That’s bad. They’re not Israeli after all; and even then it wouldn’t be OK.
However
Commenting on the incident, Noemi Di Segni, the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, said: “If simply being visibly Jewish is enough to provoke such a violent attack – if a family cannot safely move through public spaces in this country – then the legitimisation of hatred and antisemitism has become viral. This is about everyone’s freedom being at risk. Holding on to respect and dignity for every person is the only path that protects us all.”
I’d have expected some, any kind of mention o fthe genocide Israel is propagating. Preferably a distancing, but anything really. And if she did (I suspect this is just an excerpt) I’d have expected The Guardian to include it. For the sake of de-escalating the “current situation”.
No, I think that is absolutely not necessary to do. There is no connection between an Italian Jew and the Israeli government.
You don’t need to condem Hamas’ attacks each time you criticise Israels Actions in gaza, you dont need to condem isreals settlement politics in the west bank each time you condem Hamas’ attacks, you don’t need to unwind the history of the world, each time you make a statement about the moral standing of an action.
Things are just evil, neutral or good. And it is evil to Harras people at a gas station because they wear kippas. Period.
That’s bad. They’re not Israeli after all; and even then it wouldn’t be OK.
However
I’d have expected some, any kind of mention o fthe genocide Israel is propagating. Preferably a distancing, but anything really. And if she did (I suspect this is just an excerpt) I’d have expected The Guardian to include it. For the sake of de-escalating the “current situation”.
No, I think that is absolutely not necessary to do. There is no connection between an Italian Jew and the Israeli government.
You don’t need to condem Hamas’ attacks each time you criticise Israels Actions in gaza, you dont need to condem isreals settlement politics in the west bank each time you condem Hamas’ attacks, you don’t need to unwind the history of the world, each time you make a statement about the moral standing of an action.
Things are just evil, neutral or good. And it is evil to Harras people at a gas station because they wear kippas. Period.