David Greenfield is right: this isn’t simply opposition to Israel, which all too often is born of Jew-hatred in any case. This is open anti-Semitism. The Council was discussing a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The protesters were identifying with the Auschwitz murderers.
“VIDEOS: Pro-Palestinians Disrupt City Council Meeting Over Speaker’s Planned Visit To Israel,” by Jacob Kornbluh, JP Updates, January 23, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller):
Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activists disrupted the City Council’s stated meeting on Thursday while members were voting on a resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
The protesters started yelling, “shame on you, Melissa”, “why are you supporting an apartheid” and “Palestinian lives matter.”
After five minutes of yelling and screaming, the some 40 protesters were ordered to leave and escorted out the balcony.
Council member Cory Johnson called it “incredibly disrespectful and offensive. Simply awful.” Councilman Mark Weprin added, “The State of Israel has never supported the killing of innocent people, and they want to love in peace.”
“I am still shaken, upset and angry,” Councilman David Greenfield. “While we were discussing a resolution regarding the murder of 1.1 million human beings – I will point out that 90 percent of them were Jewish, but the other 10 percent, they were political dissidents .. those were the people who were being killed together at Auschwitz-Birkenau. While we were discussing that, they had the chutzpah, the nerve, the temerity, to unfurl a Palestinian flag and yell at us.”
“But I’m pleased, because we can stop pretending that this is about Israel. What we saw here was naked, blind antisemitism, good old fashioned antisemitism,” Greenfield roared. “That’s what you saw, and that’s what you watched, and that’s what you witnessed – people who were upset for one reason. Do you want to know why they’re upset, do you want to know why they’re angry, do you want to know why they unfurled that flag today? Because Hitler did not finish the job. He only wiped out half of my family.”
The trip to Israel is a message that “we will not be cowered by this fear and hatred,” he added.
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito went over to Greenfield and shook his hand as an expression of support.
Republican Council member Eric Ulrich also took the mic to state that “to be pro Israel you don’t have to be Jewish.”
“Israel is a vibrant democracy and I’m proud to go back to Israel again. I will not be intimidated by the hecklers. I will not sit here and allow people to attack the Jews.” Ulrich said.
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said in an emailed statement, “At a time when the Council was voting on a resolution commemorating the 70thanniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, this outburst was offensive, outrageous and counter to the values of the City Council.”
cs says
I had enough of this people. They suck.
cs says
And probably Chomsky will support that.
TH says
Pelestinian lives are cannon fodder for Hamas jihadis.
Angemon says
“Palestinian live matter”, eh? Do they just matter when Israelis kill a wannabe jihadi trying to murder innocent children or do they also matter when a “palestinian” blows himself up hoping to take Israelis with him? They’re obviously trying to tide the “black lives matter” wave, which, coincidentally, suffers from a similar problem: apparently, black lives only matter when a cop kills a wannabe thug attacking him, not when blacks kill one another in gang wars.
cs says
(Y)
cs says
i meant to say, YES. Thought we had the positive sign here.
zebo says
i wonder how they could dare to use the world apartheid.
Islam is Gender apartheid ,dividing men&women
Islam is religious-apartheid dividing people into 3 classes
superior muslim
inferior people of the book:kafur(sometimes unbelievers)
and the rest called unbelievers(though they believe and many of them in religions much older than copy&paste islam,but primitive muslim logic isn’t even able to use correct terms on most primitive things
Islam is even apartheid for muslims
where the ruling muslim group is surpressing all other muslim groups.
Where arabs surpressed the persians after they forced the persians to convert to islam.
And when the turks conquered arabia and converted to islam they surpressed arabs and persians
and islam is apartheid even in the ruling group,where the leading tribesman and imams
are above the rest and the family members of the leading tribe are above the remaining rest of the muslims
Islam is even language apartheid,forcing all imams to teach quran in wanna-be-superior arabic language
Mo says
Round them all up and send them to the mythical country of “Palestine”. Or any sharia enforcing country of their choice. Problem solved.
Don’t you wish I ran the world?
Canadian Patriot says
Good one! And when they die they can go to their mythical ‘heaven’ with mythical ‘eternal virgins’ lol
I’m not Jewish or Israeli, but I’m proud to be pro-Israel. At least Israeli politicians acknowledge that Islam is dangerous and actually do something about this threat! They’re brave!
Mo says
@ Canadian Patriot
“I’m not Jewish or Israeli, but I’m proud to be pro-Israel. At least Israeli politicians acknowledge that Islam is dangerous and actually do something about this threat! They’re brave!”
I don’t see that they are doing nearly enough! They’re seeing their citizens slaughtered in the streets as they go about their daily lives and they refuse to come down with force against the genocidal Muslims doing it. They seem to be endlessly enamored with the fantasy that you can have peace with people who want you dead because their “god” commands it.
There’s no reasoning or negotiating with people like that – especially when they have proven over and over and OVER that they do not want peace! These genocidal followers of Mohammad do not want peace.
The only recourse left with savages like that is lethal force.
Jay Boo says
“The protesters were identifying with the Auschwitz murderers.”
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The following quote sums up such willful ignorance indignation.
