My opening testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee at yesterday's hearing on stemming hate crimes in America.
There is a problem, and there are solutions:
@SenJudiciaryGOP@JudiciaryDems @official_NJAC
#IHRAshouldbeeasy
Dear AG @dananessel,
Your remarks to Michigan’s Jewish Democrats raise important questions about Queen Esther, Jewish ethics and political responsibility. I hope this thread explains why many Jews heard your message differently than you must have intended so that you can clarify:
Michigan AG Dana Nessel called on Jewish Dems to "place the needs of the world" even "over our own survival" in speech Sunday.
“We have a moral imperative to place the needs of the world above even our own self-interest and, yes, even our own survival"
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Interesting. @jstreetdotorg watched protesters scream "We don't want no Zionists here. Get the fuck out" at a Jewish official who is notoriously anti-Israel, and they concluded that the real problem is people discussing it.
Norm Macdonald did this bit already.
This is exhausting. Brad Lander showed up to stand against Hindu nationalism and got heckled because he supports the existence of a Jewish state. We can spend the day talking ourselves in circles about this, or we can spend that energy fighting for Palestinian freedom and
Mark Ruffalo turned an antitrust debate into a conspiracy theory about Jewish money, Israel and media control. California @AGRobBonta told him, “Mark, I hear you.” Now Bonta owes Californians an answer: What exactly did he hear? @capostopinion
This wins the award for stupid post of the year. Antisemite discovers Zionism really is part of traditional Judaism, demands that Jews reform their prayers. Goodbye credibility
Jews have been reciting the zionist Amidah prayer for 2400 years. It was made up by rabbis. They pray it 3 times a day.
The notion that jews are inseparable from zionism is their choice to make and sustain. So far, the vast majority (~90%) continue to support the existence of