Columbia Leaders Grilled at Antisemitism Hearing

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(04-30-2024, 09:46 AM)jmccracky Wrote: I've been seeing protesters wearing t shirts that say "Jews cease fire". That's a problem. I even saw it on CNN the other day. Why are we (us liberals) not calling that out? Look....if it said "Israel cease fire", I wouldn't have a problem with that. But calling out Jews for a cease fire is anti Semitic. And it's getting worse and scary for those, like my wife, who are Jewish. 

You are seeing it only as being pro Palestinian people, which could be what a lot of protesters are there for. Protests can be a good thing, but anti Semitic rhetoric has no place. I'm sure you'd have a problem with protesters on the right with t shirts saying "blacks stop committing crimes" amongst the crowds. It's disgusting. But our side isn't as bad is what my fellow left friends say when I bring it up. I hate that way of thinking. 

Not trying to argue. Just trying to make you see what I see if you ain't seeing it. 

I'm sure there are outliers that are crossing the line. I'd imagine I could find some pro-Israel protestors that are saying awful things to the pro-Palestinian protestors.

I'm just speaking in general.  

Americans become very "anti-protest" and base it on the worst of the worst, or how the feel about the subject being protested.

For example: No one said we should stop all protests because of Jan 6th.  The discussion was on the protestors that went too far and destroyed property and wanted to hang the VP.

So while there are probably examples of people protesting Jewish people vs Israel I'm not going to focus on that.

I want peace and hostages released.  I understand Hamas started this round and that Israel/Netanyahu allowed Hamas to continue for the sake of politics.

That's why I'm focusing on the people who are caught in the middle of the conflict between leaders who only want to see each other dead.

And I'll add that all of these battles and bombing and killing only create MORE people on both sides that want to see each other dead....which is why I want it to stop.