Politics

Time to stand up and be counted

Brigitte Pellerin

28 Dec 2022 — 1 min read

I could have written this column and included ten times the number of examples of antisemitic incidents taking place in this city just this year. I picked the most recent and the most egregious, but they are all equally bad and worthy of condemnation.

Antisemitism is at the intersection of evil and stupid. And it’s been rising in recent years. It’s not just for Jews to deal with. The rest of us need to stand up and be counted. I am immensely gratified by the number of shares, retweets, comments and private messages to me from readers expressing similar opinions. #SpeakUp, always.

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