The statements that attempt to compare processes in the Jewish people to what happened in Nazi Germany are outrageous and shocking. They reflect a complete confusion of concepts and a terrible trivialization of the Holocaust.
There is a very serious moral failing in such statements, apart from the enormous damage they cause and the ammunition they provide to Israel-haters and movements that promote boycott initiatives against Israel.
This is a direct result of irresponsible waving of the term 'racism' towards attitudes that have nothing to do with racism and hatred of others.
Certain elements - some intentionally and some indiscriminately - associate perfectly legitimate positions with 'racism,' thus labeling the people of Israel with the actions of the worst of their enemies.
Fundamentals of Judaism
Is the Jewish people's desire to maintain their uniqueness racism? Is the refusal to include non-Jews in the minyan racism? Is the prohibition on a Jew marrying a non-Jew racism? Anyone who answers in the affirmative is effectively denying the entire religion of Israel.
He does not criticize 'processes' that are taking place 'in the last days', but rather the foundations of our religion since the time of Mount Sinai.
This confusion of concepts occurs all the time.
We have often seen blatant headlines declaring 'racism' in Israeli society, following public opinion polls. And what was the statistic that so shocked the authors of the poll? – The high rate (thank God!) of Jews who oppose their children's marriages to non-Jews. It might be worth reminding all the 'shocked' ones that if their fathers had not upheld this principle, they would not be here to be 'shocked'.
If this is 'racism,' then all the bodies and organizations that are engaged in the struggle against assimilation around the world are racists. All those who work to encourage the marriage of Jews with their own people are racists. And in fact, even the Jewish state, which has the Law of Return, which grants special rights to Jewish immigrants, is racist.
Another thing associated with racism is the healthy reaction of Jews towards their enemies.
Jews in Judea and Samaria do not want to ride the same buses with Arabs not because they are 'racists', but because they fear for their lives. In periods when Arab terrorism intensifies, voices opposing the employment of Arabs grow louder – not out of 'racism', but because such workers have often become murderers.
Healthy response
And there is another thing that is confused with 'racism', even though it is unjustified: the anger that is accumulating in the public in light of the behavior of many representatives of the Arab public.
The uprising against members of Knesset who, instead of caring for the well-being of their constituents and improving their living conditions, are busy day and night providing aid from within to Israel's enemies – is not 'racism'. Defending themselves against those whose sole purpose is the destruction of the Jewish state – is not 'racism'.
The Jewish people do not hate foreigners. On the contrary, where else in the world would bring sick people from among their enemies into their country and care for them with endless devotion?
But the Jewish people are tired of standing helplessly in the face of elements who enjoy all the rights of the Jewish state and join hands with those who seek its destruction. This is not 'racism', but a healthy response of a healthy people.
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