Dear Carl
Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShaoh), we commemorate the slaughter of 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis. Sadly, as we do so, we are simultaneously seeing the rise of that old enemy wearing a new mask. Where once, anti-Semitism was displayed by those in white hoods or wearing the twisted cross of the swastika, today, this hatred hides in plain sight. Only a decade ago, anti-Semites were shunned and despised. Now this appalling bigotry has a platform on Twitter and the New York Times and is applauded in the public square.
Anti-Semites rail against Israel on our college campuses. They break bread with elected officials and commit acts of heinous violence in our cities- like the horrific shooting we saw just last week at a synagogue in San Diego. They may not wear the uniforms of their forefathers, but today’s anti-Semites are as dangerous as they are insidious. In fact, by wrapping themselves in the flags of faith, social justice, and liberty, they are contorting the very concepts we as Americans hold so dear. The anti-Semites of today are arguably a larger threat than those who for decades were more easily distinguished from normal, peace-loving and patriotic Americans.
Don’t be fooled by those using words like “anti-Zionism” as a fig leaf to hide their bigotry. Let us not become blind to the anti-Semitism that hides in plain sight, where false arguments are used to mask efforts to destroy Israel through Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).
For decades, support for Israel transcended party, ideology and faith in this country. Those focused on human rights and civil rights, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., saw in Israel a light unto the nations. But today, the loss of objective truth and the acceptance of moral ambiguity have enabled anti-Semitic movements to spread like cancer.
CUFI was built for such a time as this. We will not grow weary in well doing, and we will not let this darkness dim our light, for we are a light unto the world, as Israel is a light unto the nations. We exist to shine a light on the anti-Semitism that hides in plain sight. From churches to college campuses to state capitols to Congress, we at Christians United for Israel seek to be a light in the darkness.
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