tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318352082024-03-10T08:12:02.204-07:00Zionists Out of the Peace MovementTo defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war. —Ludwig von Mises, <i>Human Action</i> (4th ed.), p. 832.PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-89752282537279392482024-03-10T08:11:00.000-07:002024-03-10T08:11:30.506-07:00Report on Beth Israel vigil 03-09-24<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jews as Controlled Opposition</span></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please
consider: Jews control the Jewish state. There should be no argument against
that statement. But what’s telling is how Jews also control the *opposition* to
the Jewish state. Witness for Peace has recognized this “playing both sides of the
fence” game for quite some time, but it’s instructive to watch it in action.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On Sunday, February
25, WfP revved up the taxi squad and traveled to Dearborn, Michigan to protest
a “unity” call for “cease-fire” in Gaza. From their flyer: “Join us in bringing
together Arab and Muslim, Latino and Jewish communities … to demand a
‘Ceasefire in Palestine.’”. WfP sees a call for “cease fire” as deceptive; it
will not solve the problem of a Jewish supremacist state wreaking culturicide
in Palestine. Our presentation to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhfeJ0wjhE">Ann Arbor City Council of January 11</a> expands
on this topic.</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jewish Voice for Peace is Challenged</span></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The signs we
held to protest this tepid call for unity and ceasefire were “Jews Bomb Hospitals”
and “Six Million, Really?”, a truthful statement and a pertinent question. Marching
up to confront us was a young member of Jewish Voice for Peace. She was
certainly not a follower of Malcolm X. Malcolm realized that anti-Black racism began
in the White community, and white activists bore the burden of holding their
white community accountable.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">But not JVP
members. Rather than hold their Jewish community accountable for
anti-Palestinian racism, these Jews serve only to protect the Jewish community
from criticism. Watch this young woman’s reaction to the charge that JVP is a
Zionist organization <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEVyzQQnnOY">here</a>. Like all good students of Jewish Hasbara, she fled
the scene when it became obvious she didn’t know enough to win the argument.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jesse Owens and Ann Arbor City Council</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">At every
Council meeting, Mayor Chris Taylor explains that Public Commentary is time set
aside for citizens to speak about matters of municipal interest. WfP feels that,
since the Michigan Legislature has mandated the teaching of the Holocaust at high
schools, Ann Arbor students need to be able to separate truth from mis- or
dis-information. Towards that goal, we addressed Council on February 20 to
inform them that Black sprinter Jesse Owens was respected by Adolf Hitler and
the German people at the 1936 Olympics</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">in Berlin, contrary to the notion that the Chancellor “snubbed” this
fine athlete. View the presentation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y00CIIktIU">here</a> [adjust to 34:30] and the text of speech follows
signature.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Foul-mouthed Hater of Free Speech<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On March 2, we
were verbally accosted by an angry young man, who attempts to remove one of our
signs. Fortunately, an Ann Arbor policeman was driving by and turned his
vehicle around to lend assistance. Another tip o’ the hat to Ann Arbor’s
finest. See video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQH3EZ4TL2Q&t">here</a>.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Another Day at the Office</span></b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOxhGAJZITgZkJeane9a5ORBZFKT_8_tNALZw8MsU5XwVUNiYip-tFKMwY1AqWJAgFOYPw8Ja5aIdm5VsnzR9UUnZd96qbgDzgJUwl6hQqXY2SAnpxPwKU2-PwfRPVsVLcl21U6HBCe-ifiVHd9KNtCrDm0PhgYNAnyodKIgmb3NVGkWNTqHc/s4624/Death%20Camps%20Really.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOxhGAJZITgZkJeane9a5ORBZFKT_8_tNALZw8MsU5XwVUNiYip-tFKMwY1AqWJAgFOYPw8Ja5aIdm5VsnzR9UUnZd96qbgDzgJUwl6hQqXY2SAnpxPwKU2-PwfRPVsVLcl21U6HBCe-ifiVHd9KNtCrDm0PhgYNAnyodKIgmb3NVGkWNTqHc/s320/Death%20Camps%20Really.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156755507;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Scorecard<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Date/For-Against<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">27-Jan 35-5</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">3-Feb 24-8</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">10-Feb 23-3</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">17-Feb 31-2</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">24-Feb 27-9</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">2-Mar 21-6</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">9-Mar 27-6</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Henry Herskovitz</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Witness for Peace<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Victory to Hamas!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk82272718;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Comments? </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">#<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">February 20, 2024 [359 words]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Topic: Holocaust Education in Ann
Arbor Public Schools</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Good evening,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since February has been designated
Black History Month, Ann Arbor students might be taught about Olympic gold
medalist Jesse Owens. Jesse competed in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, despite
efforts by the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee to
change the location to some other venue.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The most often repeated story from
that competition is that Adolf Hitler refused to shake the hand of Owens after
he had run a race. The headline in the </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">New York Times</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> read “Hitler
ignores Negro medalists”. The black-owned Cleveland newspaper </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">Call and Post</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
ran their own headline: “Hitler snubs Jesse”. The Baltimore </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">Afro-American</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
wrote: “Adolf snubs U.S. lads”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In his book </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">The Myth of German
Villainy</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">, author Benton Bradberry sets the record straight for us, writing
about these headlines: “These were deliberate lies. Nothing of the kind had
happened”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The real story was that Hitler was
told by the chairman of the International Olympic Committee that he had
violated Olympic protocols by shaking hands with German athlete Hans Wollke and
receiving other athletes – both German and non-German – in his VIP booth the
day before. So that day, in compliance with the protocols, he shook nobody’s
hand, including Jesse Owens</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From the book The </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">Jesse Owens
Story</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">, Jesse is quoted as saying “When I passed the Chancellor, he arose,
waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad
taste in criticizing the man of the hour in Germany” end quote.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And far from being snubbed by
Germany’s white population, author Richard Mandell also helps set the record
straight. He writes in his book </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">The Nazi Olympics</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">: “Once at the stadium,
the mere appearance of Jesse Owens’ head from some pit below the stands would
cause sections of the crowd to break out in chants of ‘Yes-sa Ov-enss! Yes-sa
Ovenss!’”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The real snubbing of Jesse Owens
came at the hands of Franklin Roosevelt, who was running for re-election and
refused to receive Jesse at the White House, because Roosevelt thought the
reaction from southern states would harm his chances of victory.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The job of the historical
revisionist is to set the record straight</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt;">Thank you,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-72784852506698305572024-01-22T08:29:00.000-08:002024-01-22T08:29:45.785-08:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 01-20-24<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We Pitch a Shutout!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>January 13 loomed as a cold and extremely windy day. Fearful that our signs, which we attach to chairs, might be blown into the street and cause traffic dangers, we offered only the signs we could carry, and held a new flag presented to us by a passing Palestinian man. The result was a smashing 21-0 score (see Scoreboard, below), but reflected the omission of what we feel drives Israeli terror – Jewish Power, Jewish identity politics, and Jewish supremacist ideology. When our signs of “Jewish Power corrupts” or “Jews Bomb Hospitals” are displayed, our message is more clearly honed, but approval suffers. And we accept that.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Begging for Crumbs</b></div><div><br /></div><div>On Thursday, January 11, the Ann Arbor City Council passed a “cease-fire” resolution. That’s the good news. The reality is that the resolution had to be word-smithed to a point where it became meaningless, but even that didn’t prevent some local Jews speaking in opposition. Speaker after speaker lined up (there were 90!) to prattle on about Israeli crimes, without a whit of blame placed on the Ann Abor Jewish community for its support of those crimes. Even the Arab voice, like leadoff speaker Omar Abdala, was obedient to the Power. He said:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">We are a coalition that stands against anti-Semitism. Our members have said that protests at synagogues are wrong, full stop. When a known holocaust denier spoke last meeting we refused to listen to him and walked out. Do not conflate our calls for a cease fire with anti-Semitism. That is wrong; it is beneath you and it is racist. This is a simple resolution that takes no sides...</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>A resolution that “takes no sides” needs a response, and we provided that response (text follows signature). It’s instructive to view (a) the City Council members turning their backs to us and (b) the so-called “Palestinian activists” fleeing the room as we rose to speak. Please click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhfeJ0wjhE&t">here</a> and adjust timeline to 04:15:43 to observe </div><div><br /></div><div>We had an opportunity to speak to a Lebanese student after the meeting and asked her why she left as I spoke, and she explained that her Jewish co-workers were upset with our weekly vigils and she wanted to show solidarity with them. See how Jewish Power works? This young woman knew that if she questioned forbidden topics – like why are Jews leading local Palestinian activists? - she would be ostracized and couldn’t tolerate that outcome. So 10,000 Palestinian children and infants get bombed to smithereens, but she maintains friendships. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Another Day at the Office</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbQuL9vENtbL_hdmU6wT-WjsgmiB9WzfJoxkEOnj-Ri2i0ZpxWPkSRlWLdvN70D5vQis8AAmoQfbKymDFNZg7CCmyNVa2t6HHUHk9hgT1-fHlGyGmv8g33euMhExSx7oiUqduMv0vXlq5YNzv6w11LTZVnc-G0Ko_CELS44qmhSvNsDjfRI4X/s4624/Chris%20End%20Palestinian%20Holocaust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbQuL9vENtbL_hdmU6wT-WjsgmiB9WzfJoxkEOnj-Ri2i0ZpxWPkSRlWLdvN70D5vQis8AAmoQfbKymDFNZg7CCmyNVa2t6HHUHk9hgT1-fHlGyGmv8g33euMhExSx7oiUqduMv0vXlq5YNzv6w11LTZVnc-G0Ko_CELS44qmhSvNsDjfRI4X/s320/Chris%20End%20Palestinian%20Holocaust.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Date/For-Against</b></div><div><br /></div><div>30-Dec 17-3</div><div> 6-Jan 14-3</div><div>13-Jan 21-0</div><div>20-Jan 18-7</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>Victory to Hamas!</div><div># </div><div>January 11, 2024 [262 words]</div><div><br /></div><div>Topic: Agenda Item CD-1, Resolution Denouncing Rising Hate and Discrimination in Ann Arbor and Calling for a Lasting Bilateral Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel</div><div><br /></div><div>Good evening,</div><div><br /></div><div>The Jewish state has been committing genocide against the Palestinian people for over 75 years. Now, in The Hague, these crimes are being identified and exposed by South Africa.</div><div><br /></div><div>Much will be made of a “proportional response”: Are the Jews of Israel responding proportionally to the Al-Aqsa Storm of October 7?</div><div><br /></div><div>So, it’s reasonable to ask if this Resolution is proportional to the atrocities committed by the Jewish state since that date</div><div><br /></div><div>Reading from the Resolution: “The Ann Arbor City Council calls for an immediate lasting bilateral ceasefire”</div><div><br /></div><div>Bilateral: meaning both sides stop using their weapons against the other</div><div><br /></div><div>Does this resolution demand Palestinians stop using their Merkava battle tanks? Their Apache Helicopters? Their F-35 fighter jets? Should they be required to stop dropping 2,000 pound bombs?</div><div>Of course not. It’s not the Palestinians that have these Weapons of Mass Destruction</div><div>It’s only Israel. And the Jewish state is using them mercilessly, driven by a religious ideology that tolerates no sympathy for the defenseless Palestinians</div><div><br /></div><div>Calling for a bilateral cease fire with this imbalance in strength is not a proportional response to genocide</div><div><br /></div><div>Calling out the perpetrators is</div><div><br /></div><div>Taking sides is what’s required of Council, even if it means standing up to the Chosen, be they friend or family. A milquetoast request for a cease fire is totally inadequate and not only ignores the enormous disparity in weaponry, but fails to address even the minimum of human rights violations being committed by the Jewish state</div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, I don’t believe your vote, whether yea or nay, will count for much. I cannot imagine a more meaningless document. