Stupid racist Jewish college students on the streets of Jerusalem, from Max Blumenthal via Philip Weiss.
The video blew me away. I don’t know what to make of it. In a recent editorial, I argued that our generations’ attitudes towards Israel are, for various historical reasons, more sensible than those of our parents’ generation. Who was I kidding? Apparently, this is our generation. Fuck.
We’ll probably hear complaints that Blumenthal took advantage of some drunk kids on vacation. I don’t buy it. Would they ever say that shit on the streets in New York? Of course not. But the fact that they said it to the camera to impress their friends implies that it’s the sort of thing they say to impress each other when the camera isn’t around, at least while they’re in Israel.
It would be interesting to know a bit more about who they were. Most cover their heads. Are these Yeshiva students on gap year programs or Birthright participants? Any insights?
