🚨 🇮🇱 BREAKING UPDATE from #Israel : Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets all across Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, after a dramatic decision by Prime Minster Netanyahu to fire Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (1/4)
The firing came after Gallant gave a TV address calling for a halt of the process to advance judicial reform, in order to reach more nationwide consensus. As news of Gallant’s firing broke, spontaneous demonstrations began that grew quickly and reached large numbers. (2/4)
At time of writing, protests are continuing late into the night. It is yet unclear if the reform will stop. Voices from across the political spectrum, including from inside the government coalition have called to stop the reform legislation for now (3/4)
1. Dave #Chappelle is a comedian who has offended just about everyone. He can make whatever jokes he wants.
That said, we're an education organization and Chappelle's appearance on @nbcsnl offers a teachable moment.
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2. He makes fun of fake or forced statements against #antisemitism. Those really are unhelpful and unnecessary. During this time of rising bigotry against #Jews, we need real love, support, and understanding.
3. #Chappelle is right that Black Americans should not be blamed for #antisemitism as a whole. And at the same time, individual leaders or members of the community should always be called out if they promote hate against #Jews. The same standards should apply to everyone.
BREAKING: You saw the outrageous news last week that a coalition of @BerkeleyLaw School student groups passed bylaws prohibiting "#Zionist" (i.e.
Jewish) speakers at their events. We found that 1/2 the #antisemitic groups are FUNDED BY MAJOR LAW FIRMS, & we have the receipts. 1/7
@GEICO, by now you've heard a lot of people are upset that you gave a platform to Linda Sarsour. Here's a summary of her long track record of spreading hate:
Sarsour has close ties to the Nation of Islam (NOI), a racist, #antisemitic & homophobic hate group, according to @splcenter. Sarsour pays NOI members to act as her security detail & embraces their hateful leader Louis Farrakhan.
Multiple UN Secretaries-General have condemned the UN's "Human Rights Council" (UNHRC) for its systemic bias and discrimination against #Israel, and it's only getting worse.
According to leading historians, most of the 500-750,000 Palestinian refugees from 1948 fled to escape a war of destruction that Palestinian leaders & Arab states launched against #Israel. A small minority were expelled by Israeli forces or left because Arab forces told them to.
This refugee crisis (which Palestinians call the #Nakba) was followed by nearly 850,000 Jews fleeing or being expelled from Arab states. There is no comparison between these tragedies and the #Holocaust - an industrial-scale genocide in which the Nazis murdered 6 million Jews.