Spare Me the Laughter, Please

Antisemitism is back in vogue thanks to a world gone rogue Some say it’s a fairly recent disease spare me the laughter please It’s been around ever since Patriarchal Days infecting all of history, an age-old malaise … Why did Jacob flee Esau, journeying to Haran Esau would have murdered Jacob, had he not gone And who did Jacob encounter at journey’s end none other than Laban, at first a ‘good friend’ Laban invited Jacob to stay for free for thirty days though he eventually swindled his nephew in so many ways Lied to him again and again, switching his bride on his wedding night endlessly changing his wages and working conditions – slight after slight Finally told his nephew: Your wives are mine, as are your sheep expecting Jacob would bend to slavery without so much as a peep But to Laban, Jacob never once did bow… instead he fled then challenged Esau’s 400 men, backing them down… Murderous Esau, freedom-denying Laban, cooked up twin recipes for legions of antisemites down through the ages, into our century