A Zionist response to the owner of Poetica Coffee
I am a strong and committed Zionist. Is there genocide occurring in the Middle East? You bet there is! Refer back to a series of pogroms before the establishment of the modern-day State of Israel…
Assessment
The writer reframes the accusation of genocide by pointing to a long history of attacks on Jews, including the October 7 massacre, as the true genocidal acts. The piece is a direct rebuttal to a coffee shop owner's stance, likely in a public dispute. The core move is to invert the charge of genocide and anchor it in Jewish historical experience. Watch for how this argument circulates in local political or consumer activism.