Strategic offense-taking
WUJS Hasbara Handbook (2002): where an antisemitism charge isn't available, activists are advised it is 'often worth expressing personal upset,' saying one was 'hurt, as a Jew,' by the act in question.
How it works
Documented instruction to deploy personal hurt as a campaign tool: it moves the exchange from evidence to emotional liability, where continuing your argument looks like continuing an injury.
How to recognize it
The hurt is aimed at ending scrutiny of an institution or policy, not at any statement about Jews as people.
How to answer it
Handle with real care — genuine hurt exists and deserves respect, and this entry describes a documented instruction, not a license to dismiss anyone's feelings. Respond to the person sincerely, then separate registers: 'I take that seriously. The documented facts about this policy are a different question, and here they are.' Never mock; the audience punishes cruelty, correctly.