Noa Ben Artzi, a 25-year-old survivor of the Hamas massacre at a music festival, flew to Washington, D.C. to share the heart-wrenching story of how she nearly died, and her best friend and best friend's sister (U.S. citizens) were killed.
To speak for those who no longer can.
I never thought I’d see this
@UofMaryland
, my alma mater.
Students chanting “there is only one solution - intifada revolution.”
“Holocaust 2.0” written on campus.
A university with the 4th largest Jewish student population in the country—over 6,000 students (20% of campus).
Wow.
Despite all the antisemitism being directed towards Jews these days, it is pretty damn inspiring to see a prominent elected official
@GovernorShapiro
highlight their Judaism like this on the national stage.
Today:
@HillaryClinton
calls out protests at
@Columbia
.
“You just have to ask yourself, how you could have an event on using rape as a tactic of war against women and girls…and you include the most recent horrendous example out of Israel—and that brings out the protestors.”
I always wear my Jewish necklace out.
Tonight at the gym, someone was looking at me repeatedly and then finally stopped me.
“Do you always wear that necklace out?”
My heart dropped.
Chills. Incredibly meaningful to hear Oseh Shalom—the Jewish prayer for peace—sang at the
@WhiteHouse
today during Hanukkah.
Beautifully performed by
@Penn
’s Jewish student acapella group.
The Student Body President at UC Santa Barbara was targeted with antisemitic signs on her office.
One threat read: “You can run but you can’t hide, Tessa Veksler”
If you watch one thing today, watch her response:
A Jewish student at
@UofMaryland
:
“Now that I know what some people on this campus think, I don’t feel as safe walking around—especially alone or especially at night.”
This is not okay.
Today alone:
@matisyahu
—a Jewish musician—was forced to cancel 2 shows be after venue staff boycotted his show.
Meanwhile, Kanye West—a notorious antisemite—was announced as a headliner for a music festival in Los Angeles with thousands of attendees.
To which I replied, yes, it was my dad’s—I wear it everywhere.
Turns out he’s an Israeli who moved to DC a few months ago and thought it wasn’t safe to wear a Jewish necklace publicly.
He said he might just have to start wearing his out now.
Tell that to the 11 murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue.
Tell that to the 4 held hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville.
Tell that to the 2 shot leaving a synagogue in Pico-Robertson.
Tell that to Paul Kessler who was murdered while protesting.
Tell that to the worshiper
New:
Students from 9 universities will speak to bipartisan members of Congress next week on Capitol Hill to share their experiences with antisemitism on campus.
•Harvard
•UPenn
•MIT
•Columbia
•Stanford
•UC Berkeley
•Rutgers
•Tulane
•Cooper Union
I wear my Jewish necklace for a couple reasons. It’s like a ripple effect.
The more Jews that see others loud & proud, the more likely they are to feel comfortable doing the same.
The inverse is true as well.
Another reason is connection.
We ended up speaking for a bit, learning where we’re each from. He doesn’t know many people here.
I invited him and his wife to Shabbat this Friday.
I’m confident if I were in his shoes—anywhere in the world—I’d be welcomed with open arms.
They shouted we were “Nazis like Hitler.”
They shoved a phone in my face calling me a “F*cking B*tch” trying to incite a response.
While hostage families lit the menorah inside, calling for the release of their family, you could hear protestors yelling “murderers” outside.
Pro-Hamas protesters threaten to kill Jewish attendees as they leave the Israeli Embassy's Hanukkah ceremony in Washington, DC. Watch as a woman screams, "We will kill you all, occupiers."
Mark Zuckerberg on his necklace engraved with:
“The prayer that I sing to my daughters every night when I put them to bed.
It’s a Jewish prayer called Mi Shebeirach.”
It says “May we have the courage to make our lives a blessing.”
Disgusting. This sign was found posted onto the door of a Jewish household after they returned home from a Shabbat dinner. The last name is covered out of caution.
