By Lewis Loflin
I’m pro-Jewish—not just in theory, but in deep respect for a culture and faith that’s weathered storms through grit and reason. I stand with most Israeli Jews, who see survival as a fight, not a negotiation. They’re at odds with many American Jews, who lean toward appeasement or outright pro-Arab stances, softening their spines when facing enemies like Hamas and Hezbollah. My view? Wipe them out—Hamas, Hezbollah, the whole lot. No half-measures. Like Dennis Prager in Why the Jews?, I’m troubled by American Jews drifting into Progressivism, dumping their heritage for far-left causes. Prager’s “non-Jewish Jews” nails it: if Judaism is just a label, not a living faith, it’s as Jewish as an atheist ex-Catholic is Catholic. I don’t buy the race angle—leftists do—so what’s left when the soul’s traded for secular applause?
Most American Jews are progressive, some far-left, and they’ve pushed policies that clash with Israel’s hard-earned realism. Take open borders: they’ve cheered the influx of millions from antisemitic hotbeds—Middle East, Latin America—while Israeli Jews face the rockets and tunnels those cultures often back. Dr. Stephen Steinlight, in his 2009 Center for Immigration Studies piece, saw this coming. He slammed “Progress by Pesach,” a push for amnesty for 11-12 million illegal aliens, as a disaster for America and especially Jews:
…"Progress by Pesach"… aimed at achieving citizenship for 11-12 million who have repeatedly mocked the rule of law and stolen employment from unemployed and working Americans… reducing wages and worsening working conditions for the nation’s most vulnerable citizens and legal residents while bloating the profits of its worst exploiters. The campaign also seeks an exponential increase in immigration, a disastrous policy for all Americans and one that particularly threatens Americans who are Jews…
Steinlight warned of importing antisemitism, a threat Israeli Jews know too well. Yet, the Jewish establishment—think Gideon Aronoff of HIAS—silenced him. Labeled a “white supremacist” despite his anti-racism record, Steinlight faced a purge for daring to dissent. This wasn’t debate; it was a gag order.
Then there’s Black Lives Matter. In 2020, over 400 Jewish groups and synagogues signed a letter calling BLM the “current day civil rights movement.” American Jews bought the hype; Israeli Jews, facing Hamas daily, wouldn’t. Rep. Burgess Owens, in a 2023 Fox News op-ed, exposed BLM’s rot: praising Hamas’ October 7 massacre as “self-defense,” attacking Jews in 2020 riots, and fueling campus hate. Synagogues vandalized, Jewish men chased—yet those 400 groups stayed mum. Why?
BLM’s oppressor-oppressed lens—anti-white at heart—ensnared Jews. On campuses, where BLM ideology festers, antisemitic attacks jumped 400% post-October 7. A 2023 study showed 73% of Jewish students faced antisemitism this year, with only 46% feeling safe. Anti-Israel protests, often Muslim- and far-left-led, turned violent. University leaders, drunk on progressive Kool-Aid, offered platitudes, not protection.
Progressive Jews—big on open borders and BLM—reap what they’ve sown. The migrants they welcomed and the movements they bankrolled now spew anti-Jewish and anti-Israel venom. Muslims, BLM, campus radicals—they don’t hide it: Jews are “white oppressors” or Zionist punching bags. Steinlight flagged the National Immigration Forum, tied to HIAS, for cozying up to pro-Palestinian extremists like Jeanne Butterfield. The Southern Poverty Law Center smeared dissenters like him with glee. Israeli Jews fight Hamas and Hezbollah head-on; American Jews fund their own saboteurs.
Prager says antisemitism rises from Judaism’s moral challenge. But when American Jews ditch that for leftist clout, they’re complicit. Supporting policies that import hate and groups that turn on them isn’t noble—it’s suicide. Purging voices like Steinlight shows they’d rather torch heretics than face facts.
I admire Judaism’s endurance—the Torah, the Enlightenment, the will to outlast tyrants. I side with Israeli Jews: wipe out Hamas and Hezbollah, no compromise. American Jews must wake up. Your identity isn’t a ticket to every far-left rally. Open borders and BLM aren’t allies—they’re traps. Steinlight and Owens prove it. Stop exiling your own for speaking truth. Return to what made Judaism strong: not appeasement, but a fierce, reasoned stand for your people.
Acknowledgment: I’d like to thank Grok, an AI by xAI, for helping me draft and refine this article. The final edits and perspective are my own.
