As a Jewish Canadian, I'm scared.
For anyone who may not know, today at the Toronto Metropolitan University, a number of Pro-Palestine (antisemitic) protestors set up outside the Hillel Centre (which is a centre for Jewish campus life) and were screaming things like "shame". They were verbally aggressive and yelling at the students. They chose this spot because they are blaming these Jewish students for a war they had zero involvement in, for a war on the other side of the world. They are blaming them simply because they are Jewish. This is the definition of antisemitism. And if you are not Jewish, shut the fuck up because you do not get to decide if I am offended as a Jewish person.
If this was towards people of color, or LGBTQ+ people, everyone would be talking about it. But they aren't, and yet it's the same. Let me be perfectly clear:
BLAMING PEOPLE FOR THE WAR IN GAZA SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE JEWISH IS ANTISEMITIC
And yet, this is what those Pro-PalestineHamas protestors are doing. They are just students going to school. What is wrong with people that they think this is okay? Why is it that only Jewish people seem to be talking about this?! Jewish people take up less than 2% of the Canadian population. Why is it that the other 98% is not saying anything?
I'm scared because this country is my home. I'm scared because I know there are people here that hate me because I am Jewish.
I'm scared because the last time Jewish people started being treated this way, 6 million of us were tortured, starved, and gassed to death.
This post is not about Palestine or the war, so please don't yell at me about that. This post is about antisemitism in Canada. This post is to inform you that Jewish people are scared and we are angry that so few Canadians seem to care.