When the World Gets Tired of ‘Antisemitism’

It’s hard to talk about what’s really happening right now. But it’s even harder to stay silent. That’s why I’m saying this here — because if you’re reading this, chances are you get it, or at least you’re trying to.

Here’s the truth: the word “antisemitism” is starting to lose its impact in America. Not because the threat is gone — but because people are tired of hearing it. It’s following the same pattern we’ve seen before, where overuse and misapplication dull the public’s sensitivity. 

Like after the BLM riots, what happened with the term *racism* — when everything is labeled racist, nothing is taken seriously. Now, we’re watching *antisemitic* get watered down the same way.

So when real antisemitism shows up, when Jews are actually under threat, too many people roll their eyes. They don’t want to hear it. They assume it’s just another attempt to shut down free speech or dodge criticism. That reaction? It weakens us. It undermines the very real dangers facing Jewish communities around the world.

Look at what’s happening here in the U.S. Trump pulled federal funding from universities like Harvard because they failed to protect Jewish students. Imagine if the group under attack were Black, Muslim or Trans — the outrage would be instant and unanimous. But because it’s the Jews, suddenly it’s controversial. Suddenly, protecting us is a threat to someone else’s freedom.

Even within the conservative, pro-Israel space — people like Ben Shapiro, Dennis Prager, Jordan Peterson, Jeremy Boreing, Douglas Murray, Dr. Phil — they’re being dragged. Mocked. Shunned. Those are the voices who’ve been loudest in support of Israel, of Jewish people, of Jewish identity. Many of them aren’t even Jewish — they’re Christian Zionists — and they’re still getting smeared by the very side they thought was with them.

What’s scary is this isn’t just a leftist problem anymore. It’s coming from both sides. The extreme ends of the spectrum — far left and far right — are slowly inching toward the same conclusion: that the Jews are the problem. That we are to be isolated. And that isolation is starting to feel very real.

This isn’t just theoretical. It’s global. Countries like the Maldives are literally banning Israelis from visiting. Meanwhile the hate — the scapegoating — it’s creeping into circles we once thought were safe.

I’m not trying to play victim here. I hate that mentality. But I’m also not going to ignore what’s right in front of me. Even the well-meaning Christians — the ones who proudly support Israel — still, at the end of the day, many want us “to find Christ.” So yes, it can get lonely.

Then there’s Israel itself —politically  fractured, disillusioned. I’ve never been Bibi Netanyahu’s biggest fan, but what’s happening now? The attempt to scapegoat him for everything…it’s deeper than politics. It’s betrayal from within when far-left Israelis leak sensitive information just to vilify him and the religious and then there is also no real accountability from Netanyahu either. We deserve answers for October 7th.  We deserve better leadership. Unity feels impossible right now.

Only this past week, during Yom HaShoah, I asked my kids to watch a Holocaust movie. 

My 12-year-old looked at me and said, “Why do we always have to see this? Why are we always reminded?” And I felt the weight of that question. Because from a law-of-attraction perspective, what you focus on expands. And Jews have never stopped focusing on our trauma — never forget is tattooed into our collective memory.

But what if that focus is part of why we’re here again — staring down what feels like the beginning of something awful? We must never forget nor take for granted the sacrifices and choices made by the generations that came before us.  What our parents, grandparents and many generations before them endured, which have now afforded us the very same freedoms that are being threatened…again…today.

So it hit me hard. I am a psychotherapist myself and know all about the factors that contribute to challenged mental health. Despite this knowledge, I became consumed by this heaviness — the buildup of the cortisol, the pressure to defend Israel, to prove who we are, to justify our right to exist — it still got to me and if you are still reading, dear reader, it must get to you too.

Then I remembered the call I put in awhile back to my Rabbi once the October 7th aftermath erupted and suddenly the script was flipped making the headlines about a “Palestinian genocide” instead of the actual massacre and attempted genocide of the Jews  In response to my overwhelm, this is what he said and it shifted everything:

“We don’t need to save the Jewish people.’ This is not our first rodeo. 

The Jews will be okay. 

We’ve been okay for over 3,000 years.”

That reminder shook me back to center.

Many large civilizations have come and gone, always scapegoating the Jews. But we’re still here. We don’t need desperate PR campaigns. We don’t need to convince the world. God sees all.

Even Arab nations under the Abraham Accords along with  Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt stood with Israel to help stop the missiles of Iran’s cataclysmic Operation True Promise attack.Those defending Arab nations sent a clear message: — they would rather have Israel as an ally than chaos. Now brave Palestinians are coming out to protest against Hamas, as many of them do know that Israel is not their enemy. These are the voices need that need amplifying.

So I exhaled. I breathed again and I tell you, dear reader, do the same. The Jews will be okay.

Remember — we are not empowered victims. We are forward-thinkers in the best ways possible. We are Contributors. Innovators. Builders. We value family. We value education. We value integration. We value Tikun Olam — repairing the world.

There is not a single person alive today who doesn’t benefit from Jewish innovation — whether it’s technology, medicine, emergency response, drip irrigation, entertainment, music  on and on

We are a tiny, mighty nation. And we make the world better.

So if you’re tired, if your heart is heavy — take a break. Go outside. Be with your people. Laugh. Rest. And remember:

Rising of antisemitism has always come in waves. Regardless of who wants to hear it, we know who we are. We know who our true allies are. 

Both trauma and reliance are in our DNA, we will be okay..  Am Israel Yisrael Chai — forever and always. Happy Israel Independence Day!

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