Fauda creator and star Lior Raz delivered a fiery call to Jewish pride at Jewish National Fund-USA's Global Conference for Israel in San Diego, urging American Jews facing rising antisemitism to stop hiding and start fighting back.
"Never apologize for who you are, never hide who you are, and never stop telling your people's story," Raz told the crowd.
He acknowledged the fear many Diaspora Jews feel. "I understand how hard it is to be a Jew in the world, and sometimes we feel we can't say anything," he said. "We need to show everyone that we are strong, that we fight."
Addressing Jews who have removed the mezuzot from their doors out of fear, Raz said that this is how "we lose."
He also described how he responds when protesters confront him: he gets out of his car and tells them what he thinks. "They must understand that we are here, that we are strong, and that we don't care," he said.
Raz pressed the audience to speak up in everyday situations, such as dinners where non-Jewish acquaintances accuse Israel of genocide and Jewish guests stay silent so as not to ruin the meal. To business leaders in the crowd, he urged checking employees' social media: "If they support Hamas and antisemitism, then fire them." He also called on donors to "stop donating to universities."
