I have Jewish friends in academia who frown at the idea of saying, “I’m a proud Jew.” They see pride as something simplistic and unsophisticated, what a tribal Jew might express at a rally. Also, in their view, Jewish pride depends on Jewish action. If they’re passionate about repairing the world, for example, this makes them proud of that Jewish action. But when Jews do something very wrong, this makes them feel the very opposite of pride—more like shame. It’s similar with Israel. As long as they see Israel as oppressing the Palestinians, they can never bring themselves to express...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
