Comparisons that liken Palestinians, students, & advocates for Palestinian rights to Nazis and fascists — when neo-Nazis and fascists are attacking our nation and threatening our democracy — demonstrate that Andrew Yang is simply not serious about combatting antisemitism.
It shows no interest in connecting with the American Jewish community in all our diversity and complexity. Yang has made his candidacy about reaching out to young people, but young American Jews don’t want talking points that divide us from our neighbors and liberation movements.
Instead of repeating talking points designed to shield the Israeli government from accountability by intentionally blurring the line between criticism of Israel & antisemitism, Yang should listen to the generation of young Jews demanding freedom & dignity for all, no exceptions.
We, too, are Jewish voters.
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On Tuesday, six days after neo-Nazis stormed the US Capitol, Jewish establishment leaders sent this letter to Biden expressing concern about rising antisemitism.
Their focus? "Antisemitism on college campuses" where "anti-Israel activity is simply a modern form of antisemitism."
The letter was sent on behalf of @Conf_of_Pres — an umbrella organization of 53 mostly far-right Jewish organizations, where racist @ZOA_National is still welcome.
It was signed by the leaders of @jfederations, @ADL, @AJCGlobal — all of whom claim to speak for American Jews.
Note: This is not even the first letter that @jfederations sent to @JoeBiden demanding that he adopt IHRA, focusing his administration's energy combatting antisemitism on a narrow definition that has been used over and over to silence critics of Israel. jewishcurrents.org/jewish-federat…
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.