Please understand that every American Jew, every diaspora Jew, loves someone in Israel. We are bound by a shared history & shared destiny. The Jewish people are tiny in number but overwhelming in resilience.
We stand, today & every day, with the people of Israel. Am Yisrael Chai
This is a profoundly unhelpful tweet that makes our Jewish community look threatened by the simple acknowledgment of Palestinian peoplehood and humanity. This pin is no more political or harmful than an Israeli flag or yellow hostage pin would be — something most Jews would be
Hey
@Delta
- did you add Palestine as a new summer route?
Your customers on a Boston to West Palm Beach flight yesterday were perplexed to see your flight attendant adorning a flag of Palestine pin.
Honestly
@AOC
how dare you.
@SenSanders
has no problem speaking for himself. You have absolutely no place speaking for Jews, in a discussion among Jews, about the horrific antisemitism we are experiencing every day, including in a state you represent, about which you are silent.
Sen. Sanders’ family was killed in the Holocaust. He dedicates his every moment to realizing tikkun olam.
His commitment to protecting innocents in Gaza stems FROM his Jewish values.
He and many other Jewish leaders deserve better than to be treated this way. This is shameful.
"Nelson Mandela was a freedom fighter; he never raped anybody, and he never kidnapped anybody's grandmother."
Van Jones, as always, is a ray of light in dark times, speaking up when others choose to remain silent. Thank you for your solidarity!
John Fetterman is an example of what a real progressive looks like.
Thank you, Senator, for your strong support for Israel and the Jewish people today and every day.
When will the world and those who stand by Apartheid Israel that continues to murder, torture and commit war crimes finally say: "Enough"?
Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by a government that receives unconditional funding by our country with zero accountability.
We don't have loyalty oaths in democracies.
People who "love the Jews" don't accuse us of dual loyalty. People who "love the Jews" don't categorize us as "good Jews" or "bad Jews". People who "love the Jews" don't call us stupid. Antisemites do these things.
"Not everyone who's calling for a ceasefire wants Israel to cease to exist, but everyone who wants Israel to cease to exist is calling for a ceasefire."—Rep. Ritchie Torres
Most Jews in the world are not white-presenting. Jews of every skin color and ethnic background—from thousands of years of violent oppression and persecution.
Zionism and the modern state of Israel have liberated us all.
This is straight up dangerous. Trope after trope, Chappelle defends outright antisemitism, gaslights Jews, minimizes the fear Jews are feeling while kosher restaurants & Jewish schools in NYC are being attacked.
There are so many ways this could have been funny. It wasn’t.
If you watch one video today and can make folks around you watch it too, let it be this from Rep. Ritchie Torres at the March for Israel rally today in DC.
Progressives value life. There can be no life or liberty for Israelis OR Palestinians under Hamas leadership in Gaza.
Kudos to Dana Bash for not letting Rep. Jayapal get away with "buts," "howevers," and "both sides."
The chair of the progressive Caucus should stand for its progressive values and believe ALL victims of sexual violence.
Believe Jewish women.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries knows the history, understands reality, and knows what the Jewish community needs to hear. Which is validation of our pain and solidarity for the future.
Hakeem gets it.
Thank you
@CoryBooker
for refusing to fall into the trap of treating complex probs of MiddleEast as a binary,as if all blame for Israeli Palestinian conflict falls on the Jewish state,as if one side is good & the other (the Jews) are evil,as if this can be boiled into a soundbite
Yesterday, we asked
@CoryBooker
“Do you believe the Occupation is a human rights crisis for Palestinians?” He got visibly frustrated.
He admits: “If that's your issue I would understand if you want to support somebody else”
Looks like he’s choosing
@AIPAC
over the grassroots.
There are simply no words for the depravity of
@IlhanMN
calling Jewish students "pro-genocide"––the most transparent, unapologetic blood libel imaginable.
These are American Jewish teenagers who watched their loved ones in the world's only Jewish state get burned alive, raped,
.
@lsarsour
you are the only one masquerading as a progressive by exploiting social justice spaces to spread anti-Semitism. For centuries anti-Semites have accused Jews of dual loyalty.
"The Jewish people were violently attacked by Hamas on October 7, resulting in the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. So we are here, more than 100,000 people strong, to unequivocally declare never again.”—House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
“No victims have offered testimony” —
@briebriejoy
There is no evidence. —
@briebriejoy
Even needing to keep showing these photos and images over and over is so dehumanizing to victims. The gaslighting is absolutely perverse.
