The heart of Israel goes to the hill of the squirrel
The heart of Israel goes to the hill of the squirrel
Anti-Semitism is the oldest history of Western civilization. From imperial persecution in ancient Rome to industrial genocide in 20th century Europe, the last chapter was written in a peaceful neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
A marriage, two brothers, a 97-year-old woman and six more innocent souls shot to death in prayer. A juxtaposition of good and evil, and of the two possible futures of our world.
I booked a flight immediately, I could barely understand how this could have happened, let alone here. The Jewish community of Pittsburgh, which welcomes others and is proud of their identity, reflects everything that I admire in the Jewish diaspora.
In my two years as Consul General, I have witnessed a lot of anti-Semitism, from shattered synagogues in New York to the consequences of Charlottesville. But I was not prepared for this to happen on my watch.
Arriving after midnight, I traveled to the Synagogue of the Tree of Life to light a candle and release my tears in peace. Turning around, I found a group of Israeli journalists.
In Israel, anti-Semitism is local news. I act here as Israel's representative to the American people in five states, but the Jewish community is the closest thing I have to the constituents. Israelis follow the news of their brothers and sisters in the diaspora not because they know someone involved, but because it hurts them at the most fundamental level. Jewish love transcends hemispheres and time zones, as does the pain and fear we feel when the world becomes a little darker.
We have to face it: our world is getting darker. Robert Bowers could have acted with hatred towards Jewish values and disorder against Jewish conspiracies, but his evil should not be explained. The only chance we have of combating anti-Semitism and all forms of hate is when we all take a stand against him in every corner.
In the nineteenth century, with the flourishing of industrialization and enlightenment, an increase in nationalist and ethnic hatred presented Europe with two possible futures, and decent people stayed on the sidelines while the world fell into madness. After life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness have given hope to humanity and have become strong and moral United States of America, we are at another crucial moment in history.
The values that made us strong should not become weapons of war. The structures of freedom must not be reused by the eternal hatred of the stranger. This is the eternal test of humanity, and the Jews are once again Canaries in the coal mine.
The Pittsburgh chapter should not become a prelude.
Mr. Dayan is the Israeli Consul General in New York.
Correction
An earlier version of this article erroneously claimed, based on previous reports, that one of Pittsburgh's victims was a Holocaust survivor.
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