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26 May, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Why does antisemitism continue to flourish across the spectrum—and what can we do about it? Here’s a clip from my forthcoming “Antisemitism, Explained” video series that answers these questions. If you find it helpful, please share.
My full video explainer series on antisemitism, produced with @JewishUnpacked, isn't due out for a bit. But given recent ugly events, I thought it was important to release this early.
"It’s much easier to condemn the prejudice of people you already despise and disagree with. It’s a lot harder to speak up when the bigotry is coming from your friends and allies. But think about it: Where do you have the power to make change?"
Thank you to everyone who's shared the video. For those who've asked about how they can find out when the full series goes live, just sign up here: yair.substack.com
The video is now available on YouTube and with a transcript here, for easier sharing: yair.substack.com/p/why-does-ant…
Twitter claims this has been viewed 60,000 times, which is a lie, because what they count as a view is ... questionable. But based on response, it clearly has gone around. Thank you all -- I'll get to work so you can hopefully see the full series soon!
When I talk about how it's much easier to call out prejudice among your enemies than your friends, this is precisely what I'm talking about. Politician who failed to challenge antisemitism and Holocaust revisionism in his base figures out how to when it comes from the other team.

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Rare to see someone do this on Twitter. Props to Ruffalo, who is correct. There is no "genocide," as anyone who consults the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics' own figures of dramatic Palestinian population growth can readily see: pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_Rainb…
Believe it or not, it is entirely possible to criticize Israel, including in harsh terms, without falsely accusing it of genocide and engaging in the national equivalent of a medieval blood libel. More people should try it.
I've said anti-Zionism is not antisemitic, I've said advocating a one-state solution isn't antisemitic. I shared a piece today in which Israel is likened to apartheid. Lying about Jews, the victims of genocide, and falsely accusing them of a non-existent genocide, is antisemitic.
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This headline is a lie intended to provoke violence. The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, and Jews are permitted to visit (but not pray) on the site, and do so regularly. Visiting your faith's holiest site isn't "storming" anything, and Al Jazeera knows this.
Note that Al Jazeera calls the Jews visiting Judaism's holiest site "settlers," when there is no evidence this is true (they just call all Israelis, especially those observing traditional Judaism, "settlers"). Lies upon lies intended to stoke violence that will get people killed.
Yeah, this is a common misconception! The Temple Mount, where the al-Aqsa mosque was later built, is the holiest site in Judaism and where its temples once stood. The Western Wall, which was adjacent to the Temple, derives its holiness from its proximity to the Temple Mount.
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Firing journalists over things they wrote as students, without any evidence of bias that's affected their professional work, won't make journalism better, it'll simply make student journalists more afraid to develop their voices and say anything interesting lest they anger a mob.
Unrelatedly, I stand by every word of my junior year Toy Story 3 review.
My protip for student journalists in the current climate is to be the movies editor of your college paper because you get to see movies before they come out and are also unlikely to have your career derailed by your How to Train Your Dragon review (though Twitter may find a way!)
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Such a prominent official going full antisemite in a CNN interview about Israel is a reminder that plenty of people heavily engaged in this conversation are engaged in it for the wrong reasons. None of this bigotry helps anyone; it just corrupts the discussion.
I am still waiting for my Bibi Bucks, what gives?!
The problem is that they do not accept each other's currency, which causes no end of problems
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20 May
Reasons Israel + its conflicts get vastly disproportionate attention relative to their scale and body count (compare to Yemen, Syria):

-Philosemitic obsession with Jews
-Antisemitic obsession with Jews
-Media saturation on ground in response to this audience obsession with Jews
I deliberately did not include "US aid to Israel" in this, because exactly 0 of the people concerned about Israel would stop talking about it if American aid to Israel stopped tomorrow. (And that's fine! It's just not why this stuff gets the attention it does.)
For various reasons, some folks emphasize the antisemitic component of this phenomenon, and some emphasize the philosemitic component of it. As for me? Like many Jews, I just hope they cancel each other out.
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