Nearly three years after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, anti-Jewish hate is as strong as ever. There was no expectation that it would diminish with time. The days, weeks, and months have been used to foment even more hate and lies. This isn’t a new experience for Israelis and the Jewish community at large. It is, sadly, part of their existence.
The regularity with which antisemites spew their evil is shocking. It was a reality long before Oct. 7. Now, it’s seeped into modern discourse in alarming fashion. What’s even more disturbing is that both major political parties have serious antisemitism problems. We can argue over which side is worse, but that’s a pointless exercise. Doing so suggests we should feel more comfortable with right-wing antisemitism than left-wing antisemitism. And we shouldn’t.