In my hometown in South Florida—a neighborhood with a sizable Jewish community.
Over the past several years I’ve:
- Marched for Black lives
- Marched against the Muslim Ban
- Marched with our Dreamers
- Marched with the LGBTQ community
- Marched for reproductive justice
- Marched for gun violence prevention
I don’t do so because I expect anything in return
Oct 7 was the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Now is the time for Americans to act: Join us next week in Washington, DC, as we
#MarchForIsrael
, push back against antisemitism and work to bring the hostages home. Tues, Nov 14th at 1pm. Be there!
For the folks claiming that
@KamalaHarris
or the Democratic Party are somehow antisemitic because of the Walz selection…
Have you heard
@Tim_Walz
speak?
@SenSchumer
on
@Columbia
protests:
"Smashing windows with hammers and taking over university buildings is not free speech.
It is lawlessness.
And those who did it should promptly face the consequences that are not merely a slap on the wrist."
Chilling to hear a state legislator in Connecticut openly say:
“We cannot permit a person who is of Jewish origin to represent our community."
She just lost her primary with only 37% to her Jewish opponent, Jonathan Jacobson who received 63% of the vote.
A Jewish man wearing a kippah was assaulted near GW's campus in DC.
He was approached from behind, “sucker punched” and beaten. Police are investigating the assault as a hate crime.
He shouted “You hold the world ransom, because you control all the money and all the resources.”
A man set fire to Congregation Beth Israel in Austin causing significant damages.
What did they do?
They converted broken shards from their damaged stained glass windows to create this beautiful lamp.
As Rabbi Levy said, it "showcases the persistence of the Jewish people."
Yikes. An opponent to a Maryland Holocaust education bill testifies that “there was no Jewish suffering in this place.”
To which a lawmaker responds:
“Isn’t it so, that this person’s testimony proved why this bill is necessary?”
Important show of solidarity with Israel outside the Capitol right now.
@SpeakerJohnson
&
@RepJeffries
lead a large bipartisan group of Members and families of hostages in marking one month since Hamas’s massacre in Israel and calling for the release of the hostages in Gaza.
Overwhelming applause for
@POTUS
at the
@HolocaustMuseum
’s Remembrance Day event in the U.S. Capitol:
“There is NO place on any campus in America—any place in America—for antisemitism, hate speech, or threats of violence of any kind.”
The positive content that doesn’t go viral. Since this incident:
- $20,000+ was raised to cover Shabbat dinners at Hillel and Chabad for months
- a letter signed by 1,000+ Jewish alumni was published in the
@UWMadison
student newspaper calling on the administration to do more
Classy gesture by
@CoachLocks
. Stood at the cashier and paid for the first $790 of purchases for the
@JMFoundation_
fundraiser. Great to see the line out the door this evening.
#JM79
Antisemitism is exploited by those who seek to sow division and distrust—posing a threat to democracies.
Blaming Jews for society’s ills is a classic scapegoat trope.
Now Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro uses this trope as he clings to power after another failed election.
The House of Representatives just voted *nearly unanimously* to pass a resolution condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel.
Except one Member of Congress—
@RepRashida
.
What part do you disagree with?
Who would've thought that electing someone with 12+ years of experience in leadership of the Senate Foriegn Relations Committee might come in handy?
Thank you,
@POTUS
.
Netanyahu said at the top of the cabinet meeting that he spoke in recent days with President Biden and asked him to intervene in order to improve the hostage deal. “And it was improved so that it will include more hostages for a lower cost. President Biden helped and I thank him"
As I said in the replies earlier today,
@President_Pines
’ Administration is phenomenal.
“We are aware of the hateful, antisemitic sentiments expressed at the November 9, 2023 demonstration organized by Students for Justice in Palestine. We condemn it in no uncertain terms.
Despicable.
