The New Orleans City Council Friday denounced the targeted antisemitic attack on one of its staff members after the front of their home and an Israeli flag hanging on it
The New Orleans City Council Friday denounced the targeted antisemitic attack on one of its staff members after the front of their home and an Israeli flag hanging on it
A Zionist New Orleans City Council staff member's home was vandalized Thursday night with blood red paint
FTFY
I see we still have trouble keeping Zionist and Jewish apart. While I don’t deny anti-semitism is a thing, there was a fucking Israeli flag.
If there’s one reason why this person got “blood” smeared all over their house, it’s because they clearly support genocide. That has nothing to do with their religion. Unlike what Israel wants you to believe.
Us jews don't really have a universal symbol of our faith. Israeli flag doesn't automatically equal zionism in my mind. It's a bit different now, but especially when I was growing up, all my peers and I viewed said flag the same way we view the cross. At the very least, it shouldn't be an invitation for property damage.
The topic is highly nuanced. I know this is lost on almost everyone. I fear I'll be mistaken as a zionist for expressing any viewpoint that isn't aggressively one-sided, so let me state explicitly: I am strongly against Israel.
The vandalism has to fucking stop though. I paint over multiple swastikas and maliciously-drawn stars of David on a daily fucking basis. I have probably painted over 100 such instances since this shit popped off. It feels a lot like a threat at this point. I covered 2 swastikas and 4 stars of david YESTERDAY. I don't feel safe in my city cause of this shit.
What you’re describing is clear anti-semitism and it’s horrible you have to experience that. I’m sorry you see this regularly and don’t feel safe.
What’s different in this case though is flying a flag of a country actively committing a genocide and being surprised people have an issue with that (not saying here I agree or disagree with the action, what I think is not relevant). The issue is not them being Jewish. The issue is them supporting a rogue country.
What is the point of flying a flag if not to show support? It’s like tattooing a swastika on your face and being surprised people mistake you for a nazi.
I just wanted to say thank you for this. It shouldn't ever be an invitation for violence, the topic is far from being black-or-white and I'm sorry you feel threatened daily by, for lack of a better term, the ignorant.
Israeli flag doesn’t automatically equal zionism in my mind.
It does not matter what you and your friends think. Israeli flag is symbol of genocide now. Israeli government stained Jewish people with this shit so y'all better find a way to distance yourself because tolerance for Israel has been exhausted and going forward Israel will be associated with war crimes. US government enabling it despite current news covering it their criminal behavior in real time will also have to cope with this attitude changes. No money to send shit to Ukraine but can always make a back room deal for Israel... Sure buddy.
I hope Gaza was worth it losing all that good will over.
Never again but this one more time for the gods chosen people because holocaust...🤡🤡🤡
all my peers and I viewed said flag the same way we view the cross
That's seems like a you problem for considering a symbol of genocide (which the Israeli flag has always been) to be a symbol of your faith. The Israeli flag is a socially acceptable Swastika.
Similar happened to an acquaintance of mine's son who also lives in NOLA. He flew an Israeli flag and someone spray painted Free Palestine on his garage.
Could you point out the country that hasn't committed genocide?
It's governments that commit atrocities in the name of the people, it isn't the people, and it certainly isn't some dude on a city council in another country.
Even if we take your point for granted (which we shouldn't) this man is raising the flag of a country currently committing genocide. That'd be like raising the Nazi flag during the 40s (or any time period really); it's just socially acceptable for some godforsaken reason.
Mass murdering civilians is crossing the line. Vandalism is the beginning of what kind of destruction is justified against those that support and empower a genocide. Having their insurance pay a painter for a morning of work is not that bad.