This has always been the purpose of the genocide accusation, though: "I hate the suggestion at the end that we “can't keep Jews in Denver safe while Israel is executing a genocide."
The purpose is to make Jews less safe around the world. It's why it's a blood libel since it is demonstrably false and is done to cause real harm.
We should have had more people pushing back on this than what we have. That doesn't mean that there isn't suffering of Palestinians, or that Palestinians haven't been harmed or killed. To the contrary, we can be honest about the suffering and want it to end, work towards its end, and not spread disinformation. That is not mutually exclusive.
I have seen, and been subject to, Jews being called "Nazis" for pointing this out. It has always been about dehumanizing Jews and othering them. It's the same tactic that the Nazis used when they were growing their power in Germany in the early 1930's.
The seeds of fascism are sown by the othering of a group of people, the dehumanization of them, and to make it acceptable to attack and harm them. That is exactly what is happening, again, to the Jewish community around the world.
This one makes me feel sad. I hate the suggestion at the end that we “can't keep Jews in Denver safe while Israel is executing a genocide.” I’ve got Jewish kids here in Denver. The safety of everyone in this city is an imperative, no matter what’s happening around the world.
I appreciate that Melat acknowledges that the Boulder firebomber was “trying to incite terror in the Jewish community.” That makes it antisemitic. Jewish safety means the safety of all Jews, whether or not we talk about Israel/Palestine exactly the way someone wants us to.
Look, we can be loud critics of Israel. I am. We can argue hard about US policy. We really have to. But the safety of our kids shouldn’t be part of that debate.