I ran across this by accident, and for several reason felt compelled to respond.
First was the characterization of the Black Lives Matter movement as somehow being anti-Semitic. Yeah!
The other was “Playing the anti-Semitic card”!
Now of course,this is “JUST ONE PERSON!” But as I’ve said Israel has become the “third rail”, NOT TO BE TOUCHED! It appears that ANY criticism is immediately labeled anti-Semitic and therefore without merit. But this woman has taken it to new high. Accusing the Black Lives Matter movement as an “anti-Semitic movement.”
My first response was Trump-like! WOW!
Watch and make up your own mind!
This woman’s video surpasses anything that I might write to prove my point that the anti-Semitic, Holocaust card is played WAY TOO MUCH!
Look, I don’t agree with everything that everyone “proclaiming” to be in the Black Lives Movement does. But the downside of an organization which is decentralized is you can’t control who claims to be associated with it. Nor can you denounce every action taken, in the name of Black Lives Matter! Like TO ME, the “interrupt” tactic ,when Bernie Sanders was speaking was plain STUPID! But for me, I didn’t know Bernie was Jewish until the Iran deal came up and everyone started talking about Jewish lawmakers.
So, let’s be clear: Black Lives Matter came about loosely after Trayvon Martin’s death but picked up in intensity after Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, etc. etc. etc.
It’s about Black people being killed by Police!
The statistics of Black unarmed men and women killed by Police is hard to wrap your mind around.
So many have tried to “Change the Subject” by saying “Stop saying Black Lives Matter” and say “All lives Matter”.
When Police start KILLING ALL PEOPLE we will. Until then “Black Lives Matter” is the subject.
And the Black Lives Matter movement has NOTHING to do with Antisemitism!
When EVERYTHING is anti-Semitic or somehow related the Holocaust , you have a mental problem for which you should seek help.
Or you are using it to say, because we are Jewish you CAN NOT criticize us or the State of Israel because of the Holocaust!
To which I say, “BULL”! Apartheid is Apartheid! But that’s for another conversation!
I believe, the world becomes a better place by shining the light of constructive criticism on it. I just made that up………so I could be wrong!
Anyway, this is just one woman who speaks only for herself.
I HOPE!