{"id":1842,"date":"2022-05-07T00:20:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T00:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondthebris.com\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2024-04-07T01:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T01:50:29","slug":"standing-together-against-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondthebris.com\/standing-together-against-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Together Against Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By REBECCA WALD<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antisemitism is on the rise. The Anti-Defamation League reports that across the U.S.,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/audit2021w\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> antisemitic incidents hit an all-time high in 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Tel Aviv University has also reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/tel-aviv-u-reports-record-high-global-antisemitism-linked-to-covid-and-gaza\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">record-high global antisemitism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sadly, for many of us in the Jewish community, these trends are more than abstract figures. A few months ago, my own neighborhood was leafletted with antisemitic rants, and swastikas appeared downtown. Just last night, a friend in an affluent East Coast suburb told me her child and his friend were the target of antisemitic and anti-Asian slurs by a member of their sports team. The teenager responsible is believed to have been radicalized on the internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now the antisemitism that\u2019s on the rise globally <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hegemonmedia.com\/p\/the-abuse-of-jewish-fragility?s=r\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has found a new voice in the genital autonomy movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, a broad coalition of concerned leaders in the genital autonomy movement issued <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondthebris.com\/standing-against-antisemitism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a statement disavowing antisemitism in our community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The statement is the result of a group effort guided by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/eliungar.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a filmmaker and Jewish activist who has engaged in in-depth explorations of race, racism and antiracism on his podcast <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/four-cubits-450052\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four Cubits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Eli has long maintained that genital autonomy advocates must stand up to prejudice within the movement, however limited these instances may be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing how and when to address hateful speech can be challenging. At times I\u2019ve decided to publicly ignore <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2018\/5\/3\/eric-clopper-production\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">instances<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not wanting to draw further attention to bad actors. There\u2019s also been a well-intentioned sentiment among movement leaders that infighting is to be avoided, and that \u201cover-concern\u201d about antisemitism brings negative attention to the movement and is an unwelcome distraction.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is compelling reason to reevaluate this approach, especially now with hate speech and hate crimes surging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am heartened that so many leaders in the movement have signed on to our statement. Some have even taken it one step further by also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/intactamerica.org\/our-positions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">issuing their own statements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, specifically on behalf of their own organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, being disciplined about bigotry goes beyond signing statements. It means publicly rejecting these expressions when they come from those with large platforms. It also means monitoring online forums and refusing to collaborate with the culprits, including refusing to give them the floor during organized gatherings. It\u2019s also a mindset. Those who engage in this rhetoric should not be regarded as capable of inspiring positive change in the arena of human rights. Such individuals can and will radicalize and co-opt our movement if they are given license to do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who reject childhood circumcision come from different backgrounds and perspectives, and from everywhere along the socio-political spectrum. It\u2019s not uncommon to see natural childbirth proponents and men\u2019s rights activists commenting in like-minded fashion on the same social media threads. There are also many men who are extremely angry that they were circumcised without their consent, and skeptical of the establishment that has ignored their experiences. This group is particularly susceptible to radicalization by the alt-Right as they are a vulnerable target for those who sell bigotry as a distorted solution to authentic feelings of marginalization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those of us who have signed on to the genital autonomy movement\u2019s first statement denouncing antisemitism are actively resisting the radicalization of our cause. This is our small contribution to the larger fight against the bigotry and hatred that is currently ravaging our society and the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By REBECCA WALD Antisemitism is on the rise. The Anti-Defamation League reports that across the U.S., antisemitic incidents hit an all-time high in 2021. Tel Aviv University has also reported record-high global antisemitism. Sadly, for many of us in the Jewish community, these trends are more than abstract figures. 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