Last night the Chabad at
@USC
was vandalized and individuals shattered glass at the Chabad House,
@jewsc
.
Chabads are a center of Jewish life on many campuses, and in communities around the world.
If you’ve been to one, you know how welcoming they are to all.
NEW: The
@WhiteHouse
announced new actions today to counter antisemitism on college campuses and Jewish communities, including:
-
@usedgov
Dear Colleague Letter to Universities on Title VI
-
@DHSgov
online campus safety hub
-
@StateSEAS
working to address antisemitic content online
Ad aired tonight to the 100+ million
#SuperBowl
viewers.
All hate thrives on one thing: Silence.
The people who will change the nation are those who speak out.
Who refuse to be bystanders.
Who raise their voices against injustice.
Blood Tribe marched through Madison today (see photo below). It was their seventh event this year, and third in Wisconsin. Here is what you need to know about this neo-Nazi group. >
MUST WATCH:
Attorney General Merrick Garland emotionally recounts his family’s story of fleeing the Holocaust:
“I am here today because this country took my family in and protected them when they had nowhere else to go.
I also know that the protections afforded to my family
While this clip sounds like a parody, it epitomizes activists highjacking protests to make it about themselves.
Hostages are currently being held by Hamas—a foreign terrorist organization—in horrible conditions.
Thousands have died.
Palestinians are in need of humanitarian
Reporter grills Columbia student after she demands the university help feed protestors occupying Hamilton Hall:
"It seems like you're saying, 'we want to be revolutionaries, we want to take over this building, now would you please bring us some food'."
Went to see vandalism from today’s protests at Union Station for myself on my way home.
One counterprotestor stood there in silence as the remaining 20-30 shouted slurs in his face.
I heard one protestor yell at him: “You’re a scumbag, just like the rest of your people.”
🚨BIG DEAL
The Department of Education found that
@UMich
didn't comply with the law to ensure antisemitic incidents on campus didn't create a hostile environment for students, faculty, or staff.
The found
@UMich
didn't end the hostile environment and prevent its recurrence.
Today, OCR resolved an investigation of the University of Michigan identifying concerns the university may have not complied with Title VI requirements to assess whether incidents individually or cumulatively created a hostile environment for students, faculty, or staff...
I took this photo at today’s march.
Painful—and powerful—to see such a young boy speaking out against antisemitism.
Calling for the release of hostages—including children his age.
Today was a moment that Jews in America will look back on decades from now.
A student died on our campus and an ESPN article—almost three months later—is what finally got the university to respond... Another sad example of the administration's failure to prioritize the safety and well-being of our students. Absolutely disgraceful.
College Dems National says that *their own* Jewish Caucus is not representative of Jews after they disagree with their stances on Israel/antisemitism.
Wonder why some Jewish students no longer feel welcome in those circles?
I asked College Dems' nat'l comms chair about the Jewish caucus not supporting their stance on the war/antisemitism. She said groups like JVP might be more representative of Jews.
"Unfortunately, the Jewish caucus just wasn't willing to denounce genocide"
Visited Touro Synagogue today—the oldest synagogue in the United States—built in 1763.
Jews have been in the US for centuries. We’re not going anywhere.
NEW: A survey released this AM by
@ADL
's Center for Antisemitism Research shows that antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes in the United States have nearly doubled since 2019—85 percent of Americans believe at least one anti-Jewish trope.
New:
Students from 9 universities will speak to bipartisan members of Congress next week on Capitol Hill to share their experiences with antisemitism on campus.
•Harvard
•UPenn
•MIT
•Columbia
•Stanford
•UC Berkeley
•Rutgers
•Tulane
•Cooper Union
Two of us went to Jewish day school.
One of us can quote Talmud better than the rest.
Great to join
@CoryBooker
last night to support my friend
@JoeVogel_
!
Disgusting to see Hamas flags flying outside of the U.S. Capitol.
Hamas brutally murdered and kidnapped countless innocent civilians—children, elderly, women, and men.
