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no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution, no to bi-national state
no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution, no to bi-national state
@ Sebastien Zorn:
Other than soup nazis, of course, but hyperbole has its limits and they have been exceeded. Who’s to say it hasn’t opened the door to the real thing which we are presented with again?
@ Michael S:
No. she’s a self-deluded useful idiot. i live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and am surrounded with them. They think you are the Nazi. The truth is neither one. The truth is that PEOPLE WHO HATE JEWS ARE NAZIS. Their reasons are unimportant. The hatred finds the pretexts not the other way around. And it’s different from all other hatreds and racisms. It can find a home in any cause. But the opposite of love is indifference not hate.
@ Sebastien Zorn:
Sebastian, for all practical purposes, Rachel Prusak is an antisemite and a Nazi. She and her cohorts are turning Oregon into a brown-shirt national socialist hellhole. I have no sympathy for her whatsoever, and neither should you.
@ Michael S:
Just because I don’t support her political alliance with leftwing antisemites doesn’t mean that I won’t defend her, as a fellow Jew, against right wing antisemites. The Tree of LIfe Synagogue massacre was perpetrated by a neo-nazi who was angry at them for their Progressive politics, in particular their support for Muslim immigration – which harms Jews more than anyone. By the way, I take exception to your tone. I went out of my way to politely overlook the fact that your insensitivity and rush to minimize antisemitism looks a lot worse, you’re not being Jewish, yourself, and especially a Christian, with 2,000 years to atone for. Let’s avoid ad hominem attacks and keep it civil, shall we, because my initial response to your last comment about showing my true colors was, “the feeling is mutual.” But, I’m just too polite to say so out loud. You know me; I prefer to turn the other cheek (the one on my face, that is.)
@ Sebastien Zorn:
Sebastien, you’re really showing your true colors here. Let’s look a little bit into your Jewish poster girl, Rep. Rachel Prusak (D), supposed “victim” of unnamed “Neo-Nazis”.
First of all, notice the (D) after her name. She is one of those who turned Oregon in favor of Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden — all of them, doubtless, extremely pro-Israel. As for her local politics,
““Rachel Prusak moved to our community to become a politician and her priorities are not ours. She is supported by extreme groups that want to defund our local police. We can’t afford another politician who won’t protect us.”
~John Markell, Former West Linn Police Officer”
http://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide/english/kellysloop.html
Some of those “extreme groups”, as you know, are Soros-funded and extremely anti-Israel BLM and Antifa. And you support her? As I said, your true colors are showing.
Let me see.. first, she supports groups like BLM and Antifa, whose push to defend the police has taken away much of our police protection. That’s not enough, though — she wants to make sure that after taking guns away from law enforcement, she wants to take away our firearms as well:
Oregon Democrats are pushing legislation to make it illegal for concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms for self-defense in certain public buildings.
The legislation, Senate Bill 554, is sponsored by State Sens. Ginny Burdick (D) and James I. Manning Jr. (D), and State Reps. Rachel Prusak (D) and Lisa Reynolds (D).
— https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/25/oregon-democrats-seek-to-limit-where-permit-holders-can-carry-guns/
Now, let’s check out her other platforms:
“BerniePDX / Portland for Bernie…
“Black Lives Matter
-Defund the police, invest in communities, pass the Breathe Act
Jobs for all!
-We need a Green New Deal
Real COVID Relief
-Monthly payments, no evictions, invest in public housing
Medicare for all, now!
Protect immigrants
-Not one more deportation, reunite families
Respect Indigenous Sovereignty (I don’t think they consider the Jews of Israel to be “indigenous”.)…
“SPEAKERS:
– Commissioner JoAnn Hardesty!
– A representative for Rep. Rachel Prusak!
