Martel Jackson

Hi, I’m Madeline - I’m a Jew. I was literally in the studio with @hasanthehun the same day he made the comments everyone is upset about. Let me be very clear: Hasan got clipped out of context. These people are full of sh*t. Hasan was literally advocating for the OPPOSITE of violence against us, as he always has. He said the exact same thing about how the conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-semitism causes Jewish people - like myself - to become targets. Ezra Klein said the exact same thing previously, and nobody batted an eye. I spent a full hour with him that same day. Anybody wanna check how his behavior was with me? A whole Jewish lady? I’m sitting right there next to him. Care to see what we talked about and how we talked about it? I’ll give you a hint: non-violence, deradicalizing people, advocating for the humanity in every single person - Jewish and Palestinian alike. Please, my Jewish brothers and sisters - moms and dads and bubbies and zaydes - please hear me: They’re trying to trick us. They’re playing with our emotions and steering us away from the truth so we will abandon our principles and join the other side. I’m begging you - don’t let them make you abandon what you believe in. And don’t take my word for it — Please — look for yourself to see who is actually on our side and wants to protect us. Look and you’ll see who is actually speaking the truth. Chesed v emet - kindness and truth. Please don’t abandon the values our people have carried because you’ve been convinced of something that isn’t even true. Please.