1. The remarks of Russian FM Lavrov are absurd, dangerous and deserve of condemnation. Lavrov is propagating the inversion of the Holocaust - turning the victims into the criminals on the basis of promoting a completely unfounded claim that Hitler was of Jewish descent. 1/2
2. Equally serious is calling the Ukrainians in general, and President Zelenskyy in particular, Nazis. This, among other things, is a complete distortion of the history and a serious affront to the victims of Nazism. 2/2
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[Thread] This libelous antisemitic tweet by @Partisangirl is a gem. It not only exposes her racism but gives an opportunity to tell the REAL story behind this picture. The person with MLK is indeed Rabbi Jacob Rothschild. Not a billionaire, not the son of a banker but ...
2. the middle-class Rabbi of Atlanta’s Hebrew Benevolent Congegation, a native of Pittsburgh, son of immigrants and a close friend and supporter of MLK and racial justice. When King was awarded the Peace Nobel, the Rabbi started organizing a dinner in his honor in Atlanta but...
3. the white business community of the segregated city refused to contribute and attend. Rabbi Rothschild didn’t despair and convinced the CEO of Coca Cola to issue an ultimatum: if Atlanta doesn’t honor its prestigious son - the firm will leave Atlanta....
So, what happened in @Harvard last week? I was invited to give a lecture on The Legal Strategy of Israeli Settlements. I said I’m not a jurist but they insisted. Finally, I agreed. I am not sure Israel’s position on that issue was ever presented in the prestigious @Harvard_Law.
When I arrived to the auditorium, I was surprised by the very high attendance. I should have known better 😄. When I started speaking some 100 well organized demonstrators left the room, fists raised, with anti Israeli signs. Some 80-90 stayed and we had a great event, incl Q&A
The demonstrators were the usual “From the River to Sea” crowd of rabid Israel haters recruited from all over the campus. They were led by an Arab-Israeli that in his bio in @HarvardDivinity website (!!!) defines all of Israel as “occupied Palestine”.
Major Roi Klein jumped on a live Hezbollah grenade and muffled the explosion with his body saving the lives of his soldiers. The soldiers reported that Klein recited the Jewish prayer, Shema Yisrael, as he jumped on the grenade. #YomHaZikaron
Sgt. Uri Ilan was captured by Syrian Forces, held as a POW, interrogated and badly tortured. He committed suicide. When his body was recovered, a small piece of paper was discovered: “I did not betray” he wrote
Lt. Col. Yonathan Netanyahu commanded the elite commando unit Sayeret Matkal during the operation to rescue hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in 1976. The mission was successful, with 102 of the 106 hostages rescued, but Netanyahu was killed in action. #YomHaZikaron
The claim that Israel shot demonstrators is a blatant lie. For a peaceful demonstration inside Gaza, Israel would gladly provide water and megaphones. But those were attempts to invade Israeli territory and border communities to indiscriminately slaughter civilians. 1/4
If even one attempt to breach the border fence had succeeded - 1000s would have run in a matter of seconds into our territory and communities to kill and set afire. THAT would have been a carnage, on both sides. 2/4
It is not a guess. Hamas top leader Sinwar said explicitly: “My next demon will be delivered in Nahal Oz. We will tear down the fence and tear off the hearts from the Zionists bodies”. 3/4