From Good Evening San Diego:
Amid a rise in recent antisemitic crimes, Christian and Jewish groups from around San Diego will be rallying together against antisemitism on July 25 in El Cajon.Mayor of El Cajon Bill Wells joined KUSI’s Logan Byrnes on Good Evening San Diego to discuss the event.Shield of David is organizing the event with a group of over 2,000 local Jewish community members, parents, business owners, and concerned citizens.
At the end of this interview, Mayor Wells says that they expect as many as 5,000 people to attend.
Why would this rally in a suburban San Diego town attract more people than the "No Fear" rally in Washington last Sunday?
The reason is simple: this one is more concerned with all kinds of antisemitism than catering to those who deny the most prevalent kinds.
It is obvious that the recent spike in antisemitism recorded in New York, Los Angeles and the United Kingdom is directly because of Israel haters attacking Jews. Yet the people that the No Fear rally wanted so badly to co-sponsor refuse to admit it. Which means that they really don't care about antisemitism.
As this Shield of David organizers say, they are all about "combating discrimination and persecution of Jews anywhere."
Which includes Israel.
Because the message of this rally is straightforward, without caveats excusing certain kinds of antisemitism, it will attract the people who care most about antisemitism. It will attract Christians who care about Israel. It has a famous keynote speaker, Mike Pompeo, who is unapologetically pro-Israel and philosemitic - and who would have not been allowed to speak in DC because he is a Republican.
Assuming this El Cajon rally isn't rained out, it will be successful because it doesn't make the mistakes of the DC rally.
Don't modify and water down your message to attract reluctant partners.. Send out a proud, unambiguous message and attract people who agree with you. You get a lot more respect that way.
