Perhaps There is Hope: A Tisha B'Av Supplement | Page 93

So we harangue: Remember, God and humanity, what was done to us!
Eichah How could they insinuate, let alone say aloud, that the exploding antisemitism in the Diaspora wasn’ t real, and not see all the ways that their idea of social justice endangered Jews? So we insist: Remember, God and humanity, what was done to us!
Eichah How could they insolently wear keffiyehs like a fashion accessory, and not so much as listen to the actual Palestinians whose culture and cause they appropriated to oppress us? So we lecture: Remember, God and humanity, what was done to us!
Eichah How could they make free speech a sacred cause when spreading Jew-hate, and not notice how this would be unacceptable were it applied to any other form of hatred? So we object: Remember, God and humanity, what was done to us!
Eichah How could they operate on the assumption that Jewish lives and safety simply don’ t matter, and not push each other to treat antisemitism with the same seriousness as any other form of hate? So we protest: Remember, God and humanity, what was done to us!
Eichah How could they question the right of the one Jewish country on the planet to defend herself when attacked, the same as any other country, and not avoid rushing to judgment over the
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