Stop Antisemitism

[Sixties Fan]

Last week, junior at Northwestern University Lily Cohen wrote an op-ed for the campus newspaper the Daily Northwestern about her pride at being Jewish in the face of antisemitism. It took up a full page in the print edition, with the headline "I am more proud of my Jewish identity than anyone can ever hate me for it."

She described how the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is a hateful attack on Jews that hurts her personally:

“From the River to the Sea” is a slogan used by Hamas — a terrorist organization — as a rallying cry to destroy the entire State of Israel and all of its Jewish inhabitants. The phrase originated more than 30 years ago, evolving from language in the 1988 Hamas charter that promoted the destruction of Jews, echoing Adolf Hitler’s messaging on the merits of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

This is where I draw the line.

When that slogan is plastered around the walls of buildings where I study, when it’s hung across The Arch that I walk under every day, when it’s painted over The Rock that I helped paint only five hours earlier — in support of voting for gun safety and reproductive rights — I take offense. I feel hurt. I get angry.

Spewing hate will never end in peace, and tearing down other causes is not a constructive way to promote your own.

When similar situations have taken place on campus in the past, I’ve remained silent, writing down how offended, hurt and angry I am, leaving it in the safety of my Google Drive. But, nothing ever changes, so I’m done staying silent. I’m done being blamed for the actions of the Israeli government. I’m done being told I’m undeserving of a safe, secure Jewish homeland.

I will still go on Birthright. I will still attend Hillel services. I will still don my Hebrew necklace. I will not relinquish my pride in my Jewish identity just because someone doesn’t like all that my identity entails.

In response, antisemitic students decided to directly attack her pain.
They took 42 print copies of her print column and used them as a background to a large poster saying the very words that she said hurt her.


The amount of time and effort it took to make this sign and aim it directly at Lily Cohen shows, with no doubt, that this was an act intended to hurt her and to tell the campus that Cohen's feelings and opinions are to be utterly disregarded and ridiculed.
This is not microaggression. This is aggression against a specific student.
Let's see if Northwestern takes this at all seriously.

Pure hate at Northwestern U

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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[Sixties Fan]

The flyers typically mention the Goyim Defense League or GoyimTV, a white supremacist group that has been in the forefront of the wave of flyers as well as offensive signs on overpasses.

The formula for the flyers is fairly consistent. They claim that "every single aspect of X is Jewish," where X can be gun control, abortion, the "Covid agenda," the media, "Disney child grooming," the Biden administration, the Ukraine Russian war, and on and on. The intent is to incite white conservatives against Jews.

But lately they have added another component to this message .

The Atlanta story showed this example of the hate flyer, saying "Every single aspect of Black censorship is Jewish."

(full article online)

White supremacists trying to inflame Black-Jewish tensions with "slavery" flyers

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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[irosie91]

The flyers typically mention the Goyim Defense League or GoyimTV, a white supremacist group that has been in the forefront of the wave of flyers as well as offensive signs on overpasses.

The formula for the flyers is fairly consistent. They claim that "every single aspect of X is Jewish," where X can be gun control, abortion, the "Covid agenda," the media, "Disney child grooming," the Biden administration, the Ukraine Russian war, and on and on. The intent is to incite white conservatives against Jews.

But lately they have added another component to this message .

The Atlanta story showed this example of the hate flyer, saying "Every single aspect of Black censorship is Jewish."

(full article online)

White supremacists trying to inflame Black-Jewish tensions with "slavery" flyers

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

elderofziyon.blogspot.com

nothing new----I IS OLD----(uhm ---well passed 70) I read the things you call "flyers" way back (I picked up "reading" real YOUNG)----way back in the 1950's--in my very very very WASP suburban town. The
town was saturated with the crap. We got a few people on this board who use the "lingo" I can
recognize from the stuff I was reading well before
I reached the age of ten.

 

[Sixties Fan]

‘Kanye Was Rite’: Jewish Cemetery Vandalized With Swastikas

Sixteen headstones in a Chicago suburb were found vandalized with “large red-painted swastikas,” and 23 others were defaced with spray paint.

www.vice.com

 

[irosie91]

‘Kanye Was Rite’: Jewish Cemetery Vandalized With Swastikas

Sixteen headstones in a Chicago suburb were found vandalized with “large red-painted swastikas,” and 23 others were defaced with spray paint.

www.vice.com

"Kanye was rite" yup--islamo-nazis tend to be
illiterate. The flyers that saturated my lily white
wasp town were SO IDIOTIC. They preceded
the founding of MAD MAGAZINE----so when that
publication came out----I thought--"it must be
similar idiots" I was still a child then.

