Hello! I'm here with your regular reminder that Muslim-Americans aren't Hamas and Jewish-Americans are not Israeli, have a hell of a lot more in common with other Americans than anyone on the other side of the world, and just want to live their lives as well as they can, safely.
Muslim-Americans and Jewish-Americans are not foreigners in America. The first Jews came to North America in 1654, escaping Spanish persecution. The first Muslim was brought to North America against his will as a slave in 1527. Jews and Muslims have been in America longer than many of the people who persecute them for being foreigners.
I live among the 2nd largest Muslim population in Michigan, and have not seen an increase in the number of Palestinian flags (but I probably would have misidentified them before October), nor any anti-Israel or anti-Jewish sentiment. They may be demonstrating in Dearborn, but nothing happening here.
Hello! I'm here with your regular reminder that Muslim-Americans aren't Hamas and Jewish-Americans are not Israeli, have a hell of a lot more in common with other Americans than anyone on the other side of the world, and just want to live their lives as well as they can, safely.
Muslim-Americans and Jewish-Americans are not foreigners in America. The first Jews came to North America in 1654, escaping Spanish persecution. The first Muslim was brought to North America against his will as a slave in 1527. Jews and Muslims have been in America longer than many of the people who persecute them for being foreigners.
I live among the 2nd largest Muslim population in Michigan, and have not seen an increase in the number of Palestinian flags (but I probably would have misidentified them before October), nor any anti-Israel or anti-Jewish sentiment. They may be demonstrating in Dearborn, but nothing happening here.
It is definitely happening elsewhere.
Two examples:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jewish-man-beaten-robbed-potential-hate-crime-brooklyn-nypd-says-rcna128780
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/6-year-old-boy-killed-anti-muslim-attack-illinois-police-say-rcna120543
I've seen a massive uptick in anti-Israel sentiment but not in anti-semitism