Two Paths to Resilience

By Leo Pearlman

Source type: article

There is a comforting lie doing the rounds again, the idea that the tide is finally turning, that public sentiment is improving, that the people who “don’t hate us” are one day away from saying so out loud. The silent majority fantasy persists because it is psychologically easier than confronting reality. But what the past weeks have shown us is not a great awakening. It’s the same pattern we’ve lived with these past few years, isolated outliers, moments that appear hopeful only because a handful of dedicated Jews and allies refuse to stay silent. They are not signs of societal decency, they are warnings of what happens without pressure.

Topics: Commentary, Antisemitism, Diaspora Life

Tags: UK, Ireland, Europe