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France: ISIS Attack on Jewish Worshiper Outside Synagogue – Year After ISIS Attack on Kosher Supermarket

On January 11, 2016, world news reported across social media reported an attack on a Jewish worshiper Outside synagogue in the French city of Marseille. Police report that teacher Binyamin Amsalem was lightly hurt when a 16 year old teenager wielding a machete attacked people leaving a synagogue after morning prayers. Local reports state that the attacker threw the knife before fleeing the scene, and has since been taken into custody. The victim, who was wearing a kippah, defended himself from the large knife with a Torah book on his way to synagogue.

France 24 News provides an update stating the Turkish/Kurdish teenage terrorist committed this terrorist attack on behalf of the ISIS terrorist group. France 24 states: “A teenager who stabbed a Jewish teacher in the southern French city of Marseille Monday is a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin who told police he attacked in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group, according to a prosecutor. The attack, which left the 35-year-old teacher with an injured hand and shoulder, occurred in broad daylight in the south of the city, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin told reporters Monday.”

Twitter Message on the January 11, 2016 Attack in Marseille

This January 11, 2016 attack in Marseille comes a year after the ISIS terrorist attack killing 4 hostages on January 9, 2015 at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in the Porte de Vincennes area (20th arrondissement of Paris) of Paris, and has been remembered by French patriots supporting human rights and dignity.

Terrorist Victims of January 9, 2015 Terrorist Attack on French Hyper Cacher Kosher Supermarket

Jewish Victims of Terrorist Attack on Hyper Cacher Supermarket Remembered

In November 2015, France 24 News also reported another stabbing attack of a teacher at a Jewish school by an ISIS supporter in Marseille: “A teacher at a Jewish school in the southern French city of Marseille was stabbed on Wednesday evening by three people shouting anti-Semitic obscenities and expressing support for the Islamic State group, local authorities said. The attack on the teacher took place around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) in the city’s 13th district, police prefect Laurent Nunez said. The 57-year-old victim, who was wearing a kippa, was attacked outside his home, a short distance from the school and synagogue complex, a source close to the investigation said.

Texas: Anti-Semitic Attack on Dozens of Cars, Homes in San Antonio

R.E.A.L. has learned that on August 13, 2015, there was a vandalism attack on over 30 cars and homes with Anti-Semitic messages, Nazi swastikas, and “KKK” painted by the vandals. The hate extremist attacked cars near Jewish synagogue in San Antonio.

mySanAntonio reports: “A Jewish community on the North Side woke to widespread anti-Semitic vandalism Wednesday morning that included spray-painted swastikas, “KKK” lettering and other hateful slurs. “(We are) saddened and outraged,” said Howard Feinberg, a board member of the Rodfei Sholom Congregation, located near Northwest Military Drive and Huebner Road. “When we were finishing our morning prayers around 7 a.m., we became aware that in the neighborhood around our synagogue, there was a lot of graffiti of the anti-Semitic and racial nature.” More than 30 cars and homes were tagged with hateful graffiti sometime overnight, according to the San Antonio Police Department. An anti-Semitic crime has not been reported in San Antonio in the past two years, according to the Anti-Defamation League, a national group that tracks such incidents.”

Washington State: Spokane Valley Synagogue Defaced with Swastika

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for all people.

On August 8, 2010, the Kehilat HaMashiach Synagogue in Spokane Valley, Washington state was defaced outside when someone painted a red Nazi swastika on their outdoor sign. The Kehilat HaMashiach Synagogue is a Messianic Jewish congregation.

KXLY reports that “In Spokane Valley the Kehilat HaMashiach Synagogue was vandalized Sunday when someone smeared their sign with a red swastika. Four days later a white cloth covers the symbol but the congregation of the synagogue know all too well the meaning behind the symbol. They says they want to bring attention to this because they want people to know this type of hatred is still going on in our community.”

NWCN News reports: “The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office knows about the crime, but say there was no discernible evidence left at the scene.”

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) urges those with any information on the crime to contact the Sheriff’s office at (509) 477-2240.

Nazi Swastika Vandalism of Kehilat HaMashiach Synagogue in Spokane Valley, Washington State (Photo: KXLY)

KXLY News Video Report

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Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights to freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience for all people of all faiths, including the freedom of religion supported under Article 1 of the United States Constitution. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”

We urge those who promote hate and intolerance to unburden the hate from their hearts.

