(Jewish Group) How The Right And The Left Share A Double Standard About Anti-Semitism
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)
When DC Councilman Trayon White claimed climate change was a conspiracy of the famously Jewish Rothschilds, he quickly made headlines, and not in a good way. Interestingly, some of his strongest defenders came from within the Jewish community.
We believe that we can best address anti-Semitism and misinformation in this moment by engaging and educating rather than denouncing, said Jacob Feinspan, executive director of Jews United for Justice (JUFJ).
As a Jew local to the DC area, I was initially skeptical. But the Councilman has since made a sincere apology and reached out to Jewish leaders in order to learn. JUFJs approach, which leveraged a longstanding relationship with Councilman White, offers an intriguing example.
And yet, this sort of calling-in doesnt always work.
When news broke of the continued relationship between the egregiously anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan and Womens March co-leader Tamika Mallory, many condemned the association. And yet some progressive Jewish groups moved quickly, to attack Mallorys critics.
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I and others have been saying this for YEARS. It is pretty sickening to watch other Jews speak out of both sides of their mouths in regards to anti-Semitism, but have
NO fucking problem being full-throated in responses to other forms of bigotry.