The Black Lives Matter movement is the most recent expression of longstanding antisemitism in the US black community that began during the era of Malcolm X, a study published on Wednesday by the INSS think tank at Tel Aviv University says.
The study, called Black Antisemitism in America: Past and Present, by University of North Texas history and Jewish studies professor Eunice G. Pollack, adds that US Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Council for Public Affairs, downplay the extent of the BLM’s antisemitism.
One example the study cites is that following the BLM’s posted policy platform in 2016 claiming that the US is complicit “in the genocide taking place against the Palestinian people” and calling for support for the BDS movement, the head of ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt, said it was only “some individuals and organizations associated with the Black Lives Matter movement [that] have engaged in antisemitic rhetoric.”
Additionally, over 600 Jewish groups signed a letter in 2020 denying the presence of antisemitism in the BLM movement that appeared in a full-page New York Times ad, with the letter stating that claims of antisemitism are utilized by “politicians and political movements in this country who build power by deliberately manufacturing fear to divide us against each other.”
The study also notes the downplaying or outright disregard of antisemitism among leading black figures such as Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, and more recent figures such as Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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4 Responses
1. Left-wing racism, and left-wing anti-religious bigotry, is “ignored” (i.e. totally supported) by left wing media (which includes all major social media, and almost all news sources except for Fox and the Wall Street Journal).
2. They have to tone down the anti-semitism a bit since the politically correct crowd is dominated by the descendants of Jews, so they have to give up on their usually racial theories (which are amazingly similar to those of the Germans during the 1933-1945 period). I don’t refer to the “descendants of Jews” as “Jews” since many if not most of them are married to or descended from goyim, so being dan le-kaf zechut we should consider them goyim (though the Nazis and the Israels would not). I’m reluctant to use the word “Nazi” to refer to policies adopted by the democratic (small “d”, i.e., elected) since that implies the Holocaust was caused by only one German political party).
What to Beni Cnanai really know, barefoot and all go back to Africa if you don’t like what’s around you. For a people that hardly contributes anything to society( besides sports) you sure have a lot of chutzpa.
That’s the Dems for ya!
Moderators how do you allow Allan’s racist and ridiculous comments? Your site neednt be a source of Chillul Hashem.