On October 7th, the Jewish people was dealt an awful, blood-soaked victim’s card. We must resist the temptation to use it.
The desire to maintain this status is understandable, because it truly is justified. The scale of the brutality and evil of the attacks feel closer to the Holocaust perhaps than anything else we have experienced. Moreover, victimhood comes with some awful privileges, beginning with greater sympathy, but continuing to the far more significant tolerance for the reaction to the atrocities. The victim card entitles its bearer to a sense of exemption from moral limitations.
The TimesofIsrael.com
You'd think F.boy, of all people, would be glad to possess such a thing.
A Reuters investigation found that the Biden administration was warned on three occasions about possible Israeli crimes in Gaza.
Al Jazeera
It does not entitle the bearer to ignore the atrocities perpetrated on a daily basis in the Palestinian territory.
The desire to maintain this status is understandable, because it truly is justified. The scale of the brutality and evil of the attacks feel closer to the Holocaust perhaps than anything else we have experienced. Moreover, victimhood comes with some awful privileges, beginning with greater sympathy, but continuing to the far more significant tolerance for the reaction to the atrocities. The victim card entitles its bearer to a sense of exemption from moral limitations.
The TimesofIsrael.com
You'd think F.boy, of all people, would be glad to possess such a thing.
A Reuters investigation found that the Biden administration was warned on three occasions about possible Israeli crimes in Gaza.
Al Jazeera
It does not entitle the bearer to ignore the atrocities perpetrated on a daily basis in the Palestinian territory.