A lot of people understand what it’s like to not be believed.
But even they can’t get it up for believing Jewish people.
Last night the BBC became Hamas activists by immediately reporting that Israel bombed the hospital. They helped Hamas via reckless reporting that exaggerated Israel’s hand in the war, and risked Jewish lives everywhere. This morning in the UK it is reported that antisemitism has risen by 581% in ten days. Five. Hundred. And. Eighty. One. Per cent.
I keep saying it. It bears repeating. The antisemitism is so woven into the blood of people that they simply don't believe Jews. They only believe Jews that repeat the lies because they don't want to believe the truth, and the truth is we're not to blame.
You all know why my Substack is called Blacklisted by now. I was with great calculation removed from my industry because I’m a Zionist — because I’m a JEW. And today, we see articles like this one from New York Magazine written by the antisemitic Jews; the ones that the mainstream media decided to keep so they can cover up their biases. So they can continue to profit off their antisemitic propaganda.
I used to work with people I called friends who never asked me to explain the conflict to them. They sent me books they'd already found and told me they were reading something "balanced" so they could understand me better than I understand myself. I told them they were reading books I'd never heard of and the synopsis was biased. I couldn't be trusted. I'm Jewish. One of them is a senior editor at the Guardian who really just thought Jeremy Corbyn was great. Last I heard from her she sent me a threatening email never to mention her name in public again. I’ve had that a lot to be honest. The insane threatening emails. The sudden shift in tone. The desperation to expel, be rid. Be gone, Jew! Be gone!
That’s usually how it goes. The distance becomes less accidental and once they reach a certain point, it’s all about public association. No public association. God no. It was fun while it lasted, but we never knew each other, OK? You are not publicly associated with me any more.
Mmm.
Maybe it is time to name and shame them all. All the antisemites. Former besties raising funds that go straight into the pockets of Hamas. The children of Gaza, but never the children of Israel. Anyway, how long do you have? I have a very, very long list.
My heart feels irreparable. I don’t trust anyone any more, or anything. I feel like a stranger in a strange place, and there’s next to nothing that makes me feel safe or comforted. We are alone.
We always were alone.
My family survived pogroms before. They were ordinary people with little means, trying to find homes in strange places. They had good intentions. I did too. Always have. Can’t lie to save myself. Cannot. Lie. To. Save. Myself.
It is easy for people who hate us. They use our identity to toy with our lives, our hearts and our futures. It is an envy in their black hearts. They cannot match who we are. They steal from us. They taunt us. They deceive us. They blame us. We did nothing wrong. You have to know that, especially right now: You did NOTHING wrong.
Whoever those people are, they know the lies they tell themselves.
The truth always comes out in the end.
We win. At whatever cost we win.
Eve, You have many new friends that have your back. Thank you for your great work!
"They blame us. We did nothing wrong. You have to know that, especially right now: You did NOTHING wrong."
The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz.