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Outrage?

What does it take for something to be labeled anti-Semitic?
Why is it that the hanging of a noose legitimately arouses our societal anger about racism, but the knocking down of 140 B’nai Israel Cemetery grave stones doesn’t hint of a whimper of anti-Semitism by the same society?
Granted, plenty of idiotic youth have numbed us over the years with their spray paint cans and renditions of the swastika.
But numb we are.
The knocking down of these tombstones should have created an outrage. I guarantee you if it had been most any other minority group, the forefathers of the “committee of they” would be here on their podiums calling for sensitivity and money with the news cameras rolling and the talking heads blabbing.
Instead, we’re asked to accept yet another form of hatred towards Jews as another act of vandalism.
Another day, another swastika, another blight on our faith.
Hatred has become a yawn.
Where are the politicians? Where are the leaders, Jew and non-Jew?
Are their any leaders out there who will speak to this?
Doubtful.

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That should be on your cover rather than Damon Yoffe or NY businessmen.

Posted by Kenneth on 11/28/07 at 02:54 PM

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