UNSPEAKABLE: Why did Jerusalem Post invite Proud Boys pinup Ron DeSantis to Israel?
I’m a Jewish American who isn’t at all religious, but I do get extra angry whenever any antisemitism goes unchecked.
So when I heard that The Jerusalem Post and the Museum of Tolerance actually INVITED completely intolerant Florida antisemite Ron DeSantis to deliver the KEYNOTE SPEECH at their “Celebrate the Faces of Israel” event next month, my 100% Ashkenazi blood started boiling.
DeSantis is going to stand on land taken from Palestine to lie about his support of the Jewish people. It’s the epitome of abhorrent.
מושל פלורידה רון דה-סנטיס הודיע שיבקר בישראל וינאם, בין היתר, בכנס של ה-@Jerusalem_Post בירושלים.
אני אהיה שם.
לא תבואו???https://t.co/m3q7IKcKIW— Zvika Klein צביקה קליין (@ZvikaKlein) March 28, 2023
That tweet in Hebrew translates to: “Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he will visit Israel and speak, among other things, at the @Jerusalem_Post conference in Jerusalem. I’ll be there. won’t you come???”
NO THANK YOU PLEASE.
"DeSantis will deliver the keynote address before a crowd of 400 participants, including around 120 US Jewish philanthropists."
He "promised in 2019 to 'be the most pro-Israel governor in America.'"
The "Museum of Tolerance" he'll speak at is built on a Palestinian cemetery. https://t.co/CHl26fUf8O
— Yousef Munayyer (@YousefMunayyer) March 28, 2023
You really invited Reichstag Ron, the same guy who wants his state’s schools to never teach students the truth about the Holocaust or any of America’s racist history? That goes beyond basic “tolerance” and well into self-hating territory.
DeathSantis is the driving force behind a recently passed new bill that essentially looks the other way at any Antisemitic hate crimes, offering a slap on the wrist with a fine so light, the fees wouldn’t even cover the cost of a typical Passover seder.
The GOP pretends it cares about Jews and Israel because it’s politically smart to court the Jewish vote, but the reality is that they only care about other rich white Christian Republicans because they’re all giant racist hypocrites.
This is the epitome of performative politics. Using Jewish people to fund your hate campaign is just the lowest.
And let’s not forget that Ron was namechecked in the white supremacist Proud Boys’ January 6 manifesto.
Twitter users–Jews and gentiles alike–expressed their anger at the announcement, not that it’ll change anything.
NO IT DOES NOT #Floriduh https://t.co/5kFkHvnyfy
— Tara Dublin (@taradublinrocks) March 28, 2023
Hey, @Jerusalem_Post: Ron DeSantis speaking at your conference? Is that what he was waiting for to address the Nazis in Florida, about whom he's been dead silent because they are his peeps? Will he explain why he uses antisemitic tropes (Soros) in his fundraising emails? https://t.co/JqQv8axKZI
— Lesley Abravanel 🪩 (@lesleyabravanel) March 28, 2023
Shockingly disappointing the @Jerusalem_Post is sponsoring
Are they aware he remained silent while antisemitic flyers are distributed in his state- that people fly Nazi flags alongside “DeSantis Country”flags —that he slurs Soros frequently?
& this 👇🏼rewarding antisemitism ? pic.twitter.com/bNT0dlPzVx
— CathyNotToday2🗳️ (@Cathy2NotToday) March 28, 2023
