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We were Jews before we were anything else<\/em>, one Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice remarked at a Democratic Jewish event in Philadelphia on October 6, 2025. The justice, then a candidate for retention election, spoke about our moral obligation to condemn antisemitism, particularly as we approached the second anniversary of October 7, 2023, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. It was a rousing Zionist speech and a call to action. But some attendees weren\u2019t thrilled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several non-Jews told me the justice \u201cshouldn\u2019t be retained if he believes that.\u201d But he protects their religious freedoms from the bench, fairly and impartially interpreting the law. His religious beliefs should be respected, too.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Was that exchange antisemitic? Anti-Zionist? Is there a difference? Even Jews disagree. But most Jews do<\/em> agree that antisemitism is surging \u2014 more than 55% of us<\/a> experienced antisemitism in the past year \u2014 yet our subjective experiences of anti-Jewish hate are often minimized or downright dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t hide my Judaism, nor do I wish to: my Hebrew name gives me away immediately. My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor who passed away a few years ago; and my cousin\u2019s husband is an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldier. Particularly since October 7, 2023, I\u2019ve used my large platform to ensure the Democratic, pro-Israel, millennial perspective is represented in public life. I have a moral obligation to keep my grandmother\u2019s memory alive through storytelling. For most Jews, Israel is inextricably linked with the cultural significance of the Holocaust \u2014 the largest-ever genocide, when 6 million Jews were exterminated \u2014 and our larger Jewish story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember when I first learned about Israel or the Holocaust, because both are integral<\/em> to the fabric of being Jewish. Israel as it exists today was founded in 1948, soon after the Holocaust. Afterward, many Jews emigrated to Israel \u2014 theoretically, a haven. Israel remains heavily populated by Holocaust survivors and their descendants. But Israel is surrounded by nations that hate it and seek to wipe it off the map. It exists in near-perpetual conflict with neighbors. Israel, the sole Middle East democracy, has the right to exist and defend itself against aggression.<\/p>\n

As I was growing up in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, my Jewish identity was a nonissue. But being Jewish in my grandmother\u2019s generation in Europe was literally a death sentence. I\u2019ve always been painfully aware<\/a> that, were I born two generations ago in Nazi Europe, I probably would not have survived to adulthood. We\u2019re just two generations removed from the Holocaust. It could happen again<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a proud Zionist<\/a> and Democrat. Yet Jews from my generation struggle to reconcile those identities, because the \u201cprogressive\u201d position on Israel is, nonsensically, anti<\/em>-Israel. I\u2019ve dedicated my life and career<\/a> to advocating for increased rights and protections for tens of thousands of vulnerable judicial branch employees<\/a> who are exempt from all federal anti-discrimination laws<\/a>, including laws against religious discrimination. Ironically, those I advocate for \u2014 law students and young lawyers \u2014 don\u2019t necessarily believe I deserve those same rights, like religious freedom and anti-discrimination protection. My nonprofit\u2019s work<\/a> democratizing judicial clerkship information and opportunities takes me to law school campuses nationwide<\/a>, where some students are willing to go without essential career information \u2014 even disinviting me as a speaker \u2014 just to make their anti-Zionist point. One of the last acceptable forms of discrimination is against Jews. And it\u2019s particularly ironic coming from Democrats, who pride themselves on values like religious freedom, equality, minority rights, and freedom from discrimination \u2014 unless you\u2019re Jewish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, we witnessed the antisemitic murder of two Israeli embassy employees<\/a> outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.; an antisemitic flamethrower attack in Boulder, Colorado<\/a>; and an antisemitic firebombing<\/a> of Pennsylvania Jewish Governor Josh Shapiro\u2019s residence on Passover. And last weekend, antisemitic terror claimed at least 16 lives in Sydney, Australia<\/a>, including a Holocaust survivor, a rabbi, and a child, who were gunned down during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Too many demonize Israel \u2014 not just its leader \u2014 fomenting hate and encouraging antisemitic violence like these attacks \u2014 wrongfully conflating the actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the beliefs of all Israelis, and all Jews. Zionism<\/a> \u2014 the belief that Israel has a right to exist \u2014 has become a dirty word. But anti-Zionism is just antisemitism with a new haircut. To oppose Israel\u2019s right to exist as a Jewish state, when Israel is part of the fundamental fabric of