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[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

The kids at the lower ranked schools are too stupid to use subtext. Here’s one at Florida International University asking for protection for “anti-Jewish” students.

[Gabe Stutman @jnewsgabe]

A Zionist is someone who supports the existence of a Jewish state in some portion of the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. You can vehemently oppose this, but let’s at least agree on what we’re talking about.

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

“Are we, anti-Jewish students, not worth protection?”

FIU student asking a genuine question.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Biden, speaking at a Holocaust remembrance event, is forcefully denouncing Hamas and antisemitism on college campuses and social media

[Matt Lieberman @social_brains]

Fascinating details about the views of college students in general about the protests and Israel-Gaza more generally. https://t.co/wKetL3sqcj Some highlights:
1. Most students oppose protesters' tactics. Almost all (90%) said blocking Jewish students from walking through campus was unacceptable. The vast majority (81%) think protesters should be held accountable for their actions.
2. 58% of protesters say they would not be friends with someone who marched in support of Israel, while 64% of pro-Israel supporters said they would still be friends with those who marched against Israel.
3. Only a small fraction think Israel-Gaza is a key issue (which makes sense given that most know very little about it)

[Raylan Givens @JewishWarrior13]

Rafah Operation Analysis: Hamas was not ready for the IDF to enter Rafah. They thought that their deception of the hostage deal would take some time for people to realize it was all fake, but Israel called it fast, and the IDF moved faster. The IDF targeted the Rafah crossing and took it over. Why did the Rafah Crossing first? This is a massive hit for Hamas. First, it's their main symbol and lifeline outside Gaza; it's also a huge money maker for them; they charge $5,000 for an adult and $2,500 for a child who is crossing to Egypt, and that is besides taxes on any trucks. Many of Hama's low-level leadership were near the crossing, getting ready to flee to Egypt, but the fast-moving IDF and the total collapse of the Hamas terrorists in the crossing have them now hiding inside Rafah. This is an enormous pressure point on Hamas leadership to come and make a deal (if there is any deal to make).

[Michael A. Sachs @michaelasachs]

👇🏼MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

Att: @Dave_Eby @lisabeare @AmanSinghNDP

Since there seems to be an attempt to try to amplify the fringe @FacultyJewish statement (possible because of the involvement of @avilewis and @NaomiAKlein and their close connection to the @bcndp) here is a letter sent today to @ubcprez from 207 @UBC faculty and staff members (mostly #Jewish) expressing concern for Jewish students, faculty and the code of conduct violations of the encampment.

This letter amounts to more Jewish faculty from #UBC alone than The Jewish Faculty Network represents across #Canada!

@AmanSinghNDP has been asked to publicly apologize and he hasn’t. Premier @Dave_Eby will he be forced to #resign like #Selina?

#bcpoli #cdnpoli #DoubleStandards

cc @CIJAinfo @JewishVancouver @bnaibrithcanada

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

“one of the few crossings through which humanitarian aid is able to enter Gaza.”

Hamas fully owns and remains committed to the misery, deprivation, and trauma for Palestinians.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

I know most of the people responsible or who are covering for it don't care, but let me explain how American Jews are feeling right now:

The overwhelming majority of Jews only live in a few countries in the world. Our families were driven out of much of Europe by pogroms and The Holocaust, and then we were ethnically cleansed from most of the Middle East.. something that rarely gets discussed.

As a result of that history, there is only a feeling of safety in societies that protect pluralism and in the world's only Jewish country. The existence of Jews in Israel is central to the Jewish religion, no matter how much some people would like to pretend otherwise.

The point is that for most Jews, Zionism is part of their identity. It's not about support for the Israeli government or any particular policy, but simply the right for the existence of the Jewish state.

Now we get to America and these protests. American Jews are Americans. We support the right of a Jewish state to exist, but that doesn't mean we want to be Israelis. Just like a French American can support the existence of France, or an Iranian American can support the existence of Iran (and can care about what happens there..). Yet I want people to understand how concerning it is to see what we are seeing now, especially given the history of the Jewish people. More upsetting is that much of this is just being ignored or downplayed by those in a position to speak up.

