Letter: Why I’m declaring as a Jew more often than I used to do

I used to let my appearance, facts I announced, etc., speak for themselves.

Declaring as a Jew more
often than I used to do

Re: “Seeking a Jewish response to increasing anti-Semitism” (Eastbaytimes.com, May 5):

Declare as a Jew: Yeah, Jewish Voice for Peace said to do that, too. I’ve started doing that more than I used to.

I used to let my appearance, facts I announced, etc., speak for themselves. Now I declare I’m Jewish — and say whatever else needs to be said to go along with that point.

I also often declare against that central issue: Israeli Jews should not have displaced nor continue to displace the people who were living there in 1948. That angers people and gives angry people a justifiable target, which gets turned into anti-Semitism.

It is necessary for us Jews to state and re-state: Establish a secular state, with a socialist structure, with the right of return. Attempt to eradicate Israel’s appearance of looking like the United States’ takeover of the land on which we “Americans” now live.

Norma J.F.F. Harrison
Berkeley

 

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