Meaning of asajew | Babel Free

Definitions

A Jew who invokes their Jewish identity to criticize Israel and Zionism, viewed by Zionists as a religious and race traitor.

derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

Examples

“Come on Jenny Manson, Naomi Wimborne Idrissi, Jonathan Rosenhead, Miriam Margolyes and the rest of you in the Asajew roundrobinocracy — explain. Why in an "anti-racist party" led by a man who "abhors all forms of racism" it was the Jewish MPs Luciana Berger and Louise Ellmann who were the targets of their Liverpool comrades' venom, and not the anti-semite?”

“Such groups and individuals have succeeded in creating the new phenomenon of the "asaJew." "As a Jew, I can say that Israel is racist." "As a Jew, I am ashamed that a Jewish State is oppressing poor Palestinians."”

“The AsAJews get their name because they are addicted to that very phrase. We’ve heard it for years. As a Jew, I don't think AIPAC should dominate American foreign policy. As a Jew, I stand against the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.”

“The further right or left you go, the more likely you are to eventually come around to hating Jews. On the left, this is plain to see. From the Corbyn-era trend to attack Israel for all the world's sins, to the self-hating asaJews that tweeted enthusiastically about October 7 being a 'day of celebration' to previously vanilla comedian Reginald Hunter retweeting posts about the evils of the Talmud.”

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