Thinking about those who want me to “go back to Poland.” The part of Poland my grandparents were born—before Nazis murdered their families—is now Ukraine. It’s currently under attack by Putin, who of course is also fueling antisemitism, disinfo, & anti-dem extremism here. 🤷♀️
It should go without saying but “go back to Poland” isn’t just antisemitic for the obvious reasons. It also erases the vast diversity of the Jewish community, inc Jews of Color and Mizrahi & Sephardic Jews — like my Israeli friends, whose families were refugees from Iraq & Egypt.
@amyspitalnick They dishonestly conflate diaspora with origin Poland is diaspora. Just like the US. Israel is our origin. The only place we can possibly 'go back' to is Israel.
@amyspitalnick And for one second you don’t see that the Nazis who slaughtered Jews in Ukraine are right behind Zelensky who is the puppet front of the party. They are soaking up unfathomable riches off US taxpayers.
@amyspitalnick Im Palestinian. I don’t want you to go back to Poland. I also don’t want my own people to live under perpetual military law, have their children killed in the streets, be held without charge and their movement constrained. So perhaps we can meet halfway?
@amyspitalnick It to mention these people almost all support Putin’s genocide
@amyspitalnick Oh same for my paternal grandfather! Where is your family from? And then there's the fact that my maternal grandparents are from Iraq. . .
@amyspitalnick @eclecticbrotha Weird how these morally pure protesters don’t seem to care about an actual genocide happening in Ukraine.
@amyspitalnick RIP, I’m so sorry for your losses, sending support to you all!
@amyspitalnick They know Amy. They want you to go back to the camps. That's what it means. They chose Poland for a reason.