I am a Jewish woman. And I am scared. I feel that no one likes the Jews. Ok, the Jews like the Jews, although even they have disagreements amongst themselves. The orthodox and the conservative and the reformed and the chabad and the bucharian: they all stand in judgment of each other. The only time we can get them together is when other groups stand in judgment of us. I actually believe that about other groups as well. All groups (including Jews) dislike (perhaps are afraid of) other groups. I guess we all feel more comfortable with what we are familiar with. Perhaps we feel they want to hurt us. Perhaps they feel that they are getting a smaller piece of the pie than other groups. Perhaps they really do believe the stereotypes (and frankly, some of them may be true.)
Anyway, I was talking about Jews. And like I said I am scared. Let’s see. We have jimmy carter and Noam Chomsky (and my Jewish BIL who agrees with Chomsky- now that’s real scary.) And Vanessa Redgrave, although I don’t believe she’s been that vocal about these things lately. Oh, and I used to be able to count on the democrats for Israeli support. Now it’s the conservatives I must side with. And that’s hard for me because i’m more in line with the dems. (Actually, at least socially, I see myself as a libertarian, but that’s another story. And another post.) Ok, you’re thinking. They don’t hate Jews. They just don’t like Israel. Pshaw. Dislike of a country is dislike of the people there. For god sakes, the country doesn’t run itself. Its citizens run it. Duh. So if you hate the country, you hate the people there. At least that’s how I see it.
Ya know Jews didn’t go into Israel and take over. Britain (remember them?) gave the land to the Jews after what happened during WW2. (Holocaust, anybody?) I am not that knowledgeable about history, so I am unable to go into the specifics of it, but the land was given to them. So if you have a beef with Jews having Israel, go to Britain. Yea, that’s right. Have the guts to pick on a bigger country. Rather than a whole bunch of countries which surround Israel picking on them. Although, mind you, I believe Israel is very strong. Thank goodness for that.
Okay. Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against Britain. I happen to think they’re the best friend the US has. (Oh, did I mention that is where I live. It just occurred to me that you might be thinking I live in Israel. Nope. US citizen. Born and bred. And very proud of it too. )
Incidentally, I don’t understand why Christians dislike Jews. That’s the biggest irony of them all. Does that make sense to you? How can you dislike a religion when the top people you pray to share the same religion? This is the most ridiculous thing I have every heard of. Christ is turning over in his grave (and over and over and over) from what Christians have had the audacity and the stupidity to do to and say about Jews.
I’m afraid I have to end here. To be contd another time.
I know this may not be the most thought out or best written post. Any questions or comments, feel free.
