In January he gave a talk at UCLA sponsored by JVP and SJP, along with fellow "AsaJew" Max Blumenthal.
Showing posts with label Rebecca Vilkomerson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rebecca Vilkomerson. Show all posts
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Jewish Voice for Peace "thick as thieves" with Miko Peled
Jewish Voice for Peace has been "thick as thieves" with Miko Peled for years. He tabled with the extremist group, representing them at a conference on Reform Judaism
In January he gave a talk at UCLA sponsored by JVP and SJP, along with fellow "AsaJew" Max Blumenthal.
With such intimate contact with Miko Peled, you'd think that JVP might have noticed before now that he harbors anti-Semitic beliefs.
In January he gave a talk at UCLA sponsored by JVP and SJP, along with fellow "AsaJew" Max Blumenthal.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Pass the Popcorn. Jewish Voice for Peace: Simply Hypocrisy
Its almost comical.
Jewish Voice for Peace has routinely stood shoulder to shoulder with the worse anti-Semites and conspiracy theorists out there, silent to the Jew-hate that surrounded them. They've routinely marched along with groups supporting terror. They've protested Jewish cultural events. They interrupted a commemoration on the liberation of Auschwitz. They've sponsored and promoted anti-Semitic speakers. They have lobbied against resolutions that would protect Jewish students on campus.
And if we are to believe Gilad Atzmon, they coached a repulsive anti-Semite on how to be more politically correct and socially acceptable.
Gilad Atzmon refused and now finds himself in their cross-hairs – particularly ironic since they recently promoted his Los Angeles appearance.
Is JVP anti-Semitic?
Its hard to know, but they have certainly aided and abetted anti-Semites, and offered them cover.
What do we do when haters fight? I see no alternative than to sit back and watch from a distance.
Gilad Atzmon has published a letter that he claims is from Rebecca Vilkomerson, JVP's Executive Director, disavowing itself from Alison Weir. He calls it "The Protocols Of The Elders of ‘Anti' Zion".
It’s a classic pot calling the kettle black moment.
Pass the popcorn.
May 5, 2015
Dear Ms. Weir,
Jewish Voice for Peace has chosen not to work with you because our central tenet is opposition to racism in all its forms, and you have chosen repeatedly to associate yourself with people who advocate for racism.
You have been a repeat guest of white supremacist Clay Douglas on his hate radio show, the Free American. Clay Douglas is concerned primarily with the survival of the White race and sees malign Jewish influence everywhere. His racist, anti-Jewish, and anti-gay rhetoric can be found across the front pages of his multiple websites.
In the course of your appearance with Clay Douglas on August 25, 2010, for example, you were silent when Douglas invoked the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and engaged in a racist diatribe against Jews. Your repeated appearance on this show (April 23 and August 25, 2010; February 9 and May 18, 2011) show that you knew his extremist views and chose to continue the association.
Your troubling associations and choices further include giving interviews to a range of far-right outlets including The American Free Press, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified as a hate group, and the anti-gay, anti-Jewish pastor Mark Dankof. One of your articles appeared in an anthology that was promoted by the infamous Holocaust-denial organization, the Institute for Historical Review. We see no evidence that you have disavowed any of these outlets or institutions. Our movement must be built on a foundation of love, justice and equality for all people. It should not and cannot win by fueling or endorsing any form of hate, whether against People of Color, gays, Jews, Muslims or anyone else.
At Jewish Voice for Peace, we are particularly sensitive to the long history of anti-Jewish oppression as well as the ways that Palestinian liberation work is frequently tarred with false charges of anti-Semitism. Just as we call out the hateful associations of those who seek to perpetuate injustice against Palestinians, as a movement we must also hold the line against those who promote the false notion that Palestinian liberation can be won at the expense of others.
The alleged letter drips with unctuous self righteousness and irony. JVP’s long history of questionable partnerships and regular protests of Jewish community events have shown how particularly insensitive and willingly blind the group has been to the long history of anti-Jewish oppression.
It was just this March, when they collaborated with Alison Weir on an anti-AIPAC campaign.
