Yesterday’s deadly shooting in Jersey City was just the latest in a series of left-wing anti-Semitic attacks. In the wake of such violence, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the NYPD has recently formed a special new unit to investigate extremism and terror threats, though possibly with a focus only on “far-Right and neo-Nazi organizations.” De Blasio has a tendency to overlook left-wing anti-Semitism and blame “white supremacy” for the vicious attacks regularly being perpetrated in his city.
We’re guessing Bernie Sanders didn’t have left-wing anti-Semitism in mind, either, when he tweeted this:
In the United States and all over the world, we are witnessing a dangerous rise in anti-Semitic acts of violence.
I am deeply concerned about reports that the terrible shooting at a kosher supermarket in New Jersey was motivated by hatred of the Jewish people.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 11, 2019
Together, we will build a movement to reject divisiveness and all forms of racism and discrimination, including anti-Semitism.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 11, 2019
You think so, Bernie?
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You’re right to call BS. Because these tweets are pretty rich coming from Bernie Sanders. Has he paid any attention to the people he’s chosen to surround himself with and elevate?
Except you support Antisemitism
— Beth Rosenberg (Zionist Tory Brexit Scum) ✡️??♿️ (@bethvaughan15) December 11, 2019
If you surround yourself with people who have an irrational hatred of Israel you can be assured that there are antisemites among them.
— Jay Kowal (@jaycola) December 11, 2019
Yeah…start by firing your antisemitic friends on the “squad.”
— TTVI News – Today’s Top 6 (@ttvi_6) December 11, 2019
Says the same person who campaigns with an ultra anti Semite aka @IlhanMN
— skkkraat (@skkkraat) December 11, 2019
What about your friend Linda Sarsour's anti-semitism?
— The Soy Burger (@Sarahnumber404) December 11, 2019
When your surrogate is an overt anti-Semite…
How?#berniedroplinda
— Muslims Reject Palestinism ? (@FFRL7) December 11, 2019
BERNIE you can't do that with Ilhan and Sarsour!
They are antisemites. WAKE UP MAN!— DeborahAKallick (@DebAKallick) December 11, 2019
To reject divisiveness and anti-semitism we must reject you; as you enable it. How many endorsements from notable antisemites have you accepted? Members of your own party a little too cozy with Farrakhan and his disciples
— DigintheCrates (@ChiSportsHomer) December 11, 2019
With all due respect Bernie, many of your current spokespeople & colleagues have displayed disgusting AntiSemitism. Perhaps you should do some serious AntiSemitic housekeeping & rid your campaign of that garbage before you can build a movement that fights discrimination
— Shosh in T.O. (@shmeze) December 11, 2019
How? With these people?
Linda Sarsour
Mysonne
Shaun King
Amer Zahr
AOC
Ilhan Omar
Rashida TlaibYou are a part of the problem. Not the solution. https://t.co/MzkzrBIOlS
— Claire Voltaire (@Claire_Voltaire) December 11, 2019
Bernie Sanders is indeed part of the problem. And his complicity in anti-Semitism will ensure that the problem only gets worse.