We are seeing videos of Jewish kids being restricted from entering school libraries. Jewish kids are being assaulted. Jewish kids face mobs attacking and harassing them simply for maintaining a belief that is central to their identity. And they are told that it's not an issue because all they have to do is denounce that part of their identity and then they can be counted as good Jews and accepted.

Then we are also seeing these mobs now openly chant for violence against "zionists," demand that "zionists" be banned from public spaces, chant for "Zionists" not to be allowed on the streets. Chant for violence against an overwhelming majority of Jews. And often also the ethnic cleansing of our relatives in Israel.

When most Jews hear that, it means us and our families. No amount of spin will change that. The goal is to try to make us feel unwelcome in these spaces and it is explicit.

You have no idea the feelings that video of a group of idiots at UCLA not letting a Jewish kid go to the library because he was a "zionist" brought out for Jewish Americans...

And before people start to argue about what things like "there is only one solution, intifada revolution" and "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Arab", we know what they mean. More importantly, we've made it clear how we perceive these things and that has made the mobs want to chant them even louder because they view it as effective intimidation. Not one of these chants has ever helped a Palestinian. Not one of them has ever changed a single Israeli policy. They are specifically aimed at intimidating people in America.

But it has gotten worse...

Businesses owned by Jews in Los Angeles are getting threatening calls telling them they either need to openly oppose Israel or they risk harassment/attacks. Jewish Synagogues facing bomb threats. Jewish-owned property is being vandalized. Jewish organizations are being explicitly targeted. Jews who support Israel are being actively targeted. And the demand is that we just accept it.

And again, the sickest part of it is not only the relative silence, but those who are supposed to inform the public on what is happening are pretending like it isn't happening because it would undermine a "mostly peaceful" narrative they prefer.

They are actively covering for the mobs doing these very things. And by the time this escalates, it will be too late. We can see where this is headed. And not just for Jews, because while we may be at the top of the target list, the people behind this also hate so many other aspects of American society and are open about saying so. They think they are revolutionaries and the society that Americans sacrificed so much to help build is their ultimate target.

The education system is failing as an institution to teach these wannabe Red Guards why this behavior is wrong. The media is failing as an institution to tell people the truth about what is happening. The government, mostly in deep blue areas, is failing as an institution to live up to its part of the social contract in protecting people from these criminal mobs. That's a lot of failures that are driving us into dangerous territory. American Jews aren't going to accept this path and being bullied out of public spaces without fighting back. I hope non-Jewish Americans wake up to it and also stand up against it because the more these mobs get away with, the further they will go. It may start with Jews (or "zionists"), but it won't end there.

[Retsef Levi @RetsefL]

‘Death to the Zionists’

‘From the water to the water Israel will be destroyed’

‘We say openly that we don’t want any Zionists’ (here or in Israel)

‘We will release Palestine with blood’

Just some of the chants @MIT pro Hamas encampment.

The masks are off!

President Kornbluth should resign now!

[Oli London @OliLondonTV]

Shocking moment Northeastern student interrupts graduation ceremony to celebrate the infamous 2000 Ramallah LYNCHING, where two Israelis were lynched by a mob.

The student held up red hands, evoking the image of the Palestinian terrorists who held up blood soaked hands after killing the Israelis in cold blood.

Video: @wearetov

[David Frum @davidfrum]

That dark joke about the world never forgiving the Jews for Auschwitz has seldom been more true than it is on this Holocaust Remembrance Day.

[Victoria Mancinelli @vcmancinelli]

I never thought that in my lifetime I would see what are clearly antisemitic campaigns in our country to exclude the Jewish community from the rights of our democratic, welcoming  society that is reminiscent of the painful, murderous discrimination 80 years ago.

Today, many of our elected officials will take to social media to put out a statement for Yom HaShoah with drafted points about the rise of antisemitism in our country. But the truth is, many of them have aided and continue to aid in emboldening hate. They have the power to act, but have chosen not to.

Appeasing antisemitism kills. It threatens democracy, safety and our future. While Jews cannot even walk the grounds of their university, blocked at “check points” and those in a position of power remain silent, we have failed.

Canada has failed the Jewish community and it is nothing to be proud of.

No more empty words.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Gruesome celebration of torture and murder.

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[RFID Canada @rfidcanada]

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