“Believe all women” was always an absurd overreach: woman should be heard, claims should be investigated, but evidence is required. The same is true of the allegations out of Israel.
But also, this isn’t a “believe women” scenario bc no female victims have offered testimony.
"Zionist" is trending.
So let us tell you what a Zionist is: a person who believes in liberation for persecuted minority communities. A person who believes in human rights and self-determination for historically oppressed peoples.
A progressive who recognizes humanity of Jews.
As left wing Zionists we are disgusted beyond words at your attempt to equate the Israeli flag, which represents Jewish liberation in our indigenous home, with the KKK, which has hatred of Jews as it’s central and definitional organizing principle
I spoke in Hillsborough, NC in March of this year and not only were they also there holding confederate flags, they were joined by right wing Zionists carrying Israeli flags. So disgusting.
Zionism is not about Israeli government. It’s about Jewish life & Jewish lives. It’s about Jewish peoplehood & our right to exist, as Jews, in a world that has violently & systematically denied our humanity for thousands of years.
Declare your Zionism. Stand w the Jewish people.
Fox News anchor and conspiracy theorist, Maria Bartiromo, had this to say about the release of 4-year-old hostage Abigail Mor Edan, who witnessed the brutal murder of both her parents' by Hamas terrorists on Oct 7.
Despicable. Bartiromo must apologize to the family.
The misuse of “GENOCIDE” in reference to Israel is not only factually incorrect; it is morally reprehensible. It is a weaponization of language that stands to undermine the very foundations of international law and human rights.
Genocide is not a term to be invoked casually.
Thank you to VP
@JoeBiden
for courageously standing up to one-sided, black-and-white narratives of people who are working, unsuccessfully, to erode American support for Jewish self-determination and liberation. "I will tell them to accept the right of Israel to exist," he said
President Biden is right:
Zionism means supporting the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and nationhood as a means for liberation and empowerment.
Vivek Ramaswamy just attempted to legitimize "the great replacement" theory on live TV.
The Great Replacement is a dangerous conspiracy theory that animated those who murdered Black and Jewish people in America.
Using the debate stage this way puts people's lives in danger.
I cannot begin to express how much it saddens (and angers) me that white Jewish women, many of whom identify as progressive, are playing the role of spoilers of the
@womensmarch
. I'm not talking here about anyone specific, but about a general trend 1/
If you were ever wondering how some were able to deny the Holocaust against Jews, see what went down at the Oakland City Council last night.
Watch this.
This is vile bigotry. There is a reason that Jews are uncomfortable when civil rights leaders who prioritize attacking Zionism— and denigrating Jewish liberation—also support Farrakhan. If you fight against racism, you also have to fight anti-Semitism.
Jewish ppl all over the world are experiencing an acute trauma & vulnerability that has been passed down through generations. It’s epigenetic—literally in our DNA.
Please, check on your Jewish friends. Show them humanity & tell them you care.
Tell your non-Jewish friends, too.
The women of Zioness gather together against the hate & militarism exemplified by
@womensmarch
below. We condemn Hamas, the terrorist organization controlling Gaza, exploiting women & children & using them as human shields in their genocidal war against the Jewish people.
#ENOUGH
Over 45 killed in
#Gaza
, with thousands injured, while the Trump administration celebrates the new US embassy in
#Jerusalem
with opening prayers offered by an antisemitic pastor who thinks Jews will burn in hell. We call on women to gather together against hate and militarism.
The antisemitic tropes being tossed around over & over, every day, are exhausting. More importantly, they are patently dangerous. It’s enough
@RashidaTlaib
. If you can’t make strong arguments about the fight for justice without blaming Jews for inequality, you are an antisemite.
Rashida Tlaib says that if you look behind a curtain, the people behind Israel are making profit of racism, denying water access in Detroit...how can she be so careless with antisemitic tropes at a time antisemitic hate crimes are highest in decades?
We love you,
@Alyssa_Milano
! “Any time that there is any bigotry or anti-Semitism in that respect, it needs to be called out and addressed. I’m disappointed in the leadership of the Women’s March that they haven’t done it adequately,” Milano says
Zioness applauds
@TeresaShookWM
, the founder of the
@womensmarch
, for calling on the four co-Chairs of Women’s March, Inc. – Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez – to step down from their roles.