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-83125310695508511972023-12-26T14:56:00.000-08:002023-12-26T14:56:40.212-08:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 12-23-23<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hostility increases but our support remains constant</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">(see “Scorecard”)</div><div><br /></div><div>Retired Ann Arbor Doctor Dave Chernin has taken to counter-protesting our weekly vigils, and exposes his Jewish supremacism by the threatening words and gestures he uses. On December 9, three men emerged from the synagogue to harass us. After a few minutes of heated exchange, Dave – the one holding the flag and now bolstered by these racists – joins in and threatens us. One of the three has been identified as Richard Cascarelli, a Partner Associate at Tim Singer South Florida - Coldwell Banker in Fort Lauderdale. Watch the six-minute video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaKrpec0YZ4&t">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The defeated Jewish attorney Marc Susselman lowers himself by bringing a couple thugs from West Bloomfield, Michigan, to taunt us throughout our entire vigil on November 18. We submitted the video to the Ann Arbor Police Department for their opinion as to whether a threat was made. Please make up your own mind as you view this video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPiQI8KnCUo&t">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>On December 23, a potty-mouthed woman approaches us and threatens to take one of our signs which she found upsetting (Gas Chambers? Really?!!). When we inform her that we will call the cops and put her on film stealing our property, she experiences a change of mind. And goes curiously silent when her world-view gets challenged. Watch this video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjjS78zR77k&t">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Challenging Ann Arbor City Council</b></div><div><br /></div><div>On December 18, we asked Council members to imagine the world reaction to any other ethnic group – other than the Jews – who could get away with a 75-year-old ethnic cleansing operation. At this particular meeting almost all the 58 speakers asked Council to pass a resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza. Fast forward to 4:10 to watch our presentation from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdtAHyM55vs">this video</a>, and view text of the presentation following signature.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Beware the Controlled Opposition</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Many Jews spoke at this Council meeting, some declaring themselves “a proud Jew”, some identified as members of Jewish Voice for Peace. </div><div>Regular readers of these reports know that we recognize the efforts of JVP as those of a controlled opposition. The racism that motivates the Jewish state is born and nurtured in the Jewish community. For activist Jews to be effective in liberating Palestine, they need to confront the racism that exists in their own, home communities.</div><div><br /></div><div>But they never do. Instead, they wear keffiyehs, control Palestinian activists (think: Rashida Tlaib) and assuage their own guilt by palling around with the oppressed. Please read “<a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2011/04/26/the-role-of-jews-in-the-palestinian-solidarity-movement/">The Role of Jews in the Palestine Solidarity Movement</a>” for expanding this argument.</div><div><br /></div><div>Not only do these closet Zionists (we define “Zionist” as anyone who does NOT call for an end to the Israeli state) control the opposition, but watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZVXvF6Qaw&t">here</a> as they flee before we rise and challenge their Jewish supremacism.</div><div><br /></div><div>Which member of JVP is willing to carry our sign? After 100 Jewish Israeli doctors <a href="https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/11/05/714079/Israeli-doctors-Gaza-hospitals-bombing-Hamas-resistance-Movement-">signed a document</a> that supported the IDF strategy of bombing hospitals [link 6], we couldn’t resist:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5LVEmDS6wXvHUQlKBTgnM7wOHU4sIv60tgDfvZVVylYntsh3lFcq_HDAaEqiNzp9VKGSr8FOM1DXaqaEM5w7ohRbcIb1JkEO2STwPvdlPyw5C4vIxOlSbWNciUJuP9twYSHBx6kBSQ5rCvEwEQ92JDlfZTdWXzR3HNm3jQkln6d59pxVQyIi/s4624/Jews%20Bomb%20Hospitals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5LVEmDS6wXvHUQlKBTgnM7wOHU4sIv60tgDfvZVVylYntsh3lFcq_HDAaEqiNzp9VKGSr8FOM1DXaqaEM5w7ohRbcIb1JkEO2STwPvdlPyw5C4vIxOlSbWNciUJuP9twYSHBx6kBSQ5rCvEwEQ92JDlfZTdWXzR3HNm3jQkln6d59pxVQyIi/s320/Jews%20Bomb%20Hospitals.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Date/For-Against</b></div><div><br /></div><div>18-Nov 9-6</div><div>25-Nov 36-8</div><div> 2-Dec 30-8</div><div> 9-Dec 29-6</div><div>16-Dec 22-9</div><div>23-Dec 15-6</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>Victory to the Palestinian Resistance!</div><div>Comments? </div><div># </div><div>December 18, 2023 [271 words]</div><div><br /></div><div>Topic: Holocaust Education in AAPS</div><div><br /></div><div>Good evening,</div><div><br /></div><div>20 years ago my friend Paul Eisen made the following observation. It’s as true today as it was then:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">The crime against the Palestinian people is being committed by a Jewish state with Jewish soldiers using weapons displaying Jewish religious symbols, and with the full support and complicity of the overwhelming mass of organized Jews worldwide. But to name Jews as responsible for this crime seems impossible to do.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Israel itself claims, in its 2018 Nation-State Law:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">The LAND OF ISRAEL is the historical homeland of the JEWISH people, in which the STATE OF ISRAEL was established.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>The racism in this statement is made clear by the changing a few words:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">AMERICA is the historical homeland of the WHITE people, in which the UNITED STATES was established.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Who here would be happy with that definition of OUR country? I wouldn’t</div><div><br /></div><div>Imagine any other ethnic group committing this ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people</div><div><br /></div><div>Imagine if American Blacks, unhappy with Jim Crow in 1948, decided to ethnically cleanse Palestine to create a Black nation</div><div><br /></div><div>The world wouldn’t tolerate it for a minute</div><div><br /></div><div>The world does tolerate this ongoing genocide because it’s being committed by Jews</div><div><br /></div><div>And the world – believing the Holocaust Narrative as presented by Hollywood – turns its eyes away from the Palestinian victims in their struggle for liberation, because their perpetrators are Jews. And Jews are the ultimate victims.</div><div><br /></div><div>But are they? Holocaust revisionists believe a full vetting of the events of World War Two will strip Jews of this ultimate victim status. The truth must be known, because Palestinians today are paying the penalty for the world’s ignorance. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you </div><div><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-5034102218392716872023-11-17T12:19:00.000-08:002023-11-17T12:19:07.581-08:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 11-11-23<div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Has the Mighty Wurlitzer dropped a note?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Witness for Peace recognizes the slave revolt that occurred in Gaza on Oct. 7. Nat Turner’s violent resistance to US slavery in 1831 parallels Hamas’ resistance we witnessed last month. Turner’s revolt crystalized the horrors of slavery, as Hamas’ resistance has focused the world’s attention to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.</div><div><br /></div><div>Truth is, however, we were uncertain how the passing traffic would view our ongoing protests at Beth Israel on October 14. Would the Mighty Wurlitzer (aka Jewish domination of our media) turn our almost-always positive favorability against us? Could the screaming pundits on Fox News sway the public to continue its pro-Israel bias, and vote us down? Perhaps even decisively down?</div><div><br /></div><div>But check out our Scorecard (below): our tiny survey didn’t reflect this overwhelming support for Jewish supremacy in Palestine (state of Israel). In fact, we haven’t experienced any such effect; the signs of support have consistently been greater than those of disagreement. What can we conclude? The Mighty Wurlitzer has always been able to deliver the standard narrative – to support the Jewish state no matter its behavior – but perhaps we’re witnessing the dawn of a true Intifada with the American people. Just maybe they’re getting tired of being on the wrong side of history. Time will tell . . . </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Twenty Year Breakfast Celebration</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, we’ve been at this “great day to protest”* activity for twenty full years now, and Dan McGowan, former Executive Director of Deir Yassin Remembered, bought breakfast for the whole group (14 in attendance) after our November 11 vigil. Vigiler Y brought her two children, Vigilers M and D showed up, as did a new face who, hopefully, will become a regular. Thanks, Dan!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSS9iE3ce69EBszF6rzV5ibXstClRdurHqU0XgDdjZ-bavemdHpT6vZhWwEZLLfkQ57CHeGghjrmtVMsu0X5GVXpDrvjjfG3TfXPagyiC17swIpRJHr5jluq-vmzI0P-M3ZsYGnvH4cd2SS0h3liJTmjqKdnVwyApj6-ev_cjbqeBytKzp_O4/s4624/WfP%2020%20year%20breakfast%20celebration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSS9iE3ce69EBszF6rzV5ibXstClRdurHqU0XgDdjZ-bavemdHpT6vZhWwEZLLfkQ57CHeGghjrmtVMsu0X5GVXpDrvjjfG3TfXPagyiC17swIpRJHr5jluq-vmzI0P-M3ZsYGnvH4cd2SS0h3liJTmjqKdnVwyApj6-ev_cjbqeBytKzp_O4/s320/WfP%2020%20year%20breakfast%20celebration.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What Happened at the Wannsee Conference?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Michigan students are mandated to receive Holocaust education. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s website is used often to provide information to our students. From the USHMM the student “learns” that, at this conference in 1942, National Socialists planned the physical extermination of Europe’s Jews. But is this correct?</div><div><br /></div><div>We attempted to answer that question at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on November 13; our address is found below signature, as well as the anticipated knee-jerk reaction from a few councilmen. Readers are invited to view this presentation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuWvBwIZ7kU">here</a> (advance to 49:50) and to witness council responses immediately following.</div><div><br /></div><div>*-- Credit to former vigiler P</div><div><br /></div><div>Scorecard</div><div><br /></div><div>Date/For-Against</div><div><br /></div><div>14-Oct 17-13</div><div>21-Oct 22-11</div><div>28-Oct 20-13</div><div> 4-Nov 21-10</div><div>11-Nov 39-5</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>Victory to the Palestinian Resistance!</div><div># </div><div><br /></div><div>November 6, 2023 (348 words)</div><div><br /></div><div>Good evening,</div><div><br /></div><div>The Ann Arbor Public Schools curriculum on the Holocaust often refers our students to information provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. This source provides a section on what is known as the Wannsee Conference, where our students learn about The Final Solution. The student is told “The "Final Solution" was the code name for the systematic, deliberate, physical annihilation of the European Jews.”, but with no corroborating evidence; it’s merely supposition on the part of the Museum, and has been challenged by revisionist historians.</div><div> </div><div>One such historian is Francis Dupont, who has authored this booklet: Tall Tales from the German Woods; The Myth of the Wannsee Conference. In it, we have the complete photostatic transcripts of the minutes of the Wannsee Conference. Yes, they are in German and yes, the translation of these minutes might not be correct, but if any German language expert would like to take a look at these minutes, they are readily available. According to Dupont, the minutes actually exist under glass at the Wannsee Villa Museum, but “very few take the time to read them.”</div><div><br /></div><div>He writes: “Nowhere in the Wannsee Meeting or its minutes is the murder of Jews discussed; only their emigration and [forced] evacuation . . . to the eastern territories opened up after the German invasion of the Soviet Union”</div><div><br /></div><div>He continues: “Instead of plotting the mass murder of all Jews, the Wannsee conference minutes actually talk about keeping large numbers of Jews in Germany.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps we think this Francis Dupont is merely an anti-Semitic Holocaust Denier and will say anything. So we turn to Yehuda Bauer, whom Wikipedia describes as a Czech-born Israeli historian and scholar of the Holocaust. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here’s what Professor Bauer said, quoted by The Canadian Jewish News, Jan. 30, 1992: “The public still repeats, time after time, the silly story that at Wannsee the extermination of the Jews was arrived at.”</div><div><br /></div><div>There are many other sources that our students could access that would allow them to comply with their mandated education on the Holocaust. Responsible leaders should encourage this access.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you</div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-6451543363407236002023-10-11T10:26:00.000-07:002023-10-11T10:26:57.500-07:00Report on Beth Israel vigil 10-07-23<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pussycats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Back when Witness for Peace (WfP) boycotted Hiller’s Market in Ann Arbor (we were successful) owner James Hiller was to receive honors in Birmingham, Michigan. We decided to travel the 45 miles to protest his pro-Israel policies. When the Birmingham Police caught wind of our plan, they contacted the Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) to inquire about us. “They are pussycats!”, declared Ann Arbor Police Detective Lt. Mark St. Amour. Detective St. Amour knew even then that our group was lawful and peaceful. The City of Birmingham sent two unarmed officers in shirt sleeves to observe us. After an hour, they grew bored and told us they were going home for dinner.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Advance a few decades, and our reputation continues. On July 21, according to the<a href="https://washtenawjewishnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AUGUST-2023-FOR-WEB.pdf"> August edition of the <i>Washtenaw Jewish News</i></a> (p. 4), a man called the suicide hotline and claimed he was holding a hostage in the men’s room at Beth Israel Congregation during evening services. The Ann Arbor police “fill[ed] the BIC parking lot with cruisers and police vans”, and sent out a SWAT truck. Beth Dwoskin, author of the article, fingered WfP as a likely suspect, writing: “For almost 20 years, a hate group has been standing outside of Beth Israel every single Shabbat. The first impulse is to attribute any threat to them.”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />This first impulse was most certainly conveyed to the police, but did any member of WfP receive a call from the AAPD? Were our lawyers contacted? Did police show up at anyone’s home? No, No, and No. The most scrutinized peace group in Ann Arbor was not even considered to have perpetrated such a hoax.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Advance also to this past Saturday, when a black woman feigned interest in our activity, only as a ruse to steal one of our signs. When we had explained to this lady that the entire Beth Israel Congregation supports the state of Israel and only racists do that, she indignantly replies “You’re going to tell a black woman about racism?” She then proceeds to dismantle our sign and when we remove it from her, the crocodile tears start. She calls the police, who dutifully come out and spend about 15 minutes with her. The cops didn't even bother to approach us "two white men" with her complaint that she felt "unsafe". They recognized her false accusations, and left the scene. Good policing, in our humble opinion. Video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CacOFRgMH3Y&t">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Like Elvis, Jewish Power is everywhere</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Vigil Supporter A stopped by on August 26 to provide vigilers with some sage advice: challenging the Holocaust narrative is the most effective way of disarming Jewish Power. See our new sign below. But at the same time, he yielded to that same power by requesting that he not be identified via text or photo. He knows what Jewish Power can do to a business, and, obviously respects (fears!) that power. A is a successful businessman and former Ann Arborite, and it was quite the joy to see him again. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>New Sign</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Taking A up on his word, we unveiled a new sign on September 2. It questions the claim made by Holocaust orthodoxy that six million Jews died at the hands of National Socialists in WWII. WfP notes that World Almanac figures indicate a slight uptick in world Jewish population between the years 1933 and 1948, and also that – according to German records – only 4.5 million Jews were under direct NS control, yet 4.3 individual claims of “Holocaust victims” were made against the German government after the war.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7XkX0Y8StAPFXaLEdT88HbJ0BTfsauNPnRA8_BdjcPAVhcPwleBF1_7kyCYhPXKhEX6NaN2mX2Q1wTLsPMmiOGIWsxp80KrBoWeVBUZVvE-PQvHs_Npu948UBBpaAM32zg8wjNTyFvA8OtOYe9DIX9mCS-J9Ev8vfm32HOWo1UpF05-hrMGU/s925/Six%20Million%20Really.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="769" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7XkX0Y8StAPFXaLEdT88HbJ0BTfsauNPnRA8_BdjcPAVhcPwleBF1_7kyCYhPXKhEX6NaN2mX2Q1wTLsPMmiOGIWsxp80KrBoWeVBUZVvE-PQvHs_Npu948UBBpaAM32zg8wjNTyFvA8OtOYe9DIX9mCS-J9Ev8vfm32HOWo1UpF05-hrMGU/s320/Six%20Million%20Really.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Scorecard</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Date/For-Against</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b>19-Aug 25-11<br />26-Aug 14-7<br /> 2-Sep 28-17<br /> 9-Sep 28-19<br />16-Sep 15-9<br />23-Sep 18-2<br />30-Sep 9-7<br /> 7-Oct 5-7<br /> <br />Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />Victory to the Palestinian Resistance!<br /># <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-17119731086932895532023-09-18T19:32:00.000-07:002023-09-18T19:32:00.168-07:00The 14th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<br />
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The 14th annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day begins at sunset on Monday, September 25, 2023, and ends at dusk on the 26th. This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-33634199922789215952023-08-18T08:43:00.001-07:002023-08-18T08:46:13.675-07:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 08-12-23<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Does the First Amendment include a duty to listen?</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Part of our First Amendment reads “Congress shall make no law … prohibiting … the right … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”. But what if the Government refuses to listen? On August 7 this writer addressed the Government, specifically the Ann Arbor City Council, to shed some light on the mandated Holocaust education our students receive. But as the screenshot below shows, fully six members of this ten-member body left the room, rather than hear the words of Elie Wiesel. One member – Councilwoman Linh Song - turned her back during the presentation. Text of our presentation follows signature.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZZ7yuey7PrETykjhQK7I6snzIQu7oGD-N1554aHIVf5GLaKB2MTGCEMyqgXTw5sN2WTIomT5u8RfJB-26P2GVz2Dwf7dmpMg_NjOyPspvbZalGR7sk7O8t0grFNpn8vFoSaEkmQD4t_7w_bh2lvXsayiwHuR3-MYVStXRX5WzlTpzFhfqto-/s1368/Council%20Members%20leave%20Chambers%20II.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1368" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZZ7yuey7PrETykjhQK7I6snzIQu7oGD-N1554aHIVf5GLaKB2MTGCEMyqgXTw5sN2WTIomT5u8RfJB-26P2GVz2Dwf7dmpMg_NjOyPspvbZalGR7sk7O8t0grFNpn8vFoSaEkmQD4t_7w_bh2lvXsayiwHuR3-MYVStXRX5WzlTpzFhfqto-/s320/Council%20Members%20leave%20Chambers%20II.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Please view this entire exodus from Council chambers on the video at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWTqtEnrds">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWTqtEnrds</a> (Fast forward to 31:09)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just because we think we have something to say doesn’t mean that Mr. Average Citizen needs to listen, but when people who are paid to represent “the Government”, maybe they should be required to listen when their citizenry is petitioning them for a redress of grievances. Especially considering they are being paid in part by our own tax dollars. Fortunately for these government workers, Witness for Peace does not have the funds of a Marvin Gerber or Henry Brysk to take these slackers to court.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Comments from Council</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Councilwoman Lisa Disch seems to scold this writer in her comments following Public Commentary, but the sound quality appears insufficient for us to transcribe her words correctly. Fast forward to 52:55 to hear what she has to say. And Linh Song, speaking right after Ms. Disch, vows to contribute $1,000 of her own money to Jewish Family Services every time a Holocaust revisionist dares address City Council with remarks that, as yet , remain unchallenged. Her words: “And I just want to, I will continue with my pledge every time a Holocaust Denier comes and gives public comments here, to give a thousand dollars. I'm happy to give that donation to an organization I love and to a community that still struggles with hate here.”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Note to Ms. Song: if the Jewish community struggles with hate, maybe they should challenge their own leaders when they advocate hatred. Again, here’s Elie Wiesel: “Every Jew, somewhere in his being, should set apart a zone of hate — healthy, virile hate — for what the German personifies and for what persists in the German.”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Coffee with Rabbi Caine</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />As described in our <a href="https://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2023/06/report-on-beth-israel-vigil-06-24-23.html">last report</a>, this writer sat down for coffee with Rabbi Caine of Beth Israel Congregation. We had hoped for a second meeting by the end of July, but that date has passed, and a reminder email sent to the Rabbi on July 24 has gone unanswered as of today. Holding the Rabbi in the highest possible regard, we assume his schedule has been very busy, and that he will contact us when he gets a breather. Please stay tuned …<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Date/For-Against</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />1-Jul 15-15<br />8-Jul 15-9<br />15-Jul 10-7<br />22-Jul 21-14<br />29-Jul 14-4<br />5-Aug 14-12<br />12-Aug 13-4<br /> <br />Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />216 Palestinians killed this year by “Israel”<br />ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”<br /># <br /><br />Address to City Council August 7, 2023 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Good evening,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Sometimes it doesn’t take a revisionist to enlighten us about the exaggerations we find in the Holocaust narrative. Often the enlightenment comes at the hands of the Holocaust traditionalists themselves. Recommended reading from the Ann Arbor Public Schools Holocaust curriculum is the well-known novel Night, written by the famous Elie Wiesel. On page 32, he writes:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />"Not far from us, flames, huge flames, were rising from a ditch. Something was being burned there. A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies! Yes, I did see this, with my own eyes ... children thrown into the flames. (Is it any wonder that ever since then, sleep tends to elude me?)"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />And in another book from the same author – “The Jews of Silence”, he writes about the alleged massacre of 33,000 Jews at Babi Yar in the Ukraine. From p. 48 we read: “Eyewitnesses say that for months after the killings, the ground continued to spurt geysers of blood.”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Without supporting evidence, Wiesel wants us to believe that blood spurted out of the ground in geyser-like fashion for months, when no one has ever seen such an occurrence.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Yet in a third book, Legends of our time, Wiesel comes clean. In the introduction he writes about a conversation with the local rabbi:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />"'What are you writing?' the Rebbe asked. "Stories", I said. He wanted to know what kind of stories: true stories. "About people you knew?" Yes, about people I might have known. "About things that happened?" Yes, about things that happened or could have happened. "But they did not?" No, not all of them did. In fact, some were invented from almost the beginning to almost the end. The Rebbe leaned forward as if to measure me up and said with more sorrow than anger: "That means you are writing lies!" I did not answer immediately. The scolded child within me had nothing to say in his defense. Yet, I had to justify myself: "Things are not that simple, Rebbe. Some events do take place but are not true; others are - although they never occurred."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />What will the reaction of Ann Arbor students be, when they read of such an admission?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Thank you<br /><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-48434219204233531972023-06-26T18:57:00.000-07:002023-06-26T18:57:00.342-07:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 06-24-23<div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Coffee with Rabbi Caine</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Rabbi Nadav Caine of Beth Israel Congregation broke 4+ years of relative silence with an email invitation to this writer for some coffee. Naturally, the invitation was accepted, and we shared a respectful hour discussing our similarities and differences on June 14. Nadav wanted to see what kind of document it would take to convince us to end our 19+ year vigil, and I presented him with some guidelines, specifically the<a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/PDF/Sol%20Metz%20Letter%20to%20Editor%202009-07-17.pdf"> Letter to the Editor</a> by vigiler Sol Metz [deceased …hh] of July 7, 2009. Sol had outlined under what circumstances Witness for Peace would be willing to end the vigils. </div><div>Nadav indicated he would like a second meeting where he could present his document, and a date prior to July 31 was agreed upon. In the meantime, we have generated our <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/PDF/Acceptable%20statement%20from%20BIC%20Board%20and%20Rabbi.pdf">own document</a>, which embodies more clearly the points raised in Sol’s letter.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Addressing City Council</b></div><div><br /></div><div>We received an email from revisionist Diane King after our address to Council on April 17. She gently advised us against using the word “Nazi”, as it was pejorative, and never used by National Socialists to describe themselves. Since we were unaware of this newly acquired information, we addressed Council again on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d7lVAcKZEE">June 5</a>. Watch here (fast forward to 43:25) to observe seven Councilmen walk out on my talk, as well as two former supporters. Truth sometimes is a terrible thing to face. Text of this talk follows signature. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Getting the Attention of Jonathan Greenblatt</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The Anti-Defamation League (aka the Defamation League) has seen fit to publish its list of “<a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/whos-who-holocaust-denial">Who’s Who of Holocaust Denial</a>”, and this writer finds himself listed alongside friends Alison Chabloz and Michael Hoffmann, as well as heavyweights Ernst Zundel, Arthur Butz, David Erving, David Duke and Robert Faurisson. Have our signs made a difference?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zX4EpkkyyG_uQdS5oTPxi1-ee6dWIQq8etMJObh311Z5m61_4SZk5fFR9lC7Hnx_gQoST3H1g9OOwDaPxbOOtNr7243-PRHY6QFD0lFsAAN-CjBhAPXQB9rOCOJfbZJ_l08out4E_hNTq9q1bVEPN9MgfRe09yvwCZJD1_6NtS4MlbbsNt96/s463/CODOH-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zX4EpkkyyG_uQdS5oTPxi1-ee6dWIQq8etMJObh311Z5m61_4SZk5fFR9lC7Hnx_gQoST3H1g9OOwDaPxbOOtNr7243-PRHY6QFD0lFsAAN-CjBhAPXQB9rOCOJfbZJ_l08out4E_hNTq9q1bVEPN9MgfRe09yvwCZJD1_6NtS4MlbbsNt96/s320/CODOH-sm.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Child’s Reaction to our vigil</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Readers may remember the comments of Roger Cone, an Ann Arbor resident living close to the vigils. In helping Beth Israel Congregation convince City Council to pass a resolution condemning our 1A-supported expressions of free speech, he employed hearsay when he stated: “One of the neighbors heard a mother walking her child past the protesters, who asked ‘Mom, is that man going to hurt me?’”</div><div><br /></div><div>Readers are asked to contrast Roger’s hearsay with the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Dh2rmGWWs">10-second clip</a> of an actual child reacting to our presence, and judge for themselves.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Date/For-Against</b></div><div><br /></div><div>20-May 12-11 </div><div>27-May 9-5</div><div> 3-Jun 19-14</div><div>10-Jun 14-6</div><div>17-Jun 25-12</div><div>24-Jun 9-4 </div><div> </div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>176 Palestinians killed this year by “Israel”</div><div>ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”</div><div># </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Address to City Council June 5, 2023 (367 words)</div><div><br /></div><div>Good Evening,</div><div><br /></div><div>It appears that historical revisionism never rests. After distributing my address to Council on April 17 to a wider audience via email and Facebook, I received a reply from Diane King of Texas. She was going to disseminate my address to her email list, and cautioned me against using the word “Nazi”, claiming it a derogatory term. She wrote “We abhor this term. The Germans never referred to themselves that way. It’s equivalent to the other ethnic slurs that are verboten, but it’s ok to disparage Germans?”</div><div><br /></div><div>I already knew that the term “Nazi” originated from a country-bumpkin reference to Germans, a slur based on the common farm-boy, or simpleton name “Ignatz”, and the shortening of that name to “Nazi”. This knowledge was supplied by Benton Bradberry’s book The Myth of German Villainy. But I did not know that National Socialists never referred to themselves by that name. In my ignorance, I thought everyone used the term.</div><div><br /></div><div>I asked myself whether Diane could be correct, and asked the Facebook public for evidence to counter her claim. I wanted to be shown a reference by a German National Socialist who used the term “Nazi” in a correspondence or speech. I ask anyone here if they have corroborative evidence of National Socialists self-describing as “Nazi”.</div><div><br /></div><div>No one on Facebook supplied such information. One respondent, though, alerted me to an article that explained exactly what Diane was claiming. The article reports that a powerful Jewish journalist named Konrad Heiden popularized this term in the 1920’s as an epithet meant to degrade members of the National Socialist Workers Party of Germany. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, this name calling stuck: we are left with the impression that everyone used the term, because we –mistakenly - are continuing to use it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two takeaways: one, people and groups should be referred to as they deem fit. How would our Black community react to being referred to by the N-word? How would our Jewish community appreciate being called the K-word? I doubt either group would appreciate it. It wouldn’t be right.</div><div><br /></div><div>Second takeaway: perhaps this successful name calling technique was yet another reason why German Jews were found in disfavor by their countrymen.