I hate to say it, but Jewish organizations get threats all the time. Just yesterday I was at a temple that removed its "reserved for Rabbi" parking space, because he had been threatened and didn't want to make identification easier.

An explanation rather than an excuse. But it's not entirely surprising that they would sign up for a service that might help them catch offenders.

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_wire_ 10 hours ago | parent [-]

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rationalist 10 hours ago | parent [-]

> the Jewish nation

You can just say Israel. Unless you're trying to imply all Jewish people. You do not have to be Jewish to be a citizen of Israel - there are even Muslim citizens.

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jfengel 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's pretty clear that he says Jews and means Jews. Including me.

I don't approve of the current government of Israel, and the many Israelis who support it. But that does not change the fact that the target on my back predates 1948 and has nothing to do with anything going on today.

	▲	rationalist 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yep, the Jewish people being used as scapegoats for political issues dates back a couple millennia. Once a person or group is singled out, it became easy for others to use that prejudice for their own ends. Just ask anyone who has ever been bullied. See also: Muslims in the U.S. in 2001 who were treated unfairly and had nothing to do with 9/11. (I flagged their comment because I think it is antisemitic, but the HN Guidelines say we have to assume good faith.)

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surgical_fire 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> there are even Muslim citizens.

Second class citizens within an Apartheid state and being targeted for genocide, but still citizens.