Kamala and Israel
The capacity to care for more than one
A Jewish acquaintance I’ve known for 13 years took to social media to blast Vice President Kamala Harris for not attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress.
Most of the time I refrain from commenting on political posts, but I decided to remind this person that J.D. Vance was also skipping the speech.
Not to mention, the numerous Israelis who were outside the Capitol protesting Bibi.
His response was that I basically am not Jewish if I vote for Harris.
I deal with enough Jew haters. The last thing I need is someone Jewish telling me my Jewishness isn’t valid because I won’t join the Trump cult.
And anyway, if disliking Bibi means you’re anti-Israel, then over half of Israeli Jews are anti-Israel.
So stop it.
After watching Netanyahu’s speech myself, I wish I had skipped it as well.
Netanyahu sounded more like he was at a political chest-beating rally more than offering any real hope, offering any signs Israel wanted to achieve peace, even if after Hamas, or promoting anything more than endless war.
Not once did Bibi mention how Palestinians deserve their own nation and how he hoped that could…