Judaism, is antisemitic. Because when anti-Israel critics talk about destroying the Jewish state, that necessarily means killing millions of Jews. Hateful rhetoric inverted and weaponized the word \u201cgenocide\u201d against Israel. Yet this term bears historical significance for Jews because of the Holocaust, the largest genocide in history, when 6 million Jews were exterminated \u2014 burned alive in ovens and suffocated in gas chambers \u2014 for the \u201ccrime\u201d of being other<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ironically, while many on the left rightfully advocate equality for other marginalized groups, apparently Jews \u2014 a religious minority \u2014 aren\u2019t deserving of protection. Rights for you, unless you\u2019re a Jew<\/em>. Paradoxically, many quote Pastor Martin Niemoller\u2019s poem, \u201cFirst They Came,\u201d<\/a> a warning about speaking up for oppressed minorities before there\u2019s no one left to speak for you, aimed at Trump administration policies \u2014 written about the Nazis following the Holocaust<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some lack historical context about the Holocaust: according to one recent survey<\/a>, one-fifth of people have never heard <\/em>of the Holocaust. <\/em>Many have never met a Holocaust survivor, nor heard their stories \u2014 especially considering the last are quickly dying out<\/a>. Holocaust education is not taught in all public schools<\/a>. If we do not learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We should not demonize an entire country for its leader\u2019s actions \u2014 let alone an entire religion<\/em>. Many Jews disagree with Netanyahu\u2019s wartime tactics. Yet too many in the U.S. dangerously demonize Israel\u2019s 10 million residents. Criticize Netanyahu without <\/em>criticizing Israel. Plenty of us criticize President Donald Trump without criticizing all United States residents. We cannot hold all Israelis, let alone all Jews, responsible for Netanyahu\u2019s actions, unless we all<\/em> want to be held accountable for Trump\u2019s actions. It\u2019s a logical fallacy of deadly proportions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve experienced my share of religious intolerance. Last year, I worked with Michigan Law student leaders to host a clerkship transparency event with my nonprofit, The Legal Accountability Project<\/a> (LAP). Then, I was basically disinvited as a speaker because of my religious views, evidenced by social media posts about Israel, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. The student leader said, Your views make students uncomfortable, and we have a lot of Muslim students at Michigan<\/em>. But the event was to talk about judicial clerkships, <\/em>not Israel. For students of all<\/em> faiths and races. I was disheartened that law students \u2014 including some who aspire to be civil rights lawyers \u2014 tasked with defending religious and ideological freedom, and law clerks<\/em> \u2014 a position where you\u2019re expected to be impartial or take the judge\u2019s position even if you disagree \u2014 couldn\u2019t separate my religious beliefs from the topic of clerking. As a result, the entire student body at Michigan Law was precluded from learning candid clerkship information through a LAP event which, frankly, they need.<\/p>\n

Disturbingly, too many elected leaders, on both the left and right, amplify virulent anti-Israel rhetoric and failed to condemn hateful campus protests that made universities inhospitable for Jewish students. It\u2019s no wonder young progressives, including law students, share antisemitic views espoused<\/a> by progressive icons. Misinformation spreads like wildfire on social media. Hateful rhetoric like, \u201cFrom the river to the sea\u201d and \u201cGlobalize the intifada\u201d \u2014 which glorifies terror and normalizes antisemitism, and which inevitably<\/a> lead to violence \u2014 are proudly chanted and amplified, rather than properly condemned. Violent, hateful rhetoric stokes violent, hateful acts.<\/em> Both parties certainly bear responsibility, but frankly, I hold Democrats \u2014 my own party \u2014 to a higher standard, given their professed commitment to religious freedom, diversity, equity, and inclusion. While there\u2019s only so much I can do to pressure Republicans to act, when it comes to Democratic politics, my vote is my voice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The vocal minority may be the loudest voices, but their views do not represent the majority. Sadly, there are few outspoken advocates for Israel in Congress, particularly among Democrats \u2014 and too few Jewish elected leaders. My congressional delegation<\/a> in Pennsylvania, for example, has no Jewish representation. Decisions about domestic and foreign policy impacting millions of Jews are made without Jews at the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last weekend, we witnessed both a school shooting at Brown University and the attack in Sydney. Every elected official, cultural and local leader, and candidate for office should unequivocally condemn both. But while public figures get \u201clikes\u201d on social media for saying we should vote out anyone who prioritizes guns over people, the same must be true for antisemitic apologists, including Democrats.