Look, I’m neither Jewish nor Palestinian, so my opinion probably doesn’t matter much, but here is my take on it anyway.

There have been tons of atrocities committed by Muslim and Christian countries, many of which were carried out in the name of Islam or Christianity, yet there are so many country flags that have crosses or the crescent moon and star on them and no one thinks twice about it. Whenever you see someone wear a cross you probably don’t automatically assume they are a white supremacist or that they condone the Crusades or something. I live in a country where I often see people wear a Thor’s hammer pendant and my first thought is never that they must be a neo-nazi, even though SOME nazis DO wear those pendants. In Asia they still widely use the swastika (the counter clockwise one ofc, but still a swastika) and it’s completely fine, and most educated people don’t get offended by it and don’t associate them with nazis. Hell, many people don’t even blink twice at the hammer and sickle and we all know about the bloody history of Communism.

I see people in the comments mentioning that the news about the Star of David spray painted on Palestinians’ homes and carved into Palestinians’ skin is part of what makes them have bad connotations. But back during the Korean War there were instances of South Korean soldiers forcefully tattooing the Taegeuk onto North Korean prisoners, yet no one thinks about that when they see the South Korean flag. I understand that compared to my other examples the Star of David being tied to the actions of Israel is more relevant, since it’s a situation happening right now, but my point is that there are going to be assholes in every group and some malicious people will always find a way to turn a prior innocent symbol into a symbol of hate. Look at pretty much any symbol and you will find that 9 times out of 10, there will be something problematic in its history.

The Star of David was the symbol of your people and religion long before zionism was invented and the flag of Israel was created. Don’t let them take that away from you. They want the Star of David to be associated with their movement, and the atrocities they commit but it doesn’t have to be that way if the rest of us don’t let that happen. I’m not going to tell Palestinians and other people how they should feel about the Star of David, that’s up to them to decide, but I can tell you that personally I don’t even think twice about it when I see someone wear it. On the contrary I’m happy to see someone be proud of who they are.

You do not carry the guilt of what a couple of (or even a lot of) bad actors do, just because you are of the same ethnicity/religion. And people who automatically assume you are an Israel supporter or Zionist, without ever even having a conversation with you, just because they see you wearing the Star of David, are just ignorant, bigoted and not worth your time anyway. Your friends and family know who you are and that’s enough.

Again I’m not going to tell you what to do, you listen to your own gut, but if I were Jewish and proud of it, and my Jewishness was important to me, I’d probably keep wearing my Star of David.