Zioness statement on Bernie Sanders and Amer Zahr:
We feel increasingly abandoned by Bernie Sanders and his campaign, as the antisemitism of another surrogate of his, Amer Zahr, is being covered up without remorse or acknowledgement. 1/7
Our open letter to
@AOC
@RepAOC
share w
#ZionessSpeaksForMe
"We are deeply troubled that you have decided to pull out of event honoring the life & legacy of former Israeli PM Rabin, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who paid the ultimate price for his commitment to peace & justice"
“Can you blame us for feeling vulnerable only 80 years after Hitler wiped out half the Jewish population across the world?”
Senate Majority Leader
@SenSchumer
speaks for so many of us who have been living in fear since Oct 7.
For those who are inclined to examine the world through the lens of oppressors versus the oppressed, the Senate Majority Leader of the United States wants to teach you some world history.
Watch this.
We were proud & honored for the Zioness community to participate in this meaningful event hosted by remarkable leaders
@RepEspaillat
@MarkLevineNYC
and so many New York elected leaders and with our friends at
@JCRCNY
@AJCGlobal
. The Jewish community and our allies stand united.
The *vast majority* of people in NYC are standing united in opposition to the Hamas terrorism in Israel, and in support of the victims.
Tonight 100s came out in Washington Heights, people of all backgrounds, to mourn those lost and to support Israel in this moment of pain.
The Zioness Movement applauds
@Alyssa_Milano
and
@DebraMessing
for calling out the leaders of the Women’s March for their hateful rhetoric and their continued association with bigots and anti-Semites like Louis Farrakhan.
1/10
Somehow, we still aren’t desensitized to the never-ending cycle of deeply anti-Semitic slurs perpetuated by Women’s March, Inc. Leadership. Calling out antisemitism is not bigotry against Muslims.
Ritchie Torres faces escalating hate and attempted intimidation for his unapologetic solidarity with the Jewish community.
This is gross and cannot be considered "pro-Palestinian." It contributes to a climate of rising fear.
Many would be intimidated by this, but not Ritchie.
On Christmas Day, anti-Israel extremists vandalized my Bronx Office with red paint, symbolizing blood.
Covered in “blood” is a doll meant to symbolize Jesus, whom the vandals describe as a “Palestinian child messiah.”
The escalation in intimidation and incitement against
This behavior is so disgusting. What’s worse is that people think they are being righteous by targeting a Jewish and/or Israeli owned business.
New Yorkers should know that antisemitism and xenophobia have no place in this extraordinary city.
NYC right now… where an antisemite enters the restaurant where we���re eating to take down Israeli-USA flag, shamelessly trespassing on private property, then physically assaults a non-Jewish employee who went to fix the flag. JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING ISRAELI BIZ like
@HummusKitchen
!
These comments are truly painful for American Jews and our allies who genuinely care about collective freedom. Israel is a Jewish state; calling it “racist” for the crime of existing is an antisemitic trope. We hope our many allies
@USProgressives
Caucus will set record straight
Congressional Progressive Caucus chair
@PramilaJayapal
to activists at
@Netroots_Nation
: "Israel is a racist state, Palestinians deserve self-determination and autonomy, the dream of two-state solution is slipping away from us & doesn't even feel possible"
On behalf of the Zioness Board of Directors, we could not be more thrilled to announce that the extraordinary
@CarlyPildis
will be moving off the board to begin a new role with Zioness as the full-time Director of Grassroots Organizing.
Antisemitism is a cancer; fighting it is the opposite of politicizing it.
Progressives have a duty to fight it on the left. Conservatives have a duty to fight it on the right.
Instead of pointing fingers, let's commit to calling out hate wherever it raises its ugly head.
The World’s Feminists Need to Show Up for Israeli Victims.
Solidarity for victims of sexual assault should trump other politics.
Read this OpEd by our sisters, who always stood up for other women:
"Genocide,” a term rooted in the darkest chapters of human history, is being inappropriately used against Israel and against the Jewish people, with repercussions that echo deeply in Jewish hearts and minds.
Words matter:
Progressive American Jews recognize that
#BDS
is
#antisemitic
& oppose it as such. Your free speech is NOT representative of progressive American Jews––but even with this resolution moving forward, look! You still have free speech! You can continue to support BDS all you want.
These are the only
@HouseDemocrats
who were willing to defend free speech today.
The rest of them chose to give cover to the rising tide of fascism — and they did it in the name of defending Jews, despite objection from the progressive American Jewish community. Shameful.
"It is intellectually dishonest, irresponsible, and immoral for The New School to sponsor and host an event, misleadingly portrayed as an expert panel, highlighting some of America’s leading purveyors of anti-Jewish prejudice.”
