By David Israel, JewishPress.com
African American pogromist Al Sharpton and renowned anti-Jewish presidential candidate Jesse Jackson have been on the warpath over media outlets everywhere in reaction to the race riots that erupted in several American cities after the police killing of George Floyd on May 25.
Floyd died when Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, knelt on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, out of which the victim was unresponsive for 2 minutes and 53 seconds, according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin.
Peaceful demonstrations that followed Floyd’s death in the Minneapolis–S. Paul area soon devolved into race riots as windows were smashed at a police precinct that was later set on fire, along with a number of large stores. Many other stores were looted and damaged, and a number of innocent bystanders were attacked by the angry mobs. Rioters also skirmished with police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowds.
By Saturday, protests against police brutality and George Floyd’s death erupted in Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Houston, Denver, Louisville, Memphis, Columbus, San Jose, Seattle, Portland, Des Moines, Washington, DC, outside the White House, and Windermere, Florida, outside officer Chauvin’s summer home.
Jackson and Sharpton both took advantage of these furious and tragic events to recapture the media’s attention. On Friday, Sharpton showed up on the corner of 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue, where officer Chauvin was recorded kneeling on Floyd’s neck. Jackson showed up at the Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 2600 E. 38th St., alongside several African-American ministers and civic leaders who urged cooperation and calm.
In August 1991, Al Sharpton fueled a race riot in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, after the accidental death of a black child by one of the cars in the motorcade of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Sharpton eulogized the child, referring to the “diamond dealers,” and saying, “It’s an accident to allow an apartheid ambulance service in the middle of Crown Heights.” A banner that was displayed at the funeral said, “Hitler did not do the job.”
Brandeis University historian Edward S. Shapiro described the Crown Heights riot as “the most serious anti-Semitic incident in American history.”
Jackson was slammed in 1984 for referring to Jews as “Hymies” and to New York City as “Hymietown.” He was speaking to a black Washington Post reporter and assumed he won’t be quoted in print. He was wrong. It didn’t help his reputation when Louis Farrakhan warned the Jews, in Jackson’s presence, that “if you harm this brother [Jackson], it will be the last one you harm.”
Since then, Jackson publicly apologized to Jews for his anti-Semitic slurs but did not denounce Farrakhan’s ant-Semitic threats. Then, after President Jimmy Carter fired UN Ambassador Andrew Young for meeting with the PLO, Jackson and other black leaders publicly endorsed a Palestinian state, and Jackson called Prime Minister Menachem Begin a terrorist.
As is always the case when individuals such as Sharpton and Jackson are involved, the race riots across America will not calm down with their help. Floyd and the African American community deserve justice for what appears like an unjustified police killing – but they could find better, more capable leaders than these two proven anti-Semites.
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i think it is so disusting of the africanamerican commuunity that as soon as something doesnt o well in their commuunity they riot.if we would do the same every time somethin as bad as that happened in our community. then och n vey…….. think back!
Here in NY, there are two kinds of protesters: the peaceful ones, and the violent, criminal ones. Those that are looting, etc. are not necessarily doing this out of any “African-American” sentiment. In many cases, such as concerning the Target store in Brooklyn, local PEACEFUL African-Americans formed a human chain to keep the rioters from breaking in, baruch Hashem! Some say that the violent rioters are “rent-a-mobs” such as those George Soros sent during the “Occupy Wall Street” era. Those two sisters arrested for trying to Molotov Cocktail bomb a Police van (b”H no one injured) Shabbos night, very close… Read more »
It’s just an outpour of frustration from the African american people to law enforcement for everything that had to be put up with during the almost 3 months of quarantine. Locked in, no income and you can come out only when law enforcement allows. They have had enough. If law enforcement kept everyone locked in for “our safety “, but then the people would have not been out protesting without social distancing.
No African Americans were locked up with no income for two months of quarantine. First of all, unemployment. Secondly, it was pretty lebedik on my block, definitely not indicative of being locked up. Plus, I don’t know where you live, but it’s not like there are police waiting outside people’s homes forcing them to stay inside.
“First of all unemployment ” if your referring to benefits, then the amount that the government gave was a joke! Why else would they still channel stuff? And second “no police forced anyone to stay home” well i don’t know where YOU live but all the mayor and governor of nyc tell you is to “stay home!”
Young people don’t care about or look up to these two men any longer. I would hardly call them leaders
The JCRC which claims to speak for all Jews in NYC and who are dominated by secular and modern Jews living in NJ, pays Sharpton to come to events in the name of diversity.BOYCOTT JCRC.
The names of reshaiim should rot. No use speaking about them or looking at photos of them.
The article is all about politics. Not a word of support for the black community. I’m ashamed.. some of us forgot the words of the Rebbe.. we are all one human race. And we should all be supporting each other when something so unjust happens. I’ve seen everyone come together and yet the Jewish community we are still showing how racist we are. Dont bother answer “no we are not racist..” because a large majority of us is, and the lack of support after this ttagic death confirms it. And yes, we are in bad terms here in Crown Heights… Read more »
Never forget 1991…