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Confront your own antisemites

Why do Gentiles lack the pride, motivation, love, and care to be proactive?

Trigger warning: This rant may make non-Jews (and Jews) uncomfortable. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, considering the state of the world.

Yes, Jews do have Gentile real friends, and Jewish life is sometimes calm, but these are exceptions confirming the rule that Jews must be unsafe.

Jews don’t need the Right to go after Antifa, the Left after the Nazis, Muslims to go after Christian Antisemites, or Christians after Islamists.

What is needed is that each group first cleans its own stable.

LGBTQAI+ must cleanse Queer circles from anti-Jewish sentiments.

Blacks must neutralize how Blacks have been set up against the Jews.

Why don’t pro-Israel churches go after anti-Israel congregations?

Why do Christians still endorse the conversion of Jews (cultural genocide)?

Where is Muslim gratitude to Jews for enriching their Holy tradition?

Isn’t it humiliating that Gazans dare to demonstrate against Chamas, endangering their very lives, and so many safe Muslims don’t?

Why is the radical Woke Left so pleased to accuse Jews and spread hatred and not nervous about fascists, liars, and murderers agreeing with them?

Why do principled people seem so happy feeling superior to the Jews?

Stop Blaming the Jews

Antisemitism is not an opinion; it’s a sentiment always rooted in lies. Antisemites always quote each other to show that they must be right.

Quantity doesn’t equate quality. If almost all people agree, it can still be untrue. If most people feel jealous, tell white lies, or have dental cavities, that still doesn’t mean that should be the norm. Even if 99% of all people believe the lies being told about Jews, that still doesn’t make them true.

When Jews are endangered, being naïve is not a virtue. When politicians wear neckties, that doesn’t mean they are decent and honest. Most UN members are not democracies and hate Jews, who always insist on human rights for all. Most people leading international organizations hate Jews.

Just like most pedophiles don’t work in geriatrics, the worst Antisemites work in international diplomacy, and the press corpses to do their worst.

The problem is not colonialism, racism, Israel’s Statehood, the West Bank ‘occupation,’ giving away Gaza, or Netanyahu. Zionists were also opposed, betrayed, and murdered when they advocated a bi-national State, when they accepted converts, before Israel declared independence, before it regained the West Bank no one wanted, and when Israel had an extremely dovish government (Rabin). The problem is simply Jew-hatred pure sang.

Singling out Israel and being obsessed with its (alleged) lack of perfection, Anti-Judaism, Antisemitism, and Antizionism are all the same thing.

When there is a plague or a flood, and people are dying, do you help to save lives, or do you feel upset at the people who need your help? Don’t blame the victims. Don’t be angry that the Jews did this to you; they didn’t.

You made the mess; you clean it up! The Holocaust was the greatest moral disaster of Western civilization; the Catholic Church has transformed itself (save pockets of Jew-hatred), and some Fundamentalist Evangelicals did too. And rightly so, because the Holocaust had clear Christian roots.

But where are Western humanists, Atheists, scientists, democrats, philosophers, politicians, jurists, historians, military scientists, etc.?

I don’t care if you’re so insecure or jealous of the Jews that you must believe that you are better humanists, Atheists, scientists, democrats, philosophers, politicians, jurists, historians, military scientists, etc., than the Jews and hold that they never contributed anything to your field, but at least be moral and decent enough to fight genocide of the Jews.

Is it not embarrassing to try to annihilate the Jews and fail for thousands of years, now billions against 20M, and not get anywhere?

Jews have an iron historical memory. You choose if you want to be immortalized as a friend or an enemy of the Jews.

Do Something

There’s more than an uptick in Jew-hatred. Never before was there such a broad, global conspiracy to go after the Jews, and most decent people watch in passivity, don’t resist, don’t protest, and only shake their heads.

Loudly, broadly, and rightly so, racism is attacked globally. Remember the George Floyd protests? But concerning Jew-hatred, it’s barely a whisper.

What’s wrong with these Gentiles (except in Germany)? Why is there such a tolerance for Jews living under attack, in fear, and in danger?

