.@Independent review of last night's US presidential debate included Robert Fisk's take, who, naturally, evoked the standard 'Israel controls US Mid-East policy' trope fancied by anti-Jewish bigots
@guardian As we show in our post, it literally wouldn't have taken more than a few Google clicks for the Guardian writer to come upon evidence of RBG's strong and proud Jewish identity
We complained to @guardian editors about this egregious falsehood
Collier's research reveals that, of approximately sixty anti-Israel demonstrators at the Glasgow match, at least forty had previously engaged in antisemitism and/or support for terror.
Collier asks: If the KKK turned up in such concentration levels for a demonstration, would anyone, anywhere, describe that demo as anything but racist? bit.ly/2F29lG8
Though there is of course nothing intrinsically antisemitic about advocating for Palestinian rights, studies demonstrate a strong correlation between anti-Israel and anti-Jewish views bit.ly/322G3jc
Andrew Murray's remarks reveal in part why Jeremy Corbyn will never 'forgive' British Jews bit.ly/31tQCMd
"For Corbyn and much of the hard left, Jewish and Israeli achievement is not seen as a commendable example of the power of historically oppressed people persevering, and finding a way to overcome centuries of racism – a minority success story to be emulated"....
"Rather, in their facile understanding of the connection between power and oppression, the strength, success and cohesion of many Jewish communities across the globe, despite their minuscule numbers, is mistakenly viewed as evidence that they can no longer be victims of racism."
Here's our post from 2013 in response to the charge of #JewishPrivilege in part by listing the the daily effects of non-Jewish privilege. bit.ly/2CvGF6E
1. You likely don’t have your people’s right to national self-determination questioned or characterised as racist.
2. You are not accused of being more loyal to a foreign state than to the interests of your own nation.
3. You are not accused of exercising disproportionate control over the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.