Earlier today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an increased police presence in areas of the city with higher Jewish populations. This is in response to the growing wave of vicious anti-Semitic attacks in New York City:
Hate doesn’t have a home in our city.
In light of recent anti-Semitic attacks, the NYPD will increase their presence in Boro Park, Crown Heights and Williamsburg.
Anyone who terrorizes our Jewish community WILL face justice.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 27, 2019
In addition to heightened visibility, there will be increased visits to houses of worship and other critical areas in the community.
Anti-Semitism is an attack on the values of our city — and we will confront it head-on.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 27, 2019
It remains to be seen just how serious de Blasio is about combating anti-Semitism, given his historical reticence to do much beyond falsely blame white supremacists for the violence. But at least this measure is something. Naturally, it’s rubbing some people the wrong way, most notably left-wing Jews of the IfNotNow/Jewish Voices for Peace School of Anti-Semitism:
This is deranged, and disturbing pic.twitter.com/pc0LdvHBCB
— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) December 27, 2019
It’s vile.
Horrendous.
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) December 27, 2019
*Jews get attacked on almost daily basis for several years in the same neighborhoods*
Normal people: Why won't the Mayor do anything?
*Finally get de Blasio to add police*
People who consistently excuse Semitism: How dare you take extra steps to protect Jews?
Evil. https://t.co/vj4AYafhqC
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) December 27, 2019
And those aren’t isolated takes.
And an organized response. https://t.co/iLhpHgNhbW
— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) December 27, 2019
David Klion is a writer for The Nation and The New Republic, and he apparently thinks his other status as the news editor of (left-wing) Jewish Currents makes it OK for him to justify anti-Semitism:
Flooding POC neighborhoods with cops is going to carry real costs, potentially even fatal ones, for tens of thousands of people who have no complicity in these attacks. I’m also deeply uncomfortable with the optics of cops functioning as security for Jews against POC. https://t.co/WpTsaTwPR9
— David Klion? (@DavidKlion) December 27, 2019
I don’t have an easy answer, these attacks are horrifying and unacceptable. But I am suspicious of anyone unconcerned about these costs.
— David Klion? (@DavidKlion) December 27, 2019
We don’t use the term “self-loathing Jews lightly,” but it most definitely applies to people like David Klion who use their Jewish heritage as a shield behind which they can hide when they spread blatant anti-Semitism. The attacks are indeed “horrifying and unacceptable” — so why is David so “deeply uncomfortable with the optics” of Jews being protected from these horrifying and unacceptable attacks?
The answer is simple: David Klion doesn’t care about the victims; leftist wokeness points are all that matter to him. If only the Jews would just suck it all up, we could avoid the bad “optics.”
Optics?
— Erik Charter (@ErikCharter2) December 27, 2019
What an absurd take.
— thoughtcrime media ? (@AdamMantine) December 27, 2019
It’s not security for Jews; it’s police for New Yorkers who are being targeted for being Jews.
— Bryan Bridges-Limon (@bbridges72) December 27, 2019
"optics" vs real violence
— HeisenbergHattie (@HBergHattie) December 27, 2019
Yes, right. Optics are more troubling than people being beaten in the streets for being Jewish. https://t.co/2JOnRoEFDK
— Mo Mo (@molratty) December 27, 2019
Let’s not crack down on hate crimes because we don’t want to seem racist
Ok.
— ?Paddy O’Dhonnabhain? (@ODhonnabhain) December 27, 2019
This is lit, the jews should just live with being attacked because intersectionality demands it. Maybe the community should stamp out anti Semitism and then the cops can leave.
— Moo(g) (@MoogMoog36) December 27, 2019
But that doesn’t work with the narrative that this is all ultimately the Jews’ fault.
You people are insane
— Me (@marathonman2019) December 27, 2019
you. are. terrible.
— ryuryu2949 (@ryuryu2949) December 27, 2019
