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#JewsTalkJustice
Things that won't help Palestine: spraypainting synagogues with free palestine, calling for intifada, ripping down flyers of kidnapped children. When you see these behaviors ask yourself, is this really pro-Palestinian or do they just have a problem with Jews?
@HenMazzig
No, Jewish Voice for Peace is not representative of the vast majority of Jews – whether or not you agree with their political views or not. FYI, stating anything otherwise, or using Jewish voices to promote pro-Hamas positions, is a form of racism known as tokenism.
Today is the anniversary of the Farhud, a two-day massacre of Iraqi Jews that happened in 1941. This pogrom led to the murder of hundreds and the ethnic cleansing of all Iraqi Jews
Today we think about Shlomo Mansour, a Farhud survivor, who is still held hostage by Hamas.
85 year-old Holocaust survivor Yaffa Adar, was kidnapped by Hamas to Gaza on October 7th. She was released last month.
This brave woman is finally speaking out and it is the most inspiring video you’ll see today 💪💜
The world needs to understand: Israel is at war with Hamas, NOT the people of Gaza. If you can't grasp that, you have no business trying to "free Palestine".
Hypocrisy: the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza…while they rejected an amendment that would have condemned the
#HamasMassacre
and demanded the release of hostages kidnapped by Hamas.
Our thoughts are with Israeli and Palestinian civilians today. Over 150 rockets were fired at Israeli civilians from Gaza today and civilians on both sides have been hurt today.
We must oppose violence, no matter who it comes from. Join us and stand on the side of peace.
"...When the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him." - Hamas Charter.
We would rather hide behind stones and trees than behind human shields.
Some 100 LGBTQ+ Palestinians live in Israel under asylum and they deserve your voice. We stand with all LGBTQ+ folks and are horrified by this terrible brutal assault on this community.
25 y/o Palestinian gay man, Ahmed Abu Markhiya, lived in Israel for 2 yrs under asylum. He was repeatedly threatened by Palestinians until he was abducted & murdered in Hebron today for being gay. Videos of his murder circulated online to threaten other LGBTQ+ Palestinians.
There is no justification for attacking innocents because of the actions of others. The violence against Jews in Paris today is classic antisemitism coming on the heels of a call to “jihad” globally by Hamas. Lives on both sides are endangered by this vile incitement
This Hanukkah, may we stand united against hatred and antisemitism. Like the Maccabees, let our collective strength triumph over darkness. Though our voices may be few, together, our light will shine brightly, just like the modest jar of oil so long ago.
Disappointing to see Sky News platform a Hamas terrorist who attempted to distance himself from responsibility for the murder of over 1,400 Israelis and the kidnapping of over 220 civilians by claiming these crimes were “unintentional”.
Platforming terrorists is not journalism.
It has been over two weeks since 200+ Israelis - elderly, women, children, babies - were taken hostage by Hamas. And Ilhan Omar still doesn't care whatsoever about Jewish lives.
All Jews experience antisemitism, but many in our community also experience racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and more.
We must fight for all of us, not just some of us.
BREAKING: 440 UNRWA employees are active members of Hamas military wing.
Newly revealed Israeli intelligence data and evidence painting an even worse picture about the United Nations humanitarian organization.
Out of 12,000 of UNRWA’s Gaza employees:
🔻 440 are active members
Today, as the Republic Islamic and its proxies mourn President Raisa - also known as the Butcher of Tehran - the free world celebrates.
President Raisa will be remembered for his cruelty, his extremism and his crimes.
Iranians deserve better.
This week, a visibly Jewish man was stabbed in Lakewood, New Jersey.
He had to pull a knife out of his own back to stop the attacker.
This is what being Jewish in 2020 looks like.
Today we remember:
Joyce Fienberg
Richard Gottfried
Rose Mallinger
Jerry Rabinowitz
Cecil & David Rosenthal
Bernice & Sylvan Simon
Daniel Stein
Melvin Wax
Irving Younger
We honor them by standing up against hatred & antisemitism wherever it appears. Words + actions matter
Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t just fight for racial equality & civil rights, he fought against antisemitism, & for the Jewish people’s right to have a country of their own. We honor his memory & legacy by standing for justice wherever hatred & discrimination appear.
#MLKDay
It’s very telling that a Holocaust survivor’s tweet warning about antisemitism has been targeted by antisemites with a *false* community note meant to stoke racial tensions.
My tweet about how a Jewish man lost his life because of an antisemitic blood libel— a lie that was believed by an entire community— got an antisemitic “Community Note” on this website.
Devastating reminder of how many believe lies about Jews—many more than there are Jews alive.
