Morning Jolt: The Antisemites Are Out, and the Masks Are Off

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December 11 2023

The Antisemites Are Out, and the Masks Are Off

On the menu today: Because you need to be reminded of it, I do see a lot of good news out there this week. I can understand why the news can often be depressing and dispiriting, but the theme of the past few days has been dumb and hateful people revealing themselves to be dumb and hateful, in a way that their traditional allies cannot defend. It turns out that many college students have no idea what they're chanting about when they say, "From the river to the sea"; university presidents have cut themselves to ribbons walking through a plate-glass Overton Window; the Council on American–Islamic Relations self-marginalized itself when its executive director talked about how the 10/7 Hamas attacks on Israel made him happy; and a bunch of supporters of Palestine who insist they're only anti-Zionist keep attacking Hanukkah menorahs.

The Dumb and Hateful Reveal Themselves

It appears a significant portion of the college students chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," have no idea which river and which sea they're chanting about.

This might seem like bad news, but the good news is that once they're told that they're talking ...

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