Bari Weiss: Globalize the Intifada ‘Is Not a Metaphor, It Means Open Season on Jews Worldwide’

LEMIRE So Bari there ░░░░░░░░ a new article in ░░░░░░░░ Free Press your publication ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Herf about the ░░░░░░░░ attacks in Washington D ░░░░░░░░ and Colorado It s ░░░░░░░░ Free Palestine Terrorism and ░░░░░░░░ it Jeffrey writes in ░░░░░░░░ this They are terrorist ░░░░░░░░ carried out against Jews ░░░░░░░░ America in the name ░░░░░░░░ liberation thousands of miles ░░░░░░░░ They were carried out ░░░░░░░░ people who feel so ░░░░░░░░ by the global ideological ░░░░░░░░ on Israel and its ░░░░░░░░ that they were willing ░░░░░░░░ make the leap from ░░░░░░░░ to violence And if ░░░░░░░░ is a guide they ░░░░░░░░ not be the last ░░░░░░░░ do so It is ░░░░░░░░ indeed probable that these ░░░░░░░░ attacks excite and stimulate ░░░░░░░░ to further acts of ░░░░░░░░ After all the response ░░░░░░░░ many campuses to the ░░░░░░░░ massacres of October 7th ░░░░░░░░ from enthusiasm to apologia ░░░░░░░░ to end Israel s ░░░░░░░░ from the river to ░░░░░░░░ sea increased and pro ░░░░░░░░ demonstrations and antagonism towards ░░░░░░░░ exploded at universities and ░░░░░░░░ all over the United ░░░░░░░░ And that s sort ░░░░░░░░ the tricky balance here ░░░░░░░░ is that of course ░░░░░░░░ can be angry at ░░░░░░░░ they see in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ can be upset with ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli government is ░░░░░░░░ that war But there ░░░░░░░░ no excuse ever for ░░░░░░░░ violence and hatred the ░░░░░░░░ Semitic violence and hatred ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen too ░░░░░░░░ come with it Weiss ░░░░░░░░ I would say a ░░░░░░░░ things to that Imagine ░░░░░░░░ this was any other ░░░░░░░░ group that had just ░░░░░░░░ attacked with Molotov cocktails ░░░░░░░░ flamethrowers for being a ░░░░░░░░ of that minority group ░░░░░░░░ would be the headline ░░░░░░░░ everywhere around the world ░░░░░░░░ would be going viral ░░░░░░░░ social media As to ░░░░░░░░ question of Israeli government ░░░░░░░░ look these people are ░░░░░░░░ targeted for one simple ░░░░░░░░ It is because they ░░░░░░░░ Jewish plain and simple ░░░░░░░░ are American citizens many ░░░░░░░░ them who are being ░░░░░░░░ because they are Jewish ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ important to think about ░░░░░░░░ of the slogans that ░░░░░░░░ pro Palestine movement has ░░░░░░░░ shouting Globalize the intifada ░░░░░░░░ does that mean It ░░░░░░░░ not a metaphor It ░░░░░░░░ open season on Jews ░░░░░░░░ That is what it ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ also important to interrogate ░░░░░░░░ Free Palestine means There ░░░░░░░░ some people that shout ░░░░░░░░ slogan It means something ░░░░░░░░ well intentioned They mean ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ innocent people dying in ░░░░░░░░ war or I believe ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian sovereignty in a ░░░░░░░░ like the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ there are other people ░░░░░░░░ shout From the river ░░░░░░░░ the sea Palestine will ░░░░░░░░ free And what they ░░░░░░░░ is the elimination of ░░░░░░░░ Jewish state of Israel ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ important to really look ░░░░░░░░ these slogans and take ░░░░░░░░ people seriously and literally ░░░░░░░░ I unfortunately don t ░░░░░░░░ people have been doing ░░░░░░░░ of that.”