Denouncing terrorism is only Islamophobic if you believe that Islam and terrorism are one in
the same.
If that is the case, then it is time to interrogate your own Western bias and orientalism against Islam and Muslims.
Palestinians deserve better.
In the 1990s, the ICRC opened its WWII archives, and researchers exposed how the ICRC’s claim that they were unaware of the horrifying reality of the death camps was false.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance has written the widely used definition of antisemitism. It’s specific, clear, and always under attack by the people who want to normalize hate.
Former South African 🇿🇦 defense minister speaks about his trip to Israel and his surprise at how Arabs and Jews live together side by side — contrary to the exaggerations sometimes used when speaking about the Jewish state:
While they claim to have owned up to this failure as "the worst defeat in the history of its humanitarian mission,” the ICRC continues to diminish the importance of protecting Jewish lives with their treatment - or lack thereof - of the Israeli hostages now, and in the past.
Fact: You cannot both be an ally of the Jewish people while also accusing them, collectively, of "destroying America." Former President Trump's Rosh Hashanah "greeting" is sadly just strengthening antisemitic attitudes in America.
As TLVi Senior fellow Hen Mazzig explains, "ICRC, an organization whose primary purpose was to care for all victims of war, has suddenly become incapable of doing so when those victims are Israeli."
As another Israeli rescue delegation arrives in Turkey our hearts are with the people of Turkey and Syria and all the victims of the recent horrific earthquake.
Donate here to help:
Even before October 7th, the ICRC demonstrated how little they still value Jewish and Israeli lives when they made no attempts to help Avra Mengistu, who has been held hostage by Hamas, in Gaza, since 2014.
The Red Cross has consistently treated the hostage crisis in Gaza differently from past instances and from the Red Cross’s statements on how they should act in these situations.
The ICRC does not know the condition of the hostages and has outright refused to provide even the slightest medical intervention, such as delivering needed medication to hostages.
Asian Jews? Yes! As we continue to celebrate AAPI and Jewish American Heritage Month we highlight the incredible work of Asian Jews both past and present. The Jewish community is a beautiful and diverse place and worthy of celebration.
Have you seen any of the protests happening in Israel on the news? Some called it “The greatest National crisis in history of
#Israel
.” Well, we tried to unpack it for you, here’s what's going on.
Our Community Manager Daniella Rabbani spoke with News Nation about pro-Hamas protests breaking out and the need to differentiate Hamas from Palestinians.
“This will not do anything for Palestinians or for peace, which we all want”
The Jewish community was known for supporting the Black community in the early days of the civil rights, but let's not forget that this was reciprocated by notable figures like A. Philip Randolph, W.E.B. DuBois, and poet Langston Hughes who fought for the Jewish community in turn
5783 has begun but that doesn’t mean we have forgotten all the hard work that was done in 5782. In honor of Rosh Hashanah, and as inspiration for the new year ahead, we are pleased to share the Tel Aviv institute’s Top Influential Jews of 5782
You can’t claim to be nonviolent and pursue the annihilation of an entire country.
You can’t claim to be nonviolent and pursue the displacement of thousands of Jews.
You can’t claim to be nonviolent and support BDS.
Ah yes, there was “peace” for Jews in the Middle East before 1948. And by "peace" we mean second-class citizenship and pogroms in which thousands of Jews were murdered, raped, and robbed throughout the Islamic countries of the Middle East. So peaceful.
We want to offer major congratulations to the Biden (
@POTUS
) Administration for issuing the first ever national plan to fight antisemitism in US history. This is a huge step toward fighting this ancient hatred as it continues to evolve and affect Jews across the globe.
Today, my Administration is releasing a national strategy to fight antisemitism.
Together, we'll raise awareness of antisemitism and Jewish American Heritage, improve safety, reverse the normalization of hate, counter discrimination, and build solidarity and collective action.
The El Ghriba Synagogue, also known as the Djerba Synagogue, located in Tunisia on the island of Djerba (home to about 1,300 Jews), is the oldest synagogue in the country, as well as the oldest synagogue in Africa. It is the site of a yearly pilgrimage on Lag BaOmer.
Europe, December 23rd, 2020
#1
: “good Jew dead Jew” “murdering Jews” “we will hang you” graffitis painted on the gate of Jewish cemetery near Madrid 🇪🇸
#2
: “Free Palestine Israel=Nazis Antifa Bulgaria” was spray-painted Wednesday on the gate to the synagogue of Plovdiv 🇧🇬
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger told Netanyahu in 2023 that “It’s not going to work because the more public pressure we seemingly would do, the more they would shut the door” when asked to pressure Hamas to release the hostages.