We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.

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The Big Lie of the Protocols of Elders of Zion Shows How Hate Kills

Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel stated “the Holocaust began with words.”

There were words that sought to promote hate to Jews and to other minorities in Nazi Germany. Among the first of these was the apocryphal anti-Semitic screed promoted in Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and in Hitler’s speeches from 1921 forward, viewing “The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion,” an apocryphal claim of a plot for Jews to control the world, as factual.

Originally created by forgers in Tsarist Russia, the anti-Semitic “Protocols of Elders of Zion” fraudulently claims of an organized Jewish plot to take over the world. Where this hate screed has been sold in book form, its cover shows a hate image of a snake with the Star of David all over its body encircling the world. This image was part of Henry Makow’s recent article, re-posted by a NYC blogger, promoting the “Protocols” as fact. (It should give pause to many that this NYC blogger also promotes protests against Muslim mosques in America.)

UnitedStatesAction.com has captured on the Internet, the 1921 London Times articles proving “The Protocols” are a forgery. It provides a transcript of Philip Graves’ articles published in the London Times, August 16 to 18, 1921, entitled “The Protocols of Zion – An Exposure.” Philip Graves’ articles go into detailed historical analysis to prove the apocryphal nature of the hoax documents.

But despite their exposure as a total fraud and forgery, Adolf Hitler continued to use the apocryphal, anti-Semitic screed the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” as a rationale to exterminate Jews. When Adolf Hitler came to power, the Nazis made “The Protocols” required reading for German students. In The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry 1933–1945, Nora Levin states that “Hitler used the Protocols as a manual in his war to exterminate the Jews.”

Words of hate kill.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum reports: “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is the most notorious and widely distributed antisemitic publication of modern times. Its lies about Jews, which have been repeatedly discredited, continue to circulate today, especially on the Internet. The individuals and groups who have used the Protocols are all linked by a common purpose: to spread hatred of Jews. The Protocols is entirely a work of fiction, intentionally written to blame Jews for a variety of ills. Those who distribute it claim that it documents a Jewish conspiracy to dominate the world. The conspiracy and its alleged leaders, the so-called Elders of Zion, never existed.”

But the apocryphal “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” did not just fade away with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. The Protocols have also been republished throughout the Middle East and Arab world in contemporary times. In January 2010, Egyptian television station Al-Faraeen broadcast a television series promoting the apocryphal “Protocols” as factual and owner Tawfiq Okasha defended this. (Responsible for Equality And Liberty replied and condemned such promotion of hate screeds.)

The charter of the Foreign Terrorist Organization Hamas explicitly refers to the Protocols of Elder of Zion as factual, and it is referenced in Article 32 of the Hamas Charter.

The apocyrphal “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” have also been widely promoted in Europe and the United States, as well as a wide spread appearance on the Internet. In Turkey, the “Protocols” remains one of the most popular books. In the 1920s, American automobile tycoon Henry Ford published 500,000 copies of the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” to be distributed across America.

There have been contemporary books that have addressed the apocryphal nature of this book such as the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (SWC) Stephen L. Jacobs “Dismantling the Big Lie: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” and Will Eisner’s “The Plot: The Secret History of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”

But we should not believe that the anti-Semitic apocryphal hate screed “the Protocols” is limited to history, conspiracy theorists, the Middle East, or Nazi supporters. Hate has no expiration date, no borders, no races, and no single religion. Like a virus, hate can spread from the worst to the best of us, and hate can contaminate and destroy us all.

My own personal contact with the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” came with what I would have thought to be an unlikely source – the U.S. mainstream church, the Presbyterian Church (USA) or PCUSA. This was my first contact with the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” other than reading about it in history books. Back in 2004, I learned that a PCUSA group supported by the Presbyterian Peacemakers held an event at Wooster College where the “Protocols” was promoted as fact and the Israeli flag was show morphed into a swastika. Regardless of your views on Israeli politics or foreign policy, there remains no question that the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” is an anti-Semitic forgery and hate screed.

As a Christian, I felt the responsibility to speak out to members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) on this subject. Therefore, I reached out to hundreds and hundreds of PCUSA leaders, members, and pastors on this issue. I purchased and sent copies of Professor Stephen Jacob’s book “Dismantling the Big Lie,” to Presbyterian leaders, including the individual who organized the conference where “The Protocols” was presented as fact.

