- 6 days
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the United Nations General Assembly podium to accuse him of supporting Hamas and making Jewish New Yorkers feel unsafe
Those Jewish New Yorkers can always move Israel if their life is so bad here now.
- 6 days
I’m not sure you want to own “If you don’t like it here, move back to your own country” rhetoric.
- 6 days
Well, that’s why the state of Israel was formed, so Jews all over the world would have a place to go if they feel unsafe where they are. All the genocidal colonialism was for nothing if they’re not even going to use it for what it was intended for.
- 6 days
Coming dangerously close to the right wing “actually Zionism is good because it means we can finally get rid of all of the Jews from the United States” bullshit
- 6 days
Look, my point is that they have options. If legitimate criticism of the genocide being carried out by Jewish Zionists makes them uncomfortable, they do not have to stay here and listen to it. I’m not saying they can’t stay here, I’m not saying they should be expelled or forcibly deported, nor am I condoning or advocating for discrimination or harassment against Jewish people in general, I’m saying those Jewish people who are uncomfortable here, for whatever, reason do not have to stay here. No slippery slope or reading between the lines, that’s it.
It’s not unreasonable for a group of people to work together to make the place they live safer for them, whether it’s from the authorities or the crowd or both. There are plenty of ways the Jews of New York have historically done that, and can do that now, without leaving.
They have no power over Netanyahu but he has none over them.
- 4 days
Then they need to stand up and vocalise that Israel does not speak for them.
Right now, they claim to, and they are weaponizing that claim to do mass harm.
- Carl@anarchist.nexusEnglish5 days
You caught a few downvotes, but you’re not wrong. Lots of people genuinely don’t realize that a large part of the conservative support for Israel is rooted in “give them a place on the other side of the planet, so they’re not my neighbor anymore” antisemitism. That, and the fire-and-brimstone Christian belief that the end times will be kicked off when all the Jews return to their homeland.
- gnate@lemmy.worldEnglish4 days
It always was a case of Not In My Backyard. So they (Britain, et al) picked somebody else’s backyard instead. They didn’t care about the Palestinians back then either.
The original Zionists were pretty explicit about being colonizers, it was more about stealing land than being safe.
So, I don’t really want them to use Israel for what it was intended for. I’d rather they stay here actually.
Feeling unsafe != Living in danger. Is NYC a dangerous place to live for Jewish people? I’d be surprised if it’s the case. I’m getting tired of politicians equating feelings with facts.
- 5 days
no. am a jewish person in nyc and i feel fine… people do have a habit sadly of associating the hasidic jews of brooklyn to be zionist’s which funny enough a good chunk aren’t. i live in a very jewish area here and its completely okay
I’m ashamed Canada let that piece of shit through our borders without puttin him under arrest.
- 5 days
If Mamdani wants to run against Schumer in the 2028 primary, I’m here for it.
- humorlessrepost@lemmy.worldEnglish5 days
They’ve always arrested protesters who break the law. I support protesting, and in this case I support them breaking the laws they broke, but if you do that, you’ll probably be arrested. I wouldn’t support a mayor picking and choosing which causes protesters can and can’t break the law with impunity for.
I wouldn’t support a mayor picking and choosing which causes protesters can and can’t break the law with impunity for.
Y’know, damn I don’t like it either but you’re right about consistency. We’re currently mad at the sitting villains in power for doing this exact thing.
“Coup? So peaceful. Upset about murder we did? SIEZE THEM.”
- 5 days
Guy walked into NYC, swung his dick in your face, and walked right out.
“This is what democracy looks like!”
- 5 days
I thought this would be a bar joke.
Like, man walks into NY.
Slaps his dick in everyone’s face.
Then leaves.
And everyone is thinking if they should gang up and jump him outside, but they’re too afraid.
And the bartender goes, “why the long noses?”
5 daysThis is why I no longer read opinions of New Yorkers. Hypocrites, everyone of them.
- 5 days
Over 100 of them were arrested for protesting this. Which you would know if you bothered to RTFA
100 NYrs arrested Bibi‽
“I want elected leaders here in this country to catch up to the American people,” said actor and activist Cynthia Nixon, “who understand that what is happening in Gaza and Palestine is a war crime.”
“He needs to be tried in The Hague”
“I’m here because I want to stop US complicity in the genocide that is happening in Gaza and the West Bank,” said Nixon. “I want to stop us funding Israel, I want to block the bombs, and I want elected leaders here in this country to catch up to the American people and people everywhere around the globe who understand that what is happening in Gaza and Palestine is a war crime, it’s unacceptable, and it’s wrong, and history will judge them very harshly.”
“There’s an arrest warrant out for Benjamin Netanyahu for the war crimes he’s committing in Gaza,” said Sumaya Awad, director of the New York-based Organizing for Adalah Justice Project. “ Trump is refusing to arrest him so we’re taking to the streets to make it clear to our government, and to future generations who will look back on this moment, that we refuse to normalize genocide. We refuse to normalize sending billions to commit war crimes, meanwhile our own schools and hospitals here are underfunded.”
Protesters chanted, “Netanyahu, you can’t hide, you are wanted for genocide!” and “Not another penny, not another dime, no more money for genocide!”
Stefanie Fox, executive director of JVP, noted that “as we protest, the Israeli military expands its genocide in Gaza and destruction across the region,” while “we are living through the crushing conditions of expanding fascism here in the US.”
“But this is a movement that refuses to give up, and we know we can end this,” said Fox. “From the streets of NYC to the halls of Congress we will be relentless in our demands to stop arming Israel.””Desires noted, but no leverages, thus no demands. Instead they got arrested, and will likely end up in NASSAU COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER, BROOKLYN MDC, ORANGE COUNTY JAIL (NY), BROOME COUNTY JAIL, ALLEGANY COUNTY JAIL, BUFFALO SERVICE PROCESSING CENTER, or NIAGARA COUNTY JAIL.
- 5 days
One day, all these demons will be gone.
And we will have new, freshly baked demons instead.
- 5 days
I await the day we’re arguing over how to best shut down whatever fucking rogue AI was invented
