#and yeah i do think anti zionism is a dog whistle for antisemitism

[jewvian]

Hello! I have a few questions for you, I just discovered your blog and you seem cool. What are your favorite Jewish/Israeli foods? Do you think the hatred and anti-Zionism towards Jews and Israelis are unjustified or is it okay to hate this country, its people, and their government? What are your favorite proverbs in Hebrew (if you'll translate them into English I would appreciate it)

Oh hello! Thanks for your compliment lol I am in fact very cool 😎

Your questions are so random in order lol like the jump from fave food to antisemitism is nuts lmao no shade tho, I'll try answering them all as thoroughly as I can!

It's a complicate question cuz like Israeli cuisine is still in its diapers, it's still evolving so it's more about combinations of dishes and types of food that create this cuisine. Like we have schnitzels in baguettes with spreads like hummus and harissa and topped with sauerkraut and freshly sliced vegetables. These combinations are Israeli cuisine in my opinion lol falafel is still number one in my book, shawarma as well. Lots and lots of veggies, grilled meats, grape juice in a glass bottle. That's the vibe for me lol Jewish food however! I'm Ashkenazi, so Eastern Europe cuisine also speaks to me dearly. You can't get a better dish than a matzo ball soup, sorry y'all.

And now to the heavy stuff huh? To put it as simply as I can cuz some people are thick as fuck, criticism is fair game - hatred isn't. You can criticize the Israeli government as much as you want, we do it here too, but using this justified criticism as a tool to spread antisemitism and bigotry and just full on hatred is, you guessed it - wrong! I've seen too many "critics", let's call them that, revert straight into blatant antisemitism when confronted (and even spread it casually tbh) so I am always super weary when seeing these kind of people online. Sometimes they are worse than far right extremists, there I said it. Like at least I know a neo Nazi simply hates me, but the far left will do cartwheels trying to justify their opinions in a way that doesn't paint them as antisemitic while at the same time spew the worst tropes, proving they've never interacted with a Jew before. "I don't hate Jews, I just think they are evil colonizers! Also is human meat kosher?" I wish I made that sentence up but it was posted on this site not long ago. So there you go anon.

Wow favourite proverbs, that's hard lol Jewish people love their idioms and proverbs lmao few jump to mind tho, like there's the famous "if you will it, it's no dream" by Theodor Herzl, which is essentially the country's unofficial motto lol hmm oh there's my fave: "man plans and God laughs" meaning you can plan your life as much as you want but God will fuck you up eventually! There's also "we survived Pharaoh - We'll survive this too" which means like, we made it through the worst in the past so we can overcome whatever harsh shit is in front of us today. Jewish proverbs in general can be either super insightful and clever or the silliest shit you've ever seen in your life lmao there's no in between! You either gonna learn an important lesson or just get back at someone with the snarkiest sentence a human ever created. "If he were the grim reaper - no one would die" I think this one is self explanatory lol yeah so these are just the ones I remember for now I hope they were enough for you 😊

That's it I think lol I hope I managed to answer your questions, if you want more info on whatever subject - I'm here and I'm still very cool so you're welcome to send more lol

[canichangemyblogname]

They think that the only reason I was calling them out for being racist and calling Jews on here slurs is because they are a Zionist (“bad Jew” 🙄 to goyim, I guess, because… I actually don’t know) as opposed to anti-Zionist (“good Jew” to goyim because a “race traitor,” I suppose, or, at least, I think that’s their logic). Never mind how Zionism is a mainstream, popular political position among non-Jews, most especially Western Christians, but I digress.

The blogger lacks the self awareness to understand that it’s just not okay to call Jewish people you “don’t like” or “don’t agree with” slurs, period. Doesn’t matter who you are or your political opinions.

After I called them out (in the tags on a completely different post that only they and the blog they were calling slurs would read), they reblogged an informational post I made that informs people on how to spot dogwhistles, including one that they regularly use, leading to my reply calling out their hypocrisy and performative activism (which is screenshotted in the screenshot). And rather than reply with a simple, “Yeah, good point, actually, we shouldn’t call people we disagree with slurs,” they tried to turn it into, “So— what— you think only the good ones can care about dogwhistles?” Implying that they’d be considered a “bad Jew,” I guess, for their use of antisemitic slurs? Because— again— the problem to begin with was their use of slurs.

It was actually a really dumb interaction that was ultimately meant to discourage me from calling out antisemitism or sticking my neck out for a Jewish person getting harassed. I blocked them. They blocked me. All is right in the Tumblr-sphere. I’ve moved on.

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⚠️ PLEASE NO ONE harass the blogger/account pictured. Just take the lesson: “don’t call Jews you disagree with slurs” and move along. If you truly care about Jewish people and combating antisemitism, your activism won’t end with Jews you don’t agree with or don’t get along with. Political minorities do not owe you “palatability” or “good behavior.” You should want to combat hate regardless.

Also, please no one call people “race traitors” for not acting/thinking as you believe members of their group/ethnicity “should.” Super fucked up.

(I am making this post unrebloggable. I don’t want it to spread and thus start shit or something.)

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I called you out for literally using white supremacist dogwhistles on this site against Jews because you happen to not agree with the political position of those Jews. And then called out your hypocrisy with reblogging my informational post on dogwhistles.

MOTHERFUCKER. *YOU* don’t care about dogwhistles. You are on this site literally using the dogwhistles I am informing people about, and using them against Jews. But— yeah— totally fucking pathetic of me to get angry over your hypocrisy and over you calling Jews on here “race traitors.” Totally pathetic and unacceptable of me to get angry with the very people I am warning others about reblogging my posts as a form of performative activism.

I need everyone to understand that this is their reaction to me calling them out for calling Jews on here “race traitors” for not being “good Jews.” Genuinely-- why would I react positively to you reblogging my posts? Why would I react positively to someone being antisemitic to Jews on this site and then reblogging my posts to cover their ass?

You only want the illusion of caring about these things to wipe your hands of culpability for the hate you spread.