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think our students deserve to be presented with this information</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you</div><div><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-60816784977156971082023-05-14T07:53:00.000-07:002023-05-14T07:53:53.033-07:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 05-13-23<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>From Palestine to the Holocaust</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Witness for Peace explains why getting the “Holocaust” right (i.e. historically correct) is inextricably linked to Palestine Liberation. Please consider each step of the following. We believe the point at which one disagrees indicates how committed he is to justice for Palestinians.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>1. We recognize Palestinian suffering</div><div><br /></div><div>2. We want to do something about it</div><div><br /></div><div>3. We identify the parties</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Palestinians are the oppressed</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. The Jewish state is the oppressor</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>4. We identify the power imbalance</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Palestinians are extremely weak</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. The Jewish state is extremely powerful</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>5. We identify the support networks</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Israel is Jewish by definition</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. The membership in this state is based on race, matriarchal lineage required</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. The Jewish state employs Jewish religious symbols on many of its weapons and soldiers</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>D. The Jewish state is supported by virtually all major Jewish organizations in the world</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>6. We identify disinformation in the media</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. We recognize Jewish over-representation and manipulation in the media</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. We recognize the Jewish source of cancel-culture in social media platforms</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. Most Americans know little of the oppression by Palestinians at the hands of the Jewish state</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>7. We recognize that there is no "cycle of violence" in Palestine</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Zionist Jews invaded and initiated an intentional ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Christians and Muslims</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. This ethnic cleansing is ongoing</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. This ethnic cleansing project is not cyclical; it’s linear. Aggressor Jews invaded Palestine; Palestinian resistance opposes this invasion</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>8. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine is wholly unjustified and illegitimate</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. The United Nations Partition Plan was never authorized by the Executive Council; it has no force of law</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. God would not approve any group to be ethnically cleansed; at least no kind, loving God could approve</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. England’s Balfour Declaration is null and void; no country can give away land that did not belong to them</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>D. Only the Holocaust myth remains to give the Jewish state any emotional support</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>9. Justice demands the return of ill-gotten land</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Every village lost to Jewish terrorism prior to May 1948 was gained illegally</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. Justice requires the return of these lands to the people inhabiting them prior to 1948</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. Every village lost to Jewish terrorism represents a negative number for Palestinians</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>D. Every village gained by Jewish Zionists represents a positive number</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>E. The sum of these numbers is Zero</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>F. The extrapolation of this Zero Sum Game is the complete elimination of Christians and Muslims from Palestine</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>10. We conclude from this Zero Sum "game":</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. There can be only a Palestine, or</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. There can be only a Jewish state</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. There cannot be both [Palestine “wins” only if Israel “loses”]</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>11. We side with the oppressed: </div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Palestine must live</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. A Jewish state must be (peacefully) dismantled, in accordance with 10-C above</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>12. We identify the oppressors/aggressors</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. The oppressors/aggressors are Jews</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. The Jews are supported by a vast network of organizations</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. Jewish Power has been amassed over decades of careful planning</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>D. Jewish Power works against the interests of host countries</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>13. We recognize</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. That if any other ethnic/religious group was implementing the forced displacement of Palestinians, the world would intervene </span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. That the world is silent in the face of this ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>14. We conclude</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. That the world feels more sympathy for Jews than it does Palestinians</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>15. We ask</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. Why does the world feel so much more sympathy for Jews than it does Palestinians?</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>16. We note</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. That the Holocaust is the single most relevant "event" that grants Jews this imbalance in sympathy</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. That the world has only a Hollywood-driven “knowledge” of this event</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. Historians who critically examine this event risk prison, physical violence, opprobrium, loss of job, etc.</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>17. We conclude</div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A. That only because of the Holocaust narrative does the world feel more sympathy for Jews than Palestinians</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>B. Palestinian suffering is not shown in its true context</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>C. The Holocaust narrative must be explored in an honest, impartial manner to show this true context</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>D. We therefore challenge the traditional Holocaust historians to provide:</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1. Forensic proof of the existence of homicidal gas chambers</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2. An exact accounting of the alleged six million Jewish deaths</span></div><div><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3. Concrete proof of an extermination plan</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Responding to City Council’s caustic remarks</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In =last week’s report=, we detailed the reaction from some Ann Arbor City Council members and the Mayor to the required high school curriculum concerning the Holocaust. We remember Mayor Christopher Taylor calling our remarks “beneath contempt”. At the May 1 meeting, we responded; the full text follows signature. In addition, you can view the short presentation at 16:30 from the YouTube video of the proceedings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9bIVLZFyyM</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Anti-Semitism and Zionism Defined</b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F4up8NcGCI1-e_VPAHwnvXbLyTr2ktcDIp6YOP5BEWpM4OqBaWsEX7vQaG02neqcF0b2VL-D43x_0ouBwP5uXcIjg5y-pjhkHRK8rGVqYqCn_hNxDoSuXX3aoyES3swJaEhvOBgEhgKU1bgdbzt_fSY7HjPzgl2OMKGe7DQhdnKciITATw/s463/Anti-Semitism%20and%20Aparthed-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F4up8NcGCI1-e_VPAHwnvXbLyTr2ktcDIp6YOP5BEWpM4OqBaWsEX7vQaG02neqcF0b2VL-D43x_0ouBwP5uXcIjg5y-pjhkHRK8rGVqYqCn_hNxDoSuXX3aoyES3swJaEhvOBgEhgKU1bgdbzt_fSY7HjPzgl2OMKGe7DQhdnKciITATw/s320/Anti-Semitism%20and%20Aparthed-sm.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Scorecard</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Date/For-Against</div><div><br /></div><div>22-Apr 14-18 – first loss! </div><div>29-Apr 19-15</div><div> 6-May 13-12</div><div>13-May 20-11</div><div><br /></div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>135 Palestinians killed this year by “Israel”</div><div>ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”</div><div><br /></div><div># </div><div>Address to City Council</div><div><br /></div><div>May 1, 2023 [ 313 words]</div><div>TOPIC: CC – COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL FROM LAST COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 17</div><div><br /></div><div>Good evening,</div><div><br /></div><div>I’d like to respond to the rather personal comments I received from Councilmembers when I spoke here on April 17</div><div>I do not wish to respond in kind</div><div><br /></div><div>Rather, I come before you tonight with understanding. I have spoken about the Holocaust at least a dozen times prior to this evening. No Councilmember – past or present - has corrected any of the claims made during those 12 appearances.</div><div><br /></div><div>How do most people – myself included - come to understand this historical event? I offer “Casablanca”, “Sophie’s Choice” and “Schindler’s List”. I also offer the Holocaust Museums we have locally and nationally. And the constant reminders the press reiterates again and again. My friend refers to this as the “Mighty Wurlitzer”, spinning the same songs over and over.</div><div><br /></div><div>In other words, we have been coaxed – not logically convinced – into our “knowledge”, in quotes. And as they say, “you cannot argue a person out of a position they haven’t argued themselves into”</div><div><br /></div><div>When people are presented with facts that run counter to what they assume they know, a great cognitive dissonance sets in. </div><div>They then have two choices: either consider what is being said to have possibilities of being true, or assault the character of the person saying them. It’s human nature, not necessarily mean-spiritedness</div><div><br /></div><div>Consider the first choice; I’m sure you all have. What happens if one of you says publicly that there might be some merit in Henry’s words? Words that to date have not been challenged. Do you really think you’ll win re-election? </div><div>Look what happened to Ali Ramlawi after he accepted a small donation from me. He’s no longer here. </div><div>What if one of you vote to suspend military aid to Israel? </div><div>I think we all know the answer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Reasonable people can disagree, using reason and not emotions. And I hope that as I continue to address this vital topic, reason and logic will prevail.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br /></div><div>https://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2023/04/report-on-beth-israel-vigil-04-15-23.html</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-47655212173863936492023-04-21T10:06:00.000-07:002023-04-21T10:06:06.533-07:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 04-15-23<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Taking a second bite at the apple?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Following our smackdown victory in the Federal Courts, two Jewish legislators from Michigan seem to have targeted our weekly vigils by issuing a <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/htm/2023-HIB-4327.htm">resolution</a> for consideration by the State House and Senate [HB 4327]. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) and Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) are attempting to silence our voices by codifying specific claims we have made in regards to Jewish Power. Below are the highlighted changes these Jews would like to see implemented in Michigan’s 1976 <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcr/legal/public-act-453-of-1976-elliott-larsen.pdf?rev=778962c60c314c849814d5a560e5ad93#:~:text=Except%20where%20permitted%20by%20law,%2C%20sex%2C%20or%20marital%20status">Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">(k) Subject to subparagraphs (ix) and (x), discrimination</div><div style="text-align: left;">because of ethnicity includes, but is not limited to,</div><div style="text-align: left;">discriminatory conduct or communication motivated in whole or in</div><div style="text-align: left;">part by antisemitism, which means a perception of Jewish</div><div style="text-align: left;">individuals that may be expressed in any of the ways described in</div><div style="text-align: left;">subparagraphs (i) to (viii), as follows:</div><div style="text-align: left;">(i) Hatred of Jewish individuals.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(ii) Severe disparagement of Jewish individuals or their</div><div style="text-align: left;">culture.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(iii) Rhetorical, violent, or physical anti-Jewish</div><div style="text-align: left;">manifestations directed against Jewish individuals or their</div><div style="text-align: left;">property or Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(iv) Aiding, encouraging, supporting, or justifying the</div><div style="text-align: left;">killing, harming, or defaming of anyone simply for practicing</div><div style="text-align: left;">Judaism or exhibiting a Jewish heritage.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(v) Making false and mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing,</div><div style="text-align: left;">demeaning, or stereotypical allegations about Jewish individuals as</div><div style="text-align: left;">such or the power of Jewish individuals as a collective, including</div><div style="text-align: left;">allegations such as the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jewish individuals controlling the media, economy, government, or</div><div style="text-align: left;">other societal institutions.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(vi) Accusing those practicing Judaism, or exhibiting a Jewish</div><div style="text-align: left;">heritage, whether singularly or collectively, as being wholly</div><div style="text-align: left;">responsible for any real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a</div><div style="text-align: left;">single Jewish individual or group.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(vii) Accusing those practicing Judaism, or exhibiting a Jewish</div><div style="text-align: left;">heritage, whether singularly or collectively, as being wholly</div><div style="text-align: left;">responsible for any real or imagined wrongdoing committed by the</div><div style="text-align: left;">State of Israel.