@CBHeresy Joel has higher standards than the Nuremberg Laws. They considered people who were 25 percent Jewish as German nationals with the goal being to racially integrate them into the German people.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly in New York this evening at 21:00 (Israel time).
During his visit, the Prime Minister will meet with the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama, and Ethiopia, the Vice President of Colombia, and the prime ministers of Greece, Slovenia, and Papua New Guinea.
Many world leaders requested to meet with the Prime Minister during the visit, but due to a tight schedule and the need to return before the onset of Sukkot, the Prime Minister was only able to accommodate some of them.
Walking out of shul on Monday, I picked up a pamphlet by an organization called the Jewish Board, supported by the @UJAfedNY. The title was "When Safety Feels Shaken: Support and Practical Tools."
What advice did the pamphlet give? Well, first, that tucking in your Star of David necklace "can be a safety decision made from strength." Because nothing says strong Jew more clearly than hiding who you are. Then, the pamphlet advises us to "choose your moments to speak up," because staying silent when attacked is also a virtue. And then finally, the pamphlet urges us to "move before acting publicly," just to make sure we think twice before standing up to our attackers.
It's impossible to exaggerate how bonkers this is. Intellectually weak, morally revolting, historically disastrous, the result of decades of limp and deflating therapy-speak. So once again: Jews don't need to hide who they are or think twice before speaking. They need to be openly and proudly Jewish, and live robust and visibly Jewish lives. They need to remember that proud Jews are never guaranteed safety, but they are guaranteed freedom, the freedom to be who they truly are. And they -- we -- need and deserve organizations that advocate real self-defense. We don't need any more retarded psychobabble. We need guns.
@abubunni 1982 is a historical low in US opinion of Israel, especially after Sabra and Shatila. The president told Begin that Israel was repeating the Holocaust in Beirut. Even under the worst of Biden it never got as bad as it did in the 80s.