The Big Lie By Debra Corso Greetings from cell block FB! Several days ago Facebook informed me that three of my posts violated Facebook’s community standards and, as a result, my posting privileges had been suspended. But my posts did not include hate speech. They were not violent, nor did they incite violence. They did […]
Jewish Gun Club Condemns Ted Nugent Antisemitic Statements, Calls on NRA to Take Action PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 – The Golani Rifle & Pistol Club (Golani RPC) today issued a strong condemnation of the anti-Semitic Facebook posts by rock musician and National Rifle Association (NRA) Board Member Ted Nugent. His posts suggest that Jews are behind […]
The Facebook War By Shelley Glaser If you’ve ever seen a miniature version of a city, town or battlefield you’ll understand just how useful representations can be and how symbolically effective they are. The current Facebook war between pro- Palestinian advocates and their pro-Israel ‘adversaries’ are just that. Representations of a far bigger and more […]
By Shelley Glaser Maureen Jansen, a South African lawyer, reportedly posted on her Facebook page this week that the “Bloody Israelis should be exterminated along with all the ‘Jews’ everywhere who support Israel by action or silence.” Being a Jewish, South African lawyer and a member of the South African Law Society, Jansen’s words have […]
By Judi Wolder I am sad that my children are experiencing more anti-Semitism than I ever did when growing up. I grew up in a warm community where Jewish values were instilled from a very young age. The values of respect, neighbourly care and charity were commonplace. Even so, I grew up understanding why there was […]
