Ben Habrit

Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or dismayed.

[Austin Franco @austinrfranco]

I recently found out that I share the same first and last name with a 19 year old student at Cornell who is going viral (over ten million views across twitter and other platforms) for anti-Semitic comments that he made (and continues to make) to a prospective-employer.

My social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) and law firm email address are being blown up by people understandably angry at this other Austin Franco. None of the posts cross any legal lines, but unfortunately there have been comments and emails talking about me, my firm, my parents, etc.

To make matters worse, the undergraduate looks just enough like me to be confusing, and the NY Post, Fox News, and other publications, have written about it with his image as the article cover.

The bad Austin Franco is continuing to make these statements to media and on social media, so we wanted to go on the record disassociating me and the law firm from him.

I am hoping this post will alleviate some confusion for the general public.

I appreciate all the people who have reached out!

[GnasherJew®גנאשר @GnasherJew]

Meet The Canary UK’s “investigative journalist,” Tate Murison. Murison is also involved with Antifa in Norwich. On social media, he uses a neo-Nazi slur for Jews and shares antisemitic conspiracies from notorious accounts. He is not the only person from that far-left antisemitic rag promoting antisemitism; more on that will follow.

[David Collier @mishtal]

@TheGreenParty Here is an idea..

Don't use sledgehammers to destroy property - vehicles to ram security guards - cause serious harm to police officers - and use masks to hide your identity ... and maybe won't have any of your rights chilled.

[Heidi Bachram @HeidiBachram]

Pro-Pals went into a Black Sheep cafe and yelled through a megaphone that it was a “Zionist cafe” and the coffee was “Palestinian blood”. Just because the cofounder is Jewish and was once in the World Jewish Congress. Nasty antisemites.

[Heidi Bachram @HeidiBachram]

Yael Bonnet is a Nova survivor and she went through hell trying to escape death. Every direction she turned were terrorists. Her instinct was to run and keep running. She was almost hit by a bullet but kept running. It saved her. Now she stopped and is bravely facing the trauma.

[Ben Habrit @BenHabrit]

@dowhateverturns @GillianLazarus @eff_mr6862 Comic effect? Stand up isn't your metier is it?

[Lord Walney @LordWalney]

This is the time to #banIRGC

[Gillian Lazarus @GillianLazarus]

Makes the Oberammergau Passion Play look like Fiddler on the Roof.

[Never Again @Never_Again2020]

This ⬇️ was outside a polling station in Wandsworth/London today. Instead of focusing on local issues, the Greens have shamelessly exploited the recent spike in antisemitism to attract the anti-Jewish bloc vote. It's a repulsive party led by a repulsive man.

[Ben Habrit @BenHabrit]

@leekern13 Count me in with that.

[David Collier @mishtal]

Here is the speech (h/t @habibi_uk ) - in which the NHS consultant calls for victory to Iran and cheers for the regime's terrorists in Yemen and Lebanon. "Curses for the “parasites” of the City of London. "Epstein class!" Ranjeet Brar raging outside the US embassy.

[Michael Dickson @michaeldickson]

Spain has reopened its embassy to the Islamic Republic regime in Tehran.

It closed its embassy to Israel.

The current socialist government of Spain supports Islamist extremists over democratic allies.

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

The United Kingdom has endlessly appeased the criminal regime in Iran. The Prime Minister speaks of protecting the innocent civilians of Iran but failed to act to help stop the regime’s massacre of 40,000 innocent Iranians in January.

Only an end to this regime - that brings terror to Britain’s own shores - will yield lasting peace and regional stability. Keir Starmer should follow in the footsteps of Churchill, not Chamberlain. He should support the Iranian people’s fight for liberty.

The Iranian people will remember who stood with them in their hour of need and who stood against them. There is still time for the Government to change course: prosecute the IRGC that slaughters innocents, expel the illegitimate regime's ambassador, and act to support the people of Iran.

[Dave Rich @daverich1]

The reaction of the Palestine Action people to the idea they should be held to account for their alleged crimes is quite something https://t.co/1IJSs6LJCp

[Gillian Lazarus @GillianLazarus]

@StalinKeit27755 I thought I'd blocked you. I'm a patient woman but spam images and videos every five minutes is excessive. I'll block and you can plutz.

[Alex Hearn @hearnimator]

The Green Party candidate. Anything to say @ZackPolanski?

[Hilary Freeman @HFreemanauthor]

@ZackPolanski Who is it that backs the fascists? This is not a Green Party poster despite it representing your party’s views. No, it’s an old National Front poster.
Well done.

[David Hirsh @DavidHirsh]

Unable to deal with the content of the issue, @zackpolanski creates abusive ad feminam noise around it.

[Tal Ofer טל עופר تل عوفر @TalOfer]

@ZackPolanski When you’re a public figure, you should be aware you will face scrutiny by the public, which includes your family and the Jewish community . @nicolelampert is a mensch and one of bravest journalists . Calling her ‘parasite’ is extremely inappropriate and you should apologise

[Nicole Lampert @nicolelampert]

After much filibustering and at least five votes of no confidence in the chair, the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion was not heard at the Greens conference as they ran out of time.
It will now go to the autumn conference.
In the meantime, tomorrow there will be a session on antisemitism which should be interesting.
Thank you to the people who were listening in and letting me know what happened.