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One big reason I came back is to say this:

In the past, every time the news reports on I/P again, there is a sharp surge in antisemitic violence around the country and around the world in the diaspora. This time is different.

And while some might argue there is a substantial and noticeable difference in scale, I'm not convinced that the violence so far is (rhetoric certainly is). No, the biggest difference this time is that Islamophobic violence (again, as delineated from rhetoric) seems to be accompanying it.

That's new, and it's bad, and it's important for us to recognize that those who are pleased with one are always (yes, always, really think through what you think are counterpoints) pleased with the other. For now, maybe from here on out, violence will rise against both each time.

#antisemitism #Islamophobia #diaspora #violence #bigotry