To disavow Alison Weir, but to continue an association with Code Pink, who have happily vacationed with the mullahs of Iran (who have denied one Holocaust while planning another) is simply hypocrisy
To disavow Alison Weir, but to continue an association with American Muslims for Palestine, Sabeel and CAIR is simply hypocrisy.
To disavow Alison Weir but to continue an association with any group that deny the Jewish people the right to self determination is simply hypocrisy.
To disavow Alison Weir but to continue an association with any group that seeks to restrict the rights of the Jewish people is simply hypocrisy.
This letter does not represent a policy shift for Jewish Voice for Peace. Its posturing- a desperate grasp at adding a veneer of respectability to an organization that's repeatedly been exposed for its intolerance and bigotry.
To learn more about Jewish Voice for Peace
Driving a wedge: JVP’s strategy to weaken U.S. Support for Israel by Dividing the Jewish Community
Jews Helping Hamas Are No Voice for Peace
Jewish Voice for Peace whitewashes anti-Semitism in the anti-Israel movement
For more information on the family feud:
When Israel-haters attack - each other
Jewish Voice for Peace has routinely stood shoulder to shoulder with the worse anti-Semites and conspiracy theorists out there, silent to the Jew-hate that surrounded them. They've routinely marched along with groups supporting terror. They've protested Jewish cultural events. They interrupted a commemoration on the liberation of Auschwitz. They've sponsored and promoted anti-Semitic speakers. They have lobbied against resolutions that would protect Jewish students on campus.
And if we are to believe Gilad Atzmon, they coached a repulsive anti-Semite on how to be more politically correct and socially acceptable.
Gilad Atzmon refused and now finds himself in their cross-hairs – particularly ironic since they recently promoted his Los Angeles appearance.
Is JVP anti-Semitic?
Its hard to know, but they have certainly aided and abetted anti-Semites, and offered them cover.
What do we do when haters fight? I see no alternative than to sit back and watch from a distance.
Gilad Atzmon has published a letter that he claims is from Rebecca Vilkomerson, JVP's Executive Director, disavowing itself from Alison Weir. He calls it "The Protocols Of The Elders of ‘Anti' Zion".
It’s a classic pot calling the kettle black moment.
Pass the popcorn.
May 5, 2015
Dear Ms. Weir,
Jewish Voice for Peace has chosen not to work with you because our central tenet is opposition to racism in all its forms, and you have chosen repeatedly to associate yourself with people who advocate for racism.
You have been a repeat guest of white supremacist Clay Douglas on his hate radio show, the Free American. Clay Douglas is concerned primarily with the survival of the White race and sees malign Jewish influence everywhere. His racist, anti-Jewish, and anti-gay rhetoric can be found across the front pages of his multiple websites.
In the course of your appearance with Clay Douglas on August 25, 2010, for example, you were silent when Douglas invoked the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and engaged in a racist diatribe against Jews. Your repeated appearance on this show (April 23 and August 25, 2010; February 9 and May 18, 2011) show that you knew his extremist views and chose to continue the association.
Your troubling associations and choices further include giving interviews to a range of far-right outlets including The American Free Press, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified as a hate group, and the anti-gay, anti-Jewish pastor Mark Dankof. One of your articles appeared in an anthology that was promoted by the infamous Holocaust-denial organization, the Institute for Historical Review. We see no evidence that you have disavowed any of these outlets or institutions. Our movement must be built on a foundation of love, justice and equality for all people. It should not and cannot win by fueling or endorsing any form of hate, whether against People of Color, gays, Jews, Muslims or anyone else.
At Jewish Voice for Peace, we are particularly sensitive to the long history of anti-Jewish oppression as well as the ways that Palestinian liberation work is frequently tarred with false charges of anti-Semitism. Just as we call out the hateful associations of those who seek to perpetuate injustice against Palestinians, as a movement we must also hold the line against those who promote the false notion that Palestinian liberation can be won at the expense of others.
The alleged letter drips with unctuous self righteousness and irony. JVP’s long history of questionable partnerships and regular protests of Jewish community events have shown how particularly insensitive and willingly blind the group has been to the long history of anti-Jewish oppression.
It was just this March, when they collaborated with Alison Weir on an anti-AIPAC campaign.
