The Courage Gap

We know the rhythm by now.
Hate strikes. People rise. Posts flood in. Hashtags trend. Marches gather.
Statements roll out with urgency.

You can almost hear the moral drumbeat:
“We will not be silent.”

But then the target is Jewish—and the beat goes quiet.

No trending tags. No rallies.
Just silence. Or worse—deflection.

The loudest voices for justice go mute.
The ones who say “all oppression is connected” find one kind that doesn’t fit the script.

It’s always “complicated” when it’s Jews.

But what’s complicated about synagogues needing armed guards?
About Jewish students being harassed?
About mobs chanting genocidal slogans?

Nothing.

The truth? Antisemitism is treated like an inconvenience.
Because Jews are seen as privileged.
Because defending them doesn’t go viral.

True solidarity doesn’t skip certain victims.
And moral courage doesn’t come with conditions.

And when it does,
that’s not justice.
It’s branding.
It isn’t neutral.
It’s betrayal.

Courage that disappears when it’s inconvenient was never courage—it was theater.

Moral outrage that picks sides isn’t moral—it’s manipulation.
And silence in the face of hate?
That’s not restraint. That’s complicity.