After the recent stabbing attack in England, something deeply unsettling emerged, not only the violence itself, but the reaction that followed.

Jewish voices began to say the same thing, they are taking off their kippahs, removing their Star of David necklaces, and hiding the visible signs of who they are.

This is not new. It is a reflex Jews have developed over centuries.

When danger rises, disappear.

But that instinct belongs to a different era.

For most of Jewish history, Jews had no power. No army. No ability to defend themselves beyond hoping that the societies around them would protect them. In that reality, survival often meant lowering your profile.

Today, that reality has changed, but the mindset has not.

In Israel, Jews live differently. There is a state. There is an army. There is a culture that understands that survival requires strength.

In the diaspora, especially in places like England, Jews do not have that same structure.

And that is exactly the........

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