Am Yisrael Chai

Proud Jew, post-Zionist, Pro-Palestinian self determination (these are not mutually exclusive *gasp*), Anti Kahanism, 🇮🇱🕊️🇵🇸 got tired of jewblogging on my fandom blog so moved here. (Follow from main.)

[nonbinaryjudean]

FRIENDLY REMINDER: whenever you say that Timothee Chalamet or Finn Wolfhard or whatever jewish boy youve latched onto looks like a mouse or a rat or whatever you are being extremely fucking racist!!!!! like nazi kkk racist!!!!!!! like stop doing that please for fucks sake!!!!!!!!!!

[nonbinaryjudean]

it pisses me off that i can make a post about people saying extremely offensive things about jewish men’s appearances and yall will still be reblogging this talking about how hot or ugly they are. that isn’t the fucking point. i don’t care how hot or ugly you think timothee or finn or any other celebrity is. the point is that it’s become very normalized to say things about jewish men’s bodies that are rooted in antisemitism and i think it’s fucked up.

[nonbinaryjudean]

hey prev!

so a couple of things:

yes, the black plague thing is part of it. jews were very often blamed for the plague and massacred. the population of jews in medieval europe took a HUGE nosedive because of this. the plague was less deadly in jewish communities and christian europeans associated it with their views of us as being "satanic" and accused us of poisoning wells. in reality it was because jews practiced better hygiene (as it is literally part of our religious rituals). jews became associated with sickness, parasites, and yeah, pests. (we can see this carry over into modern day with covid conspiracies.)

the nazis called jews "vermin", "pests", "disease", "plague". they called us rats and mice and roaches. saying these things about jews or people who "look jewish" is the same dehumanizing language used by the literal actual nazis.

[chutzpahchesed]

it’s also very much tied to the denigration of Jewish features as ugly and sinister. pointy noses, beady eyes, large ears, all have been used in antisemitic caricatures and are also associated with rodents.

one of the most illustrative pieces of Nazi propaganda about this - the rats are Jewish refugees:

Cartoon depicting Jewish refugees as rats, thrown out of Germany and Nazi occupied territories, deni | Image library. The New Humanitarian p

another example:

Rats make us think of disease, dirt and infestation, and have been used to represent Jews in antisemitic imagery throughout history into the present. Take a look at this is propaganda poster from the 1940s when the Nazis occupied Denmark. The text reads “Rats. Destroy them.” In a Nazi propaganda film, the Eternal Jew the occupants of a Jewish ghetto are shown in tight quarters likened to rats swarming in a sewer. The statement “Destroy them” is particularly vile due to the common use of Zyklon B to eradicate rats as well as its use in the Nazi death camp’s gas chambers.

https://www.philaholocaustmemorial.org/learn-explore/antisemitism-explained/

[nonbinaryjudean]

it just so happens that right after this i saw that this is a real thing that has happened:

PA accuses Israel of engineering 'special rodents' to attack Gaza children - Israel & Jewish News - JNS

i wonder why this obviously AI-generated image looks so familiar??? /sarcasm

[chutzpahchesed]

[gingerswagfreckles]

So just this week alone we have had: 4 synagogue shootings, 2 synagogue bomb attacks, and now another lunatic tried to blow up a bunch of little Jewish kids at school (afted one of the synagogue attacks earlier this week included a guy ramming an explosives filled car into a Jewish Pre K.)

And that's on top of the countless individual hate crimes taking place every day, everywhere, by every part of every political spectrum, that we then get told we are lying about.

Am I missing anything?

[bi-kingdavid]

"XYZ is my Roman Empire!" And it's usually some fun fandom something.

Listen y'all I am a Jew, the actual fucking Roman Empire IS my Roman Empire.

[bi-kingdavid]

Watching big bang theory and I hate that they had Wolowitz’s mother cremated and had a delayed funeral. They spend so much time talking about his Jewishness making him a stereotype for comedic purposes, and then can’t be bothered to research the basics of our burial customs.

[chutzpahchesed]

[daddario]

So funny to be in the middle of a porny fic and a character says 'god' but it's written "G-d" and you're like oh hey this gay porn was written by a Jew.

[safifonhasstrel]

I guess I am choosing violence today because this hellsite makes me sick.

