Yohay Sponder on Self-Hating Jews

In one minute Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder successfully explains a concept I've been trying to explain for the last decade.

In his own words:

That's why I hate them.

Because self-hating Jews ....

Make self-loving Jews ....

Hate Jews.

I hate them - for making me hate Jews.

The last thing I planned to be ....

Is an antisemite !!

(See this full version on Facebook - what a riot this guy is)

But this is actually a really serious topic - and he's always highlighting very serious topics through his comedy.

What Is A Self-Hating Jew?

This peculiar characteristic of Jewish self-loathing was highlighted by novelist and Holocaust survivor Aharon Applefeld, who said: “Antisemitism directed at oneself was an original Jewish creation … The Jewish ability to internalize any critical and condemnatory remark and castigate themselves is one of the marvels of human nature. Day and night the flame of that feeling produces dread, sensitivity, self-criticism and sometimes self-destruction … Only one thing may be said in its favor: it harms no one except those afflicted with it.”

Unfortunately, some Jews who feel deprived and pressured by antisemitism or anti-Israeli sentiments become the most virulent Jew-haters themselves, trying to escape the hatred toward them. They are the ones who not only sign public letters of support for antisemitic organizations, but even lead them.