Candidly speaking: Antisemitism and aliya
By
Isi Leibler,
March 8, 2017
Despite rising tensions in the US following the recent uptick in antisemitic acts, the prediction of a wave of aliya American Jews in response is nonsensical. Political
correctness still seems to impel us to continue chanting the mantra that we are
prohibited from relating to antisemitism as a cause for settling in Israel and
insisting that the only motivation for aliya today is to enable a committed Jew
to lead a truly Jewish life in his homeland.
Uprkos povećanju napetosti u Americi nakon posljednjeg porasta antisemitskog djelovanja, predviđanje da će biti veće alije amričkih Židovva nije utemeljeno. Poltički korektno je da i nadalje smatramo da ne treba povezivati antisemitizam sa useljavanjem u Izrael i da nastavimo inzistirati da je jedina motivacija za aliju mogućnost ortodoksnih Židova da žive pravi "židovski život" u svojoj domovini.
No bez da to odbacimo, sada je pravo vrijeme da se Židovi u dijaspori , u mnogim dijelovima svijeta , probude i susretnu sa realnošću. Oni moraju spoznati da mnogi indikatori predviđaju da će se njihova situacija pogoršati i da u nekim zemljama poziv na aliju zbog povećanog antisemitizma je vjerojatan. Znatno povećanje antisemitizma je globalni fenomen.
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In the United States, amid bomb threats and cemetery desecrations, the
principal menace is from the combined far-left and Muslim antisemites,
primarily on university campuses, where Jewish students are increasingly
intimidated.
Basically, Americans are the least antisemitic people in the world.
But Europe is entirely different.
Here, antisemitism directly impacts upon Jews
who have already been subjected to the status of pariahs and whose quality of
daily life
will assuredly deteriorate.
This does not suggest that Jews in Europe are facing imminent extermination as
was the case on the eve of the Holocaust. The existence of a Jewish state willing
to provide haven for any Jew provides insurance that such a situation will
never recur. But the quality of Jewish life in Europe today does justify a call
for mass emigration.
Violent Islamic terrorism, including a home-grown variety, is now a daily
threat to Europeans. The influx of “refugees,” many of whom are deeply imbued
with antisemitism, has only accentuated this problem, . ..
Ironically, Eastern European countries are less hostile than their Western
counterparts. France is the most extreme. In Britain, despite a positive
government, the situation is disastrous on the grass-roots level and one cannot
but be shocked ..
The impact of the mass Arab migration on the quality of life has created
enormous resentment throughout Europe. Combined with the unexpected victory of
Trump in the US, many anti-Arab populist parties have become very powerful.
Those who no longer care about their Jewishness assume a low profile and seek
to discard their Jewish identity. In most cases, their children will no longer
consider themselves Jews.
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However, even allowing for the fact that Israel today has one of the most
successful economies in the world, many middle-aged families may find it
difficult to find meaningful employment. Most of them will remain.
They should at least encourage their children to settle in Israel. They will
have the advantage of finding an enormous variety of career opportunities and
be in an environment that enables them to be proud Jews participating in the
growth of their homeland.