We sat quietly by while Israel infiltrated our entire government structure; now they are flexing their muscles and making the whole country toe the line they have drawn. Who'da thought?
Terrell? The black civil rights attorney from CA who used to come on Doug Macintyre’s hugely popular and funny morning show? Boy has he thrown in with the wrong bunch. A former Dem also…Reminds me of Groucho who said, “These are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.” Apparently “others” means gaining the approval of AIPAC.
In Nov. 2024 Tikvah organization, headed by Elliott Abrams, sponsored the Jewish Leadership Conference (JLC) with the agenda, "return America and Western Civilization to its Hebraic roots."
Ruth Wisse spoke on "Jews, the Eternal People" To vigorous applause & cheers, Wisse declared, "We Jews are the blue and white in the red, white and blue."
I think the Greeks would disagree. The Hellenization of the Middle East drove the Jews crazy. The Septuagint was written in Greek. Here was a people who gave us the foundations of Western Civilization, the root for much or our language and the philosopher's that have been the foundation of intellectual thought for several millenniums. That's not Hebraic at all.
"We Jews are the blue and white in the red, white and blue."
Ah, the star of David. Two triangles, six points and six sides. If you deconstruct it and reshape it it easily becomes the six sides of the swastika. Hmmmmm.
One word that aggravates me is 'judeo-christian'. There is no such thing as judeo-christian. It's a made-up word used to manipulate us into thinking we should have brotherly love for adherents of Judaism and see followers of other religions as separate or other.
"star of David ...six sides of the swastika. Hmmmmm."
Star of David signifies walls to enclose & sharp points to warn against penetration.
Swastika is open to all directions.
Furthermore, research I've done persuades me that Rabbi Stephen Wise played a major role in establishment of zionist Palestine, in fomenting WWII, & in spreading atrocity propaganda, incl. "soap of Jewish fat & lampshades of Jewish skin," + declaring holocaust of 6--- in early Aug. 1945 (see Letters of Stephen Wise, ed. by his son & dau.) By May 1933 Wise's son (then in his 20s) published "Swastika," a book damning the ancient symbol of Hindu & Christian usage, labeling it a "symbol of hate." And so it has been considered ever since.
I get this substack delivered to my in box whenever an article appears. some I read and many I do not. He's interesting, I will give him that and for a non-college guy he writes very well. This article seemed to me to be very timely. It suggests to me there is a growing awareness that something is not right. It's very much on topic:
I’m afraid Trump is inhabiting an echo chamber despite all the talk of 4D chess, great planning, etc. it seems to me he is giving the domestic issues a lot of public attention to distract from what he’s doing geopolitically and playing to the pro-Zionist sensibilities and anti- Russian feelings of most Americans. It’s pretty embedded in the psyche of the populace.
They tried this last time around on Massie. It didn’t work and Massie said he’s raised $261K in the last few days. Massie is taking tons of heat from the MAGA cultists who cannot abide his supposed betrayal.
Did anyone see the video of Senator Rick Scott (FL-R) advocating for the stupidly named "Sunshine Protection Act" with a massive flag of Israel mounted proudly on his office wall? No American flag was visible. He knows AIPAC butters his bread.
It is unfortunate that in order to hold a position in the US government one must show unwavering support for the nation of Israel. And to question the US policy that provides bombs to Israel to kill thousands of innocent Palestinians makes one ineligible to hold office and also an antisemite?
Palestinians are Semitic people according to this definition: "Semitic people or Semites is a term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group associated with people of the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Akkadians, and Phoenicians."
Is there anyone on this forum who isn't an antisemite based on the definition below? You can be an antisemite, even if you don't know it, if you fail even ONE of the tests below, and any number of other tests not here enumerated. Consider replacing the word "Jew" with "Palestinian" and "Israel" with "Palestine" or "Gaza" and see where that definition leads.
"Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:
Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.
Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.
Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.
Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).
Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.
Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.
Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.
Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.
Thanks for the IHRA list. I don't have a subscription, but Matt Taibbi interviewed FIRE counsel Tyler Coward in a public post,
TC: President Trump signed an executive order in 2019 that President Biden did not revoke. So it’s still on the books, requiring federal agencies to consider the IHRA when determining whether or not an institution is compliant with Title VI. This means that the federal government is going to be looking at constitutionally protected speech to determine whether an institution is compliant with Title VI. I think that creates an enormous chilling effect for students, because frankly, if an institution is forced to choose between censoring a student and possibly violating their First Amendment rights, or losing all federal funding, they’re going to choose the former.
Settling a free speech lawsuit is pretty cheap compared to losing hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars flowing from the federal government. Just to put a bow on that: that’s exactly the wrong message that the federal government should be sending.
