Antisemites portray themselves as false allies to Jews as ‘political cover

Arsen Ostrovsky: Every Holocaust Remembrance Day, we have become accustomed to many leaders and lawmakers making eloquent statements about the importance of ‘Never Again’, when for 364 other days of the year, they only stoke antisemitism and engage in relentless vilification of Israel or minimizing Hamas crimes and the October 7th massacre. For these individuals, ‘Never Again’ is an empty slogan, a cliche. They only demean the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, by using it as a facade to masquerade their own innate antisemitism. Perhaps it would be better had they said nothing at all.

Published in JNS, January 29, 2025.