“It is not merely the bitter, icy cold that haunts Morris Rosen’s memory, nor the visions of those who lagged behind, unable to keep up.
IT IS THE SMILES.
The smiles of those who watched and did nothing to help as Morris and hundreds of other prisoners who were weak, sick and dying struggled to endure a death march in February 1945.”
Quote about Holocaust survivor, Morris Rosen
Holocaust Museum literature, Washington, DC
katnis says
Kudos to David Greenfield and his passionate speech in the last video. It’s a very powerful moment and I encourage everyone to watch it.
I’m afraid that this is not the last time we will see this type of outburst. Our diverse democracy and open door policies have given the lunatics a platform.
As for the screaming fanatical women, maybe they will do us a favor and go overseas to become jihad wives. Their big mouths aren’t doing anyone any good in this country.
cs says
Nope, it will just get worst, until ppl realize what Islam is all about, hope it is just not too late and they see the beast.
Kepha says
katnis, could they take the radical feminists with them?
Rev Albert W. Kovacs says
I listened to the bold and impassioned remarks of David Greenfield, words that echoed the deep sorrow in his heart for so many in his own family who met the butchers, and who blistered at the callousness of the new generation Islamist Jew-haters here in America.. The city, his family and friends, and all Americans can be proud of his declaration. Many thanks to the others who voiced their support to undergird his words. – Proud to be pro-Israel – disgusted that the President isn’t! – “Never forget!”
Renee says
The Palestinian flag is white with a blue star of David. Don’t they know?? I dislike women that scream like pigs.
Wellington says
Jew-hatred and Islam are tied at the hip. One knows this or should know it (the deceptive “People of the Book” nonsense notwithstanding).
But then, Islam is very good at hatred (including a hatred for freedom), Jew-hatred being just one of many Islamic hatreds. One also knows this or should know it.
Islam is awful. It is a mortal threat to liberty. It is a mortal threat to Jews. It is a mortal threat to ALL non-Muslims. It is a burden to all mankind. One knows this or should know it.
Manuael II Paleologus says
This is just the beginning here in US. The danger comes from WH. America never had these kind of trouble before. Islam creates problems all over the world. Europe is almost gone. I still have hope in the revival.
Manuel II Paleologus said clearly in the 14th century: ”[s]how me just what Mohammed brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”
. . .
Manuel certainly knew what he was talking about. He spent some time as a hostage in the court of one Muslim neighbor and he spent a lifetime fighting back against expansionist Islam. Almost nobody pauses to consider that Manuel might have something to teach us. Instead our conversation centers on whether the Pope is to blame for riling Muslims up and what he (and we) can do to mollify them.
Manuel II Paleologos was born in 1350 to the Emperor John V (reigned 1341-1391), a weak ruler who was overthrown twice, once by his son Andronicus IV, and later by his grandson, John VII. At the time of the 1373 coup by Andronicus, John appointed Manuel co-emperor. In 1376, Andronicus imprisoned John and Manuel, but they were able to escape and seek protection from the Ottoman Sultan Murad I, who, ironically, had backed Andronicus in his coup. John and Manuel promised Murad a heftier tribute than Andronicus was willing to pay, and were able to regain their throne. (Source: Manuel II PALAIOLOGOS (1391-1425 A.D.) Wilhelm Baum, Univeristät Graz, Austria)
In 1390, John was again overthrown by Andronicus and his son, John VII. Manuel was sent as a hostage to the court of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I. He was forced to fight with the Turks against the Byzantine city of Philadelphia. (Source: Wikipedia) During this period, John V was restored to his throne for the last time, but Manuel remained in humiliating submission to the Sultan. When John tried to rebuild the fortified walls of Constantinople, Bayezid threatened to gouge out Manuel’s eyes. The refortification project came to an end. (Baum) It was at this time that Manuel participated in the conversations which he published in 1399 as the Twenty-six dialogues with a Persian.
After his father’s death in 1391, Manuel was installed as Emperor, in vassallage to the Sultan. Manuel tried to enlist help from the West to throw off the Ottoman overlord, enraging the Sultan, who laid seige to Constantinople from 1394 to 1402. On a diplomatic mission to Serres in 1394, Manuel, his nephew John VII, Theodore of Morea, and Prince Stefan Lazervic of Serbia were ambushed by Bayezid, who wanted to kill them all. They were forced to watch as several Byzantine army officers were blinded. “The events in Serres confirmed Manuel’s opinion that the Turks were not amenable to any kind of reasoning.” (Baum)
Manuel spent the rest of his life trying to rouse the West to help him defend Constantinople against the Turks, but with no success. In 1424, he and his son, John VIII Paleologous, were forced to sign a peace treaty and pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire. He died in 1425, and was buried in the monastic Church of the Pantokrator. His grave was later destroyed by the Turks.
So what are some of the lessons that Manuel might be able to teach us? Here are a few:
* Unity is essential against an enemy. If the Paleologoi hadn’t been so busy overthrowing each other, they wouldn’t have had to seek allies among the Ottomans, and may have been able to put up more of a defense against their common enemy.