– Valdez Bravo, former PCC Board Member and longtime BerniePDXer!…
“Sunday, Nov. 12, 3-5 pm: The Tree of Life Courageous Women of Resistance
Hosted by Occupation-Free Portland and Jewish Voice for Peace – Portland, OR
“Fayrouz Sharqawi of The Tree of Life Courageous Women of Resistance Tour is coming to Portland. She is a Palestinian community resistance organizer from occupied Jerusalem. Join us to hear this woman who speaks truth to power and in so doing brings enlightenment and engagement for a more peaceful future…
“Monday, October 30, 7-8:30 pm: Planning Meeting for Occupation-Free Portland
“Come help plan next steps for our campaign to keep Portland free of any complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. Help preserve the partial victory of banning city investments in corporations that profit from the occupation and human rights violations…”
— https://berniepdx.us/past-events/
SEBASTIEN, DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT I THINK YOU’RE ON THE WRONG SIDE
Michael S Said:
Is that supposed to be reassuring? Now, who’s aiming for a comedy award?
I just googled Oregon and
antisemitism:
Fire at Portland synagogue set intentionally, police say, but no evidence of link to antisemitism https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/12/portland-synagogue-set-on-fire-intentionally-police-say-but-no-evidence-of-antisemitism.html
Oregon Holocaust memorial vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic slurs
https://www.timesofisrael.com/oregon-holocaust-memorial-vandalized-with-swastikas-antisemitic-slurs/
Join the local Jewish community for
Uncovering the Hidden History of Jews and Antisemitism in Oregon
Thursday, March 18, 2021
https://www.jewishportland.org/uncovering-the-hidden-history-of-jews-and-antisemitism-in-oregon
@ Michael S:
And it was just fliers, right? For now. Whether from the left or from the right, antisemitism is always antisemitism and I think it’s wrong to simply lump it in with everything else, minimizing it.
@ Sebastien Zorn:
Sebastien, are you trying to get a comedy award? Portland is the ONLY place in Oregon with a Jewish population worth mentioning. In other cities, nearly all synagogues have trouble getting minyons together, and many have no rabbis. The fact that somebody said something not nice to a Jew in Portland, as much as I do not like these things, has little or no impact on the people of this state. Meanwhile,
” Portland residents scared to visit ‘trashed’ downtown amid riots: poll
By Eileen AJ Connelly
May 15, 2021
— https://nypost.com/2021/05/15/portland-residents-scared-to-visit-downtown-amid-riots-poll/
and
Shootings and chaos in Portland (with a possible connection to ‘defund the police’) (Update)
— https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2021/05/20/shootings-and-chaos-in-portland-n391329
Give me a break
@ Michael S:
I beg to differ:
https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/04/22/jewish-lawmaker-in-oregon-targeted-by-hateful-antisemitic-attack/
I understand, that some Jews are concerned about antisemitism and about terrorist attacks in Israel. Bearing that in mind, I am more concerned about terrorism in Oregon — by both the mob and the government (because I live here). An example:
“Papers Please: Oregon Becomes First Stasi State, Vax Pass Police Will Check Before Entry
“In Oregon, and in one California county, citizens are now required to show their papers before being allowed in businesses and workplaces without a mask…
“The Gateway Pundit added:
Oregon has gone from a liberal hell hole to 1930s Germany overnight.
The Oregon Health Authority is now requiring businesses and religious institutions to enforce mask mandates by forcing people to show proof of vaccination.
The CDC last week updated its mask guidance and said fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks indoors.
In order to prevent the unvaccinated from walking around unmasked, Oregon health officials are now creating a caste system by marking the unvaxxed lepers…”
— https://conservativedailypost.com/papers-please-oregon-becomes-first-stasi-state-vax-pass-police-will-check-before-entry/
What is happening in Oregon is NOT being motivated by antisemitism. It, along with antisemitism, abortion, forced perversion education in schools, cancel culture, you name it, are all just manifestations ot the Bully Culture of the Fourth Reich — directed against not just the Jews, but against anything and anyone who appears weak: the Jews, the Evangelical Christians, the elderly, the poor and ESPECIALLY the children.
Here comes the jackboot, crunch! crunch! crunch!
@ keelie:
I agree
I still dislike the use of the words “anti-semite” or “anti-semitism” because they are far too soft and don’t get to the root of the problem.
I prefer the use of “Jew-hater” and “Jew-hatred” respectively. These are stronger words and while I don’t believe their use will influence leftists (including morally-disinclined newspapers and their reporters) it will bring the real problem into sharp focus.