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(viii) Accusing those practicing Judaism, or exhibiting a Jewish</div><div style="text-align: left;">heritage, whether singularly or collectively, as being more loyal</div><div style="text-align: left;">to Israel, or the alleged priorities of Jewish persons worldwide,</div><div style="text-align: left;">than to the interests of the people of this state, or to the</div><div style="text-align: left;">interests of the people of the United States.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(ix) Discrimination because of ethnicity in the form of</div><div style="text-align: left;">antisemitism does not include criticism of Israel similar to that</div><div style="text-align: left;">leveled against any other country.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(x) A finding of discrimination because of ethnicity in the</div><div style="text-align: left;">form of antisemitism does not preclude a finding of discrimination</div><div style="text-align: left;">on another basis such as religion, race, color, or national origin.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Witness for Peace responds</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Revving up the taxi squad, Witness for Peace sent two envoys to state capitol Lansing, Michigan on April 11 to ask the same question we asked during our legal battles with Beth Israel synagogue Jews Marvin Gerber and Miriam Brysk (RIP): Jewish Power vs. First Amendment – Who will Win? We see that the Arbit-Steckloff bill is headed to the Judiciary Committee and we hope that the adults in that chamber will reject this obvious attempt at squelching our 1A rights.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqs006CC-Y3qB7QGn40Bcvi8-mTmm0lUbwzXr8E51HA8NL1DDRYrzhjwZkgnrlbuFtY1g5lBdvegdYwsZ11ECgnAdx8bf_NjAXfnmlSLOFSOprpEBMyCvIz3Kq78Yy3GC0V8mOW_xxLDVV5nNYq1ZBShCtDNfplXyBzLhk7QoSc-eG6Dd3A/s463/Chris%20Henry%20Lansing%20HB%204327-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="347" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqs006CC-Y3qB7QGn40Bcvi8-mTmm0lUbwzXr8E51HA8NL1DDRYrzhjwZkgnrlbuFtY1g5lBdvegdYwsZ11ECgnAdx8bf_NjAXfnmlSLOFSOprpEBMyCvIz3Kq78Yy3GC0V8mOW_xxLDVV5nNYq1ZBShCtDNfplXyBzLhk7QoSc-eG6Dd3A/w305-h407/Chris%20Henry%20Lansing%20HB%204327-sm.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Addressing the Ann Arbor School Board</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Readers will remember that this writer took notice that the state of Michigan mandates the teaching of the Holocaust to all high school students. We were supplied with <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/PDF/World%20History%20Textbook%20Excerpt.pdf">select pages</a> from the text <i>World History – Patterns of Interaction</i> provided by the Ann Arbor School Board, and addressed that Board on April 12. We feel that the instruction given to our students fails in the ability to mold them into independent thinkers. Our remarks to the Board follow signature.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>City Council responds with name-calling</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>On April 17, we echoed our School Board remarks at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaYHCuOpXPg">City Council meeting</a> [ff to 1:20:05]. Note the presentation is shortened, since the Board allows 4 minutes to address them, while Council allows only 3 minutes. Our presentation also follows signature. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />After Public Commentary, the Council members are allowed to give their remarks on any issue. Three CM’s took issue with my remarks* and resorted to name-calling, but the best was reserved for last. The Mayor took to the microphone and said:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of violence, we have not had physical violence here at the table, but we have had rhetorical violence in our chambers yet again with anti-Semitism and Holocaust denialism. Although it does not affect an immediate and proximate physical harm, it does create harm in the community and of course leads to physical harm over the course of time, time and time again. It is entirely and without reservation beneath contempt.</div></blockquote><p>We look forward to addressing these comments at the next Council meeting on May 1. Please stay tuned.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Scorecard<br />Date/For-Against</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b> 8-Apr 14-10 <br />15-Apr 20-9<br />Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />95 Palestinians killed this year by “Israel”<br />ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />* Councilwoman Linh Song: “I was just thinking that whenever we have someone who tries to present - basically deny the holocaust, I am re-doubling my commitment as board member of Jewish Family Services and making sure I donate a thousand dollars for every comment, and I encourage folks to take a look at our Jewish community and think of the good work they're doing"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Councilwoman Erica Briggs: "Finally I guess I would also like to just note that it's pretty horrifying to hear a holocaust denier here in the council chambers"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Councilwoman Ayesha Ghazi Edwin: "I also want to express my disgust about the holocaust denialism that's happened here tonight. I think it's abhorrent and I just want you to know, again, that I stand by the Jewish community ..."<br />#</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Public Commentary Remarks at April 12 Ann Arbor School Board meeting:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I once again want to thank the Board for allowing me to address you tonight. As you know I’ve been interested in what Ann Arbor students are being taught about the Holocaust, and how we are molding them to become independent thinkers. The information that the Board has provided me will be the basis of my remarks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />From page 936 of World History – Patterns of Interaction, our students read “The Nazis proclaimed that the Germanic peoples were a -quote – master race – end quote”. I think we’re all accustomed to that claim. But I note that there’s no attribution to that quote, no reference. Which Nazi leader said those words? There’s no way for the student to know. If the student were equipped with books that challenge that claim – such as Benton Bradberry’s The Myth of German Villainy – he could read that no Nazi ever said those words. And if the student were encouraged to do so, he could download a copy of Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler and could scan for “master race”. He won’t find it, and he may be puzzled by the claim. He may even conclude that “master race” was merely wartime propaganda, in which all sides took part.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />On the same page, students read that the beginning of the Holocaust targeted Jews due to German failures. “Some Germans even blamed Jews for their country’s defeat in World War I”. As if nothing could be further from the truth. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />But Alison Weir’s book “Against Our Better Judgment” documents clearly that during that war, when Germany was about to defeat Britain and had actually offered a negotiated peace, Zionist Jews engaged in the process of getting the US into the war on Britain’s side. Prominent American Jews like Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter worked behind the scenes to accomplish this task, and were in fact successful at getting the Americans into the war, which ensured Germany’s defeat. So, what is ridiculed in the text our students read, is actually the true historic accounting of events. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />And again, on the same page, the student is introduced to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. He reads “Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues across Germany and murdered close to 100 Jews”. But our student will not be introduced to authors David Irving and Ingrid Weckert, who dispute this claim. They take pains to point out that Nazi officials, up to and including Hitler, were at odds with the gangs who committed these crimes against German Jews. In fact, Weckert writes “Hitler was furious and immediately ordered the chief of police of Munich to come see him.” He ordered the chief to stop the fire and ensure that no other violence took place. The work of these authors and others depict the violence against Jews on Kristallnacht as being locally inspired and not the result of Nazi policy. For our students to decide critically what actually happened, he must be informed from an array of sources, not just one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I hope the Board takes notice of these corrections of history and implements a more comprehensive sourcing of information for Ann Arbor Students.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Thank you</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Public Commentary Remarks at City Council meeting April 17, 2023</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Good evening,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Last October I addressed Council about the Ann Arbor School’s compliance with Public Act 170, which mandates teaching of the Holocaust. Since then, the School Board was kind enough to provide me with the requested information. I addressed the Board last week and hoped that we were molding Ann Arbor students to become independent thinkers. I address Council tonight with the same concern.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The textbook used in our schools is World History – Patterns of Interaction. In the section on the Holocaust, our student first reads, “The Nazis proclaimed that the Germanic peoples were a -quote – master race – end quote”. I think we’re all accustomed to that claim. But I note that there’s no attribution to that quote, no reference. Which Nazi leader said those words? There’s no way for the student to know. If the student were equipped with books that challenge that claim – such as Benton Bradberry’s The Myth of German Villainy – he could read that no Nazi ever said those words. And if the student were encouraged to do so, he could download a copy of Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler and could scan for “master race”. He won’t find it, and he may be puzzled by the claim. He may even conclude that “master race” was merely wartime propaganda, in which all sides took part.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />On the same page, our student reads that the beginning of the Holocaust targeted Jews due to German failures. “Some Germans even blamed Jews for their country’s defeat in World War I”. As if nothing could be further from the truth. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />But Alison Weir’s book “Against Our Better Judgment” documents clearly that during that war, when Germany was about to defeat Britain and had actually offered a negotiated peace, Zionist Jews engaged in the process of getting the US into the war on Britain’s side. Prominent American Jews like Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter worked behind the scenes to accomplish this task, and were in fact successful at getting the Americans into the war, which ensured Germany’s defeat. So, what is ridiculed in the text our student reads, is actually the true historic accounting of events. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I encouraged the Board, as I do Council tonight, to provide our student enough information to make up his mind independently, and critically, about historical events, and that he be provided with an array of viewpoints, not just one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Thank you<br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-49859702978112494202023-04-03T15:31:00.000-07:002023-04-03T15:31:57.874-07:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 04-01-23<p style="text-align: center;"><b>A Learning Moment</b></p><p>A friendly discussion grew heated last month when a Jewish Marxist friend said some of my comments about Jewish domination of media and banking were “anti-Semitic”. He remarked that “America First” was problematic, but that the rest of my sign, “Not Israel”, was something he could support because “[he’s] never been a Zionist”. It seemed like he was admitting to “anti-Zionism”, but held strongly to protecting the tribe. He authored a middle school reference book, Understanding the Holocaust, a fact that speaks volumes about his tribal allegiance. So our takeaway from this heated argument gave birth to our latest sign, below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOv28ordOI2LC0f-i9alyL8jDZOGkgbjetBhhoRcTevrB83zZSxevfxGkfNrW3UskhBjC0yLpMwQidE6QMb99zDXXclmT2TRz9DwWEBbfmG9mxHaJ-z4aFqxwydWQkb_bqqgCCzonsw2DGKkzeFyVmf1qu1igjIUPGPQ03RFMw-_SzLb2Cg/s375/Wars%20for%20Jewish%20Interests-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOv28ordOI2LC0f-i9alyL8jDZOGkgbjetBhhoRcTevrB83zZSxevfxGkfNrW3UskhBjC0yLpMwQidE6QMb99zDXXclmT2TRz9DwWEBbfmG9mxHaJ-z4aFqxwydWQkb_bqqgCCzonsw2DGKkzeFyVmf1qu1igjIUPGPQ03RFMw-_SzLb2Cg/s320/Wars%20for%20Jewish%20Interests-sm.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Getting Close to the Target?</b></p><p>There were two unsuccessful attempts to steal/destroy our signs this Saturday, and both sets of vandals chose the “Gas Chambers? Really?” sign to go after. See two women in an Audi stop and get caught in the act here. The other group was two young men one of which asked me where I worked. Is this how (((they))) operate? Rather than debate the issue, or produce a single wartime photograph of a homicidal gas chamber, these 20-year-olds (they told us their age) went straight for the jugular: silence our voices by eliminating our source of income. Unbelievable? Not really …</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiB4mKoG0BpnO9eMfA9pr98Y68dJJI7iUs_rhuF2BA0PPCAX46lflOKyMudueOzX7tLKE_2r9fX2jhQIHFENVPmWn4UNMEYuy2iz_GOGeZchQwypAvhpdCXAnj5yDpfu6odYOSIoya_WoOOdlD8iNLozgM3ja-uY-6zSBCWs0O3UcvUw62A/s463/gas%20chambers%20really-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiB4mKoG0BpnO9eMfA9pr98Y68dJJI7iUs_rhuF2BA0PPCAX46lflOKyMudueOzX7tLKE_2r9fX2jhQIHFENVPmWn4UNMEYuy2iz_GOGeZchQwypAvhpdCXAnj5yDpfu6odYOSIoya_WoOOdlD8iNLozgM3ja-uY-6zSBCWs0O3UcvUw62A/s320/gas%20chambers%20really-sm.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Witness for Peace feels even more strongly now that deconstructing the “Holocaust” and challenging its propaganda is key to Palestine Liberation. It remains the sole remnant of the Jewish “faith”, and readers are once again reminded of Paul Eisen’s observations twenty years ago: </span></p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">“The Holocaust resolves the great dilemma of modern Jewish life - how to be a Jew when you no longer believe in the Jewish God. Secular Jews have found many gods to replace the one they reject – Marx and Trotsky, atheism, psychoanalysis, multiculturalism, human rights, money and success, and of course, Zionism – there’s lots to choose from but only one that serves as a catch-all for everyone. And if you don’t believe it, try this - go find the most educated, secular, progressive, enlightened, perceptive, sensitive Jew you know - deny the Holocaust and then stand back.”</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Abortion appears to be a Jewish Value</b></p><p>See the photo below, taken in the Jewish area of Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) on March 31. Whatever one thinks of abortion, it appears certain that it terminates the human life process. “Reproductive Freedom” is the “right” to choose to terminate this life process, and Jews themselves are claiming it’s a Jewish “value”. We thought only God possessed this right, but since Jews feel their souls are part God, maybe that’s the claim behind this banner. From chabad.org we read, “We have learned that Jews are functionally different from non-Jews in that they have a neshomah, a part of God himself”. We could be wrong about claiming that only Jews posses this religious “value” and ask our readers to provide a similar banner proclaiming that reproductive “rights” are a Christian or Muslim value.