Reminder that we cannot demonize ppl or make collective accusations without knowing where they stand. We appreciate Ayanna’s support in denouncing antisemitism in a time of heightened sensitivity for her Jewish constituents and Jews around the world.
What I heard resounding in community was that voting yes on this resolution affirmed to my constituents raised in the Jewish faith Israel's right to exist, a view I share as a supporter of a two state solution.
Today, in a shooting spree at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Jewish people suffered a collective trauma. No matter where we were born, no matter where we reside, no matter what denomination represents our faith, we are horrified, terrified, and shattered.
No one is excepted. We would be thrilled to have Palestinians march with us, and have absolutely no problem with them marching with their symbols and identities on full display. We simply demand the same right to stand and march with all of our authentic selves.
This is so appreciated,
@WhoopiGoldberg
. Our environment right now does not always reward people who apologize with integrity and in good faith, but we only wish others who made similar mistakes made such clear retractions and commitments to allyship. Thank you.
Outrageously offensive caricature of
#OrthodoxJews
that is not only dangerous but also wildly inaccurate. OrthodoxJews abide by Torah’s commandment to value human life above all. They not only receive transplants from nonJews, but generously donate their organs w/o stipulation 1/
First
@nbcsnl
now
@nbc
'Nurses' airs a viciously antisemitic episode filled with lies about Orthodox Jews.
"A dead goyim leg ... from an arab, a woman, G-d forbid an Arab women ... Israel ... without this next step you won't walk again".
Lies and libels lead to VIOLENCE!
Thomas Massie is suggesting that Congress is more loyal to Israel than America. This is textbook anti-Jewish bigotry.
Tell me you're an antisemite without telling me you're an antisemite.
Zionism is a progressive movement for the liberation and national self-determination of the Jewish people in our indigenous homeland, the land of Israel.
Zionism is a movement that not only guarantees Jewish sovereignty but also Jewish security.
Remember this as the day that the President of the United States casually employed several of the most explicitly antisemitic conspiracy theories in the same breath. This is the kind of bigotry that has sparked humanity’s worst impulses and greatest catastrophes.
Jews have been wrongfully accused for thousands of years of being vengeful, murderous, and bloodthirsty people.
To equate Israel’s self-defense with "genocide" is to invert cause and effect, stoking anti-Jewish violence.
Read our recent OpEd: ⬇️
Zioness response on Tamika Mallory's recent statement:
Tamika Mallory has demonstrated yet again that anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism go hand-in-hand. From cozying up to infamous anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, to blaming Israel and the Jews for the inhumane treatment of undocumented
Tweet
@nytimes
to tell them how they're perpetuating anti-Semitism
"The book repeatedly cites the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, dubs the Talmud “among most appallingly racist documents on the planet,” & says Jews funded the Holocaust & control the KKK"
On Oct 7, Hamas terrorists committed horrific and barbaric sexual assaults against Israeli women. Justifying and denying the stories of the courageous women coming forward is so painful for the victims.
The silence of many self-proclaimed feminist organizations speaks volumes.
81 years ago, the Farhud erupted in Iraq. Starting on June 1st, 1941, an estimated 150+ Jews in Baghdad were killed, over 1,000 injured, and 1,500 Jewish stores and homes were looted.
Using a Holocaust museum to draw attention to the Israel and Gaza conflict is sickening, and doing so while Jews are still grieving about their biggest loss of human life since the Holocaust only makes it worse.
This ain't about Palestinian lives, it's pure antisemitism.
WATCH THIS: WH Spox Kirby on the abuse of the word “genocide"
"Israel is not trying to wipe the Palestinian people off the map. Israel’s trying to defend itself against a genocidal terrorist threat."
"If we’re going to start using that word, fine, let’s use it appropriately."
Recently, we've seen some figures on the left condone, ignore, or excuse the views of an anti-Semitic, homophobic, misogynistic national figure—Louis Farrakhan. We can and must do better.
Sign and share our pledge.
#InternationalWomensDay
Happy birthday to Theodor Herzl—a man who showed us the power in organizing for a cause.
For Jews facing persecution around the world at the turn of the 20th century—Herzl had a vision. And in 1948, the centuries-long Zionist dream stopped being a dream.
Purpose of yellow stars: Brand people to ghettoize and murder them.
Purpose of vaccine passport: Stop the spread of a deadly disease to save lives.
There is ZERO comparison.
Find a way to criticize things without comparing them to the Holocaust.
Outrageous.
