The Book of Leviticus implicates the Lord and Moses as being anti-Semitic according to the updated definition of the term. Their ideas must be expunged if we are to truly counteract anti-Semitism.
Over the past few years, men and women around the world have learned that one of the most unpardonable sins is to question the actions of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, particularly in relation to military conflicts. In order to help us all understand the gravity of these sins, Mr. Netanyahu’s supporters have labeled the sins as anti-Semitism, such that anyone who would question any action taken by Mr. Netanyahu is anti-Semitic. Similarly, and by logical necessity, one cannot question this application of the charge of anti-Semitism without thereby being guilty of anti-Semitism.
As most rational and informed readers can immediately discern, almost the entire passage is critical of the actions of Mr. Netanyahu, and thus anti-Semitic according to the new definition of the term.
With this new understanding of anti-Semitism, which can never be questioned, we must unreservedly condemn a reading from the Catholic Church’s Mass for Wednesday in Passion Week:
“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. . . . You shall not steal. You shall not lie, neither shall any man deceive his neighbour. Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning. Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind: but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor, nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice. Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, but reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 19: 1,2, 11-19)
As most rational and informed readers can immediately discern, almost the entire passage is critical of the actions of Mr. Netanyahu, and thus anti-Semitic according to the new definition of the term. However, for the sake of educating those who may not grasp the truly anti-Semitic nature of this passage from the Book of Leviticus, we must explicate a few of the more offensive passages.
“You shall not steal.” This condemns actions such as taking things that do not belong to you, including land occupied by people who have internationally recognized rights to possess it. It would especially condemn taking that land for the purpose of building a beautiful and extraordinarily profitable Mediterranean resort area, as is currently planned for the Gaza Strip. As such, this line from the Book of Leviticus must be stricken.
“You shall not lie, neither shall any man deceive his neighbour.” This condemns misleading one’s neighbors for any reason. So, for example, lying about the Israeli army’s execution of Palestinian first responders in Gaza would be condemned by this passage. Presumably deceiving the American people into believing it is in their interests to fund and help instigate World War III would also be condemned by this passage. As such, this line from the Book of Leviticus must be stricken.
Because so much of Mr. Netanyahu’s efforts against his neighbors is driven by revenge, the “seek not revenge” passage from the Book of Leviticus is offensively anti-Semitic and must be stricken.
“Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence.” As written, this does not allow for any exceptions. Reportedly, since the beginning of Israel’s retaliation for the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas, “more than 50,400 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, and more than 114,000 others injured.” Mr. Netanyahu assures us that all of these people deserve to be oppressed by violence, so this line from the Book of Leviticus must also be stricken.
“Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens.” This condemns seeking revenge, even when it is in response to egregious crimes. Because so much of Mr. Netanyahu’s efforts against his neighbors is driven by revenge, this passage from the Book of Leviticus is offensively anti-Semitic and must be stricken.
One can of course make similar arguments against the other passages from the Book of Leviticus cited above, but this suffices to conclusively demonstrate that the book is irremediably tainted and ought to be banned altogether.
But we must look further because the Book of Leviticus also implicates the Lord and Moses as being anti-Semitic according to the updated definition of the term. Their ideas must be expunged if we are to truly counteract anti-Semitism. As difficult as this will be, we should be thankful that Mr. Netanyahu has already shown us the way to do this: by all appearances, he has already banished the Lord and Moses from his midst. Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us!
