Not every Jewish critic of Israel is a self-hating 'diaspora Jew' – sometimes they're just right

Israelis, quick to call Americans 'selfish' while crying about their own victimhood, are not willing to admit that most Jews feel ashamed of Israel. They are however willing to throw out antisemitic dogwhistles of 'diaspora mentality' to discredit those who threaten Israelis' 'right to complain'

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Not every Jewish critic of Israel is a self-hating 'diaspora Jew' – sometimes they're just right

Israelis, quick to call Americans 'selfish' while crying about their own victimhood, are not willing to admit that most Jews feel ashamed of Israel. They are however willing to throw out antisemitic dogwhistles of 'diaspora mentality' to discredit those who threaten Israelis' 'right to complain'

02:41 AM • April 12 2026 IDT

It's doubtful that most Israelis realize the extent of the campaign of ostracization and defamation now being waged against their country across the world. If two strangers show up anywhere in the world now, an Iranian and an Israeli, the latter will be much more reviled than the former. Many people currently believe that Iran is less of a danger to world peace than Israel is. It's not (just) antisemitism, stupid. Israel, of its own doing, is making itself reviled.

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