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Related: About this forumA week of antisemitism
This has been a dark week for Jews:
- A large-scale, premeditated pogrom injured dozens of Jews in Amsterdam. Media figures have yet to stop justifying the attack.
- A Jewish student in Dublin was cornered in a bar bathroom by three men who, after asking if he was Jewish and receiving a yes, beat him severely.
- A man in Crown Heights attempted to kidnap a visibly Jewish child walking with his father.
- A 13-year-old visibly Jewish child was slapped in the face by an older man on his way to school in Crown Heights.
- Two Jewish students at Chicagos DePaul University were attacked by masked men while hosting a table inviting people to engage in peaceful dialogue about Israel.
- A visibly Jewish man in NYC was slashed in the face with a blade, requiring 18 stitches, by a man who shouted, F*** you guys.
This list cant begin to capture the extent of antisemitic vandalism, verbal harassment, and intimidation but it does highlight the escalation in physical violence against Jews.
And worlds horrifying indifference to it.
This week will go down in history as a turning point for violent antisemitism in the 21st century.
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(14,439 posts)FirstLight
(14,191 posts)Please check on your Jewish, Mexican, LGBT etc friends ..
It's really disturbing how scary it is out there. It's also disturbing that it's history repeating itself in so many ways and that it's happening in Europe and elsewhere too
OldBaldy1701E
(6,397 posts)And, where is everyone else when this crap goes down?
Please stay in touch with your Jewish friends and family. There is no depths to which these snakes won't stoop. Be ready to stand with them. It really comes down to a simple question.
Defense... or offense?