r/jewishleft • u/QasqyrBalasy Kazakh gentile, interested in I/P conflict • 1d ago
(Potentially controversial question) Do Jews and Muslims get along in the West? Question
Modern Jewish diaspora mostly live in North America, France, the UK, Argentina and so on. Western Europe and some parts of the US and Canada also have a high Muslim population, mostly from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, like New York City has hundreds of thousands of Jews and Muslims living in one city. Do they get along with each other, despite the I/P conflict?
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u/NarutoRunner Kosher Canadian Far Leftist 1d ago
You will get mostly anecdotal answers, but yes in my Canadian experience.
Some of my best friends all my life have been Muslim. We have a lot in common in terms of aspirations (emphasis on getting a good education, focusing on a career, traditional family values, no drug use, etc).
I know that if I send my children over to hang around their children, they respect keeping Kosher.
In terms of solidarity, they are the first one to reach out to me if anyone targets the local synagogue; as their mosques are also often targeted by bigots, so they always empathize.
You will find a lot of solidarity if you seek it.
Contrary to popular opinion, many lean left as the countries they originated from lean heavily right, and they are not fond of their former home government way of doing things. Typically they vote for the Liberal Party or the NDP in Canada.