At a time when so many Americans are reeling from an unbalanced economy and an unpredictable government, it follows that some unscrupulous people want to cloak themselves in the language of justice in order to sow discord.

Aaron Hoffman seems to be one, based on his letter from Feb. 19 about antisemitism (“A call for unity in the face of antisemitic attacks”), which isn’t actually about antisemitism as much as demonizing anti-Zionists. Based on the frequency with which they are printed, the Maine Trust for Local News clearly delights in tit-for-tat letters on this topic, without pausing to check for truth or honesty.

What’s so dishonest about this letter decrying antisemitism, besides the fact that it didn’t mention Elon Musk’s pair of Nazi salutes? What’s not truthful about leaving out the fact that Trump called neo-Nazis “very fine people” the day after they rallied and chanted “Jews will not replace us”? Why does it matter that the United States was so virulently antisemitic that our government turned away a ship of Jewish-German refugees after Hitler assumed power?

It matters because a Jewish man in Florida recently opened fire on a car, firing 17 times with the intent to kill two men inside, because he believed (without evidence) that the two men were Palestinian. The men inside? Israeli tourists, who themselves blamed the attack on Palestinians before learning that they were shot by another Jewish man. The cycle of Zionism continues.

William Armstrong
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