Loeffler has regularly used antisemitic tropes and racist dog whistles, welcomed the support of antisemites and white supremacists, and posed for photos with affiliates of the KKK just this month. howtofightantisemitism.com/timeline/kelly…
With the Republican National Convention starting today, we are guaranteed a week of right-wing politicians defaming the #BlackLivesMatter uprisings, sometimes through Soros conspiracy theories.
Here's how racism and antisemitism intersect under white supremacy. [1/7]
In the past, we've seen the Right accuse progressive leaders and organizations like @lsarsour, @IlhanMN, & @Mvmnt4BlkLives of antisemitism to divide progressive movements.
Here's how the Right uses accusations of antisemitism to weaken the Left — not protect Jewish people. [1/9]
.While on the campaign trail, @ewarren told us that "everything is on the table" when it comes to annexation. Well, we are here to hold you accountable to your word. We demand action, not just empty rhetoric.
Empty statements are not enough. Empty statements are not enough to stop annexation, to stop Palestinian homes from being destroyed, to stop young Israelis being sent to enact a brutal occupation. We need real action. The U.S. needs to defund the occupation.
We already know that in both the U.S. and in Israel, not everyone’s safety and dignity is seen as worth defending. Too often, in both countries — as in other places — efforts to ensure the safety of one community directly leads to harm and domination of another community.
This has created a climate of violence. In the U.S., that has looked like Jews shot in synagogues, Black Christians murdered in churches, Black people killed by police, immigrants in cages and attacked by gunmen, resources withheld from communities of color.
Trump's plan is totally and utterly bankrupt and reveals the shameful way that our government has catered to the Israeli right — at the cost of Palestinian freedom — for our entire lives. All people of conscience must publicly reject Trump's plan for permanent occupation.
1/ Unfortunately, many Jewish & political leaders will be receptive to Trump's plan, calling it a starting place for peace.
So the grassroots of the community must be loud and clear: we condemn Trump's plan for permanent occupation. Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/forms/american…
2/ As Trump is impeached and faces removal from office, his friend Netanyahu faces three indictments on corruption.
This is a political ploy by both leaders to distract from their abuse of power, designed to help Netanyahu win the election in less than six weeks.
Our concern about the participation of the JDL in Sunday’s march prompted us to speak too soon. We know that the fight against antisemitism is part of the fight for collective liberation for all people. [1/4]
Because of that we consistently show up not just for others but also for ourselves — that’s what freedom and dignity for all means. It is for this reason that many of our members will be marching on January 5, alongside our friends and partners and broader community. [2/4]
We disagree profoundly with many of the organizers, and we reject tactics that rely on policing or alignment with white nationalists. We know that those tactics harm Jews of Color and harm many of the communities with which we need to build solidarity. [3/4]