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In reply to the discussion: Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses. [View all]sarisataka
(21,804 posts)81. Untrue?
Socialist rally in Times Square praising Hamas terror attack draws widespread condemnation
At a pro-Hamas rally on Sunday in the heart of New York City, speaker after speaker praised the slaughter of civilians that had taken place in Israel the day before, after the militant group overwhelmed Israeli defenses in an audacious, unexpected raid.
And as you might have seen, there was some sort of rave or desert party where they were having a great time, until the resistance came in electrified hang gliders and took at least several dozen hipsters, one speaker joked about the Hamas assault on a desert rave, where horrific scenes of murder and rape took place.
It was a bracing spectacle that countered the grief pouring in from most civic leaders, from Brooklyn to Berlin. But it was also evidence of a split within the Democratic Party, with many younger activists, forged in the Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter movements, viscerally identifying with the Palestinian cause. Israels founding story, as a quasi-socialist refuge for Holocaust survivors and other landless Jews, resonates less and less, especially as younger generations show little knowledge about the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis.
The controversial rally in Times Square was hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America, a far-left organization that includes several prominent House members in its ranks,
At a pro-Hamas rally on Sunday in the heart of New York City, speaker after speaker praised the slaughter of civilians that had taken place in Israel the day before, after the militant group overwhelmed Israeli defenses in an audacious, unexpected raid.
And as you might have seen, there was some sort of rave or desert party where they were having a great time, until the resistance came in electrified hang gliders and took at least several dozen hipsters, one speaker joked about the Hamas assault on a desert rave, where horrific scenes of murder and rape took place.
It was a bracing spectacle that countered the grief pouring in from most civic leaders, from Brooklyn to Berlin. But it was also evidence of a split within the Democratic Party, with many younger activists, forged in the Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter movements, viscerally identifying with the Palestinian cause. Israels founding story, as a quasi-socialist refuge for Holocaust survivors and other landless Jews, resonates less and less, especially as younger generations show little knowledge about the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis.
The controversial rally in Times Square was hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America, a far-left organization that includes several prominent House members in its ranks,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/socialist-rally-in-times-square-praising-hamas-terror-attack-draws-widespread-condemnation-204123785.html
I cut the paragraph off, which goes on to mention some members of Congress who are DSA members. I do not want to imply that I am maintaining those individuals are antisemitic by association..
However, the rally by a far left organization did happen that is a fact that cannot be denied.
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Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses. [View all]
Beastly Boy
Jul 11
OP
The nuns at my Catholic school, Our Lady of Perpetual Need, would hand out letters to take home to our parents
sop
Jul 12
#56
Certainly true, I just wonder how much is anti-semitic vs. just any "other". Seems Trump has made "other' the scapegoat
dutch777
Jul 11
#3
Absolutely. The statement that "there is no antisemitism on the far left" is a validation of the OP.
lostincalifornia
Jul 12
#33
They have to deflect, because that is their only defense for what is happening right before their eyes.
lostincalifornia
Jul 12
#51
You are so obsessed that there is no antisemitism from the left, that you have become blind to it.
lostincalifornia
Jul 12
#46
Can you give me a clear, concise, and accurate definition of antisemitism? I am confused.
sinkingfeeling
Jul 12
#58
This is the most widely accepted deinition of antisemitism, not how I define it, but
Beastly Boy
Jul 12
#59
That is an excuse antisemites routinely use when they come out from under a rock.
Beastly Boy
Jul 12
#30
Many American Jews agree with that commenter, who is also an American Jew
BeyondGeography
Jul 12
#40
Is it possible to criticize Israel and NOT be called an anti-semite or harbouring "Jew hate"?
AloeVera
Jul 12
#52
Is it possible to acknowledge the full scale of antisemitism in America without deflecting to
Beastly Boy
Jul 12
#55
Nobody is silenceing you. You are welcome to show how any charges of antisemitism are false,
Beastly Boy
Jul 12
#84
There was a lot more you said which was far more hostile, but between those two statements,
Beastly Boy
Jul 12
#88
What is patently absurd about Israel giving Sinai back to Egypt for a peace treaty?
Beastly Boy
Jul 12
#93
This same delusional and virulently antisemitic worldview proclaims Hamas to be later day Nelson Mandelas
tritsofme
Jul 12
#85
Mandy Patinkin has an interesting take on what is causing the increase in antisemitism. . .
Stargleamer
Jul 13
#98
True, but pouring gasoline on a fire does result in significantly more destruction. . .
Stargleamer
Jul 13
#100
The problem with the majority of progressives I have is not them being antisemitic.
Beastly Boy
Jul 13
#103