*Jewish protesters. Some of the largest protests we've seen since this all broke out are by by *Jews* saying: Not in our name. Never again for ANYONE. - ThreadSky

erinbiba.bsky.social • 493 days ago

*Jewish protesters.

Some of the largest protests we've seen since this all broke out are by by *Jews* saying: Not in our name. Never again for ANYONE.

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“Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war streamed into Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan on Friday, in one of the largest protests the city has seen since the start of the conflict three weeks ago.” www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/w...

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borderless.bsky.social•493 days ago

I've been a big fan of what Never Again Action has been putting out in regard to this war. Very powerful stuff.

kendrawrites.com•493 days ago

I saw this on ABC news tonight (I don't have live TV my folks do) and admittedly I was only half watching but as portrayed it definitely fit the "protest as nuisance" framework. In contrast to how they portrayed IDF military actions

berkeleyeve.bsky.social•491 days ago

And demonstrating under a gazillion cameras keeps the NYPD from stomping in with raised clubs. 😝

“they’re demonstaing in LA, demonstrating in the Moter City..”

also the last time demonstrators were up on departure boards was ActUp in the late 80’s. “Silence is Death” 2/

berkeleyeve.bsky.social•491 days ago

there was another “yuuuuuge” one yesterday! from the Brooklyn Museum to the Brooklyn Bridge! 🎉

but i think hitting Grand Central on a Friday night party weekend rush hour, well-organised, staying on message, is well done. messages from Gaza mention knowing ppl are demonstrating. 1/

levin.bsky.social•493 days ago

Did ABC mention it was Jewish protestors?

kendrawrites.com•492 days ago

I'm not sure

kendrawrites.com•493 days ago

What was interesting is my parents both casually commented that it really seemed like Israel wanted to bomb the shit out of Palestinians. And they're not supremely online. They did grow up under a US propped dictatorship though

enberlight.bsky.social•493 days ago

It's almost as if someone's trying to force a certain perspective into play, the way media etc are leaving out the fact that Jewish people are objecting to the treatment of Palestinians and Palestine.

Like it doesn't fit this really incendiary narrative they're trying to push. Hmm >.>

alicetawhai.bsky.social•493 days ago

This is how you do it

gregoryaight.bsky.social•489 days ago

Even here, Jewish erasure. Ubiquitous.

andrew37.bsky.social•493 days ago

Never again for anyone is beautiful.

And amazing protest. Love it.

okfwy.bsky.social•493 days ago

It’s been one of the most heartening things about this cycle of violence. I grew up in a very Jewish area and had tons of Jewish friends and mentors growing up that suddenly turned genocidal on mention of Palestine. Seeing a shift in these attitudes has given me more hope than I can describe.

carolinemariekane.bsky.social•492 days ago

One Going in LA today too.

cheesecakechik.bsky.social•493 days ago

My favorite is when people start to argue and question someone’s Jewishness because “are you Jewish according to orthodox Halakha” because y’know, that’s the only valid method of determining it apparently

andrew37.bsky.social•493 days ago

They may as well harangue non-Amish Christians for driving cars.

tkocreations.com•492 days ago

And honestly? That's probably the only chance of any traction. Israel itself is going to have to reject Likud's narrative and say "enough is enough." Outside pressure isn't going to get the movement necessary.

filbi.bsky.social•493 days ago

You wouldn't know it from reading the tabloids.

stoneyboboney.bsky.social•493 days ago

Yes. Thank you as always, Erin for bravely putting yourself out there. You are appreciated.

kgoldschmitt.bsky.social•493 days ago

It’s interesting. I was talking to someone yesterday who told me that it’s hard to believe these groups are Jewish.

erinbiba.bsky.social•493 days ago

This is actually a really common conspiracy theory engineered to dismiss them because it's pretty powerful when Jews stand up this way. I seen it said a lot from other Jews who want to label anyone that joins these protests as "not real Jews"

ryanfm.bsky.social•493 days ago

many of my friends were at this protest and all of them are jewish

erinbiba.bsky.social•493 days ago

This is what really gets me. Because these days we're watching a lot of fellow Jews just come right out and say they have a right to decide if we belong or not and I have some news for them they don't get to decide who a real jew is.

ryanfm.bsky.social•493 days ago

totally. i’ll add that as a jewish person, and for many of my jewish friends, JVP is the main organization we listen to and support w.r.t palestine. it does a really good job communicating the complexity of what jewish people are feeling while providing really useful language and concrete actions.

sanjerina.bsky.social•493 days ago

Thank you for this tip!

kgoldschmitt.bsky.social•493 days ago

I have a hard time with crowds at actions, so I’ve been directing my energy to 1:1 organizing among my Jewish friends.

kgoldschmitt.bsky.social•493 days ago

I have no doubt! I wanted to go to the Boston one today, but I am in too much pain to march.

louiselocock.bsky.social•493 days ago

My much-missed former boss, a Jewish doctor and academic,
co-signed a letter to a newspaper years ago about justice for Palestinians. She received a message from a fellow academic and (as she had thought) friend - telling her she must be a self-hating Jew for criticising Israel.

kgoldschmitt.bsky.social•493 days ago

(Don’t worry. I explained that, yes, these groups are Jewish.)

rewhan.bsky.social•493 days ago

On the Shabbat no less.

tylerjameshill.com•493 days ago

It's so funny* how quickly Jewish people get disappeared as soon as they are saying or doing something inconvenient to the status quo folks.

*Alternate spelling "of revolting"

postingtreyf.bsky.social•492 days ago

People love dead Jews because that’s the only time we’re not opinionated.

erinbiba.bsky.social•492 days ago

😬 LOL

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