(JEWISH GROUP) Even if the Capital Jewish Museum shooter 'did it for Gaza,' his actions were antisemitic

[Behind the Aegis]

The suspect who has been charged with shooting and killing two Israeli embassy staffers Wednesday night outside a Jewish professionals event at the Capital Jewish Museum chanted “Free Palestine” as he was being taken into custody. A witness told Jewish Insider that the suspect said “I did it for Gaza.”

To put this very plainly: The words “Free Palestine” themselves are not antisemitic. When I hear them chanted at a protest, or I read them in an op-ed, or when I see them graffitied around my neighborhood, I do not feel threatened. A call for the liberation and dignity for one group of people isn’t inherently a call for the denigration of my own safety and security.

But the words “Free Palestine” also do not magically erase antisemitism from, nor do Israel’s actions in Gaza automatically greenlight, an act that violently targets Jews.

Condemnation for this act has come from across the political spectrum. But there have also been, for example, social media comments responding to the story by saying that “anti-genocide is not antisemitism” or citing the number of Palestinian children killed in Gaza, or insisting that the victims “weren’t shot for being Jewish” but because they worked for the state of Israel (a fact the shooter may not have known). To be clear: It is antisemitic to seek out a Jewish event at a Jewish museum for an act of violence.

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[Beastly Boy]

1. But he didn't do it for Gaza. He didn't do it to free Palestine, whatever the hell he meant by it.

The antisemitism behind the murders is self-evident.

There is no need to distract from his crystal clear motivations with defensive "even ifs". It only reinforces the doubts and excuses expressed by his defenders from the "I am not antisemitic, but..." crowd.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. To be clear

To be clear: It is antisemitic to seek out a Jewish event at a Jewish museum for an act of violence.

To be clear: It is antisemitic to seek out a Jewish event at a Jewish museum for an act of violence.

To be clear: It is antisemitic to seek out a Jewish event at a Jewish museum for an act of violence.

To be clear: It is antisemitic to seek out a Jewish event at a Jewish museum for an act of violence.


It's clear as day - yet folks want to twist themselves in knots these days. Suggested reading that you tipped me off on BTA:

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
https://www.amazon.com/People-Love-Dead-Jews-Reports/dp/0393531562

Just to be clear: It is antisemitic to seek out a Jewish event at a Jewish museum for an act of violence.