 

[Sixties Fan]

 

[Thunderbird]

Antisemitism rising:

Farrakhan, the Women’s March and the Walkout

Why is it so hard for Democrats to avoid associating with him?

www.wsj.com

The Squad is powerful within the Democratic Party:

Antisemitic incidents spiked during Squad's anti-Israel rhetoric, blue states at top of list

Antisemitic incidents spiked last year around the same time members of the progressive “Squad” were ramping up anti-Israel rhetoric, with blue states being the hardest hit by the surge.

www.foxnews.com

The Disturbing Rise of Anti-Semitism Among Black Celebs, From Diddy and Nick Cannon to Ice Cube

Nick Cannon and Ice Cube promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Diddy broadcasting Farrakhan. Anti-Semitism has no place in any anti-racist movement, writes Cassie da Costa.

www.thedailybeast.com

The uncomfortable truth about BLM, Malcolm X and anti-Semitism

Fifty-five years ago, Martin Luther King delivered a speech to 50,000 Americans in which he demanded justice for persecuted Jews behind the Iron Curtain. ‘The absence of opportunity to associate as Jews in the enjoyment of Jewish culture and religious experience becomes a severe limitation upon...

www.spectator.co.uk

A recent leader of the Labour Party:

New video shows Jeremy Corbyn embracing 'blood libel' preacher

The now Labour leader is seen shaking hands with Sheikh Raed Salah after a 2012 talk in which he referred to him as a an 'honoured citizen' and invited him him to tea in the House of Commons.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Dave Chappelle's 'SNL' monologue sparks backlash as being antisemitic | CNN

Dave Chappelle's comments about the Jewish community during his "Saturday Night Live" monologue are being slammed as antisemitic.

www.cnn.com

Fearful Jews Fleeing France

As Anti-Semitism Rises, French Jews Emigrate To Israel

www.cbsnews.com

NBA Star Kyrie Irving Suspended For 5 Matches Over Anti-Semitic Posts

American basketball player Kyrie Irving apologised on Thursday after he was suspended by his club, the Brooklyn Nets, amid anti-semitism allegations.

www.ndtv.com

Anti-Semitism in Venezuela: Maduro Regime Traffics in Hateful Conspiracies

www.adl.org

 

[Thunderbird]

And let’s not forget Kanye West, one of the world’s most influential celebrities:

 

[Thunderbird]

Why is antisemitism on the rise?

I can think of a number of possibilities:

Sam Bankman-Fried, Zelensky, Soros, Schumer, etc.

These high-profile Jews are a real danger to the Jews. While it is understandable that a Ukrainian president would defend Ukraine against Putin's invasion, the fact is that Zelensky is not a Slavic Ukrainian, he is a Jew. And whatever mistakes, corruption and deliberate misleading is involved...

www.theyeshivaworld.com

Zelensky is crazy:

Zelensky accused of trying to start World War III over missile strike

"It's unlikely, in the minds of the trajectory, that it was fired from Russia," President Joe Biden said after reports that a "Russian-made" missile hit Poland.

www.newsweek.com

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/business/ftx-madoff-bankman-fried-bair/index.html

Americans Rarely See the True Face of Israel's Bombing of Gaza

By shying away from graphic images of death, news organizations sanitize the violence of Israeli aggression against Palestinians.

theintercept.com

Schumer represents the banks not the people:

Schumer, favorite senator of Wall Street and K Street, takes over Senate Dems - Washington Examiner

When Senate Democrats chose their new leader, they selected the favorite senator of K Street and Wall Street, Chuck Schumer, an unparalleled expert at blending policymaking and fundraising. Schumer's new job, Senate Minority Leader, will mostly involve holding together the Democratic majority to...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Israel admits forcibly injecting Ethiopian Jews with Depo-Provera - LifeSite

"We believe it is a method of reducing the number of births in a community that is black and mostly poor," Hedva Eyal, who wrote the report admitting the eugenic practice.

www.lifesitenews.com

Angela Stanton-King: "Abortion is Black Genocide" Because Abortions Target Black Babies - LifeNews.com

Angela Stanton-King used to be pro-choice on abortion. Then her friendship with Alveda King, a pro-life leader and the niece of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., changed all that. Now, Stanton-King believes that abortion is a grave human rights injustice that has led to a “black...

www.lifenews.com

 

[Thunderbird]

We can solve the problem of antisemitism!

Jews should pursue equity. As a start they should eagerly donate their homes, cars, savings, wives (where appropriate) to the nearest POC.

Every academic, every celebrity, every Democratic politician, every newsperson, every lawyer and banker must be a person of color. All Jewish people who hold these jobs should jump off the nearest bridge while apologizing with the proper enthusiasm.

Israelis should immediately give their land to Arabs and Africans.

Places like Manhattan, Cambridge MA, Beverly Hills, San Francisco should be transferred to POC. These areas will form the nucleus of two new free independent republics: Aztlan on the West coast and New Africa in the Northeast.

