(Jewish Group) Anti-Semitism Awareness Mural Covered by Palestinian Flag

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

This week, a mural painted on Pomona College’s Walker Wall—which is deemed a free speech wall—to raise awareness of antisemitism after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, was partially painted over by a Palestinian flag, with the accompanying message “Palestine exists. Acknowledge it.”

The original mural on Walker Wall in response to the October Pittsburgh synagogue shooting consisted of multiple Stars of David along with the message “Antisemitism exists. Acknowledge it.”

While the original post has already been painted over, with students restoring the original message, painting over messages is in line with Pomona’s policy on Walker Wall.

However, this week, sections of the message were covered with painting of the Palestinian flag and the accompanying message “Palestine exists. Acknowledge it.”

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Ahhh...anti-Semitism, the gift that keeps on giving.

[sellitman]

1. History repeats itself.

[JudyM]

2. Pathetic antihumanist ignorant hatred.

This right here:

“Of course, there is criticism of Israel that is not antisemitic. However, if a person believes that antisemitism is justified or should be dismissed because of the Israel-Palestine conflict, that is clearly antisemitic. Importantly, the original message was not a statement about Israel or Palestine; it was an attempt to spread awareness of an increase in attacks against Jews and antisemitic dialogue in today’s world. Its message has proved true.”

[EllieBC]

3. So maybe some of the apologists on DU can explain

what Jewish students at Pomona who are thinking about a shooting at a shul in Pittsburgh, have to be punished for in the name of “Middls East discourse”?

[Mosby]

4. Jacob Lubert explains it perfectly

"if you want a visual definition for the new form of antisemitism, à la Corbyn, look no further than Walker Wall: dismissing the increasing number of antisemitic incidents and attacks in the US and the Western world by suggesting that any attempt to call attention to antisemitism is an attack on Palestinians.”