"Death to Arabs, death to Arabs!" Generations of Israelis were raised on this and it was normalized under Netanyahu. Some people still question why I call them fascists; its a stain on the Jewish people and memory of those who were killed for being Jewish.
I might add that I am not one to tries to make collective statements; however, my comment is not just related to this video alone but rather goes back years when I was a Jewish educator during grad school. I was lucky to teach Jews from all denominations and I saw great humanity.
In Israel, I also taught in high schools, both Palestinians and Israelis, and there I encountered fear on both sides and often comments that emerged from two communities not knowing each other. The fact that hate exists is not new and as educators we need to do that: educate.
However, the fact is, as I have shared here before, the political racist chant "death to Arabs," is not new at all. And, in Jerusalem it often occurs together with Arabs being randomly attacked. Here what is worse, they are being sanctioned by state, through police protection.
Thus I might question this is a stain on Jewish people/memories of those who died--as I said I'm not big on collective responsibility; perhaps its more a philosophical question. But there's no doubt Jewish educators need to recognize this and work to rid this from amongst us.
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