawyer and 

lobbyist in California. He lives 

in Jerusalem and Sacramento, 

Calif., and blogs at edelsteinran-

domthoughts.com.

“IN SHORT, IT WAS THE NATURAL 
OUTCOME OF A SUSTAINED 
CAMPAIGN OF LIES — 
THE TYPES OF LIES THAT HAVE 
LED TO INJURY AND DEATH 

TO JEWS IN THE PAST.”

— ALAN EDELSTEIN

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