It's pathetic how one Jewish wedding in Turkey can set off the anti-Semites.
When the First Jewish Wedding in 41 Years Triggers Torrent of Hate Speech
Cnaan LiphshizMay 30, 2016
( JTA ) — A historic wedding in western Turkey triggered a deluge of anti-Semitic hate speech online, a leader of that country’s Jewish community said.
Ishak Ibrahimzadeh, president of the Jewish Community of Turkey, said this on Sunday after some social network users responded with hate speech to his invitation to watch a live streaming video of the first Jewish wedding in 41 years that was held in the city of Edirne near Turkey’s border with Greece.
Turkish Jews Proudly Defend Last Sephardic Homeland — Even as Some Flee
Josefin DolstenMay 18, 2016
“Many anti-Semites regurgitated their hatred in Periscope,” he said in reference to the video streaming social networking service that offered the live feed from the wedding at the Great Synagogue of Edirne, which reopened last year after decades of disuse following a five-year government-sponsored restoration. “They are the reason for Islamophobia. Hand in hand, we will overcome them.”
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http://forward.com/news/breaking-ne...riggers-torrent-of-hate-speech/#ixzz4ABTRdodq
When the First Jewish Wedding in 41 Years Triggers Torrent of Hate Speech
Cnaan LiphshizMay 30, 2016
( JTA ) — A historic wedding in western Turkey triggered a deluge of anti-Semitic hate speech online, a leader of that country’s Jewish community said.
Ishak Ibrahimzadeh, president of the Jewish Community of Turkey, said this on Sunday after some social network users responded with hate speech to his invitation to watch a live streaming video of the first Jewish wedding in 41 years that was held in the city of Edirne near Turkey’s border with Greece.
Turkish Jews Proudly Defend Last Sephardic Homeland — Even as Some Flee
Josefin DolstenMay 18, 2016
“Many anti-Semites regurgitated their hatred in Periscope,” he said in reference to the video streaming social networking service that offered the live feed from the wedding at the Great Synagogue of Edirne, which reopened last year after decades of disuse following a five-year government-sponsored restoration. “They are the reason for Islamophobia. Hand in hand, we will overcome them.”
Read more:
http://forward.com/news/breaking-ne...riggers-torrent-of-hate-speech/#ixzz4ABTRdodq
