There was no expectation that it would diminish with time.
asserted
it → be → time
The days, weeks, and months have been used to foment even more hate and lies.
asserted
days → use → hate
The regularity with which antisemites spew their evil is shocking.
asserted
antisemites → spew → evil
Now, it’s seeped into modern discourse in alarming fashion.
asserted
it → seep → fashion
What’s even more disturbing is that both major political parties have serious antisemitism problems.
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parties → ’ → problems
We can argue over which side is worse, but that’s a pointless exercise.
asserted
that → argue → ?
Doing so suggests we should feel more comfortable with right-wing antisemitism than left-wing antisemitism.
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we → do → antisemitism
When calling out antisemitism, one is met with a variety of complaints.
asserted
one → call → complaints
These are very thinly veiled attempts to justify hate.
asserted
These → veil → hate
Included among them: but Jews don’t believe as Christians do, the Israeli government isn’t perfect, and we should be America first, not Israel first.
asserted
we → include → them
The public is not required to share the same faith with people who have been oppressed and brutalized for millennia.
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who → require → millennia
Defending Jews against efforts to destroy them is the morally right thing to do.
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Defending → defend → them
We don’t have to believe the same to arrive at that point.
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We → have → point
Neither do we have to endorse everything the Israeli government does.
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government → have → everything
Only foolish people believe shared political and policy objectives are required before allying with a nation that must protect itself against terrorism.
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that → believe → terrorism
Additionally, supporting Israel isn’t abandoning America.
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supporting → support → America
The U.S.’s relationship with Israel is necessary for Israel’s thriving and survival.
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relationship → thrive → thriving
It also directly affects the regional stability in that corner of the world.
asserted
It → affect → world
That in turn directly affects America, the leader of the free world, as a force for democratic good.
asserted
That → affect → good
The reactions to rapper Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour following statements on Palestine are a recent example.
asserted
reactions → follow → Palestine
After Sheeran received pushback, he tried to straddle the line and please both sides.
asserted
he → receive → sides
It didn’t work.
asserted
It → work → ?
Tickets for Macklemore’s recently announced “Free Palestine” tour are now sold out.
asserted
Tickets → announce → tour
All across Hollywood, the Free Palestine movement thrives.
asserted
movement → thrive → Hollywood
On Piers Morgan’s show, well-known figures such as Megyn Kelly and Dave Smith repeat the “genocide” talking points.
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figures → know → points
Candace Owens continues her lies.
asserted
Owens → continue → lies
Politicians such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed skirt around issues involving Israel and/or refuse to condemn terrorist apologists.
asserted
Politicians → skirt → apologists
All across social media, big and small names alike treat Israel as the enemy and aggressor, even though it was Israel that was attacked on Oct. 7.
asserted
that → treat → Oct.
Polling this year from both NBC News and the Pew Research Center shows massive drops in how Americans view both Israelis and their government.
asserted
Americans → show → Israelis
It is a morally disastrous sign of our times that what used to exist on the extremes and in the shadows is swiftly being normalized.
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used → use → shadows
Some are programmed to hate Jews from birth, due to their religious or ethnic upbringings.
asserted
Some → program → upbringings
Some develop this hate on their own due to social media exposure on sites such as TikTok and other platforms.
asserted
Some → develop → TikTok
Regardless of the point of origin, it is spreading.
asserted
it → spread → origin
Worse yet, it’s becoming socially acceptable.
asserted
it → become → ?
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists descended on the Nova music festival and various kibbutz communities around Israel.
asserted
terrorists → descend → Israel
Innocent men, women, and children were slaughtered in horrific fashion.
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men → slaughter → fashion
The attack killed 1,219 people, while 251 people were taken hostage.
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people → kill → people
Time has erased neither the horror nor the heartache.
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Time → erase → horror
The weight of that day must be remembered.
asserted
weight → remember → day
It inhabits both the political Left and political Right.
asserted
It → inhabit → Left
…and 4 more, not listed.
The Aporia