We’re deeply disheartened by
@Sethrogen
's recent comments, which demonstrate a lack of recognition that for Jews who have faced oppression (including in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe) self-determination in our ancestral homeland is a necessity.
Zioness Statement on Women's March, Inc.'s Removal of Zahra Billoo from its Leadership Committee
Zioness is fighting for an American feminist movement and a broader progressive movement that is inclusive of American Jews. Today is a victory in that fight.
There is a rich irony in
@lsarsour
calling for a boycott of The Forward – a progressive Jewish publication that has provided space to the leaders of The Women’s March Inc.,
No matter who you wanted to win in
#Ohio11
primary, one thing is clear: Black-Jewish alliance is unstoppable.
@ShontelMBrown
’s victory, improbable only weeks ago, was because Black & Jewish leaders turned out Black & Jewish voters who were proud to support her. Mazal tov Shontel!
Oh look. Trump and
@IfNotNowOrg
using the same playbook: exploit Jews (and Palestinians), politicize Israel. Divide and destroy.
PSA: This is antisemitism.
PSA: We can love Israel, vehemently disagree with certain reps, and despise you, all at the same time.
#walkandchewgum
So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion. Whenever confronted, they call their adversaries, including Nancy Pelosi, “RACIST.” Their disgusting language.....
1/ It is true that antisemitism is divisive & benefits those who rely on division & fear for their power.
So why are these people, who claim to be progressive, promoting AND covering up antisemitism in the progressive mvmt? Well-known antisemites have NO place defining antisem.
Epitome of gaslighting:
She has not condemned Hamas-genocidal antisemitic terror org holding 230 Israelis hostage
She blindly calls for ceasefire w/o demanding release of innocent babies
She defends “from the river to the sea”
@CoriBush
not a person who denounces antisemitism
As a Black woman in America, I’m acutely aware of feeling unsafe in this country. I denounce every instance of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and every form of racism and bigotry. Always.
A beautiful piece in
@USATODAY
from the insightful and inspirational
@cvaldary
. We are proud to call her a Zioness board member. “The work of anti-racism must be rooted in the moral ethic of love and acknowledge the profound sacredness of human beings."
If you can’t see the tweet
@IlhanMN
has now deleted, in which she is sharing in racist, antisemitic, white supremacist Steve King’s obsessive Jew hatred and demonization of Israel:
.
@IlhanMN
is such a depraved antisemite that she is retweeting a white supremacist so sick and hateful that the Republican Party stripped him of his committees.
First David Duke endorsed Ilhan. Then Ilhan endorsed Steve King.
Important piece from our ED, please read and share! "
@sfsu
cannot remain silent about a university-sponsored event elevating the message of someone who used planes as weapons to terrorize innocent people on commercial flights."
Don’t ever compare covid policies to the Holocaust. Ever.
And don’t ever compare a Jewish leader and tireless public servant to a Nazi.
Hard to express how offensive it is that we even have to say this.
JUST NOW: "The world can't just look away at what's going on. It's on all of us—government, international organizations, civil society, and businesses—to forcefully condemn the sexual violence of Hamas terrorists without equivocation. Without exception." —President Biden
Senator Joe Lieberman was a lifelong Zionist, a proud Jew, and the first observant Jewish candidate to be on a major party ticket. May his memory be for a blessing.
We are in awe of how this young Muslim woman stood up for a Jewish family berated with antisemitic abuse. This is what allies do, they show up and stand in solidarity with communities who are being attacked. Zioness is inspired by her bravery and commitment to solidarity.
Around noon I witnessed appalling anti Semitic abuse towards this Jewish Family on the northern line. Fair play to other passengers who stood up to him. If you recognise the guy please report to
@metpoliceuk
Amanda Berman: “It is hypocritical beyond words that they continue to align themselves with Louis Farrakhan, who is an unapologetic bigot that spews hate targeting the Jewish community, LGBTQ community and others."
by
@bandlersbanter
/
@JewishJournal
We have no relationship w this org, don't know them, never spoken to them Converts are Jews. Hard stop.
But confused-for 2 years u said
@womensmarch
not accountable for its chairs openly admiring Farrakhan. Now u try 2 hold us accountable 4 a group we haven't endorsed whatsoever?
I would really like to know what
@ZionessMovement
@nycwomensmarch
@WeAreMarchOn
have to say about this and that gross Times of Israel article, given that they are in coalition with
@Women4AllOrg
— which lists the author, Debbie Hall, on their website as part of their team.