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elected Democrats are partly responsible for failing to quell rising antisemitism \u2014 failing to both unequivocally affirm Israel\u2019s right to exist and defend itself, and to educate<\/em> the public that support for Israel is synonymous with religious freedom, minority rights, and democracy. We look to elected leaders to educate and uplift: they failed. Congress should use all the tools in the toolbox, including the bully pulpit, to combat antisemitism. Social media can be weaponized to spread hate. But it can also <\/em>spread the truth, if elected leaders had more courage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tide will only turn when people of all faiths call out antisemitism. Jews are only 2% of the U.S. population; we need non-Jewish allies to stand with us. This obsession with demonizing Israel is not just wrongheaded: it\u2019s hateful and dangerous. As lawyers, we\u2019re encouraged to use our training to do justice. The enforcement levers of the Department of Justice and Department of Education should be used to investigate and prosecute antisemitic acts. Funds could be withheld from schools that fail to protect Jewish students, in a manner that ensures due process. We should support a national definition of antisemitism that includes anti-Zionism for the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws, including for Title VI investigations<\/a> into universities, because equivocating around anti-Jew hate costs lives<\/em>. And we should mandate Holocaust education in public schools nationwide, so the next generation learns tolerance of all faiths \u2014 including Judaism.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to speak out following a tragedy. I\u2019m sure many will, including those who fomented hate in the past<\/a>. But we cannot wait until the next tragedy occurs to take a stand. You can criticize Israel\u2019s leadership without demonizing an entire nation and putting millions of Jews worldwide<\/em> at risk. Online spaces don\u2019t facilitate nuance. But amplifying hateful speech and glorifying violence gets Jews killed. Words have consequences, <\/em>and violent words lead to violent acts.<\/em> Equivocating around antisemitism is deadly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The Legal Accountability Project<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. She regularly writes and speaks about judicial accountability and clerkships. Reach out to her via email at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Aliza.Shatzman@legalaccountabilityproject.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and follow her on Twitter @AlizaShatzman.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism With A New Haircut<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We were Jews before we were anything else<\/em>, one Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice remarked at a Democratic Jewish event in Philadelphia on October 6, 2025. The justice, then a candidate for retention election, spoke about our moral obligation to condemn antisemitism, particularly as we approached the second anniversary of October 7, 2023, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. It was a rousing Zionist speech and a call to action. But some attendees weren\u2019t thrilled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several non-Jews told me the justice \u201cshouldn\u2019t be retained if he believes that.\u201d But he protects their religious freedoms from the bench, fairly and impartially interpreting the law. His religious beliefs should be respected, too.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Was that exchange antisemitic? Anti-Zionist? Is there a difference? Even Jews disagree. But most Jews do<\/em> agree that antisemitism is surging \u2014 more than 55% of us<\/a> experienced antisemitism in the past year \u2014 yet our subjective experiences of anti-Jewish hate are often minimized or downright dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t hide my Judaism, nor do I wish to: my Hebrew name gives me away immediately. My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor who passed away a few years ago; and my cousin\u2019s husband is an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldier. Particularly since October 7, 2023, I\u2019ve used my large platform to ensure the Democratic, pro-Israel, millennial perspective is represented in public life. I have a moral obligation to keep my grandmother\u2019s memory alive through storytelling. For most Jews, Israel is inextricably linked with the cultural significance of the Holocaust \u2014 the largest-ever genocide, when 6 million Jews were exterminated \u2014 and our larger Jewish story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember when I first learned about Israel or the Holocaust, because both are integral<\/em> to the fabric of being Jewish. Israel as it exists today was founded in 1948, soon after the Holocaust. Afterward, many Jews emigrated to Israel \u2014 theoretically, a haven. Israel remains heavily populated by Holocaust survivors and their descendants. But Israel is surrounded by nations that hate it and seek to wipe it off the map. It exists in near-perpetual conflict with neighbors. Israel, the sole Middle East democracy, has the right to exist and defend itself against aggression.<\/p>\n