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJwf2JMlx8qbxoL4DOsR0Y0unrb5qa5bSMtwMpINm-oRq46oULtdV8K8utzFUr82dkAY5tMWuGPO2ajMPKaO5JOMlnVOttC4uKT3xc4ek-HDxKJrGQw6V9DCVHOSA7cRQhFfFDqtS37Z-KgacIqRdw0ukj1ySmQDdjRLhcKYLsgmfyKSCAw/s463/Abortion%20Jewish%20Value-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="463" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJwf2JMlx8qbxoL4DOsR0Y0unrb5qa5bSMtwMpINm-oRq46oULtdV8K8utzFUr82dkAY5tMWuGPO2ajMPKaO5JOMlnVOttC4uKT3xc4ek-HDxKJrGQw6V9DCVHOSA7cRQhFfFDqtS37Z-KgacIqRdw0ukj1ySmQDdjRLhcKYLsgmfyKSCAw/s320/Abortion%20Jewish%20Value-sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Apologies to the Ann Arbor School Board</b></p><p>A few days after our <a href="https://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2023/02/report-on-beth-israel-vigil-02-18-23.html">last report</a> hit the stands, Dr. Jeanice Swift, Superintendent of the Ann Arbor School Board did indeed respond to our February 8 request to supply course information on the Holocaust. As readers may remember, the State of Michigan Public Act 170 mandates the teaching of the Holocaust to secondary students in all public schools. True to her word, Dr. Swift connected me to Dr. Jared Aumen, District Chair for Secondary Social Studies, who provided me with much of the requested material. We plan to evaluate the information provided at the Board’s April 12 meeting.</p><p><b>Scorecard</b></p><div style="text-align: left;">Date/For-Against</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />25-Feb 9-2<br /> 4-Mar 12-6<br />11-Mar 24-7<br />18-Mar 8-4<br />25-Mar 22-3<br /> 1-Apr 19-12</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />87 Palestinians killed this year by “Israel”<br />ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”<br />#</div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-31940845742728290522023-02-19T18:28:00.000-08:002023-02-19T18:28:01.251-08:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 02-18-23<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Bringing the Holocaust to City Council</b></p><p>This writer addressed Ann Arbor City Council on February 6 in an attempt to pique some interest in facts that we assume are not taught in Michigan Public Schools (more on this later). In particular, we felt Council would be interested in the very beginnings of the rise of National Socialism in Germany, beginning with declaration of war BY Jews on Germany itself. Guided by the article “The Jewish Declaration of War on Germany” by Larry Romanoff in the Unz Review, we explained how organized Jewry declared a worldwide economic boycott on Germany, led by staunch Jewish Zionists like Samuel Untermeyer. Review full presentation below signature.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Silence from the Ann Arbor School Board?</b></p><p>On February 8, this writer addressed the Ann Arbor School Board for some information. Noting that the state of Michigan passed legislation in 2016 (Public Act 170) mandating the teaching of the “Holocaust” to high school students, we asked to be supplied with course curriculum, textbooks, assigned readings, guest speakers, etc. in the Board’s fulfillment of the state’s directive. We were informed by Superintendent Jeanice Swift at that meeting: “… I will make sure that you receive a contact from our social studies coordinator who's a very fine professional who will walk you through the information you've requested.” </p><p>An email was sent to Ms. Swift the very next day, and a reminder sent four days later, but no return email. A phone call to her direct line also netted no callback. Granting her the benefit of the doubt, we conclude nothing from this silence, but plan to speak again at the next Board meeting.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Exposing yet another Jew-led peace group</b></p><p>After receiving another “ask” letter from Rebecca Levin of the “Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine”, we write back noting that the word “Jewish” does not appear in the letter in spite of the fact that the Jewish state is committing the crimes against the Palestinian people. Also, we asked what the purpose of bringing “anti-Semitism” into the discussion, since the term is mentioned five times in the letter. We offered a $50 contribution if CJPIP would merely answer the question: Does Israel have a right to exist as Jewish state?</p><p>To her credit, Rebecca did respond, but didn’t answer any of our questions. She wrote “I believe we are working towards the same ends”. A second letter asked if in fact we were working towards the same goals:</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">We are working for the peaceful dismantlement of the state of Israel. I don’t believe that goal is shared with CJPIP. We are working to expose Jewish Power, and I again don’t believe that is one of CJPIP’s goals. We are working towards identifying the Jewish-Israeli community as the aggressors in Palestine, and work to hold their American counterparts accountable for their support of Israel. We believe Israel has no right to exist, and make this claim every Saturday. CJPIP – from what I can gather – has “no opinion” on this vital question. We work to end Jewish supremacism in Palestine and expose the corrosive effect Jewish Power has on America. CJPIP – no comment.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Takeaways</b></p><p>1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Placing the word “Israel” in a peace group’s name legitimizes the racist state. Another agenda is afoot.</p><p>2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“Just peace” is a second tell: why – after 75 years of unbridled IN-justice does justice NOW play a role? We assume it’s there to protect – not hold accountable – the ethnic/religious group responsible for their crimes.</p><p>3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Any group purporting to work for Palestinians that brings up the subject of “anti-Semitism” should be questioned. Imagine a peace group in 1942 working for the liberation of Jews in concentration camps. Would anyone seriously caution against “anti-German” language? Puh-lease! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></p><p><b>Date/For-Against</b></p><div style="text-align: left;"> 7-Jan 29-11<br />14-Jan 5-3<br />21-Jan 13-7<br />28-Jan 14-7<br /> 4-Feb 8-4<br />11-Feb 9-7<br />18-Feb 9-4</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />47 Palestinians killed this year by “Israel”<br />ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”<br />#</div><p><br /></p><p>February 6, 2023 [376 words]</p><p>Good evening,</p><p>On January 27, parts of the world celebrated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Actually, that was just the official day of remembrance. The real remembrance day is every day of the year, and if you don’t believe that, merely create for yourself a Google Alert on the word “holocaust”. </p><p>The reason for this daily reminding is to fix forever in peoples’ minds the eternal suffering and innocence of the Jewish people. </p><p>Tonight, I’d like to focus on this alleged Jewish innocence. The innocence that is programmed into our minds by Hollywood, the media, campus statues and museums throughout America. We are taught that the National Socialists of Germany wished to exterminate the Jews for no other reason than that they were Jews. We are taught that Jews did nothing to deserve this extermination and were like innocent lambs being led to slaughter.</p><p>But maybe Jews in 1933 were not as innocent as we were led to believe. The headline of the March 24th edition of London’s Daily Express read “Judea declares war on Germany, Jews in all the world unite in action”</p><p>From the body of the article: “The Jewish wholesaler will quit his house, the banker his stock exchange, the merchant his business, and the beggar his humble hut, in order to join the holy war against Hitler’s people.” And this international call to boycott really was against the German people; Jewish elites knew that the boycott would cause the starvation – the deaths – of 30% of Germany’s population.</p><p>A Jewish newspaper called Natscha Retsch wrote: “The war against Germany will be waged by all Jewish communities, conferences, congresses... by every individual Jew. Thereby the war against Germany will ideologically enliven and promote our interests, which require that Germany be wholly destroyed.”</p><p>Samuel Untermeyer, President of the World Jewish Economic Federation, spewed falsehoods in his hate-driven speeches, designed to whip up support for this Jewish-led boycott. He said “Germany [has] been converted from a nation of culture into a veritable hell of cruel and savage beasts”</p><p>But in fact, this economic war by Jews against Germany in 1933 occurred long before there was any such thing as sanctions or reprisals of any kind against European Jews.</p><p>Innocent or aggressive? As the Ann Arbor News said today: “the past rediscovered”</p><p>Thank you,</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-64546167918320794032023-01-02T12:02:00.000-08:002023-01-02T12:02:25.341-08:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 12-31-22<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Playing the Holocaust Card</b></p><p>Things must be getting a little tight in the Jewish community, as we witness a new billboard just north of Ann Arbor by a group called JewBelong. This billboard now exists where <u>our</u> billboard (“America First Not Israel”) was removed due to pressure from the Jewish community applied to the billboard companies. These billboard companies hide behind their “private sector privilege” to censor our message while promoting theirs. We lose; they win; familiar tale.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUTy7VBbJR-nQ0h-4ZTwCOjOT4I4WXNywbg7kZPHV9MNcI_-NlLTu8mB_t_8mzTufrdrfL8w4L09pCSMiZWGtZla6n6429XBwOHGsht_9M5LgbW-WabM0F4RuzSQHewQzzDorD6n34Vy8dU4XVVSx98f0_0KjGakybslkrqt3IW7O2dKRBg/s463/Gas%20Chambers%20on%20US-23-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="463" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUTy7VBbJR-nQ0h-4ZTwCOjOT4I4WXNywbg7kZPHV9MNcI_-NlLTu8mB_t_8mzTufrdrfL8w4L09pCSMiZWGtZla6n6429XBwOHGsht_9M5LgbW-WabM0F4RuzSQHewQzzDorD6n34Vy8dU4XVVSx98f0_0KjGakybslkrqt3IW7O2dKRBg/s320/Gas%20Chambers%20on%20US-23-sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Playing Our Hand</b></p><p>Questioning JewBelong’s assertion of the existence of homicidal gas chambers used by Nazi Germany against Jews on a local Facebook group – Ann Arbor Politics – upset moderators Stephen Ranzini and Diane Brainard so much that they officially “terminated” this writer from the group. So, utilizing the only media we “own”, i.e. the public sidewalks, we countered this Saturday with a sign of our own.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCMEQXf9MLj7q6FDi6hCdMwtoNwDW0J9acLGvrHjJMy349_k4nvXkfoI55fdyzPj6fww_8R4i_FH8llbfOtScJLcdLzkJif3i3xFS0mQLFglld8KtXfibuniS4IFvLKJWvaHurCB7Sa8fVd4MDOgW1xjjzEwWDY87P1UkM9Av5_md8fqL0A/s463/gas%20chambers%20really-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCMEQXf9MLj7q6FDi6hCdMwtoNwDW0J9acLGvrHjJMy349_k4nvXkfoI55fdyzPj6fww_8R4i_FH8llbfOtScJLcdLzkJif3i3xFS0mQLFglld8KtXfibuniS4IFvLKJWvaHurCB7Sa8fVd4MDOgW1xjjzEwWDY87P1UkM9Av5_md8fqL0A/s320/gas%20chambers%20really-sm.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>From Palestine to the Holocaust</b></p><p>Many of our well-intentioned friends and supporters caution us against challenging the Holocaust narrative. They claim that we are opening up a can of worms, and will lose credibility. We counter with this salient observation: If any other ethnic group – other than the Jews – were committing genocide against the Palestinians, this so-called “conflict” would be over before you could say “Benjamin Netanyahu”. We are currently working on “From Palestine to the Holocaust - A Sixteen-step Guide for Palestine Liberation Activists”. In succinct form, this guide will produce a path from which many “activists” will depart. And the point at which they depart will tell the rest of us just how committed these folks are to liberating Palestine from Jewish oppression. Want to peek at our guide and give constructive advice? Please contact this writer via email or Facebook.</p><p><b>Scorecard</b></p><p>Date/For-Against</p><div style="text-align: left;">26-Nov 16-4<br /> 3-Dec 13-10<br />10-Dec 13-5<br />17-Dec 11-6<br />24-Dec Vigil was cancelled, Mother Nature wins<br />31-Dec 12-7</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />16-year-old Shadi Khoury beaten by IDF December 30<br />ALL SO THAT JEWS CAN HAVE A “HOMELAND”<br />#</div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-85622628267688946472022-09-27T19:37:00.004-07:002022-10-01T21:59:14.297-07:00The 13th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<br />
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The 13th annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day begins at sunset on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, and ends at dusk on the 5th. This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.<br />
<br />PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-66949034981901208342022-09-16T10:10:00.001-07:002022-09-16T10:10:37.188-07:00Report on Beth Israel vigil 09-10-22<div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nineteen Years, But Who’s Counting?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Our group, Witness for Peace – fka Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends – completed 19 years of continuous, peaceful ,weekly protest at Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Michigan this past Saturday. Zionist synagogues like Beth Israel are the appropriate – and even the only – place for effective protest against an ethno-religious country that practices racist doctrines which are born and nurtured in synagogues throughout the world. We warn Americans of the detrimental effects of an over-abused Jewish Power, and have been successful at stressing “America First Not Israel” as our approval counts continually show. See Scorecard below.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Eat-A-Cheeseburger Day Looms</b></div><div><br /></div><div>PeaceMonger reminds us that the Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day – aka Yom Kippur – will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. This 13th annual celebration honors the memory of Bill Henry for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please click <a href="https://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barnes Review Radio Interview</b></div><div><br /></div><div>This writer was interviewed by John Friend, regular columnist for the American Free Press, on August 30 for The Barnes Review History Hour. John writes: “On this edition of TBR History Hour, we’re joined by Henry Herskovitz, an anti-Israel activist and supporter of historical revisionism. Henry and I discuss some recent developments in his legal struggles to protect his First Amendment rights, our Q&A article published in the July/August 2022 edition of The Barnes Review, historical revisionism, an article published by the Jewish Daily Forward highlighting Henry’s legal battles, and much more!”. Listen <a href="https://therealistreport.com/tbr-history-hour-henry-herskovitz/">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Prophet Speaks (to us)</b></div><div><br /></div><div>At our vigil on August 27, a passerby informs us that we “… should do our research a little bit”, then proceeds to blame Iran for the Jewish state’s ongoing genocide against Christians and Muslims in Palestine. Claiming he is a prophet, he informs us that our sign: “Are Jews Above Criticism?” is anti-Semitic. He doesn’t want an argument, but later relents and I get a few words in. Please view <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSANj4HP1nc">this video</a> and draw your own conclusions.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Out of Facebook Jail</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Vigiler C has paid his Zuckerdues in full (another 30-day suspension) and is now allowed to post on our favorite social media. Welcome back, Homeslice!</div><div><br /></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvl0Ei2QH6imQftUGy4nm3978rgdFkccAyi9_B1gOW_k2vEZgkBh-oVkAYUMEsw4rKdYyfjBx7f8JNvWzUFBcqnt55gsvnIGeOLbbYACzg7Oml4z-SoxkPjBycPwA8kwdrw--l9aeAgE3DEiSjNKesCLmkHpbKhKCQP31q4TemCY7qUbo-w/s463/Chris%20w%20signs-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvl0Ei2QH6imQftUGy4nm3978rgdFkccAyi9_B1gOW_k2vEZgkBh-oVkAYUMEsw4rKdYyfjBx7f8JNvWzUFBcqnt55gsvnIGeOLbbYACzg7Oml4z-SoxkPjBycPwA8kwdrw--l9aeAgE3DEiSjNKesCLmkHpbKhKCQP31q4TemCY7qUbo-w/s320/Chris%20w%20signs-sm.