Hitler died 80 years ago. Gentiles still ‘act’ as if under Nazi occupation.

Good will always defeat Evil, in the end. But how many people should be murdered before Good triumphs? Why give Jew-haters a head start?  Why should good people always take such a long time before waking up?

The 1936 Olympics were in Berlin. The Nazis were not stopped in time. That cost 50M lives. What starts with the Jews never stops with the Jews.

Western passivity vis-à-vis Antisemitism encourages Islamist Jew-hatred.

Smallpox was eliminated, but Antisemitism can continue unhindered?

For ages, Antisemites attack the Jews for the lie that Jews see themselves as superior (chosen). But why do Gentiles lack the pride, motivation, love, and care to act and be proactive? They’re not inferior, but they act like it.

Be loud. Be obnoxious. Point out when Gentiles act as morally superior to Jews and Israel. Point out the Anti-Jewish dog whistles of portraying Jews as cold-blooded murderers, rich liars and thieves, global powerhouses and manipulators creating wars for their own benefit, and ethically inferior.

Why do Jew-haters have such an easy time uniting across any differences while non-bigots don’t do a thing and are not even alarmed? Where is the bridge-building to eradicate Jew-hatred? Why is there this vacuum?

We also need Christians to oppose Anti-Zionism as more than an act of Christian compassion exclusive to Christians, and the Right to oppose Anti-Zionism not as an act of right-wing superiority reserved for the Right.

We don’t need Gentiles ‘to love’ us. We need them to act like responsible humans toward Jews. Look at how active Jews are. What’s stopping you?

Beware of the hidden agendas of bigots parading as friends of the Jews.

To be an effective Ally to the Jews, you must learn. Know that Jews are a People with a culture, that religion is part of that culture, that humanism is part of that religion, and that Jews are there for Jews and all of humanity.

Don’t act out of pity for Jews, but because the present asks this of you.

Never before was there such a broad, global conspiracy to kill all the Jews. But Jews are also stronger than ever. The Gentiles’ morality is on the line.

There’s no need for panic (if you act), but even less need for passivity.

Don’t just sit there in your bubble. Do something! For your sake.

