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Black Lives Matter Activist Calls for Jewish Community to Stand with BLM, Fight to Close Racial Gap

New York Black Lives Matter activist Hawk Newsome chastised fellow BLM group for its anti-Israel stand and anti-Semitic remarks and he asked the Jewish community to stand with movement to help close racial gap. To the Editor: A recent Daily News editorial criticized the movement for black lives for their anti-Isreal position. As the leader […]

Black Lives Matter Activist Calls for Jewish Community to Stand with BLM, Fight to Close Racial Gap

#ATLisReady, a Black Lives Matter Offshoot Group, Refers to Israel As “Apartheid Israel”

#ATLisReady, “a collective of student activists, community organizers, and leaders working to amplify Black and other marginalized voices in Atlanta,” published several demands including a call for the city’s police department to exit the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE). The GILEE program creates the opportunity for Israeli and Georgian police to learn from each other […]

#ATLisReady, a Black Lives Matter Offshoot Group, Refers to Israel As “Apartheid Israel”

Black Lives Matter & BDS: Separated at birth?

The Movement for Black Lives (a conglomeration comprised of Black Lives Matter and many other groups) recently garnered media attention for releasing an incendiary manifesto. This manifesto includes references to Israel as an “apartheid state” and “ … a state that practices systematic discrimination … ” A post on Black Lives Matter’s Facebook page describes […]

Black Lives Matter & BDS: Separated at birth?