Yesterday, Jewish rapper Drake posted the following on Instagram.
While Drake has shown pride in his Jewish heritage – even featuring his “re bar mitzvah” in a video clip – he has never weighed in on the Arab-Israeli conflict, nor visited Israel, as far as I can tell. So it seems to me he was clearly just being punny.
Needless to say, the Israel haters have pounced on him.
https://twitter.com/BrownMessiahh/status/982691792452759552
https://twitter.com/GHlNA/status/982380378622013441
https://twitter.com/voltaries/status/982624356072386566
https://twitter.com/AminaTheArtist/status/982405975792668673
https://twitter.com/MustyKonyByke/status/982391462502559746
What this should show you is just how full of hatred the Israel haters are; the mere mention of the name of the Jewish state, especially in a way that connects it to Judaism, sends them in to meltdown mode.
Imagine for a second that a Muslim rapper made a pun with the word “Mecca.” Do you think anyone would dare rip him for that? And if they did, do you not think those people would be called “Islamophobic”?
I have a word for targeting a Jewish person who even mentions the word “Israel.” Clue: It starts with an “a.”
