We were shocked and infuriated to hear that last week nine student groups at University of California, Berkeley adopted a by-law to ban Jewish Zionists from speaking at their organizations. Below is the open letter that we prepared to send to the organizations participating in Jew-hate in the form of an “open letter” posted in the Berkeley student newspaper: “The Daily Cal.”
August 2022, Shields of David had the honor of bringing Enes Kanter Freedom to San Diego. Listen to his powerful story here! Get on our newsletter for notifications of upcoming events like this.
Authored by Walter Reich Professor and former director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – Excerpt from The Atlantic
On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz. The date is now consecrated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as the world vowed never to allow murderous anti-Semitism to recur. Yet 75 years later, attacking Jews has once again become socially acceptable in many countries—across the left-right ideological spectrum, and among different groups that blame Jews for their grievances and oppression.
UC Merced professor accused of anti-Semitic tweets not returning for spring semester.
News of the professor’s alleged tweets was reported last month by the Jewish News of Northern California.
On Dec. 13, he retweeted something and added the comment, “the Zionists and IsraHell interest have embedded themselves in every component of the American system, media, banking, policy, commerce … just a veneer of serving US interest and population — everyone pretends that is the case.”
Shield of David is teaching Jewish students how to best counter acts of anti-Semitism. Carmel Valley-based nonprofit Shield of David launched almost one year ago in response to notable instances of anti-Semitism in the United States, including several in San Diego.
Click here to read the rest of this article – https://www.delmartimes.net/news/story/2020-09-15/new-local-nonprofit-devoted-to-confronting-anti-semitism
A glider with a swastika on the tail was seen recently at the Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla, causing serious concern for some.
Brian Blacher told the La Jolla Light that a business partner’s daughter was at the gliderport, saw the plane and took a photo. He emailed it to the Light on Aug. 27.
Shields of David was excited to welcome former White House Press Secretary, Ari Fleischer, to San Diego to speak to our community in July, 2022. Among other subjects, he touched on his worry about what his daughter’s experience at college will hold with the rise in antisemitism, especially on college campuses. He also signed copies of his new book, “Suppression, Deception, Snobbery, and Bias,” for everyone in the audience.
Shields of David in conjunction with other groups supporting the #EndJewHatred movement was integral in shutting down a live webinar broadcast honoring a Palestinian terrorist on Facebook, Zoom and YouTube. YouTube took down the livestream of a webinar honoring a Palestinian terrorist just as it was getting started on Wednesday, after organizers at San Francisco State State University had already been forced to shift platforms due to Zoom’s similar refusal to host the event. San Francisco State State University webinar featuring PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled removed after 30 minutes for ‘violating terms of service’; Zoom had refused to host it. The university’s Department of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies on “Teaching Palestine” had been attempting to move forward with the webinar and had managed to introduce several of the panelists, including Leila Khaled, who helped hijack an Israel-bound flight in 1969, before the stream went black and the caption “this video has been removed for violating YouTube’s Terms of Service” appeared.
Looking to show solidarity with Israeli troops amid a conflict with Palestinians, hundreds of people attended a rally in La Jolla the evening of May 13.
Coordinated by Shield of David, a nonprofit organization dedicated to confronting anti-Semitism and teaching Jewish students how to counter acts of anti-Semitism, the event brought six speakers, including local politicians, rabbis and more, to the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Estimates of those in attendance ranged from 200 to 300.
TAKE ACTION! #EndJewHatred on ZOOM.
Zoom is promoting Jew hatred at San Francisco State University (SFSU). Leila Khaled is a racist Jew hater, extremist and terrorist. She is a leader of the PFLP, a designated terrorist organization. Khaled is banned from entering the USA because of her murderous extremism and promotion of ideals that lead to mass extermination. Yet she is being invited to teach students at SFSU on Zoom, and is targeting Jewish students on campus. SFSU is using Zoom to illegally spread Jew hatred in the form of Leila Khaled. This must stop.
WHAT MATTERS THE MOST?
Zoom must show that it is against Jew hatred, and must stop promoting racism and ethnic cleansing, by banning Leila Khaled and deplatforming SFSU.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Take action to promote the fight for freedom, justice and liberation from persecution by extremists being aided by big tech companies. Prevent Khaled and SFSU from targeting Jewish and Zionist students on campus with their vicious and violent Jew hatred.
Demand Justice!
Show up: Mobilize to protest with over one hundred other activists at 4:30 PM on September 22 at Zoom Headquarters, 55 Almaden Blvd, in San Jose, California
WEAR face masks and practice social distancing – stand at least 6 feet apart.
Black out ZOOM: CANCEL ZOOM on Sept 23rd, the day Leila Khaled is being hosted by SFSU. This means refusing to legitimize and use ZOOM for anything including school, work, and social gatherings on Sept 23rd!
Change your ZOOM PROFILE to include the hashtag #EndJewHatred so that when you sign back on, you will be signaling your support for the movement and empowering our community.
Jews can mobilize to #EndJewHatred!
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS – Sept 23rd is a ZOOM BLACKOUT!
Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/655278285377256/
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Shanna Ben-Moshe says the Torrey Pines Glider Port is one of her favorite places in San Diego.
But on a visit last month, she saw something that ruined the trip.
“I didn’t really know what to do because I was so shocked to see that in a place that I go to all the time,” Ben-Moshe said.
Listen to the audio between a Shield of David member and the management of the Torrey Pines Glider Port where a model plane with a swastika was recently flown. Click below to listen.