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Date/For-Against</b></div><div><br /></div><div>27-Aug 33-10</div><div> 3-Sep 16-10</div><div>10-Sep 19-9</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>Outing Jewish Power for 19 years!</div><div>Comments? </div><div>#</div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-39892814253613253522022-08-23T16:19:00.004-07:002022-08-23T22:18:20.848-07:00Report on Beth Israel vigil 08-20-22<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Israel Behaving Badly? Gin up the Holocaust Industry!!</b></p><p>Who says the Holocaust has nothing to do with Palestine Liberation? Certainly not dedicated Jewish Zionists, that’s for sure. When the world starts to catch on that Jewish supremacism might be good for the Jewish state, but it’s not that beneficial to the rest of us, it’s time to fall back upon “The Trick”*: when Israel’s 75-year assault on the Palestinian population is noted, merely remind the world who the ETERNAL VICTIMS really are. </p><p>Now Ken Burns is called to step up to the plate to shake down the US for what it allegedly failed to do to save the eternal victims in their hour of need. Produced by Jewish dominated Public Broadcasting Service, his new 6-hour series: “A history to be reckoned with; the U.S. and the Holocaust”, will re-train the American public beginning September 18. And while they’re at it, they plan to toss a 93-year-old Ursula Haverbeck into prison for violating someone’s sensibilities. </p><p>No More Holocaust Movies, Mr. Burns! We’re tired of them.</p><p>* The Trick was exposed by former Israeli Minister of Education Shulamit Aloni: “… it’s a trick, we always use it. When from Europe somebody is criticizing Israel, then we bring up the Holocaust. When in this country people are criticizing Israel, then they are anti-Semitic.” Source <a href="https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-minister-called-accusation-anti-semitism-trick-silence-criticism-israel-video/">here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Stewart Ain and the Jewish Daily Forward</b></p><p>Lawyer Marc Susselman uses the death of his client, Miriam Brysk, to launch an attack on Judge Victoria Roberts, and <a href="https://forward.com/fast-forward/512599/lawyer-in-michigan-synagogue-judge-of-being-antisemitic/">this story</a> was covered by award winning veteran Stewart Ain in the Forward. I contacted Stewart via email and asked if he wanted to hear the other side of the story. Clever fellow, and a pretty decent guy, Stewart managed to steer the conversation more towards a personal history of our vigils rather than examining Susselman’s behavior, but produces a <a href="https://forward.com/news/513421/michigan-synagogue-protester-henry-herskovitz-antisemitism-lawsuit-holocaust-denial/">worthwhile article</a> anyway. See if you agree.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Vandal still unidentified</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lHjMvouWQvN74V4EAZNz5czhyFs7g6YwkX_RASqSWszDoESHZ5ICUga77g1FZ5-WFDMelu6s4-w7nekbwHxcFg7oRLTt7TIwaIdJTUQs_KaXJD-QdWGEydK2Uq_0X-th5hC11DXtMIhiQPf2NSW8cVfUFL0j1QdzMOs8sr1fn2nsse-BzA/s804/Vandal%202022-06-11.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lHjMvouWQvN74V4EAZNz5czhyFs7g6YwkX_RASqSWszDoESHZ5ICUga77g1FZ5-WFDMelu6s4-w7nekbwHxcFg7oRLTt7TIwaIdJTUQs_KaXJD-QdWGEydK2Uq_0X-th5hC11DXtMIhiQPf2NSW8cVfUFL0j1QdzMOs8sr1fn2nsse-BzA/s320/Vandal%202022-06-11.png" width="231" /></a></div><br /><p>The vandal pictured above attempted to damage our property on June 11 as we reported here. Our attempt to determine her identity via filing a FOIA request was denied. We appealed to Ann Arbor City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr, who also denied the information we seek. He writes, however: “If you believe that you were the victim of a crime you are free to submit a complaint to the police department”. Readers may remember it was she who contacted the police, which places her as the one who’s identity allegedly needs protection. </p><p>Taking the advice by Mr. Dohoney, however, we filed a vandalism complaint with the AAPD on July 21. No results so far, so if anyone can identify this woman, there’s a handsome reward in store for you.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Three short vigil videos</b></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUxMvnXP8WE">Video 1</a> features an Israeli woman telling us “My heart is with you.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqSKPTuTlPQ">Video 2</a> exposes a foul-mouthed jogger, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI-gvLGim8E&t=5s">Video 3</a> is yet a third woman who remains silent, offering us the opportunity to ask a few questions.</p><p><b>Scorecard</b></p><p>Date/For-Against</p><div style="text-align: left;">23-July 35-8<br />30-July 35-11</div><div style="text-align: left;">06-Aug 26-13<br />13-Aug 29-8<br />20-Aug 25-14</div><p>Henry Herskovitz</p><div style="text-align: left;">Witness for Peace<br />Outing Jewish Power for 18 years</div><p>Comments? </p><p>#</p>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-6875013151357652692022-07-20T09:59:00.000-07:002022-07-20T09:59:19.034-07:00 Report on Beth Israel vigil 07-16-22<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Politically Correct Ann Arbor</b></p><p>Perhaps linked to our recent <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/Photos/Lewin%20Writ%20Denied.jpg">Supreme Court</a> victory, or <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/01/ann-arbor-council-votes-to-condemn-synagogue-protests-antisemitism.html">City Council’s resolution</a> again condemning our exercise of America’s First Amendment rights, this writer’s donations to four local candidates for public office have been returned. Ali Ramlawi, current Ward 5 Councilman, is joined by his opponent Jenn Cornell and Mayoral candidates Anne Bannister and Christopher Taylor. We think this is classic "guilt-by-association", combined with a lack of courage to tell the politically correct that political views of a constituent are not necessarily the views of the candidate. </p><p>We note that City Councilwoman Jen Eyer of Ward 4 was accused of accepting money from Neal Elyakin, founder of Michigan Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces. Was that donation returned? As best as we can determine, it certainly was not. And that exposes the hypocrisy: support donations from those touting acceptable narratives (“Israel” defending itself) and reject donations from those who raise questions about the issue. Don’t want to be associated with an “anti-Semite”? That’s your choice, but as Vigiler C notes, Jews oppressing Palestinians is real anti-Semitism. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN290sudzFBHeDYHhfX4ZCW82UdF0_adLBr093cURnCTtHYlAIgehtNak04j1Da6gYUQ8eA5sDsb5PDOQ25RLC8xusHVOv2KsAJ8YwqP5NkbMOR9e4jVg-x5N_Yb2qv6ZKJiiTHQSsaRdeTiU3srbz-7IY_STN7CoLRjbmJvE1GJzJDXJG1g/s327/REAL%20Anti-Semitism-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN290sudzFBHeDYHhfX4ZCW82UdF0_adLBr093cURnCTtHYlAIgehtNak04j1Da6gYUQ8eA5sDsb5PDOQ25RLC8xusHVOv2KsAJ8YwqP5NkbMOR9e4jVg-x5N_Yb2qv6ZKJiiTHQSsaRdeTiU3srbz-7IY_STN7CoLRjbmJvE1GJzJDXJG1g/s320/REAL%20Anti-Semitism-sm.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Hate Speech not defined</b></p><p>Checking our 1967 unabridged <i>Random House Dictionary of the English Language</i>, we find that “hate speech” doesn’t even warrant an entry into this 10-pound tome. This provides the careful reader with a glimpse into Newspeak, the updated and politically correct Orwellian limits of acceptable speech. Currently, I am banned from using the term “Jewish Power” from a popular, local Facebook Group, which gives a loud hint as to the source of this verbal manipulation and mendacity (M&M’s). If it upsets Jews, it must be “hate speech”, despite the fact that the manufactured term holds no legal definition. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Yet another Jewish woman attempts to vandalize our property</b></p><p>Our two videos clearly identify a congregant of Beth Israel throwing our sign to the ground. She might have been trying to steal it, but it was secured to the chair holding it upright. Vigiler C narrates his video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OI-MTbOIAs">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmizPQS8Xc">mine</a> shows the perp clearly. A police report has been made, and we’re hopeful it will lead to a trial and conviction. With many private venues taken from us (billboards, newspaper ads, etc.) we must protect the last remaining right we have and will pursue legal action against future vandals.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>A confused Jewish woman is set straight</b></p><p>On July 2, we were approached by a woman who was under the impression that the Courts overturned the First Amendment, and ruled our protests illegal. She was politely corrected, and the video of this conversation can be viewed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y7hyxL4gxM">here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Observation begs a question</b></p><p>If a legislator claimed "The UNITED STATES is the national home of the WHITE people", we would consider that racist. But change the UNITED STATES to “State of Israel” and WHITE to “Jewish” … and that’s exactly the wording of Israel’s Nation State Law, passed in 2018. Why do we tolerate one and not the other?</p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Scorecard</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Date/For/Against<br /><br />18-Jun 18-8<br />25-Jun 27-7<br /> 2-July 30-17<br /> 9-July 25-9<br /> 16-July 35-6<br /><br />Henry Herskovitz<br />Witness for Peace<br />Outing Jewish Power for 18 years<br />Comments? <br />#</div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-20736842065681787202022-06-13T13:45:00.002-07:002022-06-13T13:45:58.445-07:00Report on Beth Israel vigil 06-11-22<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Opponents Reach the End of their Rope</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected both writs of certiorari from the individual plaintiffs, the most recent coming May 16, 2022 against the writ filed by “superlawyer” Nathan Lewin. See our “Exhibit A” below. What remains is whether Judge Victoria Roberts’ ruling that the plaintiffs and lawyer Marc Susselman must pay Defendants’ attorneys stands the appeals process. And again, it’s not looking too good for the bad guys – see the scolding they get <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/Gerber%20v.%20Herskovitz/money%20appeal%20denied%20by%206cc.pdf">here</a> by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdtkFcZsKI4j4jWUpM4qUCxjLORPai3iie9NSI6UQqve2xZyZ6MuE5FgtE5IUWdMAGUF8xMK7UcPGfYzyW9bTqs7Xp3qzNN1t-jy0I6ofOgH38dSXt5d8cpx39RvckxTd7fpnmwmv4WTrb6HfBaxz9guHHaSClrO_cW1R8ZV42rRNUjYO5g/s959/Lewin%20Writ%20Denied.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="959" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdtkFcZsKI4j4jWUpM4qUCxjLORPai3iie9NSI6UQqve2xZyZ6MuE5FgtE5IUWdMAGUF8xMK7UcPGfYzyW9bTqs7Xp3qzNN1t-jy0I6ofOgH38dSXt5d8cpx39RvckxTd7fpnmwmv4WTrb6HfBaxz9guHHaSClrO_cW1R8ZV42rRNUjYO5g/s320/Lewin%20Writ%20Denied.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jewish Power Corrupts (again)</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Local Palestinian businessman/politician Ali Ramlawi was once again cowed into compliance by the specter that he would dare accept a donation from an “anti-Semite”. Some history: In 2017 Ali ran for City Council. A powerful Ann Arbor Jew named Neal Elyakin manipulated Ali into publicly denouncing myself and an elderly Palestinian activist. Ali actually went into Elyakin’s home (which flies an Israeli flag) and apologized for publicizing my name as a supporter on his website. In spite of that apology, Ali lost that election. Link to that story <a href="https://blog.deiryassin.org/2017/11/18/report-on-beth-israel-vigil-11-11-17/">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>At a private meeting during the 2020 election, Ali sat down to discuss the issue with me, and offered his assurance that he would make things right. He accepted my small donation, was successful in his bid for a seat on City Council, and was quoted in the Ann Arbor News as saying that “… he doesn't necessarily agree with Herskovitz’s views or tactics, but Herskovitz is a 5th Ward resident and he has a right to participate in the democratic process." He stood his ground.</div><div><br /></div><div>This election season (2022), however, I made another donation, and Ali returned it within an hour. So what happened this time that was different? A local Facebook commenter suggested that the $50 wasn’t worth Ali’s time that defending my contribution would demand. But then what does that say about Ali, or the “democratic process”? If I had Miriam Adelson’s money and could have afforded a $5,000 contribution, would that have stiffened Ali’s resolve? Or is my friend’s Long Island father’s contention that “All politicians are Hoo-ers” on the money? When Jews in a community can influence the democratic process – as they have done here – we make note of this corrupting influence of Jewish Power, and hold our sign higher</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2Gik8B_4I5WHtIRS8cN7irsX5HCJluPCd4jI66F4EeJNb2a4PDDmhEA186J_1Un_Y5fSz4ZO8ratcdDvg3eyc42NtgiV6jHreSey2cx94dpebnSkGXuGcPPj254KLsvWjBXeN4RflOCbgq1UF-vxh_u2YxyiKpxAhkPCrdNjFp2Y1DkQ_A/s903/Ali%20Ramlawi%20Returns%20Donation.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="903" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2Gik8B_4I5WHtIRS8cN7irsX5HCJluPCd4jI66F4EeJNb2a4PDDmhEA186J_1Un_Y5fSz4ZO8ratcdDvg3eyc42NtgiV6jHreSey2cx94dpebnSkGXuGcPPj254KLsvWjBXeN4RflOCbgq1UF-vxh_u2YxyiKpxAhkPCrdNjFp2Y1DkQ_A/s320/Ali%20Ramlawi%20Returns%20Donation.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Privileged Vandal Gets a Lesson</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Vigiler C notices a woman advancing to our “No Israel” flag on June 11 and starts tugging on it. He shouts out and scampers across the street to make clear that she should not touch our property. I follow over to this criminal, as do the paid armed guards “protecting” the synagogue from peaceful protesters. Her arrogance and privilege “allowed” her the “right” to damage property whose message she didn’t agree with. Vigiler C calmly, yet firmly sets the record straight, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddeogAIFlLI">this video</a> is worth listening to. Oh, and after getting caught in the act, she played the “victim” card and called the cops on us! Now, where have we seen this act played out before?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZur4CrySzg5kT6PMBqdreZa6TedW_weWw1sQg7kUXARKwiWxBIA0MVj8keuPjHbCrezyT2QYv8owO9lqW-l_r9PkrrU7Kd3pAZQpccAexNcc5MUfoPltexxcJAv5B2J81jpMGw6riSv0GYwnK349wwOqRvFfMLxb6-mY0swYVnxJDME7TA/s804/Vandal%202022-06-11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZur4CrySzg5kT6PMBqdreZa6TedW_weWw1sQg7kUXARKwiWxBIA0MVj8keuPjHbCrezyT2QYv8owO9lqW-l_r9PkrrU7Kd3pAZQpccAexNcc5MUfoPltexxcJAv5B2J81jpMGw6riSv0GYwnK349wwOqRvFfMLxb6-mY0swYVnxJDME7TA/s320/Vandal%202022-06-11.png" width="231" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vandal</div><div><br /></div><div>A week before, we responded to a lecture by a black, female jewish convert. Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-9omlF-Ni0&t=33s">here</a> for that video.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scorecard</div><div><br /></div><div>Date/For/Against</div><div><br /></div><div>16-Apr 15-5</div><div>23-Apr 19-10</div><div>30-Apr 16-14</div><div> 7-May 23-7</div><div>14-May 24-15</div><div>21-May 8-4</div><div>28-May 24-17</div><div> 4-Jun 24-11</div><div>11-Jun 13-7</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Henry Herskovitz</div><div>Witness for Peace</div><div>Outing Jewish Power for 18 years</div><div># Comments?</div>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-74548390539856796002022-04-16T04:41:00.000-07:002022-04-16T04:41:39.820-07:00Report on Beth Israel vigil 04-09-22<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Update on Court Case</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Plaintiffs Marvin Gerber and Miriam Brysk have retained separate Counsel for their appeals to the Supreme Court. Brysk attorney Marc Susselman embarrasses himself (if that’s possible) in the racist rant he includes in his Writ of Certiorari, which was denied by the Supreme Court. His rant is so offensive we won’t include it here, but readers are invited to view the <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/Gerber%20v.