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(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)When DC Councilman Trayon White claimed climate change was a conspiracy of the famously Jewish Rothschilds, he quickly made headlines, and not in a good way. Interestingly, some of his strongest defenders came from within the Jewish community.
We believe that we can best address anti-Semitism and misinformation in this moment by engaging and educating rather than denouncing, said Jacob Feinspan, executive director of Jews United for Justice (JUFJ).
As a Jew local to the DC area, I was initially skeptical. But the Councilman has since made a sincere apology and reached out to Jewish leaders in order to learn. JUFJs approach, which leveraged a longstanding relationship with Councilman White, offers an intriguing example.
And yet, this sort of calling-in doesnt always work.
When news broke of the continued relationship between the egregiously anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan and Womens March co-leader Tamika Mallory, many condemned the association. And yet some progressive Jewish groups moved quickly, to attack Mallorys critics.
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I and others have been saying this for YEARS. It is pretty sickening to watch other Jews speak out of both sides of their mouths in regards to anti-Semitism, but have NO fucking problem being full-throated in responses to other forms of bigotry.
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(Jewish Group) How The Right And The Left Share A Double Standard About Anti-Semitism (Original Post)
Behind the Aegis
Mar 2018
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grossproffit
(5,591 posts)1. Antisemitism has become endemic.
still_one
(91,965 posts)2. I think some of this may be due to naivity, motivated that their progressive credentials will be
questioned, unless they bend over backwards and give those who make such sickening slurs, the benefit of the doubt