Brad Lander

And I just, it is an important time for moral clarity, for honesty.

But yes, it has to be done with the basic idea that we're going to fight bigotry against everyone.

That's my thing.

And Jews have a real responsibility to play here.

And I mean, selective empathy moves so quickly, you know, for a minute, you know, the Iran, the war in Iran was about protecting Iranian protesters.

Very brave.

And then as soon as that girls school was hit with the missile, you know, we're trying to, you know, Trump's trying to have us look the other way.

Yeah.

I mean, look, the core Jewish value that I learned growing up and that I teach my kids

is B'Tselem Elohim, this idea that everyone is created in the image of God.

So, of course, equal in a human rights context, but also with a spark of the divine.

And if you think that way about your own kids and everybody else's kids, you come to a different approach to foreign policy than this.

The anti-fascists in Brazil who took on Bolsonaro have this great phrase they use, Ninguem solta, amau de ninguem.

No one let go of anyone's hand.

And it's just like the opposite of that first they came poem.

You're not going to let them come for trans kids.

You're not going to give up on the humanity of Palestinian kids in Gaza.

Everybody's created in God's image.

You've got to then turn that into thoughtful policy that getting them all health care and housing and child care and safety is hard work.

But everybody knows that's where you should start.