What the situation in Iran has taught me is that a lot of you people would have defended Hitler if he had been anti trump and said fuck the USA. 100.000 Iranian civilians have been slaughtered by their own regime. Simply for demanding basic human rights. Something all of us living in our first world countries are taking for granted. People, including children and teenagers, have been shot by their own regime for daring to protest or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. The IRGC has shot people WHILE THEY WERE IN THE HOLSPITAL SEEKING HELP. And you didn't care. The bodies of women went missing and when returned they had their uterus removed so the regime could cover up the horrors they did to its dead women. And self labeled feminists were silent. A market was set on fire and surrounded by armed forces, so civilians could decide if they rather wanted to burn to death or get shot point . Iranian people have been BEGGING for help from other countries. You would know any of this if you would follow what actual Iranian people have reported. But you don't care.

Now the USA has sent their troops to Iran, you suddenly care. It's all "killing is wrong and human rights and laws!!!!" because it's the USA who got involved and you get to pretend one more time that you care about human rights. It's so fucking performative. It's actually like clockwork. You didn't care about 100.000 Iranians getting killed by their own regime, but when the USA takes action against that very regime, that's unacceptable to you?

Yeah, trump is fucking evil and should be in jail, but so is the Iranian regime and sometimes it needs one evil to take out another, and I don't think any of you get to dismiss the pain and suffering of the Iranian people just because trump bad. If you think trump is bad, boy, do I have news for you. Against the Iranian regime, trump is just a toddler. Under the Islamic Republic of Iran, lgbtq+ people get tortured and killed. Women have been beaten to death for showing their hair. So if you support the regime, and are against a regime change, just because said regime hates trump and America, you basically support the killing of women and the lgbtq community. Don't ever call yourself a feminist and pretend to care about human rights and equality.

Does Trump probably have an ulterior motiv for attacking Iran? Yeah, most definitely, but at this point it doesn't matter. The pure evil that is the Iranian regime needs to be taken out, and at this point I don't care who does it. It just needs to happen. For the sake of all the people living in Iran. And us westerners don't get to fucking tell the Iranians that their suffering doesn't matter and shouldn't be heard.

If you actually care about educating yourself and hearing Iranian voices, here is some stuff

Anything more you can look up yourself. It's really not hard to find.

[safifonhasstrel]

I stand proven right.

That's what you people look like

[chutzpahchesed]

Pro-Palestinians plan protest at Nazi concentration camp during liberation anniversary

Planned demonstration at Buchenwald follows a dispute over a visitor barred for wearing a keffiyeh and will coincide with events marking the

The Buchenwald concentration camp memorial in eastern Germany has long faced vandalism and disruptions, largely attributed to far-right extremists. Now, according to a report in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, pro-Palestinian activists from Germany’s radical left are planning a demonstration at the site during commemorations marking its liberation.

Buchenwald, located in the state of Thuringia, was liberated by U.S. forces in April 1945. About 56,000 prisoners were killed there, including many Jews.

For years, the memorial has reported incidents including graffiti, verbal abuse, visitors wearing clothing with Nazi symbols and individuals performing Nazi salutes. Those incidents have typically been linked to far-right groups that enjoy significant political and social support in parts of the region and seek to downplay Germany’s responsibility for World War II and the Holocaust.

The new planned protest is expected to take place during the second week of April, when Germany marks the anniversary of the camp’s liberation. According to the report, organizers intend to hold demonstrations and lectures at the memorial under the slogan “Keffiyehs in Buchenwald.”

Participants are expected to include the German Communist Party, the student wing of the Left Party and “Jewish Voice,” a group of anti-Zionist Jews.

Organizers accuse the memorial’s management of failing to take a stronger stance against Israel and allege discrimination against pro-Palestinian activists. The dispute follows an incident in April last year in which a visitor was barred from entering the memorial while wearing a keffiyeh in protest of Israel’s policies in Gaza. A court later upheld the ban.

It later emerged that the visitor was affiliated with a communist organization that had praised the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, stating it could “only admire the completely legitimate uprising.”

A spokesperson for the Buchenwald memorial said officials are “concerned about attempts to misuse the memorial site.” Felix Klein, the federal commissioner for combating antisemitism, called the planned protest “a new low in the reversal of victim and perpetrator roles.”

“I strongly condemn this frontal attack on the dignity of the memory of the victims of the Holocaust,” Klein said.

