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Why would it be? Two-state solution and all. |
| Does the Open Society foundation fund these rallies too? |
It clearly says the grant is for transportation. Which is exactly what numerous Palestinian groups did. |
NP. I also find it interesting that you would peruse the Crown Heights website. I am Jewish and never even heard of it. I do see a trend with you are only posting negative things about all things Israel going back years. And of course your comments about Shani Louk were eyebrow raising. On the pro-Palestine rally thread you tried to create a narrative that the Hamas flags were really tiny and no one paid attention to them, the rally was no anti semitic, etc. I foresee that after the pro-Israel march, you will be back here writing about vandalism, right wing conspiracies, Jewish money (well that you already started). You can go ahead and delete my comment. Your Shani Louk comments are out there in the universe forever. |
Doubt he has to force them as I’m sure he never hires Muslims. I for one look forward to attending any pro Israel protest to counter protest in favor of Palestinian rights. |
Jeff thanks for posting. It’s naive not to see the money at play here. One side is more funded than the other hence billionaires threatening to pull money from campuses they perceive as critical of Israel in any manner. |
Please do. We welcome productive dialogue and hope for a free and prosperous Palestinian state without Hamas. I will march with you my American and Israeli flag. |
They are not threatening, they will pull donations to those campsites . People, even Jews, are free to do what they want with their money. Arab countries have given at least $8 billion to US elite universities in recent years. The other side is well funded too. Hold on to your tin hat it’s about to fly away https://wpde.com/amp/news/nation-world/foreign-countries-send-billions-of-dollars-to-top-us-universities-not-a-surprise-were-seeing-anti-israel-protests-on-college-campuses-ivy-league-middle-east-qatar |
| The oldest anti semitic tripe in the world is how rich Jews are. Arabs are 2 billion people of the world vs 15 million (with an M) of Jews. Yes there are very many wealthy Jews (inviting lots of hate) AMD as many have pointed out on these threads Arabs are some of the worlds wealthiest and most educated. It’s naive to think one side is more or less funded than the other. And if you truly believe that pro Palestinian supporters are less funded/less professionally organized… even though statistics are in their favor then the question is why aren’t the ultra wealthy Arab states (or Iran or Russian and Iranian proxies) supporting them more. And I think either they ARE and you just don’t want to admit it because it doesn’t fit the narrative of “well only the Jews do it” OR they aren’t and that doesn’t fit the narrative that Arabs super care about the Palestinians. I don’t have an answer for you but please stop with the antisemitism. |
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I am not sure about a “pro-Israel” protest.
The best thing for knocking back antisemitism at this point would be for the IDF to meet its goal of, inter alia, dismantling Hamas in Gaza. There are many, many very difficult steps ahead in that awful campaign, but so far it sounds like IDF is proceeding successfully with close-quarters ground combat with close air support. Only the biggest pro-Hamas booster would now deny that Hamas positions weaponry adjacent to schools and operates militarily, so to speak, out of hospitals. There is no need for a protest to point this out. The sad fact, too, is that with all the antisemitism out there, pro-Israel protesters’ safety is a real concern. I suppose, though, that a protest could 1) remind the world about Hamas’ October 7 aggression, snd 2) call for the release of the hostages. The other “team” (Pres. Biden’s term) can then march, yet again. |
| I don’t understand why they planned it for a weekday at 1. I’d try to go but can’t miss work. |
Jeff, Jewish history is not normal. You're a smart guy and know very well how powerful and dangerous the (fiercely antisemitic) image of rich Jews using their money to pull strings behind the scenes has been for a thousand years. This argument is beneath you. I know you support the national aspirations of the Palestinian people. That is not unreasonable. But if you aren't an antisemite, you have no business harnessing the vocabulary and imagery of classic antisemitism to support your points. Also, yes, if you were indeed reading in good faith (I used to think you did even if your conclusions differed from mine), you were mistaken about the $250. Travel funds. |
+1 |
Saturday is Shabbat and I’m guessing some churches are joining in so it can’t be on a Sunday. I agree the timing is weird |
I just need to boost this post since Jeff is deleting mine even though they are literally saying the same thing. But I guess he doesn’t like to have his issues pointed out repeatedly. So I simply say: “+1” |