For a friend who wanted links to some posts I made about antisemitism, allyship, and how to support Palestine without being antisemitic—which is both possible and easy to do!
How do you know if you’re antisemitic?
How to be a good ally for Jewish people. I responded to a wonderful ask from @faggotry-enjoyer about how to be a better ally and to discuss Israel/Palestine with people who are inclined to distrust Jews due to unexamined antisemitism.
Important post about the dangers faced by Jews as an extreme minority. There are good examples in the reblogs and replies and tags—both of great ways for non-Jews to provide support as well as if antisemites denying their own antisemitism. Therese even one example of ways Jews can and do disagree with each other while remaining respectful without delving into antisemitism OR Islamophobia OR denying the rights and dignity of Palestinians. Jews can do this and so can non-Jews. But that can’t happen if people hate us too much to listen to anything we have to say.
The emotional toll of antisemitism on Jewish people.
Example of the death threats we get that are designed to make us look like bad guys.
If Jews can learn about the Holocaust in detail before we even reach the age of ten, you can and should too.
Don’t trust people who rely on bad sources. People do make genuine mistakes. Here’s an example of bad faith link sharing. Especially when Reblogging things. Even I don’t have time to always check every source in a post. Also, it’s possible that a link seemed legitimate when it was originally posted but the source is either no longer trustworthy or the OP got better at assessing sources. If an error in their original sourcing is pointed out, they should correct it publicly. If they are sharing a link as an OP they should always take time to be as responsible as possible.
There are plenty more posts under my #leftist antisemitism tag to look into about a variety of ways that antisemitism manifests in left wing circles.
Allies, please reblog with any posts you think relevant for a someone new to dismantling their antisemitism.
Yee I have some!
A glossary of hate, with examples and explanations!
As antisemitism is rising globally. And as a result, it is swelling online. It is a duty for not just the Jewish community, but for the peop
While most are far right symbols, these are still important to know regardless since well antisemitism!
A fairly recent trend on TikTok that seems harmless, but is not!
Content warning: extreme antisemitism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia Conversations on the Internet can have a frustrating undercurrent; w
Discussion on goblins and their history of being used in antisemitic ways.
The film's tragic inspiration.
Possibly a bit off topic, but its stuck with me on how a Jewish story had its roots removed and the extremely unfortunate case of turning the Corpse Bride into a Christian in England when she was a Russian Jew brutally murdered by Russian Christians. Basically, it was made 'universal', divorcing it from a serious and sad history.
Judaism as an ethnoreligious group, not simply being a religion.
The many types of Zionism (and why its important for people to know-especially since outsiders impose what they think it is over the actual people it involves.)
Using mediabias.com to better understand what's reputable and what isn't as a source, as well as learning the bias of said source. Verify your sources.
Following certified fact checkers like Shayan Sardarizadeh because there is SO MUCH misinformation out there. The sheer amount of dehumanization towards, Israelis, Palestinians, Jewish people, Muslims, Arabs, etc is so very bad. Do not reblog screen shot tweets or TikToks or really anything you can't verify. Always look to news sources because there's a lot of stuff being passed off as happening in Palestine or Israel that's not.
Great addition, as always!!!!!
General
One of the most helpful things for me has just been osmosis. I didn't start off seeking out resources - I just stumbled across jumblr somehow, lurked on there for a few years, and followed up on starting points I came across. Follow Eden (OP), follow more Jews on here, listen to what they have to say. Not tagging publicly in this section because I don't want to direct any harrassment their way, but feel free to DM me or shoot me an ask for recommendations.
One of the fastest ways to being antisemitic is thinking you're immune to antisemitism. You're not. It's everywhere. Know that you have ingrained antisemitism and decide, in advance, how you're going to react when you discover it or when someone points it out. Take note of when you find yourself feeling defensive, and don't let yourself respond/speak while you're still in that defensive state. Give it time to sink in. Take note of when you find yourself suspicious or (internally or otherwise) pushing back, and interrogate that reaction. Know that you are going to fuck up, and be prepared to correct yourself. A lot. Thank Jews who teach you, thank Jews who show you your own antisemitism, and take their words to heart.
