Thanks for Rabbi Daniel Weiner’s op-ed “The irony of the exploitation of Jewish fear” (April 2, Opinion). As Rabbi Weiner properly factors out, Jews have thrived in societies the place liberal democracies are the norm and have suffered underneath autocrats. This implies defending the rights of others to precise, nonviolently, a variety of views even when they’re offensive to others.
He additionally deftly factors out the thinly veiled hypocrisy of the present nationwide administration making an attempt to crush legit free speech underneath the guise of combating antisemitism. It’s profoundly ironic {that a} president who has cozied as much as Christian nationalists and purveyors of the vile substitute principle makes an attempt to advertise himself as a protector of the Jewish individuals. Due to Rabbi Weiner for exposing the lie.
Ron Paige, Bellevue
