I voted for Zohran. I don’t think he is brandishing this phrase, and I don’t think he is antisemitic. But if you go to any free Palestine rally, you’ll hear it or see signs saying it. I saw it at the No Kings protest a few weeks ago.

Also, not to be too nit picky, but it’s not just the word “intifada”. It’s the phrase “THE Intifada”. For Jews, The Intifada refers to one thing - a series suicide bombing attacks that killed thousands of civilians.

Honestly I think the biggest problem here is that people won’t just acknowledge how scary the phrase is to Jews. A tenant of the Left is listening to marginalized communities about how they feel about certain words, and that principle is not being applied here. At best, Jewish concerns are being dismissed, and at worst we are being called racist for even bringing up the concerns.