Avoid conspiracy thinking. Be wary of implications of secret/shadowy/etc. control, "it's all connected" and variations, "wake up" and variations, unspecified "they" and variations, attributing intent to everything that goes wrong, and so forth.
While antisemites are broadly becoming increasingly bold, most still deny at least publicly. A lot will deny that they're talking about Jews at all. Be on the lookout for euphemisms, dogwhistles, and "find and replace" - if somebody says, for example, "Zionist" or "globalist" or "elite" or a brand new euphemism of their own, but follows an antisemitic trope, that's still antisemitism. That's (part of) why it's important to be familiar with said tropes - it will allow you to recognize red flags even when the words themselves are outside the scope of the dogwhistles you already know.
For cultural xtians (xtians, ex-xtian atheists, just about anyone growing up in a xtian-majority country): A lot of things you associate with xtianity were actually appropriated from Judaism, and Judaism is not xtianity minus Jesus. I haven't seen much discussion on this variety of antisemitism on my dash since 10/7 when the focus shifted to I/P and the left going mask off, but I do think it's worth thinking through and reading up on. Antitheists and ex-xtian atheists read this one as a starting point. For more on xtian antisemitism, common culturally xtian misconceptions about Judaism, and xtian hegemony in general, I highly recommend checking out @didyoumeanxianity.
Be aware that there are outliers, and make sure to be listening to a number of different Jewish voices/sources in order to get an impression of the majority. Take any and all claims of antisemitism by all Jews seriously, but don't take the word of fringe factions (e.g. JVP, Neteuri Karta) or small numbers when they say something's not antisemitic. Don't just borrow the first opinion you see or the one that most closely matches what you think already, actually take the time to synthesize from direct information and from more than a couple takes.
Listen more than you speak.
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More media literacy: here is another of Eden's answers to yours truly. It's linked in a couple posts already included here, but I wanted to highlight it specifically.
More dogwhistles and the like: Web version of the AJC Translate Hate Glossary (pdf linked in previous reblog), ADL Hate Symbols Database
Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel is an excellent short read (took me 2 or 3 hours cover to cover) on the long tradition of leftists excluding Jews from their activism. Check it out from your local library.
rootsmetals (instagram, website) makes in-depth, thoroughly sourced posts on primarily Jewish and Israeli history. If you're talking about I/P, I particularly recommend her posts on emotional extortion (instagram, blog), replacement theology (instagram, blog), double standards (instagram, blog), and asking questions (instagram, blog). Actually think through (and research) those questions, too.
For those who like video as a format, I highly recommend the youtuber Pinely. Selling Anti-Semitic [sic] Theories to Teens uses Sneako as a case study of conspiratorial + right-wing + antisemitic radicalization. Selling Dangerous Theories To Kids looks at Shane Dawson's conspiracy theories. How to Fetishize a Religion uses Trisha Paytas as a case study of philosemitism. How to Radicalize a Celebrity is what it says on the tin and most of the examples used are antisemitism.
Short (4:26) captioned video on Holocaust inversion
When the right and left fight over anti-Semitism, Jews are caught in the middle
myjewishlearning.com - link here is to the antisemitism 101 article for a starting point but the entire site is excellent
You are truly one of my favorite people. Endlessly grateful for you.
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this is such an important post and as a jew ive used some of these sources myself many times to brush up on things! forgive me if i accidentally missed this being linked in previous reblogs but jewish virtual library is a great source. i use it so much because it regularly includes further sources to back up its claims and the formatting makes it easy to find whatever it is you're looking for. the biographies section is my favorite!
Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-S
Short (2:36) captioned video on JVP and tokenizing fringe Jewish voices
Antisemitism functions differently from other forms of oppression, and is largely based on scapegoating
