The Forward’s SIgal Samuel on Mizrahi-Palestinian solidarity, Mairav Zonszein on what was left out from #DumpTrump at AIPAC conversation, and a discussion on Stand With Us’ robot.
On March 22nd, young Jews through If Not Now protested AIPAC’s support for the occupation and Donald Trump’s racism.
AIPAC must be called upon to withdraw their invitation to Trump.
“Perhaps it was only a matter of time before you became so out of touch.”
AIPAC disvows email threatening student attendees seeking to protest Trump, like Zach Reizes of Ohio, who took to Facebook to voice his displeasure.
A group of AIPAC conference attendees are organizing a mass, silent walkout when Donald Trump takes the stage next Monday at AIPAC’s policy conference.
Various Jewish groups are protesting the appearance of Donald Trump at AIPAC’s annual policy conference next week.
If Donald Trump had proposed banning all Jews from coming to the United States, would he have been giving the platform to speak at the AIPAC conference? The answer is undoubtedly no. If today banning Jews was a policy proposal from a presidential candidate and a policy conference led by a minority group invited the speaker in order to “hear him out”, we would have no sympathy; we would say they turned their backs on Jews. By allowing Donald Trump to speak at a major Jewish event, we have turned our backs on marginalized communities. It is that simple. We are not neutral, we are complicit.
In an unprecedented move today, the Reform Movement warned it would engage Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric at AIPAC’s 2016 policy conference.