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Elder of Ziyon has collected a small but telling sample of antisemitic incidents that took place during the day — twelve hours — on October 29, and he has posted them at his website. Just a glimpse into the widening miasma of hate. You can find his list here: “12 hours of antisemitic incidents in the news,” Elder of Ziyon, October 30, 2024:
In Brooklyn:
A visibly Jewish man was slashed in the face in a random attack as he was walking on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning by an attacker who yelled hateful rhetoric before slashing him.
The Jewish community of Chicago urged the mayor to act as if he cared in the wake of the shooting of a Jewish man on Saturday. The mayor released a statement that didn’t even mention that the victim was Jewish.
What Brandon Johnson, the Mayor of Chicago, ignored was that this shooting was directed at the victim precisely because he was visibly Jewish. Not mentioning the victim’s identity, nor that the shooting was an antisemitic hate crime, was unforgivable. An obvious attempt by the mayor to minimize the dangers Jews face in Chicago today.
Speaking of the Chicago mayor, he just appointed a president of the Chicago Board of Education who has posted antisemitic and pro-Hamas posts on social media.
Twenty-six Chicago “alders” (formerly “aldermen”) asked Mayor Brandon Johnson to rescind his recent appointment of Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson as head of Chicago’s Public Schools, now that the dozens of antisemitic and anti-Israel messages he has been posting on Facebook since Oct. 7 have come to light. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned Thursday.
The Communist Student League a the University of Buffalo had written a letter last week with a list of demands, including that all “Zionists” be expelled from the school. Buffalo SUNY BDS, another unofficial group, agreed.
Why stop there? Since over 90% of Jews in America are “Zionists” — that is, they have declared their support for Israel, wouldn’t it be easier to expel all the Jews who are either students or faculty at the University of Buffalo? Any Jew who affirmatively declares that he, or she, does not support the state of Israel should, of course, be allowed to remain.
A West Palm Beach man is being charged with voter intimidation after he was caught on camera by a news crew allegedly yelling antisemitic slurs at a campaign worker at a polling site.
This was not “voter intimidation.” It was aimed at someone who was being yelled at not because he was a campaign worker, but because he was perceived as being a Jewish campaign worker, and was the victim of antisemitic slurs.
A Jewish family has sued a San Jose charter school, two Santa Clara County education organizations and the California Department of Education for what they say was a pattern of antisemitic bullying, harassment and public humiliation that their 13-year-old daughter experienced while at school in the wake of October 7. The girl is now going to a private Jewish school….
Nothing was done by those running the San Jose charter school to punish those who were engaged after October 7 in antisemitic bullying and harassment of a 13-year-old Jewish girl. The bullying thus continued, making the girl so miserable that her parents took her out of the school and, at great expense, enrolled her in a private Jewish school.
In Delhi, NY:
An Oneonta man has been sentenced to probation after being involved in a hate crime against a child of the Jewish faith.
Zachary Hoffman Kowatch, 23, was sentenced to five years of probation for Attempted Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a Class E Felony.
Kowatch previously admitted that on May 9, he swerved his vehicle at the teenager while he was riding his bike. He also yelled several antisemitic slurs as he passed the victim. Kowatch then turned his vehicle around, revved his engine, and drove back towards the victim. He made further antisemitic remarks as he drove off.
Kowatch swerved his vehicle so as to narrowly miss hitting a Jewish teenager riding his bike, and turned his car around to aim it at the boy a second time. The boy was in fear for his life. Why wasn’t this “reckless endangerment” deserving of more than merely five years of probation? Why not give Kowatch a year in jail, to make sure that others so inclined will think twice before emulating him.
Hasan Piker, among the most-watched streamers on the platform Twitch, is coming under fire for anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric that has escalated in recent weeks.
In one recent stream, Piker declared that “it doesn’t matter if rapes f***ing happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me even this much,” holding his fingers up in a pinching gesture. He had previously denied those atrocities….
