Since the events of October 7, we the undersigned have watched with alarm as Jewish people have been targeted with insults, threats and even physical attacks at the hands of people who do not share our political, ideological and spiritual beliefs.
Serious concerns about antisemitism, both veiled and explicit, amongst our political enemies have been raised repeatedly in the past, only to be dismissed as the words and actions of just a fringe minority.
These concerns have also been met with blatant whataboutism, as our opponents attempt to turn the tables by cherry-picking isolated incidents of alleged antisemitism amongst those who share our beliefs.
While there are some people professing to be on our team who’ve made comments which some have tried to portray as antisemitic, the very suggestion that these fringe characters - whom, it must be said, you cannot prove aren’t online trolls actively trying discredit us - represent our entire movement is absurd and offensive.
Such deflection is…
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