%20Herskovitz/Susselman%20petition%20for%20writ%20of%20certiorari.pdf">document</a> for themselves, particularly pp 23-24.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/Gerber%20v.%20Herskovitz/GERBER%20cert%20petition%20and%20Appendix%20Final.pdfd.pdf">Writ from Gerber attorney</a>, “Superlawyer” Nathan Lewin, might provide a horse of a different color. According to Alison Weir, “If anyone can bring another Supreme Court ruling favorable to Israel [and against us … hh], it’s Lewin.” She writes: “Lewin is an extremely heavy hitter. He has reportedly argued hundreds of cases in his 60-year law career, 28 of them before the U.S. Supreme Court. Chabad reports that Lewin was named by the DC Legal Times as one of ‘Washington’s Greatest Lawyers of the Past 30 Years’ and was ranked Number 2 of ‘Washington’s Best Lawyers’ by the Washingtonian.”</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Dancing With Ketanji</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Christopher Taylor is Mayor of Ann Arbor and also one of the defendants in our case. The Ann Arbor News reports that Taylor clerked with Justice Jackson and is <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/ann-arbor-mayor-says-america-will-be-in-good-and-just-hands-with-his-pal-on-supreme-court.html">pictured with her in 2017</a>. And if that's not enough evidence for self-recusal should our case be heard by the USSC, how about her past professional relationship with Superlawyer Nathan?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Alison Weir documents that Ketanji's first clerkship was with Nathan Lewin's law firm in <a href="https://israelpalestinenews.org/will-ketanji-brown-jackson-be-able-to-transcend-her-pro-israel-influences/">her article</a>: "Will Ketanji Brown Jackson be able to transcend her pro-Israel influences?". After reading this informative and revealing article, we doubt it. The Jackson-Lewin nexus is exposed: After her ruling in favor of a pro-Israel group "Z-Street", "Nathan Lewin writes that Jackson’s ruling on the case provides 'grounds for optimism' on how she will rule on matters related to Israel and America’s Jews." Holding Ms. Jackson in the highest possible regard (we always do), we will watch to see how her possible involvement in our case unfolds.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Zionism: Political Judaism</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our latest sign:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpar6WCdL9K2jzX8Brngmm5W1ydiQwldcwUZ88MXbbdOE6s3ialQ0wPTiDxc6WOjdvyQ8jqn5z2uiF2vQidh_uFKWquy_BM_iAR3DN3Ynaab4HlD84QpiJq0Msyv4XIym_tE5wLWrJo4wJnFKfYs59goSRC-8EoEMjtvjFMv3W7cq6BvHFg/s392/Zionism%20Judaism-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="392" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpar6WCdL9K2jzX8Brngmm5W1ydiQwldcwUZ88MXbbdOE6s3ialQ0wPTiDxc6WOjdvyQ8jqn5z2uiF2vQidh_uFKWquy_BM_iAR3DN3Ynaab4HlD84QpiJq0Msyv4XIym_tE5wLWrJo4wJnFKfYs59goSRC-8EoEMjtvjFMv3W7cq6BvHFg/s320/Zionism%20Judaism-sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Readers are once again referred to a <a href="https://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2008/03/zionism-affirmation-of-judaism.html">1942 document</a>, signed by the most rabbis ever to have affixed their signatures on a single issue, which claims: "Zionism: An Affirmation of Judaism". In addition, our friend The Exiled Palestinian has compiled an extremely large PowerPoint file (440 MB) she calls "Supremacy in Jewish Ideology, and 'sacred' text, and its consequences on the world". Download the file <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/PDF/supremacy-in-jewish-ideology-copy-6-original.pdf">here</a>, or find it on her website: <a href="https://nahidaexiledpalestinian.com">https://nahidaexiledpalestinian.com</a>/. Fasten your seatbelts before viewing!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We remember meeting a man at the vigil who was walking the neighborhood a few years back. He introduced himself as Moshe Tzalel and said he used to live in "Israel". He spoke with an accent and nodded towards our "Remember the USS Liberty" sign, indicating his awareness of the attack.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tzalel wrote a <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hersko/PDF/Positive%20Letter%20from%20Israeli%20Jew.pdf">letter to the editor</a> of the Washtenaw Jewish News (March, 2022), expressing his belief that the City Council and Mayor were "misguided" by condemning our vigils in their January resolution on "anti-Semitism". He also wrote: "Walking past these demonstrators and talking to them, I never saw or heard any antisemitic proclamations. They are opposed to Israel’s policy in the occupied West Bank. So am I."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course editor Clare Kinberg had to write an opposing view, telling her shocked-into-horror audience what a bunch of poopy-heads we really are, but the "damage" was done: a local Jew actually took the time to talk to us and didn't find our written or spoken words "anti-Semitic". A thank you letter was sent to Mr. Tzalel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Scorecard:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Date/For/Against</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">12-Feb 22-9<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">19-Feb 10-4<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">26-Feb 23-3<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">5-Mar 18-8<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">12-Mar ??<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">19-Mar 20-10<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">26-Mar 14-6<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">2-Apr 18-6<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">9-Apr 19-6</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Henry Herskovitz<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Witness for Peace</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Outing Jewish Power for 18 years</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">#</span></p>Henry Herskovitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068341453014467675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-43331796441353645102021-09-07T19:49:00.001-07:002021-09-07T20:16:09.230-07:00The 12th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<br />
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021, is the 12th annual Bill Henry international Eat-a-Cheeseburger day.* This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The holiday begins at sunset on 9/15 and ends at dusk on 9/16. </span>PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-4087749749473864552020-09-13T19:17:00.004-07:002020-09-13T19:17:46.539-07:00The 11th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<br />
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Sunday, September 27, 2020, is the 11th annual Bill Henry international Eat-a-Cheeseburger day.* This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The holiday begins at sunset on 9/27 and ends at dusk on 9/28. </span>PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-23900798279621278122019-09-24T18:30:00.000-07:002019-09-24T18:30:01.151-07:00The 10th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Henry, Z"L,circa 1940</td></tr>
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019, is the 10th annual Bill Henry international Eat-a-Cheeseburger day.* This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The holiday begins at sunset on 10/8 and ends at dusk on 10/9. </span>PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-3052912845344863912019-09-15T17:25:00.002-07:002019-09-15T17:25:46.332-07:00Israel's Founders Were Not Secular<br />
<i>This post draws heavily on material published in some of my earlier posts.</i><br />
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In an otherwise well-written and informative article, "<a href="https://israelpalestinenews.org/in-israel-religious-extremism-is-pervasive-unchecked/">In Israel, religious extremism is pervasive, unchecked</a>", Kathryn Shihadah repeats one of those deceptive, hoary myths about Israel that never seem to die. A little more than a third of the way into the article she asserts, "Israel's founders were secular".<br />
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It is true that many figures such as David Ben-Gurion, widely regarded as "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/books/review/ben-gurion-father-of-modern-israel-by-anita-shapira.html">the father of modern Israel</a>", may not have been conventionally religious nevertheless Jewish identity is built upon a religious foundation. In Ben-Gurion's memoir, <i>Recollections</i> (London: Macdonald Unit 75, 1970), he acknowledged this: "Everything we are as Jews ... comes directly from the Bible. In size we are nothing as a people and never have been. Had we not been children of the Book, who would have heard of us?" (p. 16). Elsewhere in the book he asserts:<br />
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As to the Jews, I can only point to our Bible and to its sequence in the many Jewish initiatives to regain Israel stretching across the centuries since Masada and say: This is our Mandate. Come see for yourselves.<br />
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Since I invoke Torah so often, let me state that I don't personally believe in the God it postulates. I mean that I cannot 'turn to God', or pray to a super-human Almighty Being living up in the sky ...<br />
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Yet, though my philosophy is secular, I believe profoundly in the God of Jeremiah and Elijah. Indeed, I consider it part of the Jewish heritage and the Jewish obligation to hold to this concept of God ...<br />
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Certainly in Israel today we are Messianic. The Jews feel themselves to have a mission here; they have a sense of mission. Restoration of sovereignty is tied to a concept of redemption. This had determined Jewish survival and it is the core of Jewish religious, moral and national consciousness. It explains the immigration to Israel of hundreds of thousands of Jews who never heard of Zionist doctrine but who, nevertheless, were moved to leave the lands wherein they dwelt to contribute with their own effort to the revival of the Hebrew nation in its historic home. (pp. 120-122)</blockquote>
Ben-Gurion's remarks above echo his 1936 testimony to the British Peel Commission: "<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E1D71139F93BA35752C0A961958260">The Bible is our mandate</a>.''<br />
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On a more personal note in <i>Recollections</i> he wrote: "for many of us, anti-Semitic feeling had little to do with our dedication [to Zionism]. I personally never suffered anti-Semitic persecution ... We emigrated not for negative reasons of escape but for the positive purpose of rebuilding a homeland ..." (p. 36). The idea of Palestine as the Jewish homeland to be rebuilt is, again, a foundational Judaic religious idea. <br />
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Ben-Gurion's position is no aberration. Theodor Herzl also successfully cultivated rabbinical support <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2008/03/zionism-affirmation-of-judaism.html">that continued to bear fruit decades later</a>. In his Zionist manifesto, <i>The Jewish State</i>, he had a definite, positive role for rabbis—"on whom we especially call"—and synagogue in the movement. Herzl argued that Jews "feel our historic affinity only through the faith of our fathers" and the Jewish "Faith unites us."<br />
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The influential Moses Hess, in "Rome and Jerusalem," wrote of the Zionist movement: We will "draw our inspiration from the deep well of Judaism". <span class="book-descriptive-copy">A <a href="http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=20024">2001 scholarly biography of Hess</a> features a chapter on "Hess's 'Return' to Judaism and Narrative Identity".</span> A recent article in <i>Modern Judaism - A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience</i> refers to Hess as "<a href="https://academic.oup.com/mj/article-abstract/38/1/75/4746745?redirectedFrom=fulltext">a Prophet of Spiritual Zionism</a>" (see also the epigraph to this blog quoting Hess).<br />
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To turn to a more contemporary source, in <a href="http://www.ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/shahak.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years</span>, the late Israel Shahak</a> writes:<br />
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The ideological defence of Israeli policies are usually based on Jewish
religious beliefs or, in the case of secular Jews, on the "historical
rights" of the Jews which derive from those beliefs and retain the
dogmatic character of religious faith.<br />
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... close analysis of Israeli grand strategies and actual principles of
foreign policy, as they are expressed in Hebrew, makes it clear that it
is "Jewish ideology," more than any other factor, which determines
actual Israeli policies. The disregard of Judaism as it really is and of
"Jewish ideology" makes those policies incomprehensible to foreign
observers who usually know nothing about Judaism except crude
apologetics.<br />
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The existence of an important component of Israeli policy, which is
based on "Jewish ideology," makes its analysis politically imperative.
This ideology is, in turn based on the attitudes of historic Judaism to
non-Jews, ... Those attitudes necessarily influence many Jews,
consciously or unconsciously. Our task here is to discuss historic
Judaism in real terms.<br />
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Although the struggle against antisemitism (and of all other forms of racism) should never cease, the struggle against Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism, which must include a critique of classical Judaism, is now of equal or greater importance.</blockquote>
To successfully challenge Zionism we must have an accurate understanding of it and part of that includes dispensing with the myths of Israel's secular founding and secular Zionism.
PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-88687456873100747282018-09-11T14:15:00.000-07:002018-09-11T14:18:08.457-07:00The 9th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Henry, Z"L,circa 1940</td></tr>
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018, is the 9th annual Bill Henry international Eat-a-Cheeseburger day.* This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The holiday begins at sunset on 9/18 and ends at dusk on 9/19. </span>PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835208.post-25596179195055717042017-09-03T18:35:00.000-07:002017-09-05T19:07:06.671-07:00The 8th Annual Bill Henry International Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Henry, Z"L,circa 1940</td></tr>
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Saturday, September 30, 2017, is the 8th annual Bill Henry international Eat-a-Cheeseburger day.* This day honors the memory of Bill Henry (né Herskovitz), Z"L, for a decision that quite possibly saved an eight-year-old boy from a life of "<a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2007/04/response-to-m.html#chauvinism">Jewish chauvinism and exclusivism</a>". For the full story behind Eat-a-Cheeseburger Day please see <a href="http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-saturday-is-eat-cheeseburger-day.html">the 2011 post about this momentous day</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The holiday begins at sunset on 9/29 and ends at dusk on 9/30. </span>PeaceMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07380247438691255727noreply@blogger.com0