US sees startling rise in antisemitic attacks

[misskit]

The U.S. is experiencing a rise in violent and disturbing attacks targeting the U.S. Jewish community amid the latest conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.


Reported attacks across the United States have led to a growing alarm and a series of condemnations from President Biden, Vice President Harris, members of Congress and local officials.


The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says reporting of antisemitic incidents has jumped 63 percent since the start of an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip that received heavy media coverage in the United States and around the world.

A number of factors appear to have contributed to the attacks, most notably the new conflict in the Middle East.


MORE. US sees startling rise in antisemitic attacks | TheHill

[russellsimpson]

A good find miss kitt,

Many good points to ponder:

“There is, I think, a view that if you speak of Israel as a racist enterprise, as a state that is enforcing apartheid, if you talk about ethnonationalism, if you talk about ethnic cleansing and genocide, all of these outrageous charges that one hears from voices on the far left, it can, illegitimately, tie into the racial justice movement sensibilities that were so evident, especially in the last year,” said Jason Isaacson, chief policy and political affairs officer with the American Jewish Committee, a global Jewish advocacy organization.

US sees startling rise in antisemitic attacks | TheHill

[helge]

“There is, I think, a view that if you speak of Israel as a racist enterprise, as a state that is enforcing apartheid, if you talk about ethnonationalism, if you talk about ethnic cleansing and genocide, all of these outrageous charges that one hears from voices on the far left

Outrageous charges ?

If you do not praise and love Israel, you are an antisemit.

Better be careful not to devaluate the term too much.

[harrybarracuda]

Outrageous charges ?

If you do not praise and love Israel, you are an antisemit.

Better be careful not to devaluate the term too much.

Since both Arabs and Israelis are semites, the only ones who have tried to devalue the term are the blue suede shoes.

[HermantheGerman]

Since both Arabs and Israelis are semites, the only ones who have tried to devalue the term are the blue suede shoes.

How about we criticize those arab semites fleeing their own country?
Those who are copping a squat with their fat ass in our beautiful western society and bitching about injustice in other countries.
Fix your shithole country where you came from and then talk to me.
Baschar al Assad has got to be the biggest anit-semit on the planet. He failed shafting Israel and is now very successful in shafting his own arab brothers.
Yes you are right! We have devalued the term


P.S. Syria is just a small example

[VocalNeal]

targeting the U.S. Jewish community

That's a relief I was worried, for a moment, about the Ethiopians.

[harrybarracuda]

How about we criticize those arab semites fleeing their own country?
Those who are copping a squat with their fat ass in our beautiful western society and bitching about injustice in other countries.
Fix your shithole country where you came from and then talk to me.
Baschar al Assad has got to be the biggest anit-semit on the planet. He failed shafting Israel and is now very successful in shafting his own arab brothers.
Yes you are right! We have devalued the term


P.S. Syria is just a small example

You mean fix the shithole countries that were artificially created by the West?

The ones generally run by rich oligarchies or dictators?

Those ones?

[HermantheGerman]

You mean fix the shithole countries that were artificially created by the West?

Absolutely! How I reminisce about the good ole days.

The ones generally run by rich oligarchies or dictators?

The West who drew new artificial borders also took our dear beloved Schickelgruber .I guess sacrifices have to be made and life goes on

Those ones?

Well, I guess so

[harrybarracuda]

I'm impressed that you've finally admitted that yours is a shithole country.

That's very brave of you.