A00076 - The Palestinian Question and the New Anti-Semitism

 

For my closing remarks (for this year) on the Palestinian Question discussed in the October 8, 2022 email set forth below.  I encourage everyone to view the evidence gathered by B'Tselem over the last three decades concerning the treatment of the Palestinians.  I believe that if you do, you too will understand why some Jewish people and groups have termed the current situation in Israel as a form of apartheid and are taking action to address the wrongs that they see happening there.  As part of my closing remarks, I also note that I previously stated 

From what I have observed, it is concerned and informed Jews in Israel, in England, in Europe, and in the United States that have accused the Israeli government of perpetuating an apartheid.

While I provided Wikipedia references to groups in Israel, Europe, and England, I did not provide a reference to Jews in the United States who are also actively engaged in fighting what they view as apartheid and injustice in Israel.  I provide such a reference for all below

https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Voice_for_Peace

I encourage everyone to become more acquainted with the work of Jewish Voice for Peace, and to judge for yourself as to the validity of the JVP cause.

Finally, in this world where history tends to be conveniently ignored, I try once again to remind everyone of an inconvenient historical fact.  This time the historical fact is that the Palestinian people are a Semitic people too.  In the last millennium, the term anti-Semitism became synonymous with the persecution of Jewish people.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism

As we begin this millennium, the meaning of the term anti-Semitism may have to be broadened to include the persecution of the Palestinians as well. 

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

Fairfield, California

October 11, 2022