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Source: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-price-of-being-a-zionist-woman
The Price of Being a Zionist Woman on Twitter
(Tablet) Emily Schrader - Last month, while 4,500 rockets from Gaza were flying at Israeli schools, homes, and businesses, anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose sharply. As someone with over a decade of experience in the digital marketing side of Israel advocacy, I've never seen an outpouring of explicit anti-Semitic content across social media platforms as strong as what we witnessed in May. For years, Jews and pro-Israel activists warned that ignoring anti-Semitism couched as anti-Zionism would lead to violence against Jews. Recent weeks have proven that argument to be sadly true. There is a direct correlation between real-world violence and the level of hate we see online. Yet, we must not back down in the face of cyberbullying. It's draining to be on the receiving end of such abuse, but it also reaffirms that what we are fighting for is worthwhile, and more important than ever before.