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Source: https://www.jns.org/opinion/dont-accept-the-myth-of-jewish-privilege/
The Myth of "Jewish Privilege"
(JNS) Jonathan S. Tobin - The far right and far left have promoted the notion that Jews use some mythical "privilege" in order to manipulate the world. The only privilege most Jews have experienced is being singled out for hatred, discrimination and violence. That doesn't only refer to the Holocaust but also encompasses centuries of persecution that preceded that genocide. Anti-Jewish hate crimes remain the most prevalent form of religious bias in the U.S., according to two decades of FBI statistics. In the last 72 years, the State of Israel has become the stand-in for traditional Jewish scapegoats by hatemongers, as well as Western elites who think that Jews - alone of all the peoples - must not only be denied sovereignty over their ancient homeland, but the right to live in peace there or of self-defense. As far as the Jewish privilege of Israel, it remains singled out as the one nation on the planet that is the focus of an international movement focused on its extinction. That it has thrived and grown just makes its enemies all the more frustrated and angry.