[chutzpahchesed]

there’s some confusion in the notes, so I want to point out that Germany’s version of “Jewish Voice” is distinct from JVP and part of a branch of “European Jews for a Just Peace.” they were founded separately from JVP, though they may be affiliated in some way now? (maybe just on the basis of having the exact same ideology and talking points), but initially they were not the same organization. that doesn’t grant them any more legitimacy, it’s just a clarification.

if you look at their following list, you’ll see all the US branches of JVP plus notable (said with extreme derision) figures like Susan Abulhawa, Jeremy Corbyn, Owen Jones, the usual.

this is what Susan’s up to lately btw:

more information on the German organization:

New publication: The “Jewish Voice for Just Peace” association [in German] | IIBSA

The association ‘Jüdische Stimme für einen gerechten Frieden in Nahost – EJJP Deutschland e.V.’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘Jüdische Stimme

(apologies for wiki link but):

Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost - Wikipedia

https://www.juedische-stimme.de/

Jewish anti-Israel group promotes Buchenwald camp protest

The German branch of Jewish Voice for Peace is among signatories on a campaign that features a rally on the Nazi site’s liberation anniversa

this is their Instagram page:

posts about this “protest” are here:

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Kufiyas in Buchenwald

Kufiyas in Buchenwald

this is primarily performative (in the most negative sense), Buchenwald has keffiyehs banned, and they know that.

Protest planned over Buchenwald's Palestinian symbols ban | The Jerusalem Post

The organizing group is Kufiyas Network's Kufiyas in Buchenwald program, which accuses the site of "massively intensifying repression agains

the fact that this likely won’t amount to much isn’t the point, the point is their confident cruelty in planning it to begin with, and the desired effect of causing outrage and diminishing the Holocaust.

[chutzpahchesed]

really worthwhile commentary from Gabi, whose grandfather survived Buchenwald:

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and of the following - he’s right, but Holocaust denial is already back with a vengeance:

[jewishmuppet]

Muppet Purim spiel. Miss Piggy insists on being Queen Esther. Pepe the King Prawn is a natural King Achashverosh, though he can't pronounce the name to save his life. Spamela is Vashti. This production is already so treif that Kermit loses it and yells "who's playing Mordechai, a cheeseburger?" But of course not, everyone knows the cheeseburger can't act, he's been cast as an extra in the fight scene at the end. Scooter is Mordechai. And Uncle Deadly is a delightfully over-the-top Haman, eliciting the most earth-shattering boos from the crowd. Statler and Waldorf are dismayed that you're actually supposed to be booing, that takes all the fun out of it for them. Do you see the vision. Is this anything

[chutzpahchesed]

[oldermenfucker]

Hi I could finally get connected to the international servers for a very brief moment. I’m safe and well in the countryside but…

KHAMENEI IS DEAD IRAN’S DICTATOR IS DEAD AND THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE

Fuck the islamic republic, fuck irgc, fuck every single supporter of this regime, fuck every oppressor in this country, fuck this religion that became the reason for this country’s downfall and forever and always

FREE IRAN

[idknananchimaybe]

As an Iranian, I want to tell our side of the story so that my non-Iranian friends can understand why many Iranian people wanted this war to happen. As an Iranian, I am happy that this war is happening. Yes, there will be casualties, but not more than the 40,000 people who were killed by the IRGC in just two days. My people fought barehanded while being shot in the streets. So for many of us, foreign intervention felt like the only option.

We are not pro-Trump, but if he helps us get rid of this regime, Iranian people will stand by him. If any other country had helped us remove this regime, we would have appreciated that too, but no one did. So I think it’s important to listen to what Iranian people actually want ❤️

Most Iranians currently inside Iran have told their friends and relatives abroad that, God forbid, if they die during this war, the reason is the Islamic Republic, not the USA or Israel. I understand that non-Iranians have the right to feel bad about this war. That’s normal. Wars are scary. I’m worried about my family inside Iran too. But I know many of them are relieved that this is happening, because living under the Islamic Republic has been worse.

Non-Iranians don’t understand what it feels like to live under this brutal regime. For 47 years, they have killed, executed, tortured, and raped Iranian people. It’s time for them to be gone. My people tried to do this on their own. They went to the streets and were met with guns. The result was massacre. So many believe we have no choice but to ask for help from other countries to remove the Islamic Republic so Iran can finally be free, so the blood of the children, men, and women who fought for freedom will not be in vain.

We are not pro-Trump or pro-Israel. If, for example, a country like Finland had said they would help remove this regime and free Iranian people, we would have supported Finland too. This is not about supporting a country. It’s about supporting freedom.

All I’m saying is that non-Iranians should not decide how Iranians should feel when they have not experienced what it’s like to live under this regime. I woke up this morning to the news that Israel attacked. Yes, I was worried for my family and relatives. I am still stressed. But I also know many of them feel hopeful. Whether this turns out positively or negatively, I just hope the casualties are minimal and that we finally get rid of the Islamic Republic and make Iran free again ❤️

[salkousblog]

We need to talk about the false narrative around the Iranian people’s revolution.

