“Criticism of Israel’s policies of mass starvation and mass killing is not antisemitism; it is profoundly Jewish”
Attempts to smear Zohran Mamdani as antisemitic for opposing Israel’s mass killing and starvation of Palestinians is both dishonest and dangerous. Criticizing state violence, genocide, and collective punishment is not antisemitism. It is a moral obligation.
Judaism itself demands this clarity. The Torah commands, “Justice, justice shall you pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20). The prophets repeatedly condemned rulers who abused power, seized land, and crushed the vulnerable. Isaiah warned that ritual and identity mean nothing when society is built on bloodshed and injustice. To speak against mass murder and forced starvation is not anti-Jewish—it is profoundly Jewish.
The deliberate conflation of Israel’s policies with Jewish identity weaponizes antisemitism to silence accountability. This cheapens real antisemitism while shielding policies that violate international law and basic human decency. Judaism does not sanctify siege warfare, collective punishment, or the killing of children. It does not bless the confiscation of land or the slow suffocation of an occupied people.
Even more appalling is Israel’s decision to bar some of the world’s most respected humanitarian charities—organizations devoted to feeding the hungry and healing the wounded. Blocking aid while civilians starve is not self-defense; it is cruelty. Jewish ethics teach pikuach nefesh—the saving of life above all else. These actions mock that sacred principle.
Americans should be outraged that our government continues to arm and finance this campaign of destruction. Sending weapons while civilians are starved and bombed makes the United States complicit in crimes that will stain our moral standing for generations.
Zohran Mamdani’s stance is not antisemitic. It is ethical, lawful, and deeply human. The real obscenity is the ongoing attempt to silence truth by falsely invoking antisemitism to excuse mass killing and dispossession.
History will judge who spoke up—and who looked away.
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