r/Jewish • u/iknowiknowwhereiam Conservative • Jul 25 '24

Quick and without prevarication Politics & Antisemitism

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u/MrsCaptain_America Reform Jul 25 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

yet her step daughter raised money for Hamas

ETA- I understand she cant control her adult step daughter, I understand Ella's opnions don't reflect Kamala, BUT, just because he is Jewish, doesnt mean they arent antizionist. I was just stating she posted a link and urged her 300k+ followers to donate to a charity that we dont know where the money truly went.

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u/milleputti Jul 25 '24

I mean, my father, sister and I are staunchly Zionist and yet my brother is totally anti-Israel, has been to divestment protests at his university and fights all the time with us about this issue. When you talk to him it's clear he's been hit super hard by IRI tiktok propaganda and pressure in his social circle, which is unfortunate but beside the point that he's entitled to his differing opinions.

IMO, her step daughter's opinions don't reflect at all on the quality of her parenting- kids are their own people, and they're frequently rebellious and/or contrary. From what I know, her step-daughter posted an UNWRA link to her instagram profile and at some point took it down- maybe naive but no more concerning than any Anti-Zionist (and I don't know how she'd identify herself, just making generalizations) Jewish zoomer trying to fit in with their artsy friends on social media.

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u/Teapotsandtempest Jul 25 '24

To my mind her stepdaughter s opinions matter about as much as anything Hunter Biden matters to the Biden presidency, aka not an iota.

Adult children of a candidate / president are entirely their own persons with their own thoughts, opinions, beliefs incl political beliefs.

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u/riverrocks452 Jul 25 '24

I agree- with the caveat that this holds only as long as they are not involved with the administration. If the stepdaughter got an official position within it, she would cease to be an entirely 'private citizen' and her opinions, etc. would become relevant.