Enjoyed your piece. History to who? Have Jews in America been persecuted since WWII? Are we supposed to use the gassing of our forebears to excuse killing Palestinians at a 10 to 1 ratio, as you mention?
Yes, celebrities aren't historians, but they do read the public and ignoring it by pointing to some self-serving history doesn't change much. (I know you don't mean to do this).
Again, great piece!