And, Here We Are

“Give me your earrings, Jew”

“From the River to the Sea”

“It depends upon the context”

“October 7th was our Fourth of July”

And, here we are

During Hanukkah

In the US of A

Where, now, anti-semitism is o.k.

Where, now anti-semitism is o.k.

If you’re a college President testifying before Congress

If you’re an Oscar winning actress

If you’re a graduate of Tik Tok University

If you’re under 30

If you’re on 5th Avenue

If you’re in London

If you’re in Paris

And, here we are

I thought it was “Never again”

Apparently, I was wrong

I will celebrate the birth of a young Jewish boy in a stable, in a manger, in what is now Palestine

Where the annual Christmas celebrations have been cancelled due to the war

Where I can think of nowhere more where the Prince of Peace is needed

From the time of Abraham, these lands have been in turmoil…kingdoms, empires, nations, invaders, protectorates, and then more kingdoms, empires, nations, invaders, protectorates until the late 1940s….and then more nation against nation

More complicated than any other part of the world

But, calling the Israelis colonizers is not correct. Hell, everywhere has been colonized. Since God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden. Literally everywhere….no, really, everywhere

From Timbuktu to Tibet to Texas to Tokyo to Toledo to Tijuana to Trieste to Twickenham

And, yet, the Israelis are stigmatized

And, here we are

With “Death to Israel” being chanted in this country

Death to Israel

My Jewish pals are not o.k.

I wouldn’t be either

Jesus wept

So do I

And, here we are

Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish pals from one who looks like the ultimate goy. I may just light a candle tonight.