The New Orleans City Council Friday denounced the targeted antisemitic attack on one of its staff members after the front of their home and an Israeli flag hanging on it

The New Orleans City Council Friday denounced the targeted antisemitic attack on one of its staff members after the front of their home and an Israeli flag hanging on it

  • Therealgoodjanet@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    A Zionist New Orleans City Council staff member’s home was vandalized Thursday night with blood red paint

    FTFY

    I see we still have trouble keeping Zionist and Jewish apart. While I don’t deny anti-semitism is a thing, there was a fucking Israeli flag.

    If there’s one reason why this person got “blood” smeared all over their house, it’s because they clearly support genocide. That has nothing to do with their religion. Unlike what Israel wants you to believe.

    Fuck everyone who conflate the two.

    • trainwreck@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      Us jews don’t really have a universal symbol of our faith. Israeli flag doesn’t automatically equal zionism in my mind. It’s a bit different now, but especially when I was growing up, all my peers and I viewed said flag the same way we view the cross. At the very least, it shouldn’t be an invitation for property damage.

      The topic is highly nuanced. I know this is lost on almost everyone. I fear I’ll be mistaken as a zionist for expressing any viewpoint that isn’t aggressively one-sided, so let me state explicitly: I am strongly against Israel.

      The vandalism has to fucking stop though. I paint over multiple swastikas and maliciously-drawn stars of David on a daily fucking basis. I have probably painted over 100 such instances since this shit popped off. It feels a lot like a threat at this point. I covered 2 swastikas and 4 stars of david YESTERDAY. I don’t feel safe in my city cause of this shit.

      • Therealgoodjanet@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        What you’re describing is clear anti-semitism and it’s horrible you have to experience that. I’m sorry you see this regularly and don’t feel safe.

        What’s different in this case though is flying a flag of a country actively committing a genocide and being surprised people have an issue with that (not saying here I agree or disagree with the action, what I think is not relevant). The issue is not them being Jewish. The issue is them supporting a rogue country.

        What is the point of flying a flag if not to show support? It’s like tattooing a swastika on your face and being surprised people mistake you for a nazi.