Thread by @JFREJNYC

A resolution for ‘end Jew hatred day’ just passed in @NYCCouncil. The resolution’s name is set up to make it impossible to oppose—after all, who wouldn’t oppose anti-Jewish hate? But there’s more to the story here…so let’s talk about the org & people behind the resolution...
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The group behind the ‘end Jew hatred day’ resolution is…wait for it…End Jew Hatred. The org’s head is Brooke Goldstein, who is also: head of the Lawfare Project (a far-right pro-Israel legal advocacy org); a vocal Trump supporter; regular guest on Fox News, Newsmax, OAN. etc…

To understand just how right-wing Brooke Goldstein is, and the kind of Islamophobic, racist, & misogynistic garbage she has been pushing for over a decade, see this video of her talking about Huma Abedin.
*Content warning - it’s upsetting*
rightwingwatch.org/post/fox-panel… @RightWingWatch

Brooke Goldstein claims to be a civil rights advocate, but she uses lawsuits to advance a far-right agenda that does nothing to make Jews safer. At the Lawfare Project, she uses lawsuits to prevent people from exercising the right to boycott Israel, even just the settlements.

Brooke Goldstein isn’t the only right-wing activist pushing the council’s ‘End Jew Hatred’ resolution. Also pushing it is Dov Hikind, an ex-member of the Jewish Defense League, a terrorist group founded by the extremist rabbi Meir Kahane.

Until recently, Dov Hikind was a staunch Trump supporter. He has also: advocated for law enforcement profiling of Muslims; opposed same-sex marriage and memorializing non-Jewish Roma, disabled, and LGBTQ people persecuted in the Holocaust; and most infamously, worn blackface.

Other supporters are using the resolution to support rolling back an actual civil rights victory to limit pre-trial detention of those who can’t afford bail.
Listen to this testimony using the appeal to ‘end Jew hatred’ as an excuse to undo bail reform:

https://twitter.com/Chrislejohnyc/status/1650916995821453328?s=19

Lots of people want to take action against antisemitism! That’s why a lot of CMs voted for this resolution. But Brooke Goldstein, Dov Hikind & their Kahanist friends are using folks' genuine desire to combat antisemitism to legitimize themselves & advance their far-right agendas.

This resolution isn't about Jewish safety or civil rights—if it were we’d be applauding it/helping pass it!
But at best, this resolution is a symbolic gesture that helps to launder the reputations of & build credibility for far-right activists. Again: that doesn't make us safer.

Council members like @ShahanaFromBK & @SandyforCouncil care deeply about Jewish safety & combating bigotry of all kinds. They know this resolution is a symbolic gesture that lets politicians congratulate themselves w/o having to take meaningful action to protect our communities.

Rather than slamming CMs who looked at this resolution, saw where it came from, and—knowing they'd be attacked for their principled stance—decided they couldn’t support an initiative led by open proponents of bigotry, we should focus on materially combating antisemitism & hate.

JFREJ is proud to work with CMs taking meaningful action to end hate violence. In 2019 we convened the #NYCAgainstHate coalition & developed a policy framework calling for investment in a restorative community-based approach to all forms of hate violence: static1.squarespace.com/static/5e1b96b…

CMs like @CMShahanaHanif @SandyforCouncil @alexaforcouncil @OsseChi @LincolnRestler & more have been working with us to tangibly combat antisemitism. hate violence since they were elected (and for MVPs like @ShahanaFromBK, even before then!)
Take a look:

https://twitter.com/JFREJNYC/status/1512445737124179968