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You're right in that i hadn't considered the extent of the Jewish involvement in the civil rights movement ..

May 2021 - The Complex Relationship between Jews and African AmericansThe Complex Relationship between Jews and African Americans
in the Context of the Civil Rights Movementin the Context of the Civil Rights Movement
Hannah Labovitz
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1271&context=ghj

Skimming that article helped. I do remember that MLK was a strong supporter of Israel, and in saying what i said i hadn't thought of that, so your

"Except that a great many Jews played major roles in the civil rights movement over the years. You have it backwards: they saw their own parallels in the blacks' struggle against prejudice. More recently, there's been more bad feeling against the Jews on the part of some blacks. I'm not sure of the reasons for that, but I think they're largely economic."

comment i had it backwards is fair. That however was going on 70 years ago. Today as you yourself say there and in your last

" Now, the hardline right-wingers have been in charge in Israel for the past 20 years. And that has an obvious downside."

is where i was at in saying what i said. Where would MLK stand today. Where do many blacks stand today. No idea on the percentages but am guessing MLK would find himself speaking against the injustice in Israel. And that many American blacks today would have more sympathy with Palestinians than with Israel.

Your point i had it ass backwards was a fair one though, i was missing what you said i was.