The “As-a-Jew” phenomenon isn’t new; only the name is. For millennia, some members of the Jewish peoplehood have helped to fuel movements that seek to slaughter us. Every Hanukkah, we celebrate victory against them.

As empires try to overtake humanity, the People of Israel/Judea/Zion are the ultimate blockade. We insist on surviving as a minority without trying to make anyone join us. We show the world that you don’t have to cave.

But not everyone has the mental strength to see clearly through the haze of hatred, often cloaked in false victim narratives. In every generation, some Israelites/Hebrews/Jews turn on the community, desperate for the adoration of loud, hateful masses. And while some try to hide their backgrounds, others weaponize them. In this era, that means using the media and social media to spread Islamist propaganda preceded by the words “As a Jew.”

Destructive enough to have earned their own hashtag, they include people participating in violent, bigoted riots on college campuses; defending  proven liars like Mohsen Mahdawi; or insisting that Bernie Sanders has any clue what he’s talking about.

Of course, when called out for being “#AsAJews,”........

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