Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech Reflected the Best of Jewish Values
The “antisemitism” goalposts just keep moving. And, while it may seem hard to believe, the right’s latest “antisemite” is an Oscar-winning Jewish filmmaker who made a movie about the Holocaust—and who said something that around two-thirds of American Jews believe.
Here are the offending remarks, made by filmmaker Jonathan Glazer, after his film, The Zone of Interest, won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for his film:
“Our film shows where dehumanization leads, at its worst. It shaped all of our past and present. Right now we stand here as men who refute their [sic] Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization. How do we resist?”