Eleven mainly elderly worshippers were murdered last Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill district. The suspect, Robert Bowers, was armed with three Glock pistols and an AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle, all of which he owned legally. He left a trail of anti-Semitic postings on the Gab site. He is a white male.
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Combover Crybaby Donald Trump says he will visit the area, but as the BBC has reported, “Ahead of Mr Trump's proposed visit, progressive activists have called on the president to change his language towards minorities and immigrants … In an open letter, Jewish organisation Bend the Arc has said the president will not be welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism, ends his anti-immigrant rhetoric and commits to ‘compassionate’ policies”. Perhaps this is what set one Trump fan in the UK off.
To no surprise at all, that fan was pro-am motormouth Katie Hopkins, whose Twitter feed shows a gradual descent into full-on wacko anti-Semitism. One thing she was determined not to acknowledge: it could not have been the US White Right’s fault. So it must have been down to someone else. Who, then? Have a guess. “OBSERVE 1) Muslim council 2) Guardian /BBC Trying to push a highly politicised agenda in the face of the tragic slaughter of Jews”. Muslims. The Guardian. The BBC. And there was more.
“Synagogue Shooting: shooter entered yelling ‘All Jews Must Die’ 8 dead 3 police officers shot Gunman arrested How much longer will the Ellison: Farrakhan: Sarsour triumvirate be allowed to perpetuate attacks on Jews?” Louis Farrakhan? No, it wasn’t him, either.
Have another go. “Bezzies with #Farrakhan who called Jews termites, demands Muslim dehumanise Jews. We aren’t buying your tears Sarsour. You are complicit”. But it wasn’t Linda Sarsour. So she swiftly switched to the Labour Party.
No, I am not making this up. “You honoured terrorists who castrated & murdered Jews in Munich. You are complicit Corbyn”. Corbyn did not, and indeed could not, have honoured the Black September terrorists. He was in Tunis. They are buried in Libya.
Then, slowly, surely, anti-Semitism crept into her outpourings. First came the dog whistle: “Dear @peoplesvote_uk - maybe you could ask Sugar Daddy Soros to fund you in Brexit 50 pences. Just for the glorious contradiction”. Soros! He’s behind this too!
Then she discovered that Europe’s top Rabbi had called for solidarity with Muslims. And that was that: “The elephant in the room that NO ONE wants to address. The view of the Chief Rabbi v the views of lovely Jewish communities suddenly colonised by yet another mega-mosque OR patriots sick of the migrant deluge supported by religious seniors”.
There she was, over the anti-Semitism line and ready to blame Jews for, er, the mass shooting of Jews. “Watching the pin-the-blame on the donkey after #PittsburghSynagogue. ... Gab. Trump. White Supremcists. The Media. Muslims. Look to the Chief Rabbi and his support for mass migration across the Med. There you will find your truths”.
It was the Jews’ fault for reaching out to those fleeing the kinds of conflicts that the allegedly civilised West had set in train. Inevitable really: Hatey Katie is virulently Islamophobic. She just added anti-Semitism to her portfolio.
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