Anyone who disagrees is a racist.

 

[Ivan88]

Tons of confusion, because nothing is defined:
antisemite is not defined; semite is not defined; Jew is not defined; holocaust is not defined; USA's vicious war on Germany is not defined.
Let's start with "Jew". There was no such word before about 500 years ago. There wasn't even a letter J. There was no Jesus either. Jesus is pronounced Geesus, which in the source language, Greek, means seducing pig.
Have fun, proving to each other how deluded you are.

 

[Thunderbird]

And let’s not forget Israeli arms dealers in Africa: Israeli arms fuel atrocities in Africa

Or about Kushner: What Jared Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi Payout Says About The Post-Presidential Hustle

 

[Thunderbird]

Hollywood and academia are hotbeds of racism.

Hollywood's Issue With Diversity Goes Beyond The Oscars Boycott

There aren't enough movies being made with Black actors, which is why we are outnumbered on nomination day. We need to hold the industry accountable for not creating more opportunities for Black actors, not funding Black films and making silly excuses like the financial bottom line.

www.huffpost.com

https://commforum.mit.edu/blackintheivory-academias-role-in-institutional-racism-96af14c37f5f

Superheroes are racist and must be canceled.

The Forgotten Racist Backstories Of Marvel Superheroes

Marvel superheroes were originally created from a horrendous combination of white supremacy and good old-fashioned American racism – from the superheroes to the awful backstories on Black characters. It’s actually ridiculous when you look ...

www.pushblack.us

Disagree? You are a racist.

My only goal is to end antisemitism. I think if wealthy Jews released the Left from their sinister clutches and stopped discriminating against POC then antisemitism would vanish.

 

[Sixties Fan]

German police have launched an investigation after four bullets were fired on Thursday night at the Old Synagogue in the western city of Essen. No-one was injured in the incident.

A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia told the Judische Allgemeine newspaper that the four shots were fired at the building at 11.40 pm on Thursday night. According to local police, CCTV images of the area around the synagogue show a man in the vicinity, but the quality of the recordings is reportedly too poor to identify him.

(full article online)

Shots Fired at Jewish Memorial Center Housed in Former Synagogue in Germany

The Old Systems nagogue in the German city of Essen. Photo: Wikipedia German police have launched an investigation after four …

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[Sixties Fan]

“From our perspective, we see the Jewish community getting it from all sides,” FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday in a hearing on threats to the homeland. “Not only have they long been a target of foreign terrorist organizations…but then, in addition to that, they’re of course the target of domestic violent extremists.”

Speaking of antisemitic extremism in response to a question from Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Wray noted that 63% of all religiously motivated violent extremism incidents in the United States were motivated by antisemitism, against a Jewish population that totals only 2.4% of the American public.

Both Director Wray and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who was also testifying at the hearing, said they would support a national strategy to combat antisemitism.

Wray added that while the statistics on rising antisemitic incidents are “stark,” the increases are partly the result of improved reporting, even as under-reporting remains a problem. “Frankly, the Jewish community has been ahead of other communities that are victims in reporting historically. So we have been trying to preach the importance of reporting and we have seen reporting coming up,” he said.

In 2020, the most recent year in which data is publicly available, the FBI recorded 676 religious bias crimes targeting Jews, accounting for 55% of all religious bias crimes. The total number of reported hate crimes that year increased by 9% from 2019, making 2020 the worst year for bias incidents since 2008. The Anti-Defamation League’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2021, published in March, recorded 2,717 antisemitic incidents throughout the United States in that year, a 34% increase from 2020 and the highest number of such incidents that the ADL has recorded since it began tracking them in 1979.


(full article online)

FBI Director: Jewish Community Under Threat ‘From All Sides’

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray prepares to testify in a hearing on the FY 2023 budget for the …

www.algemeiner.com

 

[Sixties Fan]

Harvard Had Most Campus Antisemitic Incidents Last Year | United with Israel

Harvard University scored the worst in each category of antisemitism examined by a new report.

unitedwithisrael.org

 

[Sixties Fan]

 

[Sixties Fan]

The BBC has broadcast folksongs that glorify attacks on Jews and call for bloodshed, the JC can reveal.

One of the songs, aired on its Arabic language service — which has 36 million viewers — is addressed to Palestinian militants.

Translated by Media Watchdog Camera Arabic, the song says: “The force in your hand is your right. Don’t leave your weapon in its sheath… From the Jerusalem mountains and from the plain, your blood, should it be shed on the earth, would make red freedom bloom.”


A BBC presenter can be seen in the studio, nodding and filming the bloodthirsty performance on his phone, which was aired on the BBC Xtra series to mark “Nakba Day” in May.

In an interview before the rendition, musician Ashraf Sholi made it clear that his song was intended to energise the “resistance” movement, undermining those who “lean towards a blind peace” or “anyone who normalises [with Israel].”

