‘ politics ’, it is the Jewish , British youth who become the victims of a vicious tug of war .
It is crucial to acknowledge that antisemitism – racism – cloaked as a political view , is not simply an opportunity to proclaim ones ’ millennial ‘ wokeness ’. It is my life . It is my friends , family , community . It is our lived experiences and intergenerational trauma repetitively reignited . It is my apprehension as I go to collect my weekly Shabbat dinner , that we will be attacked , spat at , mocked . Hiding my Magen David necklace , having coins thrown at my head , having my shul and relatives ’ tombstones vandalised . It is the constant reminder from death threats on Tiktok , torments from university lecturers , Jewish teenagers losing their lives , that I , my friends , family , and community are eternal witnesses , and eternal victims .
If the Jewish outcry is not enough to disrupt the peace , we must protect our allied minorities . China is committing a genocide . Uighur Muslims are being imprisoned , tortured and murdered . ‘ Never Again ’ is falling silent . We must hold perpetrators accountable and cannot be complicit .
It ’ s a challenge of sorts , to discern where our anger should be projected . The passive inaction of unaffected communities , majorities , the immune and unoppressed , is unsurprisingly deafening . Yet , the mainstream media and education neglects to project the mass scale of the problem . This is racism . This is an undeniable fear that tomorrow will bring the evil persecutions , expulsions and executions of the past . Inadequacy of education and attention is detrimental , and has so far failed to protect its