Anti-Israel protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home
Source: Associated Press
Masked anti-Israel demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of Mondays anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, pitching an encampment outside Ohio Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman s Cincinnati residence.
Landsman said Monday that the protesters arrived outside his home early Sunday. By evening, they set up tents, cots and sleeping bags in the road and spent the night harassing him and his family members, forcing them to secure a police escort in order to enter and exit safely, the congressman said.
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the October 7th terror attacks, when Jews were brutally murdered and kidnapped, these people came to the home of a Jewish family at night, dressed in all black and fully masked," Landsman said in a statement. He said that he and his daughter would be forced to navigate the encampment in order to attend an Oct. 7 service later Monday.
The group, Midwest Direct Action 4 Pali!, shared a video of the demonstration on Instagram. The video showed masked participants in black marching down the street in front of Landsman's home. Their faces were obscured as they carried white bundles that resembled shrouded bodies and brandished banners representing the numbers in the death toll. The group remained on site Monday, Landman's office said.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/anti-israel-protesters-pitch-encampment-outside-jewish-democrats-ohio-home/ar-AA1rQbkP?ocid=BingNewsVerp
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EllieBC
(3,381 posts)Jewish democrat and his family. All while wearing masks like the cowardly little dirtbags they are.
sarisataka
(21,164 posts)Fixed it.
When you are harassing someone for being Jewish it is antisemitic. I have learned many people do not understand this simple concept.
JoseBalow
(5,412 posts)Beastly Boy
(11,249 posts)SunSeeker
(53,898 posts)And Trump doesn't want a ceasefire. But he's not Jewish, so....
Bev54
(11,917 posts)calvito
(7 posts)You can agree or not about the Israeli policies or not like Jews but no one can deny that the contribution of Israel and the Jews regarding technology , arts, and science to the world is unparalleled considering there are only 15 million Jews in the world. It will be nice that these protestors do something positive for mankind instead of bulling Jewish people .
Talking about contributions I believe that the gulf Arab nations want to join Israel in sharing Israeli technology with their economic resources to improve the Middle East , hopefully one day the Palestinians and their Iran proxies will understand that being a terrorist is a losing proposition to everyone and that there are not 72 virgins for them waiting in their hell.
Hekate
(94,983 posts)Theyll feel so righteous if they get Trump and his Muslim Ban back, wont they?
Why are they not at Mar A Lago? Or Trump Tower?
TBF
(34,522 posts)bigoted creeps.
yardwork
(64,595 posts)Polybius
(18,079 posts)I would say this even if it was the most vile member Congress.
LisaM
(28,678 posts)onandup
(701 posts)As a congressman he's a legitimate person to target. He happens to be Jewish, but he's also very pro-Israel.
That said, they do need to do so in a legal manner - no illegal encampments or harassment. If they did so, was there a police report and/or arrests?
sarisataka
(21,164 posts)That doesn't "happen" to be Jewish...
It's antisemitic.
onandup
(701 posts)Pro-Palestinian protesters have only demonstrated at the homes of congresspeople who are Jewish?
sarisataka
(21,164 posts)that has had a camp set up in front of their house...
MarineCombatEngineer
(14,373 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,629 posts)When you cheer pro-Hamas protesters attacking Jews in New York City.
onandup
(701 posts)But what good would it do? You've already added the stipulation the protest must have been an encampment. You want someone else to do your research and then when presented, you'll quibble about the details to argue others somehow don't qualify.
Instead, why not consider that you may have been misled by the headline? Our media is very pro-Israel.
sarisataka
(21,164 posts)if it is any way a comparable protest.
You have to admit, if you are honest, setting up a camp at the end of a person's driveway to hassle them and their family every time they enter or leave the home is a high level of intimidation. Quite a bit more than walking on the sidewalk with some signs for an hour.
What is not factual about the headline? "Anti-Israel protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home"
onandup
(701 posts)But why the inclusion of his religion in the headline? It's to suggest the protest is antisemitic. Look at this thread. Folks jumped to that conclusion. And your original question to me suggests you thought pro-Palestinian protests at homes were only directed at Jews. Otherwise, I don't know why you'd ask to see evidence it happened to a non-Jew.