MT: A really key issue here is the IHRA definition, then. That’s baked into all of these controversies.
Tyler Coward: In Texas in late 2024 there was a case regarding the Students for Justice and Palestine chapter there being shut down by a special unit of the state police. During a protest at UT Austin, Governor Abbott signed an executive order in Texas referencing a statute that incorporated IHRA for the purpose of creating an antisemitism commission to study and report about antisemitism in the state of Texas. So IHRA was incorporated for the purpose of studying antisemitism, which is why IHRA was created in the first place. >>> Ken Stern, the primary author of the IHRA definition, said that its language is intentionally broad to study allegations or incidents of antisemitism in Europe. They wanted to collect a lot of data to see what was going on.<<<
He’s repeatedly said this was never intended to be used as a campus speech code. In fact, implementing this standard will restrict constitutionally protected speech. It was never intended to be used that way.
MT: “It backfires on so many different reasons,” he said in an interview with Nico Perrino...
I believe that though Macgregor served at the end of the first Trump administration, he was not considered for a position in the second for the same reason DD was disqualified.
I doubt that. From listening to Macgregor I believe he was a big fan of Israel and its military until the genocide became apparent. The same is true of Davis. They both had to learn the hard way.
I am so angry over how Danny has been treated; it is inexcusable to allow a foreign nation to "pick" your staff. He would have been a fantastic addition to Tulsi's team & is someone we can trust to always be guided by his integrity, principles & what is best for our country.
Trump has enough on his plate without allowing the Israel Lobby to order him to conduct a scorched earth war on America's Freedoms. That won't end well.
The slobbering lovefest with Israel has a long way to run, but there are at least some hopeful signs that unconditional support in the West for the Zionists is receding. The younger generation is less enamoured of ethnic cleansing and genocide, it seems.
"Senior Counsel Leo Terrell informed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson that the task force is looking into allegations that local schools may have failed to protect Jewish students...".
Senior Counsel?!
Heading up task forces to root out
antisemitism at schools in the US. Does that include elementary schools, too, I wonder?
I went to a Chicago Public School in the 1960s, K-8. I knew nothing about Jewish kids--only that two kids in my class were excused early one afternoon each week to go to religious instruction. No one called them names or made fun of them.
Language is the freedom-oppressors' propaganda weapon: "the scourge of antisemitism", and "the rising tide of antisemitism".
Bad and troubling that Tulsi's pick, Lt.Col. Danny Davis was not allowed to be Deputy DNI. The Israel Lobby has big power in our govt., and as such our Constution is under attack. And that AIPAC et.al. has Leo Terell as a mouthpiece is galling.
Rep.Tom Massie speaks out against AIPAC's influence in our govt. I recommend his interview with Tucker a few months ago, and his interview recently with Judge Nap. For not falling in line with pro-Israel thought, PDJT has told Massie that he will be primaried. Folks, this is awful! I could go on, including the hard crackdown on students who protest Israel's genocidal acts, but I will wind this up now.
Thank you, Mark for your excellent post.
Folks, do share it with others--it is a must-read.
We sat quietly by while Israel infiltrated our entire government structure; now they are flexing their muscles and making the whole country toe the line they have drawn. Who'da thought?
Many of us have thought, Joe, and unhappy about the circumstances we are in.
Terrell? The black civil rights attorney from CA who used to come on Doug Macintyre’s hugely popular and funny morning show? Boy has he thrown in with the wrong bunch. A former Dem also…Reminds me of Groucho who said, “These are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.” Apparently “others” means gaining the approval of AIPAC.
I thought that our flag was the star spangled banner, red white and blue, it appears that the white and blue evicted red.
In Nov. 2024 Tikvah organization, headed by Elliott Abrams, sponsored the Jewish Leadership Conference (JLC) with the agenda, "return America and Western Civilization to its Hebraic roots."
Ruth Wisse spoke on "Jews, the Eternal People" To vigorous applause & cheers, Wisse declared, "We Jews are the blue and white in the red, white and blue."
https://vimeo.com/1040521780/27c465997c?share=copy
I think the Greeks would disagree. The Hellenization of the Middle East drove the Jews crazy. The Septuagint was written in Greek. Here was a people who gave us the foundations of Western Civilization, the root for much or our language and the philosopher's that have been the foundation of intellectual thought for several millenniums. That's not Hebraic at all.
"We Jews are the blue and white in the red, white and blue."
Ah, the star of David. Two triangles, six points and six sides. If you deconstruct it and reshape it it easily becomes the six sides of the swastika. Hmmmmm.
One word that aggravates me is 'judeo-christian'. There is no such thing as judeo-christian. It's a made-up word used to manipulate us into thinking we should have brotherly love for adherents of Judaism and see followers of other religions as separate or other.
