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I have decided to convert to Judaism in solidarity

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Published: 12 September 2024

Last updated: 12 September 2024

SusannahPK, 40

Caulfield, Victoria

I am married to an Israeli Jewish man, and after having travelled over to Israel a few times I knew that what the media tells us is very different to what reality is.

Therefore, I knew that supporting Israel was the right thing to do and everything else just made sense. The concept of Zionism is not a genocidal, racist one but rather a Jewish civil rights movement to keep the Jewish people safe. I was horrified at the rampant antisemitism and as a result I have decided to convert to the progressive form of Judaism in solidarity, but also because it feels right to me as an agnostic.

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