Subj : Re: Israelis Told to Hide Their Jewish Faith & Homeland
To   : warmfuzzy
From : Fissile Syntax
Date : Tue Nov 07 2023 00:22:04

 wa> throughout the world.  They are officially being told by the Jewish
 wa> nation to not reveal that they are citizens of Israel or follow the
 wa> Jewish faith.  The person giving the message said "I can't believe that
 wa> I am saying this [but this is for real]."
 wa> 
 wa> What do you gentlefolks think about all this?

I like a world in which Jews and Muslims, both, can be openly and happily Jewish or Muslim, without having to hide who they are.

I believe, quite categorically, that secular democracies in which individuals are equal under the law in all respects, and which respect the rights of individuals to worship as they please, is the best, and possibly the only way to achieve this.

I do not know what to do about Israel and Palestine or how to solve the current problems there.  A lot of people seem to have solutions, some of which are despicable.

No Jew should ever have to do what is being suggested here, or feel unsafe because they are Jewish.

Nor should any Muslim.  I remember what happened after 9/11.  And what happened to Wadea Al Fayoume, a 6 year old who got stabbed 26 times by his landlord for having the wrong ethnicity (or religion; it could go either way with these kinds of people).

Individuals matter.

Individuals are not, in any metaphysical way, responsible for the perceived sins (or accomplishments) of groups to which they belong.

This is simple for me.

Not so simple for a lot of other people.

People can be Muslim or Jewish or Atheist or Pagan or Christian around me whenever they'd like.

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