Brickbat: 'Openly Jewish' - Protests


by Reason Magazine

Reason Magazine— London's Metropolitan Police Service has apologized for threatening to arrest a Jewish man at a pro-Palestinian protest. Video showed police

dailym.ai—Anti-semitism campaigner threatened with arrest for being 'openly Jewish' cancels protest walk over safety fears. Gideon Falter (pictured), Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) chief, today cancelled the Walk Together initiative, where 'thousands' were set to head to a pro-Palestine march on Saturday.

@cityam—Antisemitism and the problem with being "openly Jewish". Campaign Against Antisemitism's chief knew what he was getting into when he confronted the police at a protest. The approach helps nobody.

RedState—Being a Jewish Student on Campus During Palestinian Protests. In January of 2009, I was entering my last semester at Marshall University, in West Virginia. I was a liberal arts major, focusing on religious studies and sociology. I had taken two years of Arabic and worked with Muslim students on campus, helping them with navigating classes and providing friendship. I honestly hadn’t thought much about Israel outside of religious terms and considered myself politically neutral. That all changed abruptly during what would be known as Operation Cast Lead, or...