Friday, May 28, 2021
Elder of Ziyon
It says that the Jewish community of Luton has been advised by the local police that the Luton Council of Mosques will hold a demonstration on Shabbat, and Jews should be aware of where the protest will be to keep safe. The community says Jews should stay away from the area.
Why should Jews be concerned? After all, Muslims aren't antisemitic, and anti-Israel demonstrations are legitimate criticism of Israel with no animosity towards Jews, right? That is the message that we have been told thousands of times from Muslims and non-Muslim officials alike.
Why should local police warn Jews? They should be able to stroll right past the protesters in their Shabbat clothes and yarmulkes and be treated with utmost respect, from what we are told.
It makes no sense!
Could it be that Muslims are, by and large, antisemitic? That Jews walking in the midst of a bunch of angry Muslims are in danger of being attacked because they are Jewish? That everyone knows that Muslims, incited by inflammatory speeches and a diet of lies, are likely to attack the first Jew they see?
The fear of angering Muslims brings us to this point where everyone knows the truth but no one wants to say it out loud.
I couldn't find the poster for this rally, but a similar one being held in Bradford on Sunday features a Photoshopped picture of the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock being burned, presumably by Jews who have been accused of intending to destroy those sites for a hundred years, causing untold number of riots and deaths.
This is direct incitement for violence. Everyone knows it. No one wants to admit it. And that ensures that the violence will occur.
Jews have to stay home for their own safety to ensure the rights of Muslim antisemites to freely scream their hate. This is what it has come to.
Update: A response tweet to where I saw this originally: "this is a lie. the police always ask people to stay away from the area when there's a demonstration. "
It may be true, but still the Jewish community felt it important to inform their members of the potential danger.
UPDATE 2: Read this important thread clarifying the facts, the original email seems to have been based on incorrect info.
