"I know it's an inconvenient truth for you. But the Jewish people who were living in Europe and were victims of the Nazis were Europeans."
Not sure why that matters.
Only 30% of Israelis have any sort of meaningful European heritage.
"Along with resurgent identity politics in the United States and Europe, there is a growing inclination to frame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in terms of race. According to this narrative, Israel was established as a refuge for oppressed white European Jews who in turn became oppressors of people of color, the Palestinians.
As an Israeli, and the son of an Iraqi Jewish mother and North African Jewish father, it's gut-wrenching to witness this shift.
I am Mizrahi, as are the majority of Jews in Israel today. We are of Middle Eastern and North African descent. Only about 30% of Israeli Jews are Ashkenazi, or the descendants of European Jews. I am baffled as to why mainstream media and politicians around the world ignore or misrepresent these facts and the Mizrahi story. Perhaps it's because our history shatters a stereotype about the identity of my country and my people."
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Is this why the Palestinian cause appeals to you so much? Because it's based on identity politics? I know you love you some identity politics.
"I remain to be convinced that " It's not their fault at all."
Critical theory holds that momst social ills are the result of class conflict and oppressive power structures. It's a theory easily disproven, but one that is easy to subscribe to when looking for a scapegoat for their own failures.