The Semites

Thousands attend Boulder’s Jewish festival one week after antisemitic attack.

Free, Free Palestine

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

Globalize the intifada

Resistance is justified when people are occupied

There is only one solution, intifada revolution

Say it loud, say it clear, we don’t want no Zionists here

The term “Semite” historically refers to a family of ancient peoples bound by Semitic languages such as Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic. In the 19th century, German agitator Wilhelm Marr coined the term “antisemitism” to rebrand Judenhass (Jew-hatred) with a more scientific veneer.

After over 2,000 years of exile, in 1948, the Jews re-established the state of Israel. To remain politically correct, the new Judenhass began using antizionism instead of antisemitism to express its hatred of Jews.

Humans carry hate in their hearts, and history shows Jews are often the first target. Today, it’s easier and even safer to direct that hate at Jews than at Blacks, gays, the wealthy, or other minorities. Yet hate, once unleashed, does not stay neatly contained. The same mob that chants for the eradication of Jews today will turn its rage elsewhere tomorrow, dismantling the fragile order that protects us all. Just last week, we saw a flash of this hatred erupt in Boulder. Although none of the quotes above use the word “antisemite,” the hatred for Jews is loud and clear.

What we are witnessing today is not protest but cultural warfare fueled by regimes like Qatar and legitimized by institutions once trusted to uphold truth: The New York Times, Ivy League universities, and global corporations who dress up old hatred in a new language—antizionism in place of antisemitism—and sell it as moral clarity. But scratch the surface, and the poison reveals itself. 

If we fail to confront this hatred now, we won’t just lose the Jews. We will lose the Republic.

— Sina.