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| | Like other radical neo-Marxist movements, Black Lives Matter is antisemitic and masks their intrinsic anti-Jewish prejudice in the form of anti-Zionism. In [[Los Angeles]], a violent riot broke out in late May 2020, with Jewish businesses and synagogues were among the buildings looted and defaced. Daniel Greenfield, a Jewish conservative journalist, branded the riot a [[pogrom]].<ref>Greenfield, Daniel (June 22, 2020). [https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/columns/daniel-greenfield/the-la-black-lives-matter-rally-that-became-a-pogrom/2020/06/22/ The LA Black Lives Matter Rally That Became a Pogrom]. ''The Jewish Press''. Retrieved January 18, 2023.</ref> | | Like other radical neo-Marxist movements, Black Lives Matter is antisemitic and masks their intrinsic anti-Jewish prejudice in the form of anti-Zionism. In [[Los Angeles]], a violent riot broke out in late May 2020, with Jewish businesses and synagogues were among the buildings looted and defaced. Daniel Greenfield, a Jewish conservative journalist, branded the riot a [[pogrom]].<ref>Greenfield, Daniel (June 22, 2020). [https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/columns/daniel-greenfield/the-la-black-lives-matter-rally-that-became-a-pogrom/2020/06/22/ The LA Black Lives Matter Rally That Became a Pogrom]. ''The Jewish Press''. Retrieved January 18, 2023.</ref> |
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| − | The regional director of the American Jewish Committee Los Angeles denounced the [[antisemitic]] riot:<ref>City News Service (May 30, 2020). [https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/synagogue-vandalized-in-fairfax-district-amid-protests/2371400/ Synagogue Vandalized in Fairfax District Amid Protests]. ''NBC Los Angeles''. Retrieved January 18, 2023.</ref> | + | The regional director of the American Jewish Committee Los Angeles condemned the [[antisemitic]] riot:<ref>City News Service (May 30, 2020). [https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/synagogue-vandalized-in-fairfax-district-amid-protests/2371400/ Synagogue Vandalized in Fairfax District Amid Protests]. ''NBC Los Angeles''. Retrieved January 18, 2023.</ref> |
| | {{cquote|It is deplorable that certain protesters in Los Angeles today resorted to violence and vandalism. Sadly, their destructive opportunism included the defacing of Congregation Beth Israel, one of the oldest synagogues in Los Angeles and the spiritual home to many Holocaust survivors over the years. The epithets scrawled on the synagogue wall do nothing to advance the cause of peace or justice, here or abroad.|||Richard S. Hirschhaut|||May 2020}} | | {{cquote|It is deplorable that certain protesters in Los Angeles today resorted to violence and vandalism. Sadly, their destructive opportunism included the defacing of Congregation Beth Israel, one of the oldest synagogues in Los Angeles and the spiritual home to many Holocaust survivors over the years. The epithets scrawled on the synagogue wall do nothing to advance the cause of peace or justice, here or abroad.|||Richard S. Hirschhaut|||May 2020}} |
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| | + | Even a Democratic member of the city council sharply denounced the antisemitic nature of the violence:<ref>Tugend, Tom (June 2, 2020). [https://www.jta.org/2020/06/02/united-states/los-angeles-jews-take-stock-after-george-floyd-protests-batter-local-institutions Los Angeles Jews take stock after George Floyd protests batter local institutions]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. Retrieved January 18, 2023.</ref> |
| | + | {{cquote|The attack on our community last night was vicious and criminal. As we watched the fires and looting, what we didn’t get covered were the antisemitic hate crimes and incidents. Under the guise of protests, some advanced their antisemitic agenda.|||Paul Koretz, May 2020}} |
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