"star of David ...six sides of the swastika. Hmmmmm."
Star of David signifies walls to enclose & sharp points to warn against penetration.
Swastika is open to all directions.
Furthermore, research I've done persuades me that Rabbi Stephen Wise played a major role in establishment of zionist Palestine, in fomenting WWII, & in spreading atrocity propaganda, incl. "soap of Jewish fat & lampshades of Jewish skin," + declaring holocaust of 6--- in early Aug. 1945 (see Letters of Stephen Wise, ed. by his son & dau.) By May 1933 Wise's son (then in his 20s) published "Swastika," a book damning the ancient symbol of Hindu & Christian usage, labeling it a "symbol of hate." And so it has been considered ever since.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0945001711?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
I thought that our flag was the star spangled banner, red white and blue, it appears that the white and blue evicted red.
It really sucks that our government is so subject to the instructions of extremeist zionists.
I get this substack delivered to my in box whenever an article appears. some I read and many I do not. He's interesting, I will give him that and for a non-college guy he writes very well. This article seemed to me to be very timely. It suggests to me there is a growing awareness that something is not right. It's very much on topic:
https://donaldjeffries.substack.com/p/raising-the-jewish-question?publication_id=344941&post_id=158935495&isFreemail=true&r=8t0x5&triedRedirect=true
Adam Boehler may have been removed. If so, that would be much worse than not getting Davis ikon.https://www.google.com/search?q=adam+boehler&oq=adam+boehler&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqEAgAEAAYgwEY4wIYsQMYgAQyEAgAEAAYgwEY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgBEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyBggCEAAYAzINCAMQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAQQABiABDINCAUQABiDARixAxiABDIQCAYQABiDARixAxiABBiKBTINCAcQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABDIHCAoQABiABDIHCAsQABiABDIHCAwQABiABDIHCA0QABiABDIHCA4QABiABNIBCDQ5MTlqMGo0qAIOsAIB8QWIClBTrScm1A&client=ms-android-verizon-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2375442/report-adam-boehler-removed-from-israeli-hostage-talks-some-want-him-removed-from-govt.html
Not removed--yet. Removed from negotiations, but not--yet--from government.
Perhaps he'll be removed for lack of integrity--lying when he said the US isn't an agent of Israel.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/massie-donations-pour-jewish-group-vows-help-trump-oust-him
Massie Donations Pour In - Jewish Group Vows To Help Trump Oust Him
A very bad look for Trump
I’m afraid Trump is inhabiting an echo chamber despite all the talk of 4D chess, great planning, etc. it seems to me he is giving the domestic issues a lot of public attention to distract from what he’s doing geopolitically and playing to the pro-Zionist sensibilities and anti- Russian feelings of most Americans. It’s pretty embedded in the psyche of the populace.
They tried this last time around on Massie. It didn’t work and Massie said he’s raised $261K in the last few days. Massie is taking tons of heat from the MAGA cultists who cannot abide his supposed betrayal.
“Free” speech clearly comes with a price…as we see in the Danny Davis affair…
Did anyone see the video of Senator Rick Scott (FL-R) advocating for the stupidly named "Sunshine Protection Act" with a massive flag of Israel mounted proudly on his office wall? No American flag was visible. He knows AIPAC butters his bread.
It is unfortunate that in order to hold a position in the US government one must show unwavering support for the nation of Israel. And to question the US policy that provides bombs to Israel to kill thousands of innocent Palestinians makes one ineligible to hold office and also an antisemite?
The US House of Representatives outsourced its definition of antisemitism in its resolution condemning antisemitism to https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism. The resolution passed with overwhelming Republican support.
Palestinians are Semitic people according to this definition: "Semitic people or Semites is a term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group associated with people of the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Akkadians, and Phoenicians."
Is there anyone on this forum who isn't an antisemite based on the definition below? You can be an antisemite, even if you don't know it, if you fail even ONE of the tests below, and any number of other tests not here enumerated. Consider replacing the word "Jew" with "Palestinian" and "Israel" with "Palestine" or "Gaza" and see where that definition leads.
"Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:
Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.
Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.
Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.
Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).
Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.
Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.
Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.
Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.
Thanks for the IHRA list. I don't have a subscription, but Matt Taibbi interviewed FIRE counsel Tyler Coward in a public post,
TC: President Trump signed an executive order in 2019 that President Biden did not revoke. So it’s still on the books, requiring federal agencies to consider the IHRA when determining whether or not an institution is compliant with Title VI. This means that the federal government is going to be looking at constitutionally protected speech to determine whether an institution is compliant with Title VI. I think that creates an enormous chilling effect for students, because frankly, if an institution is forced to choose between censoring a student and possibly violating their First Amendment rights, or losing all federal funding, they’re going to choose the former.
