Pastor Corey Brooks: I’m tired of watching Jews being attacked while the leaders remain silent
On the left, many black pastors have betrayed the Bible for a political and ideological worldview that portrays Israel as the perpetual villain no matter what, and ignores the brutal slaughter of innocents, including October 7.
On the right, there are some prominent voices who traffic in anti-Semitism disguised as populism. They protest that they are only asking questions. They lie that they cannot criticize Israel. We see through their disgusting trick.
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The Jewish people have been abandoned, scapegoated, and demonized by both sides, and I will not stand for that. I will not be silent anymore. I will not betray them.
This is a promise.
the The Black and Jewish Church People share a bond forged by fire. Jews helped found the NAACP. They marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. They died for black voting rights. The names Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner are forever linked by blood to their brother, James Chaney.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a crowd in Lakeview, New York during a tour of Long Island on May 12, 1965. (AP photo)
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Rev. Dr. King met Rabbi Heschel because they responded to the same prophetic call. Civil rights soldiers sang of Exodus redemption because they recognized their own story in the Jewish story. This alliance was not accidental. It was born from a shared and timeless longing to be free.
This history requires something of us today.
However, many woke ministers in the black church have blinded themselves to this biblical heritage. They have chosen to side with the Palestinian cause not through the Bible but through liberation theology that extends far beyond its proper purpose.
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Author James Cone’s work on Black liberation theology draws from real suffering and real oppression, and in its proper context has weight. But there is very little of that context today. What we have instead is the collapse of entire nations and entire races of people into cartoonish roles.
I have always judged people and nations by character and actions, not by color. This standard does not change based on who asks me to give it up.
Israel is portrayed as the white supremacist oppressor because of its perceived whiteness. Palestinians, because of their brown skin, are viewed as eternal victims who can do no wrong, including on October 7th. This is not a prophecy. This is the ideology.
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Where was the anger among these black pastors on October 7? Families slaughtered. The children were taken hostage. Rape. Distortion. The most horrific massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust. If any of them expressed condemnation, it was only in passing before turning directly to the Israeli response. This is compassion dictated by politics, not by Scripture.
Jesus was a Jew in Judea. Bethlehem is located in the promised land of Israel. Genesis 12:3 does not bend to political method: “I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse him who insults you.” Psalm 122:6 makes no exception: “Pray for peace in Jerusalem.” These are not suggestions. God’s covenant with the Jewish people is eternal—not conditional on ideal behavior and not suspended when cultural winds change.
Supporting Israel does not mean ignoring the suffering of the Palestinians. It means refusing to denigrate a people that God has preserved through thousands of years of persecution, exile and genocide. It means seeing The complete truth about Israel As a diverse nation it includes Ethiopian Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and people of all backgrounds who have faced persecution.
It means holding Hamas responsible for a charter that explicitly calls for destruction, and refusing to allow this truth to be buried under a narrative that was determined before examining the facts. It also means holding America’s left and right accountable for their lies about genocide, apartheid, and colonialism.
I have always judged people and nations by character and actions, not by color. This standard does not change based on who asks me to give it up.
There is a reason why enemies of freedom target the Jewish people first. Anti-Semitism is not just hatred. It’s a warning sign. Every civilization that turned against its Jewish citizens turned against its basic values soon after.
The same principles that gave birth to America—belief in human dignity, the rule of law, and the protection of minorities against mobs—are the principles that require us to stand against this hatred today.
When we abandon the Jewish people, we are not just betraying a community. We are betraying the idea of America itself. This is not just a biblical obligation or a civil rights legacy. It is a test to see whether we still believe what we say we believe as a nation and as a civilization.
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To my Jewish brothers and sisters, I see what is happening. I see the attacks coming from platforms that should know better. I see the attacks coming from political commentators who dress hate in the language of free thought. I see you becoming a target of both the left and the right simultaneously, as if the oldest hatred in human history has simply found new hosts on both ends of the political spectrum.
I won’t look away. I will not quibble. I would not trade our shared heritage for a political moment.
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As I walk across this country, I carry this commitment every step of the way. A return to biblical truth over modern ideology. Reclaiming the Black and Jewish legacy of resilience and solidarity. Stand with Israel because the Bible demands it, history proves it, and basic human morality demands it.
Unity overcomes division every time. God bless you, and God bless America.
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