UCLA anti-Israel protesters ask supporters for vegan and gluten-free food, zip ties, shields and EpiPens

[Della]

Jewish Voices for Peace does NOT support Jews. They actually support and promote various antisemitic narratives, conspiracy theories, tropes and blood libels. Furthermore, most of its members aren’t even Jewish.

Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. I'll look into them further when I get the time to.

Thoughts?

https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/zionism/

[Della]

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/j ... tisemitism

Interesting read

[Momto2boys973]

Gee… no calls for the destruction of Russia? For violence against Russia? No vandalism of Russian owned businesses?
Where are the violent protests on college campuses, I should’ve asked?
These protests certainly never reached the level of quantity and violence than these protests have.

So where are all the protests against Russia?

HERE

[Momto2boys973]

You do realize that besides one mention of an event in New York all of these protests have been in Nigeria and other African countries.
Again, where were this oh-so concerned student?”s? The calls for the destruction of Boko Haram? The vandalism and harassing of Muslim people?
You really can’t pretend that what’s going on right now isn’t unique in its size and viciousness. You can’t be so blinded to not see how Israel and Jews are unfairly singled out and judged differently than any other country or group.

Where are the protests against Bolo Haram in Nigeria?

HERE

[Aletheia]

Thoughts?

Moreover, over time, multiple strains of Zionism have emerged, including political Zionism, religious Zionism, and cultural Zionism.

• Political: When people refer to “Zionism” today, this is often what they mean. Founded by 19th Century thinker Theodore Herzl, it sees the “Jewish problem” as having a solution in a “Jewish state.” As nationalism rose in Europe, many, including Herzl, saw Jews as outsiders to the nation, unable or unwilling to assimilate or be fully accepted as members of the nation-state. According to Herzl, this “problem” should be solved by a community of nations by establishing a Jewish state in Palestine.

• Religious: Many, but not all, forms of Zionism have their roots in theological interpretations. It is important to note that this form of Zionism is not exclusive to Jewish religious traditions. For example, some evangelical Christian denominations believe that in order to facilitate the second coming of Christ, Jews must “gather” in Israel as part of Biblical prophecy.

• Cultural: Most often attributed to Herzl’s contemporary, Ahad Ha’am (Asher Ginsberg), this form of Zionism called for a spiritual and cultural center for Jewish people in Palestine, but not for a “Jewish state” in the same way Herzl did. Instead, this form of Zionism calls for Jews to share a national language and culture.

The political ideology of Zionism, regardless of which strain, has resulted in the establishment of a Jewish nation-state in the land of historic Palestine. In 1948, 750,000 Palestinians were expelled as part of that process, their homes and property confiscated. Despite recognition of their rights by the United Nations, their rights to return and be compensated have long been denied by the US and Israel. In 1967, Israel occupied what is now known as the Occupied Palestinian Territories, putting millions of people under military rule. Longstanding systemic inequalities privilege Jews over Palestinians inside Israel and in the Occupied Territories.

For more, please see this speech by former JVP Deputy Director Cecilie Surasky, “Settler colonialism, white supremacy, and the ‘special relationship’ between the U.S. and Israel”

https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/zionism/

Also interesting.

[Aletheia]

Where are the protests against Bolo Haram in Nigeria?

HERE

Where were this oh-so concerned students?

Where were the American students, you mean?

American hadn't just voted to send billions of dollars in aid to Boko Haram.

[Aletheia]

So where are all the protests against Russia?

HERE

No vandalism of Russian owned businesses?

The US government has already taken the following actions:
FACT SHEET: Russia Sanctions and Agricultural Trade

Throwing a brick through the window of a business previously owned by a Russian national would be weak sauce, when the business (and all their bank accounts) has already been confiscated.

[Aletheia]

The vandalism and harassing of

Just to be clear, I don't support the harassment of law abiding individuals, nor the vandalism of their property, based upon the religious views of the individuals. They may not have a right to be listened to, but they have a right to get an education.

[Momto2boys973]

Yes. You can’t say that any protests against Boko Haram in the U.S ever reached even remotely the levels of the anti Israel protests.
What about the actual genocide being committed by the Houthis in Yemen? These protesters actually supported them.

https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/anti ... i-violence

And America did send billions of dollars to Iran, who support and fund the Houthis…

HERE

Where were this oh-so concerned students?

Where were the American students, you mean?

American hadn't just voted to send billions of dollars in aid to Boko Haram.

[Momto2boys973]

I know you don’t. But you can’t turn a blind eye at the double standard. People don’t care about real genocide and real war crimes if they can make up some false ones for Israel and use that as an excuse to attack Jews worldwide and to delegitimize Israel by demonizing her.

The vandalism and harassing of

Just to be clear, I don't support the harassment of law abiding individuals, nor the vandalism of their property, based upon the religious views of the individuals. They may not have a right to be listened to, but they have a right to get an education.