As I was growing up in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, my Jewish identity was a nonissue. But being Jewish in my grandmother\u2019s generation in Europe was literally a death sentence. I\u2019ve always been painfully aware<\/a> that, were I born two generations ago in Nazi Europe, I probably would not have survived to adulthood. We\u2019re just two generations removed from the Holocaust. It could happen again<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a proud Zionist<\/a> and Democrat. Yet Jews from my generation struggle to reconcile those identities, because the \u201cprogressive\u201d position on Israel is, nonsensically, anti<\/em>-Israel. I\u2019ve dedicated my life and career<\/a> to advocating for increased rights and protections for tens of thousands of vulnerable judicial branch employees<\/a> who are exempt from all federal anti-discrimination laws<\/a>, including laws against religious discrimination. Ironically, those I advocate for \u2014 law students and young lawyers \u2014 don\u2019t necessarily believe I deserve those same rights, like religious freedom and anti-discrimination protection. My nonprofit\u2019s work<\/a> democratizing judicial clerkship information and opportunities takes me to law school campuses nationwide<\/a>, where some students are willing to go without essential career information \u2014 even disinviting me as a speaker \u2014 just to make their anti-Zionist point. One of the last acceptable forms of discrimination is against Jews. And it\u2019s particularly ironic coming from Democrats, who pride themselves on values like religious freedom, equality, minority rights, and freedom from discrimination \u2014 unless you\u2019re Jewish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, we witnessed the antisemitic murder of two Israeli embassy employees<\/a> outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.; an antisemitic flamethrower attack in Boulder, Colorado<\/a>; and an antisemitic firebombing<\/a> of Pennsylvania Jewish Governor Josh Shapiro\u2019s residence on Passover. And last weekend, antisemitic terror claimed at least 16 lives in Sydney, Australia<\/a>, including a Holocaust survivor, a rabbi, and a child, who were gunned down during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Too many demonize Israel \u2014 not just its leader \u2014 fomenting hate and encouraging antisemitic violence like these attacks \u2014 wrongfully conflating the actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the beliefs of all Israelis, and all Jews. Zionism<\/a> \u2014 the belief that Israel has a right to exist \u2014 has become a dirty word. But anti-Zionism is just antisemitism with a new haircut. To oppose Israel\u2019s right to exist as a Jewish state, when Israel is part of the fundamental fabric of Judaism, is antisemitic. Because when anti-Israel critics talk about destroying the Jewish state, that necessarily means killing millions of Jews. Hateful rhetoric inverted and weaponized the word \u201cgenocide\u201d against Israel. Yet this term bears historical significance for Jews because of the Holocaust, the largest genocide in history, when 6 million Jews were exterminated \u2014 burned alive in ovens and suffocated in gas chambers \u2014 for the \u201ccrime\u201d of being other<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ironically, while many on the left rightfully advocate equality for other marginalized groups, apparently Jews \u2014 a religious minority \u2014 aren\u2019t deserving of protection. Rights for you, unless you\u2019re a Jew<\/em>. Paradoxically, many quote Pastor Martin Niemoller\u2019s poem, \u201cFirst They Came,\u201d<\/a> a warning about speaking up for oppressed minorities before there\u2019s no one left to speak for you, aimed at Trump administration policies \u2014 written about the Nazis following the Holocaust<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some lack historical context about the Holocaust: according to one recent survey<\/a>, one-fifth of people have never heard <\/em>of the Holocaust. <\/em>Many have never met a Holocaust survivor, nor heard their stories \u2014 especially considering the last are quickly dying out<\/a>. Holocaust education is not taught in all public schools<\/a>. If we do not learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We should not demonize an entire country for its leader\u2019s actions \u2014 let alone an entire religion<\/em>. Many Jews disagree with Netanyahu\u2019s wartime tactics. Yet too many in the U.S. dangerously demonize Israel\u2019s 10 million residents. Criticize Netanyahu without <\/em>criticizing Israel. Plenty of us criticize President Donald Trump without criticizing all United States residents. We cannot hold all Israelis, let alone all Jews, responsible for Netanyahu\u2019s actions, unless we all<\/em> want to be held accountable for Trump\u2019s actions. It\u2019s a logical fallacy of deadly proportions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve experienced my share of religious intolerance. Last year, I worked with Michigan Law student leaders to host a clerkship transparency event with my nonprofit, The Legal Accountability Project<\/a> (LAP). Then, I was basically disinvited as a speaker because of my religious views, evidenced by social media posts about Israel, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. The student leader said, Your views make students uncomfortable, and we have a lot of Muslim students at Michigan<\/em>. But the event was to talk about judicial clerkships, <\/em>not Israel. For students of all<\/em> faiths and races. I was disheartened that law students \u2014 including some who aspire to be civil rights lawyers \u2014 tasked with defending religious and ideological freedom, and law clerks<\/em> \u2014 a position where you\u2019re expected to be impartial or take the judge\u2019s position even if you disagree \u2014 couldn\u2019t separate my religious beliefs from the topic of clerking. As a result, the entire student body at Michigan Law was precluded from learning candid clerkship information through a LAP event which, frankly, they need.<\/p>\n