Settling a free speech lawsuit is pretty cheap compared to losing hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars flowing from the federal government. Just to put a bow on that: that’s exactly the wrong message that the federal government should be sending.
MT: A really key issue here is the IHRA definition, then. That’s baked into all of these controversies.
Tyler Coward: In Texas in late 2024 there was a case regarding the Students for Justice and Palestine chapter there being shut down by a special unit of the state police. During a protest at UT Austin, Governor Abbott signed an executive order in Texas referencing a statute that incorporated IHRA for the purpose of creating an antisemitism commission to study and report about antisemitism in the state of Texas. So IHRA was incorporated for the purpose of studying antisemitism, which is why IHRA was created in the first place. >>> Ken Stern, the primary author of the IHRA definition, said that its language is intentionally broad to study allegations or incidents of antisemitism in Europe. They wanted to collect a lot of data to see what was going on.<<<
He’s repeatedly said this was never intended to be used as a campus speech code. In fact, implementing this standard will restrict constitutionally protected speech. It was never intended to be used that way.
MT: “It backfires on so many different reasons,” he said in an interview with Nico Perrino...
Justice in America is extremely expensive and that allows extremists with influence to get away with so much.
Just heard DD say he's going to speak out about the DNI thing.
It would have been smarter politics to have him confirmed. Never pick a fight with someone that buys ink by the barrel…
I believe that though Macgregor served at the end of the first Trump administration, he was not considered for a position in the second for the same reason DD was disqualified.
I doubt that. From listening to Macgregor I believe he was a big fan of Israel and its military until the genocide became apparent. The same is true of Davis. They both had to learn the hard way.
Like many of us who were former supporters of Israel.
Yes. Views changed and the question is why, we all know the why. Do they understand? Not likely.
I am so angry over how Danny has been treated; it is inexcusable to allow a foreign nation to "pick" your staff. He would have been a fantastic addition to Tulsi's team & is someone we can trust to always be guided by his integrity, principles & what is best for our country.
"someone we can trust to always be guided by his integrity, principles & what is best for our country."
I guess that was the problem
You're 100% correct, which is probably why I'm SO damn mad.
Each day Trump walks back another promise made to his supporters; he doesn 't care but it could ruin JD's chances.
Trump has enough on his plate without allowing the Israel Lobby to order him to conduct a scorched earth war on America's Freedoms. That won't end well.
But he seems so compliant to their demands. Why?
The slobbering lovefest with Israel has a long way to run, but there are at least some hopeful signs that unconditional support in the West for the Zionists is receding. The younger generation is less enamoured of ethnic cleansing and genocide, it seems.
A large base of the Israel support is the evangelical right. They are dying out.
Are they, Manul? They claim to be the fastest growing denomination within Christianity today.
I agree, I think this will end up backfiring. The rights of ONE are the rights of ALL, that's how its supposed to work.
America under attack:
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-task-force-chicago-antisemitism-schools
There's that incendiary Leo Terrell again:
"Senior Counsel Leo Terrell informed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson that the task force is looking into allegations that local schools may have failed to protect Jewish students...".
Senior Counsel?!
Heading up task forces to root out
antisemitism at schools in the US. Does that include elementary schools, too, I wonder?
I went to a Chicago Public School in the 1960s, K-8. I knew nothing about Jewish kids--only that two kids in my class were excused early one afternoon each week to go to religious instruction. No one called them names or made fun of them.
Language is the freedom-oppressors' propaganda weapon: "the scourge of antisemitism", and "the rising tide of antisemitism".
Bad and troubling that Tulsi's pick, Lt.Col. Danny Davis was not allowed to be Deputy DNI. The Israel Lobby has big power in our govt., and as such our Constution is under attack. And that AIPAC et.al. has Leo Terell as a mouthpiece is galling.
Rep.Tom Massie speaks out against AIPAC's influence in our govt. I recommend his interview with Tucker a few months ago, and his interview recently with Judge Nap. For not falling in line with pro-Israel thought, PDJT has told Massie that he will be primaried. Folks, this is awful! I could go on, including the hard crackdown on students who protest Israel's genocidal acts, but I will wind this up now.
Thank you, Mark for your excellent post.
Folks, do share it with others--it is a must-read.
Link to Tucker's interview with Rep. Massie:
https://rumble.com/v50824n-tucker-carlson-interview-rep.-thomas-massie.html
Tucker Carlson interview Rep. Thomas Massie
Link to Massie with Judge Nap:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/786Aykhcxr4g