The Deep Root of Jew Hatred in Anti-Zionism

In recent months, we’ve seen an undeniable pattern emerge: some of the loudest voices claiming to support Palestinian rights only seem to do so when Hamas and violence against Jews are at the forefront. When Hamas slaughters Israeli civilians, we see rallies, celebrations, and slogans glorifying their actions. But when Hamas turns its guns on Palestinians—when it murders those who protest its rule—there is silence.

This silence tells us everything. If the concern were truly for Palestinian lives, then the oppression of Palestinians by Hamas would provoke outrage. But when no protests erupt in Olympia, Seattle or elsewhere over Hamas killing Palestinians, while massive demonstrations immediately followed the October 7 massacre of Jews, the message is clear: This is not about justice for Palestinians. It is about hatred of Jews.

Jew hatred is woven deeply into world history and culture. It is embedded not only in political ideologies but in religious traditions. Christianity and Islam both contain core texts that depict Jews in a negative light—texts that have rarely been reconstructed, reconsidered, or rejected. As a result, the stream of anti-Jewish sentiment flows constantly: into education, into politics, and even into Jewish self-perception.

Jews have been shaped by Christian societies, often in ways that make us internalize the world’s hostility toward us. We need to go through a process of decolonization—not just from European imperialism but from the very way both Christian and Muslim societies have defined us. We must see ourselves clearly, without the distortions imposed upon us by those who, for centuries, have wished for our erasure.

At its core, anti-Zionism is not just about criticizing Israeli policies. It is about rejecting the idea that Jews should continue to exist as a people with agency over our own future. It is the vision of a world where Jews finally disappear—where Christianity and Islam no longer have to deal with the inconvenient reminder that their traditions stem from Jewish roots.

This hatred is so ingrained in global civilization that even the most self-proclaimed enlightened and awake individuals—those who see injustice in every corner—are blind to it. They fight against colonialism, yet perpetuate the oldest colonial mindset of all: the erasure of Jewish peoplehood.

Jew hatred is not just a relic of history. It is alive, and it shapes the world around us. The silence in the face of Hamas’s brutality against its own people proves that for many, the goal has never been Palestinian liberation—it has been the elimination of Jewish existence as a sovereign entity.

It is time we stop letting others define our reality. It is time we see the truth clearly.