Piker, who once denied the October 7 atrocities, now admits that they took place, but he makes clear he doesn’t give a damn if they did. He is among the most watched “streamers” on Twitch. Given his indifference to the torture, rape, and murder of Israelis on October 7, should he continue be given a platform to spread his hate on Twitch? Why don’t those who own Twitch ban him from the site?
In London, a group cheerfully chanted for ethnically cleansing all Jews from Israel….
This took place on the Underground. No one was arrested, no one was even admonished for what was, after all, a call for the expulsion or killing of all Israeli Jews.
Elder of Ziyon believes that at least one news story about antisemitic acts appears “every hour.” I’m convinced that is a great underestimate. I’d wager that there is an antisemitic act taking place somewhere in the world, whether with swastikas daubed on synagogue walls, or Jewish pupils subject to taunts by classmates, or Jews wearing kippahs beaten up or slashed with a knife on the streets of the US and France, Turkey and the UK, Germany and Italy, Argentina and South Africa, Russia and Sweden — not every hour, but every few minutes.
Jews have not survived and thrived in America by relying entirely on the support of the authorities. They had to respond to threats and violence in kind when necessary. Gangs of attackers had to be fought. Property with “No Jews” signs could be surrounded by Jewish owned property. Legal, political, and medical organization to assist Jews provided the same for the general community. At this time, all Jewish sites such as private schools, temples, and neighborhoods need their own active security. Images only of Jews crying after being abused have to become more diverse.
We need to engage in more armed, violent revenge.
“No justice….. No peace” – remember that? It is now OURS❗
When (not if) we are punished for ore holy violence, we should demend of our new president that he grant us Full Pardons for our divine acts of JUSTICE. Politically Twist his arm; remind him that we who voted Republican last Tuesday will vote for whichever Democrat promises us Pardons next election.
sorry for the typo. I posted ANGRY …
Would that include you? Are you armed yet? Don’t talk big. Just do what you need to do and don’t brag about it.
I agree.
Save the bragging for when your friends are pressuring for a Pardon for you.
….and at that, it needs to be a °humble brag°.
….”ah shucks, I was just doin’ what you would do.”
I’m not sure I really get your silly sarcasm and I don’t care. But it sounds to me as if you are saying to the Jews “Let’s you and him fight”, while you sit back unarmed and act very pleased with yourself.
You are an unfunny loudmouthed fool who thinks emojis are somehow clever. They aren’t.
I’ve suggested to you before to go buy a gun, if you live in city where you can. If you live in some effed up city run by leftists, you are S.O.L.
Until you are armed and have a carry license, maybe you should simply shut up about going around armed.
My snark Trump’s your snark.
I would guess your IQ is in the upper 120s to mid 130s. When I was your age, I tested in the low to mid 140s, depending on the test.
Now, I don’t care what psychometricians claim, IQ certainly reaches a plateau in one’s early to mid 30s, then slowly declines, year by year.
I am 35 years in that slow decline, so I am about down to your current level.
However,
I have been were you are years before you, and I have loads of experience and memory….so MY snake beats YOUR snark.
..and I have mother-lode of snark to share.
…or should I say mutha-load to make myself understandable to your homo//.. uh, I mean homies. ~
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I won’t apologize for the typos.
• And gun laws mean nothing;
• You carry what you carry
• You go to the range to learn
how much gun you can fire
With ACCURACY, and you
purchase thAt one. It is most
importand that, should you need
to use it, you hit what you aim at
and no one else. Juries hate wild
shooters, and appreciate clinical
defenders.
I don’t care what your IQ is. But it’s clear you think you have something to prove. Or there is an insecurity complex at work here? And you still didn’t answer my question old man. Do you own a gun, legally?
And gun laws mean nothing? You are a fool.
You are the type of moron that would carry and use an unregistered firearm. And you are dumb enough to use it too.