Here's another.
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Israeli
(4,307 posts)you are equating being Jewish with religion ie quote " But why the inclusion of his religion in the headline? "
keeping it simple just for you :
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Jewish_atheist
Im Israeli , Im Jewish and I am an atheist .....and Im not alone :
In God We Don't Trust: Five Israeli Atheists Bare Their Souls
Alongside a rise in the number of Jewish Israelis who say they believe in God, the country also has a well-established atheist community.
Source : https://archive.md/7SPfJ#selection-509.0-513.137
BTW not all Palestinians are Muslim and not all Muslim Palestinians are religious , there are secular Palestinians just as there are secular Israelis.
There are Christian Palestinians and Druze .
Israel is not 100% Jewish or religious .....far from it, although our religious messianic madmen that control our
government and control Bibi right now would love to make it so .
Hamas murdered everyone on October 7th ......Jews , Arabs ,Christians , Bedouin and even workers from Thailand !!!
How can you applaud that ????
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,629 posts)They were cheering on pro-Hamas protesters on 10/7.
sarisataka
(21,164 posts)That we both immediately thought of the same 10-month-old incident is significant. I could name one or two other non-Jewish legislators who have seen small protests as well but not the over-the-top harassment of these incidents.
Why was "Jewish" included in the headline- because, just perhaps, Congressman Landsman is Jewish and the protesters chose to mask themselves, set up a camp at the edge of his driveway and harass him and his family on the anniversary of the largest single day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. It seems to be a significant factor rather than mere happenstance.
Just like it is not coincidence it is mostly Jewish businesses and Jewish students who regularly are singled out by the protests. Am I saying are all pro-Palestinian protesters antisemitic, no, of course not. Are many of them acting in antisemitic ways, whether intentionally or out of ignorance, I believe so.
And those protesters who chose to "Flood" NYC on the anniversary of the massacre of Jewish civilians, chanting resistance is justified, hail the Oct. 7 massacre as 'day that restored nation's dignity' ... I would say Most of them are antisemitic. (I will be charitable that a small percentage are very ill-informed)
MarineCombatEngineer
(14,373 posts)can you name other Congresscritters that these "pro palestinians" have set up protest camps outside of their homes that weren't Jewish?
Demsrule86
(71,030 posts)faith...bigots that is what they are, and they should all be hauled down to jail before someone gets hurt.
onandup
(701 posts)Any number of people have been the target of protests, both Jewish and non-Jewish.
If they've done anything illegal, the authorities should be contacted and they should be held accountable. But protesting itself is legal in this country.
LeftInTX
(30,205 posts)Dr. Strange
(26,002 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,629 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(14,373 posts)At least the OP deleted it after major pushback, but I suspect the delete wasn't done with any decency in mind.
Israeli
(4,307 posts)he deleted it so he can keep on spreading his hatred
Walleye
(35,971 posts)MichMan
(13,358 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,897 posts)Zeitghost
(4,557 posts)We have hate crime enhancements that require an underlying crime (which I believe must be a violent crime).
Being a hateful bigot is legal, being a loud obnoxious hateful bigot in public is legal. Being a violent hateful bigot is not.
MichMan
(13,358 posts)18 U.S. Code § 245 - Federally protected activities
(1)any person because he is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from
(A)voting or qualifying to vote, qualifying or campaigning as a candidate for elective office, or qualifying or acting as a poll watcher, or any legally authorized election official, in any primary, special, or general election;
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/245
Zeitghost
(4,557 posts)Is the use or threat of the use of force.
Then you would need to see if those specific crimes are eligible for a hate crime enhancement.
Jose Garcia
(2,878 posts)betsuni
(27,272 posts)Elessar Zappa
(16,025 posts)LexVegas
(6,592 posts)electric_blue68
(18,379 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(4,528 posts)If someone needs the police in order to clear the way in order to exit or enter their own property, then this is harassment and intimidation. It's not a peaceful protest.