The “say no to antisemitism” statement acknowledged “the heightened feelings of threat being felt” by those in the Jewish community, going on to point out that everyone has a right to physical and psychological safety. Clearly my Jewish connections feel that I have somehow put myself in harm’s way by aligning myself with them, and by standing up for their right to exist within their belief system. That is equally confronting – that retribution and detriment could follow what I regarded as the self-evident need to call out and condemn ugly thoughts. Thoughts dangerous to our democracy and our privileged...