NO POLITICS is a familiar rule in many WhatsApp groups but frequently broken. While some members are obviously stirring the pot, the more interesting issue is the posts that are perceived as “just reflecting reality.”  These tend to entail stories of Israelis doing loving-kindness, or clips mocking the ignorance of “woke” anti-Israel protesters or anti-Zionist Jews. Finally, we have the grand showpiece: non-Jewish non-Israelis who praise Israel and the Jews generally. Most recently it was an Australian influencer explaining to her government how much it needs to learn from Israel about how to do – of all things – multiculturalism.

Are these posts truly non-political? The test is simple: imagine the reaction if you countered each one with an equal and opposite post. For example, regarding the anti-Zionist Jews, one could argue that our........

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