Now they want us to commit suicide

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has made two significant statements concerning antisemitism within the Democratic Party. In July, she expressed fear for her safety as a Jew at the Michigan Democratic Party’s nominating convention, stating, "I don’t want to get chased around. I don’t want to get harassed." She attributed this hostility to pro-Palestinian factions, noting a rise in antisemitism from "both-sides" after October 7th. More recently, Nessel suggested that Jewish survival might need to be secondary to global human survival, arguing, "We have a moral imperative to place the needs of the world above even our own self-interest and, yes, even our own survival." The article criticizes this stance as deeply flawed, arguing it presents a false dilemma and inadvertently aligns with anti-Zionist antisemitism that seeks to eliminate Jewish identity and the state of Israel.