“If they say they want to kill you, then they will” – Reverend Jesse Jackson

What a fitting introductory quote from a man who had a controversial struggle with antisemitism.  Jesse Jackson taught us a lesson that like a poisonous weed, antisemitism always lurks and finds a way to take hold.

In my last post, I tackled the problem facing Jewish camps in Ontario, Canada. The result was private emails from past presidents of various Canadian Jewish voluntary organizations who faced the same scrutiny as we did at Camp Moshava at the beginning of the 21st century. One email reminded me that JNF most recently lost its charitable status in Canada.

The horrible event of October 7th was the manifestation of Reverend Jackson’s quote that if someone says they want to kill you then you’d better take them at their word. 

Recent history has shown us that Israelis and Jews are quite resilient when tragedy strikes, such as the too many bus bombings during the First and Second Intifada, the suicide bombings in our marketplaces, on our beaches, hotel killing in Mumbai and tragedy in South America and........

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