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Ep 110 - The Jewish Exception: Me Too, BLM, Antisemitism, and October 7
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- Mar 13, 2026
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In this episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, we examine how progressive movements like Me Too, Black Lives Matter, and the modern anti-racism industry responded after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel — and why many Jews saw that response as a moral betrayal. The episode asks a hard question: are progressive principles truly universal, or do they have a Jewish exception? Topics include: • Me Too and the silence after October 7 • Sexual violence during the Hamas attack on Israel • Why Jewish women were not believed the same way other women are • Black Lives Matter and reactions to the Hamas massacre • Ethiopian Jews and Black Israelis • Avera Mengistu, the Black Israeli hostage held by Hamas • Anti-racism, DEI, and Critical Race Theory • Why antisemitism often does not fit progressive frameworks • Anti-Zionism and antisemitism explained • Media bias Middle East narratives that erase Jewish victims • Antisemitism facts vs antisemitism myths • Why October 7 exposed selective solidarity This episode argues that “believe women,” “Black lives matter,” and “fight racism” cannot be real principles if they disappear when the victims are Jewish. 00:00 Intro 00:53 Me Too and Jewish women 02:24 The response that exposed everything 04:18 BLM and Zionist Black lives 05:37 Ethiopian Jews 06:27 Avera Mengistu 07:21 Oppressor-oppressed script 08:31 Anti-racism and Jews 10:01 Post-October 7 11:02 The Islamophobia shield 12:09 The playbook 13:08 What October 7 exposed 14:05 The hypocrisy in numbers 15:08 Jews as the exception 15:45 Why this matters 16:50 What needs to happen 17:55 Final thought #MeToo #BLM #October7 #Antisemitism #AntisemitismExplained #AntisemitismFacts #AntisemitismMyths #Israel #Hamas #JewishHistory #MediaBias #MiddleEast