The Antisemitism space is thriving

A failed meditation, a succesful trip to Israel (it's all fine now), and the moral confusion about rapes that aren't planned but just kind of happen. Scroll down for a fun game!

• A very embarassing conversation about Princess Kate before we learned of her diagnosis!

• Chaya Leah is back from Israel and everything is ok there now

• Becoming desensitized

• We are not a people who move on

• Chaya Leah and Yael meditating - how do you think that went?

• Yes in my name

• The Antisemitism space

• The conversation in the west in no way resembles what is going on in Israel

• Chaya Leah loves a guy who works at a cemetery

• The family who lost two sons, Noam and Yishai, on October 7th.

  

• Every day we wake up in a liberal democratic country is a miracle

• We get name checked by Antisemites!

• Hair Loss and Genocide in Gaza - Here’s the full text of the talk Weaponizing Sexual Violence in Combat Zones that took place at Cal State Long Beach on March 20th. It includes gems like: “I am not denying that rape happened.  There’s a big difference between some rape happening and systematic rape agreed upon in advance” and “Israeli soldiers arresting Palestinian men and stripping them naked is a form of gender violence.”

• Reclaim genocide

• Yael vs. the casino

• An update about Playboy’s stance on Oct. 7th

• We are antisemitism snobs

• Divest from Canada

Finally, a fun game from a listener: who said it - white supermacist or left wing activist? Test your knowledge! Thank you Robert, who described the game as “good because it's fun but also super scary.” Good luck!

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The goal of the game is to identify whether the groups or individuals making the statements below are from the far left (L) or far right (R). If you get them all correct, you win!

1."I will never stop exposing the truth about the occupation/genocide of the Palestinian people. Palestine will never be forgotten." 

2. “Wow, this is awesome. This is awesome man...Come on guys, it’s time to dance! Get those Jews!” (Reaction to Oct. 7^th) 

3. “One group of people we have easy access to in the US is all these zionist journalists who spread propaganda and misinformation. They have houses with addresses, kids in school. They can fear their bosses, but they should fear us more.” (includes emojis: knife, hatchet, blood) 

4. “Israelis are pigs. Savages. Very very bad people. Irredeemable excrement.” 

5. “It was exhilarating, I was exhilarated!” (referring to the October 7^th massacre)

6. “Oh nice. Oh wow. Yeah, this is what you get, you terroristic Jew piece of shit. Let’s go Lebanon, Iran! Wipe Israel off the map! Let’s go! This is awesome.”  

7. "The Zionists have been exposed for the criminals and blood-thirsty animals that they are.” 

8. “Party’s Over: Free Palestine. Breaking out of a concentration camp to attack your guards is the very opposite of ‘unprovoked’…I stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.” 

9. “The Israeli people deserve zero sympathy. Fuck Israel. They deserve everything that is happening to them right now. I sincerely hope that Hezbollah and the Taliban are able to make it to the fight." 

10. “Zionists are straight Babylon swine. We need to protest their neighborhoods… Zionist[s are] the most despicable form of human being.” 

11. “This is the real heroism and resistance.” (posted on October 7^th) 

12. “No more wars for Israel” (Banner in California, October 8^th) 

13. “No more weapons to Israel.” 

14. “Israel is a garbage country that’s only loved by garbage people.” 

Answers:

1. R. David Duke, KKK

2. R. Jon Eugene Minadeo is an American antisemitic conspiracy theorist, neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and former rapper. He is the leader of the antisemitic hate group and conspiracy theory network Goyim Defense League. 

3. L. Jemma DeCristo, Assistant Professor of American Studies at University of California, Davis. Formerly Jeremy DeCristo, before transitioning.

4. L. Mika Tosca, a climate scientist and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

5. L. Prof. Russell Rickford, Cornell University

6. R. Jon Eugene Minadeo, white supremacist

7. L. Osman Umarji, School of Education at the University of California, Irvine

8. R. Matthew Parrott, White Supremacist, October 8th

9. R Christopher Pohlhaus, leader of the neo-Nazi Blood Tribe, October 8th

10. L. Danny Shaw, Adjunct Lecturer, City University of New York.

11. L. Ambereen Dadabhoy, Associate Professor of Literature, Harvey Mudd College

12. R. White Lives Matter, a white supremacist organization

13. L. Jewish Voice for Peace, anti-Israel organization

14. L. T-shirts sold by Jewish Voice for Peace, Portland State University