Shalom Bit***s: The Art of Not Giving a F* (While Keeping Your Soul Intact)**

Let’s be honest: there’s no shortage of opinions about Israel, Zionism, or Jews. Some of them are informed, some are… let’s just say “creative fan fiction.” And in the age of Twitter (sorry, X), TikTok rants, and anonymous comment sections, you could spend your whole life trying to argue with people who think the Mossad is hiding under their bed.

Or… you could embrace the Golda-Meir-meets-“I’m-too-fabulous-for-this” approach: know exactly who you are, stand tall, and stop wasting your oxygen on the trolls.

Golda herself basically invented the Shalom Bitches vibe. She once said:

“If we have to have a war, we will have a war. But we would like to have peace.

”Translation: We’re not here to play small — and we’re not here to grovel for approval.

David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, had his own version:

“In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles."

That’s basically the Zionist equivalent of: Yes, haters gonna hate — but watch me do the impossible while you’re busy subtweeting.

The Shalom Bitches philosophy isn’t about arrogance. It’s about keeping your moral compass locked while letting the noise slide off like water on a duck’s back. Haters want you angry, reactive, and spiraling. The real flex? Staying joyful, constructive, and deeply grounded in your values.

Think about Menachem Begin. After the world criticized the 1981 strike on Iraq’s nuclear reactor, he said:

“We shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal."

No apology tour. No lengthy clap-backs. Just: We did what we had to do, and we’ll sleep fine tonight.

So, here’s the Shalom Bitches toolkit:

1. Know your history better than your haters know their hashtags. That way, you can smile at nonsense without getting rattled.

2. Don’t engage in every fight you’re invited to. Not all battles are worth the calories.

3. Hold your joy sacred. Israel didn’t survive 3,000 years for you to let some anonymous egg profile ruin your day.

4. Lead with creation, not reaction. Build, teach, innovate, inspire. That’s the best answer to those who want you to crumble.

Zionism itself is the long game of Shalom Bitches. It’s saying: We know who we are, we know where we come from, and we’re going to keep living, building, and dreaming — whether you like it or not.

Or, as Herzl might have put it if he had a TikTok account:

"If you will it, bitches, it is no dream."