To disavow Alison Weir, but to continue an association with Code Pink, who have happily vacationed with the mullahs of Iran (who have denied one Holocaust while planning another) is simply hypocrisy
To disavow Alison Weir, but to continue an association with American Muslims for Palestine, Sabeel and CAIR is simply hypocrisy.
To disavow Alison Weir but to continue an association with any group that deny the Jewish people the right to self determination is simply hypocrisy.
To disavow Alison Weir but to continue an association with any group that seeks to restrict the rights of the Jewish people is simply hypocrisy.
This letter does not represent a policy shift for Jewish Voice for Peace. Its posturing- a desperate grasp at adding a veneer of respectability to an organization that's repeatedly been exposed for its intolerance and bigotry.
To learn more about Jewish Voice for Peace
Driving a wedge: JVP’s strategy to weaken U.S. Support for Israel by Dividing the Jewish Community
Jews Helping Hamas Are No Voice for Peace
Jewish Voice for Peace whitewashes anti-Semitism in the anti-Israel movement
For more information on the family feud:
When Israel-haters attack - each other
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Jewish voice for peace gets it wrong. Again.
Determined to keep the BS in BDS, JVP's already tenuous grasp of reality is fracturing further.
Poor Jewish Voice for Peace is still trying to come to grips with superstar Scarlett Johansson's decision to remain as the celebrity spokesperson for the Israeli home carbonation device, Sodastream. In a marvelous act of fantasy or perhaps simply delusion the team at Jewish Voice for Peace has declared victory over the same incident they bemoaned as a loss just 12 hours earlier.
Last night , JVP wrote on their facebook page "Oxfam's inaction allows Sodastream shill Scarlet Johansson to quit ambassador role, rather than be held accountable for promoting policies Oxfam staunchly opposes". Its still there.
( Hmmm. Scarlet's been taking about peaceful coexistence and economic cooperation. Why does this upset JVP and Oxfam so much?)
Yet today's email from Sydney Levy at JVP declares this a boycott victory, and claims that Oxfam dropped Scarlett over "Sodastream ties".
Not quite, Sydney, not quite.
If Sydney (JVP's director of advocacy) had actually been following the news, he might have seen this:
Scarlett Johansson Cuts Ties With Oxfam Over Differences on BDS Movement
or perhaps this:
Johansson steps down as Oxfam ambassador
or even this:
Scarlett Johansson Cuts Ties with Oxfam Over BDS
Later, JVP's executive director Rebecca Vilkomerson added her own unique bit of spin , claiming the superstar's decision to thumb her nose at BDS was proof of the "growing power" of BDS worldwide. Alright, then...
Let me be the first to wish them many more such "victories".
Poor Jewish Voice for Peace is still trying to come to grips with superstar Scarlett Johansson's decision to remain as the celebrity spokesperson for the Israeli home carbonation device, Sodastream. In a marvelous act of fantasy or perhaps simply delusion the team at Jewish Voice for Peace has declared victory over the same incident they bemoaned as a loss just 12 hours earlier.
Last night , JVP wrote on their facebook page "Oxfam's inaction allows Sodastream shill Scarlet Johansson to quit ambassador role, rather than be held accountable for promoting policies Oxfam staunchly opposes". Its still there.
( Hmmm. Scarlet's been taking about peaceful coexistence and economic cooperation. Why does this upset JVP and Oxfam so much?)
Yet today's email from Sydney Levy at JVP declares this a boycott victory, and claims that Oxfam dropped Scarlett over "Sodastream ties".
Not quite, Sydney, not quite.
If Sydney (JVP's director of advocacy) had actually been following the news, he might have seen this:
Scarlett Johansson Cuts Ties With Oxfam Over Differences on BDS Movement
or perhaps this:
Johansson steps down as Oxfam ambassador
or even this:
Scarlett Johansson Cuts Ties with Oxfam Over BDS
Later, JVP's executive director Rebecca Vilkomerson added her own unique bit of spin , claiming the superstar's decision to thumb her nose at BDS was proof of the "growing power" of BDS worldwide. Alright, then...
Let me be the first to wish them many more such "victories".
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