Accidentally left out a key detail:
HUGE shoutout to
@onetableshabbat
for being an all-around awesome organization and supporting Shabbats like this across the country.
If you’re a young person (or know one), I highly recommend checking them out!
Almost $150 for a piece of fabric. Absurd. Cap & gowns are required for students to walk at graduation—a barrier for many low-income students. I’ve advocated for a year that we should have a rental program, but of course that won’t happen or else the university would lose revenue
I know what to say about this: there’s nothing wrong with this.
The beauty of the United States—religious liberty.
If this were Jews you’d be applauding it.
Chuck Schumer, speaking at the Washington Press Club Foundation dinner, says there’s unusual camaraderie between Senate leaders on the supplemental package.
“I got 99 problems but Mitch ain’t one,” Schumer says.
9-year-old Ohad Munder was recently released after being held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza for 49 days.
Ohad spent his 9th birthday in captivity.
Donate to help Ohad properly celebrate his 9th birthday and alleviate the Munger family's recovery.
Take note of those who are exploiting the current situation in Israel for political purposes.
If you’re an ally of Israel—now’s not the time.
Hamas and their brutal murder/kidnapping of civilians should be unequivocally condemned.
Reporter grills Columbia student after she demands the university help feed protestors occupying Hamilton Hall:
"It seems like you're saying, 'we want to be revolutionaries, we want to take over this building, now would you please bring us some food'."
I love that
@ChrisEvans
,
@RobertDowneyJr
, and
@MarkRuffalo
are using their influence to advocate for solutions to address climate change.
Saving the Marvel Universe wasn’t enough for the
@Avengers
, so now they’re working to save Earth as well.
Great to meet
@ChrisEvans
to spread the word about the impacts of climate change.
Storms. Floods. Droughts. Wildfires.
We need to take bold steps to confront it aggressively.
For everyone impacted now. For everyone like my grandson Noah who'll be impacted in the years to come.
🚨New
@ADL
data:
Since the Hamas massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, U.S. antisemitic incidents reached the *highest number of incidents during any two-month period* since ADL began tracking in 1979.
As
@SenSchumer
said recently, this is “a five-alarm fire that must be extinguished.”
I always wear my Jewish necklace out.
Tonight at the gym, someone was looking at me repeatedly and then finally stopped me.
“Do you always wear that necklace out?”
My heart dropped.
Nazism and antisemitism should never be tolerated in any form. As Jewish people around the world continue to face persecution, Tennessee remains unwavering in our support for the nation of Israel and her people.
Stopped by Union Station this morning to thank
@NatlParkService
crews for working overnight to raise the American flags again and clean the vandalism from yesterday’s protests.
Went to see vandalism from today’s protests at Union Station for myself on my way home.
One counterprotestor stood there in silence as the remaining 20-30 shouted slurs in his face.
I heard one protestor yell at him: “You’re a scumbag, just like the rest of your people.”
Representation matters.
@SecondGentleman
has done an incredible job using his platform as the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president to speak out against antisemitism and lead on the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.
Earlier today I had the chance to hear UMD alum
@ericswalwell
outline his plan to combat gun violence in front of the NRA’s headquarters. I’m thankful for incredible advocates such as
@fred_guttenberg
who are dedicated to fighting for gun safety, and proud to stand beside them.
“Biden’s choice to be the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism has still not had a committee hearing nearly 5 months after her nomination.”
It’s time to confirm
@deborahlipstadt
as
@USEAntisemitism
.
.
@SenatorLankford
& I led the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism in a discussion with Jewish students where they shared their experiences and told us what more the federal government can do to combat campus antisemitism & hold universities accountable.
Let’s be clear - there is nothing wrong with peacefully protesting the war or Netanyahu government.
Glorifying Hamas—a foreign terrorist organization that has murdered countless civilians—will not advance the cause for peace.