This level of ideological callousness should be shocking, but it’s not.
After the latest black nationalist attacks on Jews, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, (JFREJ), a leftist anti-Jewish group, and its political allies on the Left, have doubled down on opposing police protection for Jews.
When Mayor Bill de Blasio finally broke down after the latest attack, a stabbing in a synagogue by a machete-wielding assailant that left five injured, Sophie Ellman-Golan of the Women’s March tweeted, “Your answer to Jews being terrorized is to send in more police to terrorize Black and Brown people.”
JFREJ, one of whose members had an adopted son who had carried out attacks on multiple synagogues, tweeted, “This is what dividing vulnerable communities looks like. Instead of investing in restorative solutions that prioritize the safety of all communities,
@NYCMayor is implementing a plan that treats abuse of Black and Brown communities as the answer to antisemitic violence.”
A black nationalist activist who calls himself ‘Hipster Rebbe’ and whose work had appeared in the Washington Post whined, “Worst move. One that many of us have been warning against for many months now. de Blasio has caved to the pressure of racist demagogues like Dov Hikind & now many young black men will be at risk.”
“Why is every solution more police? This will not make Jews any safer and will make POC less safe. Try addressing the real issues .. start with gentrification and landlords. That’s the real hate,” a socialist Twitter user calling herself Patricia Perlo tweeted.
Joshua Stein, a doctoral candidate in metaethics, tweeted, “In light of the terror to the Jewish community, we’re going to use the NYPD to terrorize black people.”
“This is an outrageously cynical response to antisemitism. We don’t need more cops, or divide and conquer tactics. We need compassionate solidarity,” Hadas Their of the Jacobin tweeted.
If you want to understand why anti-Semitic violence has become so prevalent, it’s important to read these. They show that leftists, including those of Jewish ancestry, prioritize protecting the attackers.
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