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About the Author
MM is a prolific and creative writer and thinker, previously a daily blog contributor to the TOI. He often makes his readers laugh, mad, or assume he's nuts—close to perfect blogging. He's proud that his analytical short comments are removed both from left-wing and right-wing news sites. None of his content is generated by the new bore on the block, AI. * As a frontier thinker, he sees things many don't yet. He's half a prophet. Half. Let's not exaggerate. Or not at all because he doesn't claim G^d talks to him. He gives him good ideas—that's all. MM doesn't believe that people observe and think in a vacuum. He, therefore, wanted a broad bio that readers interested can track a bit what (lack of) backgrounds, experiences, and educations contribute to his visions. * This year, he will prioritize getting his unpublished books published rather than just blog posts. Next year, he hopes to focus on activism against human extinction. To find less-recent posts on a subject XXX among his over 2000 archived ones, go to the right-top corner of a Times of Israel page, click on the search icon and search "zuiden, XXX". One can find a second, wilder blog, to which one may subscribe too, here: https://mmvanzuiden.wordpress.com/ or by clicking on the globe icon next to his picture on top. * Like most of his readers, he believes in being friendly, respectful, and loyal. However, if you think those are his absolute top priorities, you might end up disappointed. His first loyalty is to the truth. He will try to stay within the limits of democratic and Jewish law, but he won't lie to support opinions or people when don't deserve that. (Yet, we all make honest mistakes, which is just fine and does not justify losing support.) He admits that he sometimes exaggerates to make a point, which could have him come across as nasty, while in actuality, he's quite a lovely person to interact with. He holds - how Dutch - that a strong opinion doesn't imply intolerance of other views. * Sometimes he's misunderstood because his wide and diverse field of vision seldomly fits any specialist's box. But that's exactly what some love about him. He has written a lot about Psychology (including Sexuality and Abuse), Medicine (including physical immortality), Science (including basic statistics), Politics (Israel, the US, and the Netherlands, Activism - more than leftwing or rightwing, he hopes to highlight reality), Oppression and Liberation (intersectionally, for young people, the elderly, non-Whites, women, workers, Jews, LGBTQIA+, foreigners and anyone else who's dehumanized or exploited), Integrity, Philosophy, Jews (Judaism, Zionism, Holocaust and Jewish Liberation), the Climate Crisis, Ecology and Veganism, Affairs from the news, or the Torah Portion of the Week, or new insights that suddenly befell him. * Chronologically, his most influential teachers are his parents, Nico (natan) van Zuiden and Betty (beisye) Nieweg, Wim Kan, Mozart, Harvey Jackins, Marshal Rosenberg, Reb Shlomo Carlebach, and, lehavdil bein chayim lechayim, Rabbi Dr. Natan Lopes Cardozo, Rav Zev Leff, and Rav Meir Lubin. This short list doesn't mean to disrespect others who taught him a lot or a little. One of his rabbis calls him Mr. Innovation [Ish haChidushim]. Yet, his originalities seem to root deeply in traditional Judaism, though they may grow in unexpected directions. In fact, he claims he's modernizing nothing. Rather, mainly basing himself on the basic Hebrew Torah text, he tries to rediscover classical Jewish thought almost lost in thousands of years of stifling Gentile domination and Jewish assimilation. (He pleads for a close reading of the Torah instead of going by rough assumptions of what it would probably mean and before fleeing to Commentaries.) This, in all aspects of life, but prominently in the areas of Free Will, Activism, Homosexuality for men, and Redemption. * He hopes that his words will inspire and inform, and disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. He aims to bring a fresh perspective rather than harp on the obvious and familiar. When he can, he loves to write encyclopedic overviews. He doesn't expect his readers to agree. Rather, original minds should be disputed. In short, his main political positions are among others: anti-Trumpism, for Zionism, Intersectionality, non-violence, anti those who abuse democratic liberties, anti the fake ME peace process, for original-Orthodoxy, pro-Science, pro-Free Will, anti-blaming-the-victim, and for down-to-earth, classical optimism, and happiness. Read his blog on how he attempts to bridge any tensions between those ideas or fields. * He is a fetal survivor of the pharmaceutical industry (https://diethylstilbestrol.co.uk/studies/des-and-psychological-health/), born in 1953 to his parents who were Dutch-Jewish Holocaust survivors who met in the largest concentration camp in the Netherlands, Westerbork. He grew up a humble listener. It took him decades to become a speaker too, and decades more to admit to being a genius. But his humility was his to keep. And so was his honesty. Bullies and con artists almost instantaneously envy and hate him. He hopes to bring new things and not just preach to the choir. * He holds a BA in medicine (University of Amsterdam) – is half a doctor. He practices Re-evaluation Co-counseling since 1977, is not an official teacher anymore, and became a friendly, powerful therapist. He became a social activist, became religious, made Aliyah, and raised three wonderful kids. Previously, for decades, he was known to the Jerusalem Post readers as a frequent letter writer. For a couple of years, he was active in hasbara to the Dutch-speaking public. He wrote an unpublished tome about Jewish Free Will. He's a strict vegan since 2008. He's an Orthodox Jew but not a rabbi. * His writing has been made possible by an allowance for second-generation Holocaust survivors from the Netherlands. It has been his dream since he was 38 to try to make a difference by teaching through writing. He had three times 9-out-of-10 for Dutch at his high school finals but is spending his days communicating in English and Hebrew - how ironic. G-d must have a fine sense of humor. In case you wonder - yes, he is a bit dyslectic. If you're a native English speaker and wonder why you should read from people whose English is only their second language, consider the advantage of having an original peek outside of your cultural bubble. * To send any personal reaction to him, scroll to the top of the blog post and click Contact Me. * His newest books you may find here: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AMoshe-Mordechai%2FMaurits+van+Zuiden&s=relevancerank&text=Moshe-Mordechai%2FMaurits+van+Zuiden&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1
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