Some Western leftist media/ figures refuse to support the ongoing revolution in Iran because they believe regime change would benefit the US and Israel. But what if I told you it benefits Iranian people?

We are against the Islamic regime. We want secularism. That is the one thing uniting everyone in the streets. We come from different backgrounds and groups, and we may have different visions for Iran’s future, but we are united against this regime.

This is not new. We have risen up before — in 2009, 2019, 2022, and many times before that.

The Islamic regime has killed more people in three days than Israel has killed in twelve days in Iran. You must understand: the Islamic regime is the enemy of Iranian people too. This regime is killing people to survive, accusing protestors of being connected to Israel or the US, while they are all Iranians demanding freedom.

It has been almost two days the internet was cut off in Iran. The last time this happened, during the bloody November of 2019, the regime killed 1,500 people within 3 days in silence.

Please do not fall for the regime’s narrative. This is a people’s revolution.

[shirzan140102]

If you said nothing about the tens of thousands of people the Islamic Republic massacred last month but suddenly care about Iranian lives now that this occupying regime is under attack, your so-called concern is actually performative. It was never about humanity and dignity for you; it's about ideology, and in this case, your ideology has driven you to the side of dictators and terrorists.

[wordswithoutaworld]

A third Ukrainian athlete has been banned from competing in his helmet — this time, short track speed skater Oleh Handey.

“I have a quote by Lina Kostenko written on my helmet: ‘Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat.’ They banned it. They said it was a political slogan, that it was about war, that it wasn’t allowed. I translated it for them word for word — no, it’s a political slogan. These are simply motivational words for me, for my team, and for my country. Why not? ‘Not allowed, it’s political, it’s propaganda.’”

I’ll say something that might sound controversial, but this whole situation with the 2026 Olympics increasingly reminds me of how Ukrainians were treated during the Soviet Union, when any Ukrainian position was banned and there were always “reasons” given: it discriminates against others, it violates equality, it makes Russians uncomfortable — meaning, ahem, it’s chauvinism, it’s an expression of aggressive Ukrainian nationalism, and so on.

“Oleh’s story repeats the experience of Ukrainian freestyle skier Kateryna Kotsar, whose helmet was banned because of the inscription ‘Be brave like Ukrainian.’”

And while on one side there is pressure from the International Olympic Committee, on the other side additional organizations get involved — institutions where, much like in key Soviet structures, Ukrainians simply are not represented. Yet it isn’t difficult to understand who is represented there, and with what views toward us — and this time it is the International Skating Union (ISU).

“My career right now is okay, but the future… ISU doesn’t really favor us, in my opinion. Because we have no representatives in ISU. I don’t like that we don’t have anyone there at all. So we don’t have support, and they can do whatever they want with us. And I was made to understand that it would be better not to do this for the sake of my future career. No, this wasn’t the IOC — it was specifically the ISU who banned it.”

Ukrainian athletes are currently being treated like dissidents within a hostile system, where any position is seen as a protest. And so we see a similar dissident behavior from Ukrainians like quickly pinned notes with words written on their palms.

So I’m just waiting for the infamous words to be said:

“A Ukrainian has been condemned for Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism.”

[justacynicalromantic]

Imagine a British athlete writing -

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more…” - W.Shakespear.

- on their helmet. And the Olympics committee banning it, saying it is a political propaganda.

This is exactly what happened here.

Lina Kostenko is one of the most famous writers and poets of Ukrainian literature of all times.

[snovyda]

We're nearing the point where a Ukrainian BREATHING is considered to be a depiction of "conflict" and "propaganda".

After all, Ukrainians breathing and being alive does make russians feel negative emotions (since they want Ukrainians to not exist), and obviously those feelings are way more important than the lives of millions of Ukrainians.

They just want us to die jn silence already.

[bi-kingdavid]

I love being in Jerusalem more than I can express. It may not be the biggest or the most exciting city I’ve ever visited, but it feels different from anywhere else. It’s like I have some inexplicable bone deep knowledge of this place that exist outside time and defies all logic. Being here feels like coming home.

[queer-scots-geordie-dyke]

as many as 80K Iranians may be slaughtered. And the BBC is...where?

Good question. The same could be asked of so much of the world media, so many of the celebrities and the people who have spent the past two and a half years screaming in the streets for globalised terrorism. Now that the government who bankrolls their favourite terrorists freedom fighters is slaughtering its own citizens in the thousands for daring to demand freedom, they are nowhere to be found. Silent. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.