* Appeasement doesn’t work. As Andronicus and his son learned, there is always someone willing to pay a higher tribute, at which point your value drops to zero. As Winston Churchill was to say many years later, “Appeasement is like feeding a crocodile, hoping that he will eat you last.”
* The West must be willing to fight. Manuel spent the last 20 years of his life trying to win help from his European neighbors against the onslaught of the Ottoman Empire. While Europe celebrated the prosperity and artistic expression of the Renaissance, Constantinople was besieged and humiliated, and ultimately sacked. Although the West won a temporary respite, the Ottomans didn’t leave them alone. They continued to attack and conquer Christian Europe until they were turned back from the gates of Vienna in 1683.
So, will we learn from this tragic emperor or will we continue to pretend that Western Civilization is the real enemy and that we have more to fear from Pope Benedict XVI than from the Islamic radicals who threaten to kill him?
BC says
Of course we have more recent lessons from history. Many in UK and US thought that Hitler was af fine fellow who had restored prosperity and order to Germany after the years of revolution and financial chaos. They thought also that he could be reasoned with and his word could be trusted.. Many of course were anti semites including notably Henry Ford, who thought dealing with the Jews was a good thing.
There can be no excuse for today’s appeasers since thanks to modern communications and the internet. even the Nazis tried to conceal their atrocities, the Islamo Fascists publicise theirs as widely as possible.
BC says
Kindly omit ‘since’ to make the sentence more coherent
William says
What happened to the hate-speech laws that the liberal-progressives enacted and are so fond of threatening to use. Does it apply only to certain (white) groups?
Richie says
those hate speech laws were designed to protect everyone except straight white conservative males
Mo says
@ Richie
“those hate speech laws were designed to protect everyone except straight white conservative males”
Absolutely right!
Richie says
There is a streak of Jew hatred on the left that is a mile wide and ten miles deep. Much of the leftist ‘Occupy Wallstreet’ rabble was all about Jew hatred- blaming all of the society’s woes on ‘the bankers’, which is usually a dog whistle term for the Jews. Scores of the occupy leftists were 9/11 Truthers, who claimed the Jews were behind the attacks. Listen to clips of far left radio goon Mike Malloy, his Jew hatred and pro Jihadist positions are laid bare
Kepha says
I date the rise of Leftist Jew hatred and Islamophilia to the moment people like Malcolm X and Franz Fanon became pop culture icons. Also chalk it up to the Soviet Union figuring there was more political capital in courting the Arab world with anti-colonialist rhetoric (and don’t look too closely at Central Asia and the Kavkaz, folks).
Richie says
Obama refuses to meet with Israel PM Netanyhu at his upcoming address in washington- CLEARLY this is Obama giving a message to the Islamic jihadists he is on the side of Islam, and refuses to even recognize Israel
Salah says
“to be pro Israel you don’t have to be Jewish.”
No, you don’t. All you need to be is HUMAN.
God Bless Israel, God Bless the Jews.
(BTW, I’m Egytian Christian)
These thugs and hippies, screaming like some crazy vampires, are the product of our MSM traitors who refuse to enlighten the masses about the true nature of Islam.
Traitors must be dealt with according to the law of war, i.e. EXECUTION.
And we’re at war.
Fer137 says
Palestinian origin of Holocaust: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haj_Amin_al-Husseini#Al-Husseini.27s_attempts_to_block_Jewish_refugees
pongidae rex says
Allahu Akbar is the Seig Heil of the 21st century. The context of the utterance is the same. The ultimate goals of the ideology that it celebrates are the same. This is the same monster defeated in WWII at huge cost that has risen from the swamp human hate wearing a new mask. And this time around, our leaders seek to appease it. Our leaders tell us that fear and loathing of this thing is a ‘phobia’.
BC says
incredibly disrespectful and offensive. he should also have said ignorant and stupid
Angry says
And these are the very people who are all too willing and all to keen to call anyone a RACIST, BIGOT and FASCIST for being in opposition to islam (and the muslim culture).
Total hypocrites.
When are the Jew hating, radical left, going to realise that in the event of war, Jews would side with them against the islamists who would gladly kill them.
duh_swami says
That is why I have a fist and these clowns have a nose…I’m not a nice guy like that…
fwyion jlock says
yasser arafart said. “I can send 1 million martyrs to die at Jerusalem, they will die for islam..!”
So how come “palestinians life matter”?? (I thought at first they were chanting, “palestininans lie better!!”) They maybe matter to you, leftists bullshitters, cause you’re so fucking sick and warped, but THEY DO NOT MATTER TO ISLAM!! You silly twits!!
pumbar says
Bet there was brushweed blowing through the local sociology department at the university. Looks like they were all out in force at this meeting.
Katz says
An obscene display of ignorance, lack of judgment, naivete and disrespect for HUMANITY.
albert says
These IslamoNazis not only deny the Jewish holocaust, they also deny the murder of 2 million Armenians and Abbyssinians that a so called religion can deny the cruel murders of more than 8 million people and even applaud the tragedy should be a warning to us all.
After the second war people said ” Never Again ” but looking at these thugs and what is happening all over the world makes me think ” It will happen Again “