And I sure don’t need a lecture about guns from someone who thinks gun laws, however much we may despise the gun grabbers, don’t matter. I guess you will find out when you actually shoot one of those Hamas Jihadists harassing/killing Jews. But I don’t think you have the stones.
In addition to being an unfunny loudmouthed fool you are also an arrogant jerk who gives Jews a bad name. And considering how much anti-semitism there is, I don’t think you will do well in prison.
…..homo? Mutha-load? Really? Gay and black insults? That’s all you got? I think we can add low rent to your personality. Maybe your IQ is on an unusually rapid decline. Or maybe it was never that high.
The Left will never acknowledge Jews as victims or Muslims as perpetrators. Remembers when hateful old crone Susan Sarandon said antisemitic violence was just “giving a Jews a taste of what Muslims have experienced for years”? In fact, there are about 10 TIMES as many anti Jewish hate crimes as anti Muslim ones, so Jews would actually be catching a break “getting a taste of” what Muslims experience. Remember too that Alvin Bragg (when he wasn’t busy pursuing trumped uo (no oun intended) indictments of Donald Trump and Daniel Penny, let “Palestinian” who chased a Jewish man through Midtown Manhattan, beat him up to the point where he required hospital treatment (aggravated assault) and freely admitted his crime and expressed no remorse (indeed, said he’d do it again) go free.
Nothing says, “Don’t f**k with me” faster than a weapon. I prefer a cold, hard semi-automatic pistol. Training at a reputable gun range until you feel confident and competent and then learning to be more situationally aware of your surroundings.
These perpetrators should be prosecuted for hate crimes…but if I wait for that to happen, someone will be saying Kaddish for me.
As a people who generally want to see the best in others as a function of our mitzvot in the Torah, such passive generosity is dangerous on the street.
Does this enrage me? Absolutely! Yet, with the uptick in antisemitic rhetoric here (thank you so much leftist/Marxists/Islamist-worshipping idiots) we’ve again needed to face an unpleasant, life-threatening actuality . I recently dreamed neighbors were breaking into my home to murder me because I am a Jew and then another one days later where I am carrying a suitcase with other Jews heading toward an unknown destination. I took them both as early warnings integrating that into my daily awareness and my vote for a known supporter, in word and deed, of both Israel and the Jewish people.
Reality is a relentless, unsympathetic teacher and you can run but you cannot hide. As a woman, I long ago adapted to reality–there are some predatory men in this world and they easily spot both men and women who are vulnerable and Jew haters do too. Our Jewish people need to face this potentially deadly reality and always be trained and prepared. Self-defense systems like Jujitsu and Israeli Krav Maga are empowering and so is knowing that you can choose to have a powerful, neutralizing tool like a 9 millimeter strapped on your side with the accompanying skills to effectively use it….well, let ’em try–bang, bang!
Emergency services, my attacker has been neutralized from harming me, please send an ambulance.
…or a hearse! You have very well stated your argument.
Being prepared is the best defense. As Gabrielle stated dreams, especially two nights in a row should not be discounted. YOU may be able to run and hide but children and older folks will not be able to. Having a small pack with essential clothing, food and essential medicines that you can grab will save much time, rather than trying to remember where everything is in an emergency. If you are not allowed to own a weapon (California, Illinois, etc) then Byrna (sp?) that will do the job. There are other similar arms. The Jews in Germany said this will never happen here! By the time they realized it was it was too late! Don’t follow their error. I am not Jewish but consider them family. Meet with friends and discuss where you could go if you have to evacuate. Having a plan is essential. Have maps. A portable AM/FM radio is essential to hear news broadcasts. Twenty to thirty adults, even with kids, will generally be avoided. (Adults on the outside with children in the middle). If you have nothing but staffs you will intimidate most people trying to bother you (remember a mother grizzly bear will fight to the death to protect her cubs). Will ;you do the same? Remember the Warsaw Ghetto and the fight they made with just a few pistols and grenades! Make your attackers realize you will not go easily into the night
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Retired Army Special Forces Master Sergeant