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A lot of them are antisemitic as hell. The sermons I would hear sometimes demonize Jewish people. Antisemitic statements are openly said out loud on social media. Some are even Nazi supporters who would literally go to anime cons and COSPLAY as members of the Nazi party. This is not just an Indonesian Muslim problem, no, but this is a glaring issue within the global Islamic community as a whole. Today, this sense of antisemitism is usually rooted in general hatred towards the Israeli government and its actions against the people of Palestine, but antisemitism amongst Muslims are also rooted in certain interpretations of verses from the Qur'an and Hadith mentioning Jewish people and Judaism (particularly the Bani Israil), but in a way that is more ridiculing instead of life-threatening when compared to how antisemitism looks like in the Western world.

As someone who prefers to become a "bridge" between two sides in most cases, I find this situation to be concerning, to say the least. While, yes, it is important for us Muslims to support Palestine and fight against injustice, we must not forget that not every Jewish people support the Israeli government. A lot of them are even anti-Zionists who actively condemn Israel and even disagree with the existence of Israel as a state as it goes against their teachings. A lot of them are also Holocaust survivors or their descendants, so it is harmful to think for one second that Hitler's actions and policies were justified. It's just like saying that Netanyahu is right for his decision to destroy Palestine and commit war crime after war crime towards the Palestinians.

As Muslims, we also need to remember that Jewish people (the Yahudi) are considered ahli kitab, i.e. People Of The Book along with Christians (the Nasrani). The Islam I have come to know and love has no mentions of Allah allowing us to persecute them or anyone collectively for the actions of a few. While, yes, there are disagreements with our respective teachings I do not see that as an excuse to even use antisemitic slurs against Jewish people during a pro-Palestine rally, let alone support a man who was known for his acts of cruelty toward the Jewish community in WW2. They are still our siblings/cousins in faith, after all. Unless they have done active harm like stealing homes from civilians or celebrating the destruction of Palestine or supporting the Israeli government and the IOF or are members of the IOF, no Jewish people (and Christians, for that matter) must be harmed in our fight against Zionism.

Contemporary antisemitism is similar to (if not straight up being the exact same thing as) contemporary Islamophobia, if you think about it; due to the actions of a select few that has caused severe harm towards innocent people, an entire community has been a target of hate. Even when you have tried to call out the ones supporting such cruelties, you are still getting bombarded by hate speech. It's doubly worse if you're also simultaneously part of a marginalized group like BIPOC, LGBTQ+, etc. as you also get attacked on multiple sides. This is where we all need to self-reflect, practice empathy, and unlearn all of the antisemitism and unjustified hatred that we were exposed to.

So, do call out Zionism and Nazism when you see it. Call out the US government for funding this atrocity and others before it that had ALSO triggered the rise of Islamophobia. Call your reps. Go to the streets. Punch a fascist if you feel so inclined. Support your local businesses instead of pro-Israel companies.

But not at the cost of our Jewish siblings. Not at the cost of innocent Jewish people who may also be your allies. If you do that, you are no different from a MAGA cap-wearing Islamophobe.

That is all for now, may your watermelons taste fresh and sweet.

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Ok so I've read through this article and here are some screenshots of the article itself if people don't want to read the whole thing. A lot of parts are too graphic for Tumblr so I'll share the "tamer" ones (spoiler: they're still terrible)

The article mentioned below is from Donald Boström, a Swedish journalist, from a Swedish tabloid, Aftonbladet, on August 17, 2009.

I couldn't get a good screenshot but here is an expert I wanted to share:

We know that Israel has a great need for organs, that there is a vast and illegal trade of organs which has been running for many years now, that the authorities are aware of it and that doctors in managing positions at the big hospitals participate, as well as civil servants at various levels. We also know that young Palestinian men disappeared, that they were brought back after five days, at night, under tremendous secrecy, stitched back together after having been cut from abdomen to chin. It is time to bring clarity to this macabre business, to shed light on what is going on and what has taken place in the territories occupied by Israel since the intifada began (Boström2009).

Boström's story was faced by so much backlash by the Israeli government and people. Want to know who came to their defence? The New York Times of course.

But what about patient/donor consent? Well according to these people, it's already presumed. In fact, you're a national hero for harvesting these organs.

If you think that they only harvest (what a terrifying concept) from Palestinians, think again.

Remember the story of Rachel Corrie? Yeah, her too.

Most of this article is about the atrocities done by Professor Jehuda Hiss, a Polish immigrant to Israel. Here is an excerpt on an investigation against him.

Can't get a good screenshot but here is an excerpt on how he has paid for these crimes:

In 2005 new allegations of organs trafficking at Abu Kabir surfaced and Hiss admitted to having removed body parts from 125 bodies without authorization. In exchange for a guilty plea, Hiss was not pressed with criminal charges by the attorney general. He was removed as director but given the title of chief pathologist at Abu Kabir, and to this day he remains the state of Israel's highest-ranking state pathologist.

The author of this article Scheper-Hughes had an interview with him and here is how he describes himself.

There's so much more in this article that I'm 90% sure violates Tumblr's policies if I share them.

This article also covers many things like (but not limited to) the medical abuses faced by Palestinian prisoners at a special detention facility, at Nes Ziyyona which is near Tel Aviv), how the organs would be harvested to avoid suspicion and detection by the families of the deceased, and how people have been whistleblowing on this issue for ages while institutions like the Israeli government and The New York Times chose to sweep it under the rug.

So yeah, free Palestine. 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