Jewish writers say critiquing the state of Israel is not antisemitic

JVL Introduction

n + 1 magazine’s introduction says it clearly:

“A group of Jewish writers drafted this letter after seeing an old argument gain new power: the claim that critiquing Israel is antisemitic. Editors at a corporate-owned magazine were prepared to publish the letter, but their lawyers advised against it. The writers share this letter in solidarity with those who continue to speak out in support of Palestinian freedom.”

The also say: “In our grief, we are horrified to see the fight against antisemitism weaponized as a pretext for war crimes with stated genocidal intent…”

Add your name to the letter here.

RK

This article was originally published by n + 1 on Thu 2 Nov 2023. Read the original here.