Respect what? Someone that knowingly or thru ignorance spreads extremist Marxist/Islamic ideology? Sorry man, I can't. Not possible. They can invade Israel again this week and rape women and burn babies and he will still be a Hamas puppet. Thru my work I know 2 people that were killed on 10/7. One was someone who was a volunteer for an affiliate we have in Israel, the other was a friend of a co-worker (Sara). Sara is Jewish and a young professional, you should see how her friends once they found out she was Jewish as she spoke out about the loss of her friend and the atrocities of 10/7 called her a Zionist pig and some unfriended her directly or on social media. Her friends in Israel shared the realities of what happened on 10/7. She visits Israel on occasion.
She has lost a pretty large circle of friends that she now knows were not her friends. Some who attended OSU with her. It really shocks me, but this stuff is real with our youth. Phucked up in the head. When she took a vacation recently she ended up taking off her Jewish jewelry because of the hateful stares and comments she was getting in an Airport. She is scared right now to let anyone know she is Jewish. Her whole world as she understood it has been forever changed.
I check in on her from time to time, just ask how she is doing. It was a bunch of tears shortly after 10/7. I constantly remind her myself and others in my office we have her back and to let us know if we can help. She is amazingly strong, she is a great example of a human being. So far, I don't see hatred eating her up or consuming her life. That is something that is none of my business but just hoping she will not give up on humanity and she is not going down that path. The hate? She can't understand. But she will never be the same, I know that for sure. And it hurts for me to see that.
