This is why I've tried to hammer the point home over and over and over since Oct 7th that Israel's actions have and will continue to make Jewish people much less safe worldwide.
Setting aside the rest of the world for the moment, there's already a baseline level of antisemitism in this country that is more or less considered to be acceptable, and of course the current administration is filled with antisemitic monsters that maintain a facade of "combating antisemitism" in order to further erode our rights. The sickness within Israeli society feeds off the sickness in our own and it has created a terrible feedback loop.
Obviously, anyone who isn't an insane reactionary understands that the worldwide Jewish diaspora is not responsible for what the Israeli state is doing right now. There are arguments to be made against organizations like the ADL and other organizations/people who behave as mouthpieces in order to manufacture consent for its actions, but still the point largely stands. We're reaching a critical point in time. More and more people every day are turning against the Israeli state as they perpetrate a genocide while claiming they're doing it all in the name of Judaism.
These actions unfortunately paint a massive target on the backs of innocent people like yourself worldwide, because for all of the genuine anger against the state of Israel, the danger Jewish people are in is compounded by the already existing levels of antisemitism and people who want to use Israel's actions as an excuse to attack Jewish people. If and when Israel manages to "finish the job" (and we all know what that really means), it will get far worse and I honestly don't know how we will protect people.
The only way it's going to get better is putting an end to the genocide now and holding those responsible accountable for their actions now. Every day it continues, there will be more attacks and things will only continue to get worse.
I would urge anyone that you know not to attend Jewish events for now, or at least carefully vet where they are going to be held and perhaps contact the organizers to see what kind of precautionary/security measures are being taken. I was literally talking yesterday to a couple of friends of mine who are planning on attending a couple of events at Stroum in Seattle this month. I didn't go so far as to try and talk them out of it, but I am obviously concerned for their safety. They understand what's going on and the risks involved, though, so hopefully everything goes on without a hitch.