The ICRC has also had no part in the negotiation process between Israel and Hamas and in meetings with Hamas leaders has not advocated for the release of the hostages at all.
All Jews are Jews!
The high holidays are an opportunity for Jews of all backgrounds to unite and celebrate our heritage. Today we must focus on what unites us — not what divides us!
Shana tova ✡️ May this year bring us peace and unity!
Please read all of the slides in this thread. It’s so easy, especially online, to look at a single tweet or headline and assume it alone is the entire story. It never is. Know the history and check your sources.
#Israel
“The Jewish community must protect & join those protesting today. Our lawyers must defend protesters unlawfully arrested, our medics must treat victims of police brutality, our everyday Jewish Americans must march with the Black community”
-
@eliyahulann
On Sukkot Jews build temporary huts to commemorate the Israelites' time in the wilderness after fleeing Egypt. The Torah (Deut 16:16) states that Sukkot was 1 of 3 pilgrimage holidays when Jews visited the Temple. The history of our ppl & holidays begins in & continues in Israel.
There comes no solace in the news that Robert Bowers will be put to death. It's as if we have put out a bush on fire while the forest behind us blazes on. The conspiracies and hate circling online will breed a hundred Bowers before the injection stops his heart.
1/2
Dear Elon Musk,
As unfortunate as it is that Twitter as a platform is falling apart at the seams, you are blaming the wrong people. Jewish people asking that you make your site less antisemitic is not what ruined it. You might want to look elsewhere.
The holiday of Sigd begins tonight. One of the unique holidays of the Ethiopian Jewish community, learn more about this beautiful holiday and its traditions below.
We stand against the vile campaign to exclude Indigenous Middle Eastern people from ethnic studies in CA. Imazighen, Persians, Armenians, Kurds, Arabs, & Jews all equally belong in Asian Amer Studies.
@TonyThurmond
@CADeptED
@LDH_ed
#DefendEthnicStudies
We are thrilled to launch our new project:
#Under30
!
We’re bringing together some of the most important young Jewish voices for a weekly online Zoom events, under 30 minutes, covering crucial issues.
Stay tuned!
For those who are NOT affected by this war, it's your job to emphasize the value of every life and stand in support of all children, families, and victims affected by terror and war, including all Jews and all Israelis. This should not be controversial.
The number of Americans who want the U.S. to support Israel in the conflict has risen across almost all political parties. So why are Democratic politicians leaning so heavily towards Palestine? When our Representatives don't represent us, they aren't doing their jobs.
Our very own digital producer
@Eli7ChicnSweet
has such a powerful voice and we loved to see her discussing Jewish issues at this episode of
@jubileemedia
On this day, 33 years ago, thousands of Jews came together to march for Soviet Jews, and against a kind of antisemitism that claimed to be anti-Zionism. The USSR did not try annihilate Judaism as an ethnicity, but as a culture. They didn’t win.
Member of Arizona House of Representatives,
@almaforarizona
is the first Mexican-American Jew to win an elected position in American history.
The conversation between her &
@HenMazzig
is ought to be fascinating!
Free & limited spots available:
As Jews we have a rich history & distinct culture which we honor & highlight every week on Shabbat.
This week, in the face of hate which was spread to millions of people, may we celebrate our traditions, our families, & ourselves, louder, prouder, & stronger than ever before.
Today is Yom HaShoah, a day to remember the 6 million victims of the Holocaust.
This Yom HaShoah is the first after October 7th, the largest slaughter of Jews since that day.
Holocaust survivors like Lucy Lipiner are finding today especially hard, for obvious reasons.
As time goes on we must remain firm in our promise to remember the atrocities of October 7th and prevent it from ever happening again.
These are the victims of Nova, one of several massacres that occurred that day.
May their memories be a blessing.
Our
#TelAvivPride
reception with our incredible alumni was an absolute blast! 🌈🎉🇮🇱
Wishing everyone a colorful Pride celebration!
Let's continue to embrace love, diversity, and equality.
#Pride2023
🫶
Arava is a beautiful human story and (finally) an authentic Israeli film. We loved this masterpiece by Sarah Meital Benjamin, starring Swell Ariel Or.
Wish them luck at Palm Spring Festival 🙌
Last week our co-founder
@henmazzig
had the opportunity to speak to student leaders about the importance of engaging in the right way on social media. Unfortunately, as Jews, we don’t have the luxury of pretending antisemitism doesn’t exist
“Calling out hatred of Jews among progressives isn’t saying that white supremacists aren’t a threat.
Calling out hatred of Jews among whites supremacists isn’t saying that antisemitic progressives aren’t a threat.”
@HenMazzig