Post by robeiae on Jun 4, 2021 7:30:09 GMT -5
I had no idea. I knew May was Asian American Heritage Month, because HBOMAX told me it was, with a special category of shows and films.
Anyway, here's an article: www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/04/the_double_standard_for_anti-jewish_hate_crimes_145868.html
Here's the article about the guy being chased by cars: abc7.com/man-chased-down-fairfax-district-video-los-angeles-lapd/10665553/
That's in downtown LA, in a traditionally Jewish neighborhood. The article says the video went viral, but I never heard of it, much less saw it.
Also from LA: losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/05/19/police-investigate-possible-jewish-hate-crime-attack-at-beverly-grove-restaurant/
Thank you, Jewish Americans...
Anyway, here's an article: www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/04/the_double_standard_for_anti-jewish_hate_crimes_145868.html
If you have eyes and ears and live in the United States of America, though, you probably did know that May was also Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The contrast felt like a cruel joke: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max all debuted collections dedicated to Asian Americans both in front of and behind the camera. They launched video ad campaigns and ran blog posts by Asian American executives. Museums hosted special exhibits. Outlets as varied as the “Today” show, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, NPR, ABC News, and Salon magazine ran features highlighting AAPI family traditions and success stories, while calling for us all to do more to fight anti-Asian discrimination.
This heightened attention and solidarity were doubtless attributable to the spike in anti-Asian attacks this past year, and rightfully so.
But I couldn’t help but notice a double standard. As attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders peaked, elected officials and influencers quickly issued categorical condemnations. Corporations, universities, and other institutions sent emails of support, just as they did in support of the Black community after George Floyd’s murder. Congress passed a bill to specifically address hate crimes against that community.
And yet the very same week that bill was signed into law, a gang of 30 men mauled a group of Jewish diners outside a restaurant. A mob viciously beat a Jewish man in the street in broad daylight. Palestinian supporters threw explosives into a crowd of Jews, attempted to run over a Jew in a parking lot, and vandalized synagogues and Jewish-owned shops across the country.
This heightened attention and solidarity were doubtless attributable to the spike in anti-Asian attacks this past year, and rightfully so.
But I couldn’t help but notice a double standard. As attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders peaked, elected officials and influencers quickly issued categorical condemnations. Corporations, universities, and other institutions sent emails of support, just as they did in support of the Black community after George Floyd’s murder. Congress passed a bill to specifically address hate crimes against that community.
And yet the very same week that bill was signed into law, a gang of 30 men mauled a group of Jewish diners outside a restaurant. A mob viciously beat a Jewish man in the street in broad daylight. Palestinian supporters threw explosives into a crowd of Jews, attempted to run over a Jew in a parking lot, and vandalized synagogues and Jewish-owned shops across the country.
That's in downtown LA, in a traditionally Jewish neighborhood. The article says the video went viral, but I never heard of it, much less saw it.
Also from LA: losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/05/19/police-investigate-possible-jewish-hate-crime-attack-at-beverly-grove-restaurant/
Witnesses said a mob of pro-Palestinians attacked a group of Jewish men who were dining at the restaurant. Cell phone video showed a group of men get out of the car and start to attack them while yelling anti-Semitic slurs.
One of the diners, who is not Jewish, told CBSLA a caravan waving pro-Palestinian flags approached and then began throwing bottles at him and the group he was dining with. The man said he is a photographer, and the group was meeting at the restaurant to plan a wedding.
“I was speaking to one guy, ‘Relax, why are they doing that,'” the man said. “Just protest peacefully.”
The man said he was physically attacked when he tried to defend the group. He said the men used anti-Jewish profanity.
One of the diners, who is not Jewish, told CBSLA a caravan waving pro-Palestinian flags approached and then began throwing bottles at him and the group he was dining with. The man said he is a photographer, and the group was meeting at the restaurant to plan a wedding.
“I was speaking to one guy, ‘Relax, why are they doing that,'” the man said. “Just protest peacefully.”
The man said he was physically attacked when he tried to defend the group. He said the men used anti-Jewish profanity.
