Protesters Shoved At Office Building Of Republican Jewish Coalition

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Source: DCist

Protesters Shoved At Office Building Of Republican Jewish Coalition

by Julie Strupp in News on Nov 30, 2016 5:15 pm

At least four different demonstrations were planned today in D.C. to protest the appointment of former Breitbart News leader Steve Bannon as President-elect Donald Trump's chief strategist. While the first was an uneventful, if soggy, protest outside the White House, the second turned confrontational. ... Two men who appeared to be property managers at the downtown building where the Republican Jewish Coalition has offices pushed and shoved a small group of Jewish protesters who showed up to urge the RJC to speak against the appointment of a [link:https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/11/13/white-nationalist-who-hates-jews-will-be-trumps-right-hand-man-white-house/214419notorious anti-Semite].
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"The RJC has congratulated Trump on winning and has not denounced the appointment of Bannon even in the wake of all the anti-Semitic rhetoric," protester Jenna Bluestein said. "They've even gone so far as to defend Steve Bannon by saying his support for Israel and the occupation should cancel out anti-Semitism, and we're basically here to say that that's not okay, that we need our Jewish communal institutions to stand against anti-Semitic rhetoric and other hate rhetoric."

Around 15 protesters with IfNotNow, a Jewish activist group, marched inside the downtown building with signs. The activists were loudly but peacefully singing and speaking when two men wearing Normandy Real Estate Partners shirts shouted at the protesters, pushing them forcefully and grabbing at their signs. The activists responded by trying to shield each other and recording the incident on cellphones. It's not clear if the two men were in any way affiliated with the RJC.
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Activists said nothing this forceful had ever happened to them before. "I think it's more important than ever that we demonstrate that Jews stand up against hate and against fascism, and we call on the Republican Jewish Coalition to stand with us against Bannon, against white supremacy," IfNotNow member Alisa Zipursky said. "We as Jews know all too well what happens when hate is institutionalized and when people are targeted based on their race, based on their ethnicity, based on their religion."

Read more: http://dcist.com/2016/11/jewish_activists_draw_the_line_on_s.php#photo-1

[still_one]

1. and the vast majority of American Jews are outraged by Bannon's, appointment. 80% of American Jews

are Democratic, and are progressive. The Republican Jewish Coalition does not represent the majority of American Jews.

Major Jewish groups have denounced Bannon:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/11/15/anti-defamation-league-decries-stephen-bannon-while-other-jewish-groups-stay-silent/?utm_term=.66a410e5af40

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Shhh...

Don't ruin the narrative.

This is the Jewish version of "why don't these people speak out" usually crowed by non-Jews and others, who often have the same directive/question launched at their minority group when someone from their group does something stupid or doesn't conform to the "correct way of thinking."

[still_one]

8. You nailed that one right on the button BTA!!!

[Behind the Aegis]

13. Heehee..I am such a pixie!

I don't mind it so much when it is our own people demanding an explanation, as seems to be in this article, but it leads to what I was discussing. As a matter of fact, this type of "why haven't those Jews said..." has already appeared in many "liberal" places, including here. It always seems to be a mystery to some, that, yes, even Jewish people can be assholes, just like everyone else, including other minorities, and we aren't responsible for them or their repulsive ideas/actions.

This is usually hoisted on Muslims every time there is a terrorist attack by Muslims. The cries of "Where are the moderate Muslim voices?!" are usually so loud they actually miss the moderate voices speaking out! And, even if they didn't, why should the have to speak out as a "spokesperson"? While Muslims seem to be the target many times, I have seen the same principle directed at ethnic minorities, the GLBT community, Jews and other minority religions, and occasionally a few other groups, but it is always the same, demands from members of the minority to explain the views/behavior of "bad actors" from their group.

[leftynyc]

16. I also wonder why I don't see this here

We all heard that hate crimes against Muslims increased in the last couple of years, that statistic was widely reported. What wasn't reported was that FAR more hate crimes are committed against Jews. Here are the FBI statistics by religion:

Religious bias
Of the 1,340 victims of an anti-religious hate crime:

62.4 percent were victims of an offender’s anti-Jewish bias.
11.6 percent were victims of an anti-Islamic bias.
7.5 percent were victims of a bias against groups of individuals of varying religions (anti-multiple religions, group).
6.4 percent were victims of an anti-Catholic bias.
2.6 percent were victims of an anti-Protestant bias.
0.9 percent were victims of an anti-Atheist/Agnostic bias.
8.6 percent were victims of a bias against other religions (anti-other religion). (Based on Table 1.)

https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2012/topic-pages/victims/victims_final

I have to wonder why more liberals aren't speaking about this

[Feeling the Bern]

2. Republican Jewish Coalition: In the Concentration Camps, we jews would call them Kapo.

[Still In Wisconsin]

5. I have another word for them...

But muter says no vulgarities in public, so...

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Among other things.

But these types exist in all minority sub-sets.

[Feeling the Bern]

10. Yes. . .they are called sell outs

[Behind the Aegis]

14. Self-loathing/hating is usually accurate too.

Not always, but it does seem to fuel more than few.

[busterbrown]

3. Im a Jew..

You all don’t think that many of us seniors voted for Trump..Do ya?
Nah... Just couldn’t be..

But Losing florida.... Strange.

[Still In Wisconsin]

4. I am also a Jew.

I literally don't know of anyone in my congregation who voted for Trump. Not one.

[busterbrown]

6. Thanks I thought so.. n/t

[JI7]

11. most jewish people didn't vote for him. but there are always some. he even has Muslim supporters

these people are a very small number compared to the overall group. but media like CNN often give them much more voice than the others.

[busterbrown]

19. and Blacks as well..n/t

[Bad Dog]

12. It's the Republican definition of anti Semitism.

Any criticism of Israel, no matter how mild, is anti Semitic. Holocaust denial, offensive language and Nazi caricatures are just someone's opinion and the price we have to pay for freedom of speech.

I don't know exactly when the narrative changed, probably about the same time progressives were labelled intolerant for not accommodating Nazis.

[barbtries]

15. well you see they're republicans first.

for so many people that means more than being human, woman, man, american...it's been a real eye opener and i totally do not understand it. but there it is.

[Sunlei]

17. Rs let their brownshirts intimidate, shove & grab at protesters & journalists.here is another video

Happened last week, Republicans like Sue Wallace (R) set-up a business plan with her good buddie, Dave D. to create a "charity" to rescue horses, feed them up and slaughter them. Sue died in her sleep alone in a hotel so one evil is gone forever, (thank you Jesus) Dave moved on hired by a Corporation with the same agenda. Hes sent to events to stop any journalists from asking questions. Here's a short youtube of Dave the Republican brownshirt in action.


An employee of Protect the Harvest, wearing a Lucas Cattle Co jacket, Dave D., violently grabbed the microphone from See’s hand, and continued to bully him in an aggressive manner.

America will see a lot more of this horrible brownshirt intimidation anytime people try to be public when Republicans control society.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. Red is the new brown. On dial-up? Don't open this.

[font]As the protesters continued to talk loudly, urging the RJC to denounce Bannon, the man began pushing and shoving.(Photos by Julie Strupp)[/font size=1]



[font]This man pushed a protester who was already headed out the door. (Photos by Julie Strupp)[/font size=1]