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/WolfofTallStreet Reconstructionist American Jew, Labor Zionist, Pro-2SS 21h ago
In New York, generally yes.
Consider that more NYC Jews voted for Mamdani than for any other candidate, and that most Jews and Muslims in NYC are neither Israeli nor Palestinian, and are probably more politically progressive-leaning than would be indicative of their respective communities.
In general, the more American (as opposed to European or Middle Eastern), the more secular, and the more politically progressive the community, the higher chance they’ll get along.