Human of the species. Lives on the planet with billions of others. Speaks up when things are out of order. Expects the same. Dislikes bigotry. Irritable.
Hi Zack, I'm a British-born Israeli who was stabbed 18 times by a Palestinian terrorist. Another chopped up my friend in front of my eyes. One got out in the hostage deal. They were paid a salary for years by the UK gov.
Could you tweet: "all of this is a horrific crime. He should be held to account."
Thanks
I never wanted to be a political account.
I'm a British Jew. A husband. A father of two. An engineer. A man who believed that if you worked hard, treated people decently and kept your head down, the world would mostly leave you alone.
My grandfather survived Auschwitz.
For most of my life, antisemitism felt like history. Something to remember, not something my children would have to face.
Then came October 7th.
Since then I've watched Jewish people told to stay quiet, hide who they are, apologise for who they are, or accept standards that would never be applied to anyone else.
For a long time I said very little. I didn't want to drag my family into politics. I convinced myself someone else would speak.
Eventually I realised that silence comes with its own cost.
Martin Luther King Jr wrote:
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
So I'm speaking.
Against antisemitism.
Against extremism.
Against political intimidation.
For free speech, liberal democracy, integration and honest debate.
You don't have to agree with me on everything.
But if you're willing to have difficult conversations without hatred, you're welcome here.
When people start ranting about Israel, there is one simple question I ask.
‘Where would you rather live, Tehran or Tel Aviv?’
Strangely, no one ever says Tehran.
On September 11th, 2001, thousands of Palestinians, including children, took to the streets to celebrate the attack on the Twin Towers.
2,977 people lost their lives on that horrific day.
They hate America just as much as they hate Israel.
@Cec_Or_Whatever@ZackPolanski@WestminsterWAG There are over 8 million people who identify as Palestinian living outside of Gaza, West Bank and Israel. You are finding basic information a little troubling.
@Cec_Or_Whatever@ZackPolanski@WestminsterWAG Interesting. By your reckoning there wouldn’t be any fighters in Egypt, West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan or any generational ‘refugees’ in other parts of the world. Fascinating.
@Cec_Or_Whatever@ZackPolanski@WestminsterWAG Hamas fight in civilian clothes, put on press jackets, pretend to be medics, fire weapons from hospitals and use child soldiers. How are you creating your who-done-it list?
@ZackPolanski@WestminsterWAG Will you be creating a database of Palestinians who come here, in order to keep Jews safe? Or would you be seeing that as racist.
ENGLAND: A Palestinian refugee from Gaza, who arrived claiming to be fleeing a ‘genocide’, was arrested for attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl.
He defended himself: “According to Sharia law, raping a non-Muslim girl is legal. I only follow Allah and Sharia law.”
Pure evil!
@NizMhani@NHSEngland Orrr just do your effin job without the pious ‘look at me’ political symbols. It doesn’t change your identify. It doesn’t change your sexuality or political belief. Just learn to cope for the few hours you’re getting paid in a professional environment.
This was 7 October 2023.
Palestinian terrorists murdered their mother and took photos of her crying babies near the mother's dead body.
Never forget why Israel is at war 📌
This Jewish Londoner’s family has lived in England for hundreds of years.
Now, he is the last one to leave for Israel.
Why? He’s sick of getting threatened in the street.
A society that has given up on protecting Jews is not a healthy society.