@JulietMosesNZ Hard disagree here. IINZ helped platform Brian Tamaki, who pushed islamophobia and homophobia after Oct 7, which is the perception most Kiwis have of Israel now.
Vivian Silver from Kibbutz Beeri was against this cycle.
https://t.co/KpmnbsHLHR
@Brandomized @lurkface46041 @JulietMosesNZ Christians misappropriated Jewish culture to create Christianity. So maybe take your own advice and worry about the country YOU live in.
@Brandomized @lurkface46041 @JulietMosesNZ Multiple Jews and non-Jews in New Zealand have brought up this concern. Brian Tamaki's conspiracy nonsense against vaccinating has no place in Judaism or Israel advocacy.
@JulietMosesNZ For example, I called out a pro-Israel Kiwi for pushing anti-Jewish tropes regarding Ukraine and got gaslit and dismissed as supporting greedy Zelenskyy and Soros-style Jews. It feels like no one is teaching how diverse the community is and the harmful tropes in use.
@JulietMosesNZ Tbh, I'm not a fan of the yelling this long without defining what Antisemitism is. Many Jews have noticed that most NZ pro-Israel posts are either climate change denialists or Brian Tamaki cultists which doesn't help at all.
https://t.co/BB07dNvCto
@JulietMosesNZ I asked one of these types how they would feel if I incited to burn down a Marae, and they said it's their cultural home, not a religion. They don't care that I explained shul is also a cultural home, not just a religious one, and they still incited burning all synagogues.
@JulietMosesNZ It's shocking how badly my relationships soured in New Zealand compared to the US. I had to take a break and live in New York around nice Chabad folks for my sanity. To see a Sukkot out this year and people asking legit questions about Jewish culture in Brooklyn was amazing
@JulietMosesNZ We need to start identifying all of these assholes and block them from our workspaces, they are clearly not inclusive when someone violent incites them. I remember the second intifada as a kid, week after week another bombing in Israel then 9/11 in the middle near my family in NY