The smiling BBC presenter made no serious attempt to challenge Mr Sholi’s statements.

Another song, which tells the story of a militant knocking on his mother’s door before he launches an attack, was broadcast in October on an Arabic version of Loose Women called Dunyana, or “Our World”.

The guest presenter, Mira Sidawi, who sang the song as guests clapped along, was billed as being from “Palestine”, a highly politicised move that contravenes BBC guidelines, as there is no such state.

In January, Ms Sidawi had presented a segment on Middle Eastern cooking in which she claimed that Israel had no cuisine or culture apart from what it “takes from the original peoples”.

The government’s former anti-terror czar, Lord Carlile, said the material was likely to “give succour and encouragement to extremists”, raising further concerns about the role of BBC Arabic in fomenting unrest across the Middle East.

Neither of the songs or the statements, all of which appeared to openly contravene the publicly-funded broadcaster’s guidelines on impartiality and accuracy, were challenged on air.

After being contacted by the JC, the BBC removed the offending episodes from its social media accounts, though despite ongoing conversations, the corporation has not admitted that guidelines were breached.

It comes after Ofcom slammed the BBC culture of “defensiveness” as it ruled last week that the corporation had “failed to observe its editorial guidelines on due impartiality and due accuracy” in its notorious Oxford Street Chanukah coverage.

A JC petition demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the corporation’s coverage of Jews and Israel passed 9,000 signatures this week. It can be signed and shared by visiting theJC.com/BBCPetition.

The controversial BBC Arabic broadcasts that glorified violence were aired in this year between January and October.

The most striking example was aired in May to mark the “Nakba”, or “tragedy” of the foundation of the state of Israel. Watched by a presenter on BBC Xtra, Palestinian oud player Mr Sholi was invited to perform a folksong that addressed Palestinian militants.

Speaking to the presenter, he laid out his aims in singing a song promoting violence. “There are youths who work on aspects that are love-specific, that are land-specific, but on the matter of resistance and focusing on the resistance… there are people who try to make it forgotten,” he said.

When the presenter asked who those people were, Mr Sholi replied: “Anyone who leans towards a blind peace, for example. Anyone who — the normalisers [with Israel], of course.

The Arab normalisation which happened recently is a saddening, unfortunate thing. These are among the things that make us forget.”

The presenter then pointed out: “Some people, Ashraf, say this conflict will end once there will be peace between the two states.”

The musician replied that peace would only be achieved when there was “a Palestinian state which consists of all”, with no “Zionist state which builds its state on a religious basis”.

He was then invited to perform the song. “Who else, other than you, would stop the arrogance of the oppressor of my country’s land, and stand against him?” he sang.

(full article online)

https://www.thejc.com/news/news/bbc-broadcasts-folksongs-that-glorify-attacks-on-jews-6wJhXGiv3rhgfazyMN9cAS

 

[Sixties Fan]

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[Sixties Fan]

An article by the Guardian’s Harriet Sherwood (“Cancellation of award for playwright Caryl Churchill condemned”, Nov. 17) legitimised characterisations of the antisemitic play “Seven Jewish Children“, first performed at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2009, as merely pro-Palestinian.

The article begins:
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As the CST noted, “The Guardian [in 2009] published a positive review of the play by Susannah Clapp, two by Michael Billington and even produced its own video version of the play which is still available to view on the Guardian website.”

But, despite Sherwood’s framing, it wasn’t only the Jewish Chronicle that called it antisemitic.

Mark Gardner and Dave Rich of the CST not only argued it was antisemitic by “slander[ing] Jews as being psychologically compelled to become the new Nazis”, but that it evoked the ancient blood-libel. The blood libel characterisation of the play was echoed by both Anthony Julius (the famed barrister and author of Trials of the Disapora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England) and the late antisemitism scholar Robert S. Wistrich.

Award-winning British author Howard Jacobson similarly found in the play echoes of the ancient accusation that Jews have a particular bloodlust for the murder of non-Jewish children, writing the following in an op-ed at the Independent:

Thus lie follows lie, omission follows omission, until, in the tenth and final minute, we have a stage populated by monsters who kill babies by design – “Tell her we killed the babies by mistake,” one says, meaning don’t tell her what we really did – who laugh when they see a dead Palestinian policeman (“Tell her they’re animals… Tell her I wouldn’t care if we wiped them out”), who consider themselves the “chosen people”, and who admit to feeling happy when they see Palestinian “children covered in blood”.

“Anti-Semitic”?, Jacobson asks rhetorically. No, he answers, “just criticism of Israel”.

Guardian again legitimises antisemitic play

An article by the Guardian's Harriet Sherwood ("Cancellation of award for playwright Caryl Churchill condemned", Nov. 17) legitimised characterisations of th

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