Disturbingly, too many elected leaders, on both the left and right, amplify virulent anti-Israel rhetoric and failed to condemn hateful campus protests that made universities inhospitable for Jewish students. It\u2019s no wonder young progressives, including law students, share antisemitic views espoused<\/a> by progressive icons. Misinformation spreads like wildfire on social media. Hateful rhetoric like, \u201cFrom the river to the sea\u201d and \u201cGlobalize the intifada\u201d \u2014 which glorifies terror and normalizes antisemitism, and which inevitably<\/a> lead to violence \u2014 are proudly chanted and amplified, rather than properly condemned. Violent, hateful rhetoric stokes violent, hateful acts.<\/em> Both parties certainly bear responsibility, but frankly, I hold Democrats \u2014 my own party \u2014 to a higher standard, given their professed commitment to religious freedom, diversity, equity, and inclusion. While there\u2019s only so much I can do to pressure Republicans to act, when it comes to Democratic politics, my vote is my voice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The vocal minority may be the loudest voices, but their views do not represent the majority. Sadly, there are few outspoken advocates for Israel in Congress, particularly among Democrats \u2014 and too few Jewish elected leaders. My congressional delegation<\/a> in Pennsylvania, for example, has no Jewish representation. Decisions about domestic and foreign policy impacting millions of Jews are made without Jews at the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last weekend, we witnessed both a school shooting at Brown University and the attack in Sydney. Every elected official, cultural and local leader, and candidate for office should unequivocally condemn both. But while public figures get \u201clikes\u201d on social media for saying we should vote out anyone who prioritizes guns over people, the same must be true for antisemitic apologists, including Democrats.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elected Democrats are partly responsible for failing to quell rising antisemitism \u2014 failing to both unequivocally affirm Israel\u2019s right to exist and defend itself, and to educate<\/em> the public that support for Israel is synonymous with religious freedom, minority rights, and democracy. We look to elected leaders to educate and uplift: they failed. Congress should use all the tools in the toolbox, including the bully pulpit, to combat antisemitism. Social media can be weaponized to spread hate. But it can also <\/em>spread the truth, if elected leaders had more courage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tide will only turn when people of all faiths call out antisemitism. Jews are only 2% of the U.S. population; we need non-Jewish allies to stand with us. This obsession with demonizing Israel is not just wrongheaded: it\u2019s hateful and dangerous. As lawyers, we\u2019re encouraged to use our training to do justice. The enforcement levers of the Department of Justice and Department of Education should be used to investigate and prosecute antisemitic acts. Funds could be withheld from schools that fail to protect Jewish students, in a manner that ensures due process. We should support a national definition of antisemitism that includes anti-Zionism for the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws, including for Title VI investigations<\/a> into universities, because equivocating around anti-Jew hate costs lives<\/em>. And we should mandate Holocaust education in public schools nationwide, so the next generation learns tolerance of all faiths \u2014 including Judaism.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to speak out following a tragedy. I\u2019m sure many will, including those who fomented hate in the past<\/a>. But we cannot wait until the next tragedy occurs to take a stand. You can criticize Israel\u2019s leadership without demonizing an entire nation and putting millions of Jews worldwide<\/em> at risk. Online spaces don\u2019t facilitate nuance. But amplifying hateful speech and glorifying violence gets Jews killed. Words have consequences, <\/em>and violent words lead to violent acts.<\/em> Equivocating around antisemitism is deadly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n

Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The Legal Accountability Project<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. She regularly writes and speaks about judicial accountability and clerkships. Reach out to her via email at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Aliza.Shatzman@legalaccountabilityproject.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and follow her on Twitter @AlizaShatzman.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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