Later, I traveled to Ohio’s Wooster College myself to speak as a Christian to other Christians on the need to reject such anti-Semitic hate, where Professor Stephen Jacobs spoke to assembled Presbyterians at the Wooster College. It was clear that some were still not persuaded, and as I stood in the doorway of the exit speaking to one of the leaders of the pro-Protocols conference, I knew that he too was not convinced. Nor was there any apology coming from representatives of the Presbyterian Peacemakers at the Wooster College that I met. While the Wooster College apologized for the incident, over six years later, I have never seen a public apology by the PCUSA for a PCUSA-sponsored group holding an event promoting of the “Protocols of Elders of Zion” as factual.

So when you think that promotion of such hate screeds are limited to conspiracy theorists, bigots, and extremists, think again. To those who think that standing up against anti-Semitic hate is just a “Jewish” responsibility and does not affect other religious, racial, and minority groups, also think again. As Professor Jacobs concludes in his book “The Big Lie,” “because there is no sense of internal logic to either prejudice or hatred, it remains quite possible that those who hate the Jews as well as these other group will tomorrow adapt such notions to them. The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion will remain within the arsenal of those who specifically hate the Jews, but it is equally possible that the false and malicious arguments of the Protocols will be adapted to meet other needs and other agendas.”

Professor Jacobs also states that “People need to see the lies for themselves and the refutation of the lies…we must educate the young people the world over to be textually analytical and discriminating when it comes to materials which make startling and/or grandiose claims that serve to divide the human community from itself even further than it has been in the past or which challenge the legitimacy of group or subgroup.”

And to those who think that apocryphal hate screeds such as the anti-Semitic “Protocols of Elders of Zion” have no impact on American society, think again.

This week, in America’s nation’s capital (and my home) in the Washington DC area, once again a Jewish synagogue, in a DC area Maryland suburb, has been defaced with swastikas, slurs, and even death threats.

Hate is alive in America.

But so is Love.

We can choose which one that will be the compass for our lives and our interactions with other people.

The motto of the Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) group is:

Choose Love, Not Hate – Love Wins.

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NOTE: After Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, the united nations of the world gathered to develop a Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was its own way of stating “Never Again.” The Universal Declaration of Human Rights calls for freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship – for EVERYONE.

Article 18 reads: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”

NYC: Anti-Mosque Blogger Promotes Anti-Semitic “Protocols of Elders of Zion”

A New York City news blogger, “Eyes for You” that frequently promotes protests against mosques, the efforts of the Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) group, and demonizing of Muslims, has now moved on to promoting the apocryphal screed “The Protocols of Elders of Zion.” He quotes verbatim from an article by Canadian conspiracy theorist Henry Makow. On Henry Makow’s blog, referenced in the “Eyes for You” article, Makow has the image of a “Jewish snake” with a man’s head and the Star of David repeatedly shown over the snake’s body – and the snake encircling the world. The image is with the referenced Makow blog article promoting “The Protocols of Elders of Zion.”

“Eyes for You” is the author of posts such as:

— This Man Is Building An International Alliance Against Islam
— Tempers Flare at Community Meeting Over Proposed Mosque in Staten Island
— Muslims in NYC Planning to Build Second, Smaller Mosque Near Ground Zero ‘LA ILLAH ILLA ALLAH’
— The Coming Caliphate A Mosque At Ground Zero?
— The Man Who Would Stop the Ground Zero Mosque
— Ground Zero is American Holy Ground. No Mosque Near Ground Zero
— No Mosque at Ground Zero
— Praising SIOA’s efforts in ‘Anti-Islamic’ Bus Ads Appear in Major Cities

New York City news blogger, “Eyes for You” is now promoting the Anti-Semitic apocryphal hate screed, the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” in a posting “‘Protocols of Zion’– Damage Control.”

In the posting, New York City news blogger, “Eyes for You” states:
— “Mankind is slipping into a permanent coma according to a diabolical plan that has been public knowledge for over a century.”
— “When The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were leaked in the 1890’s, Masonic Jewish bankers did effective damage control.”
— “They tricked the gullible goyim into believing it was a ‘forgery’ written by ‘anti-Semites.'”
— “The bankers couldn’t exactly admit the truth, that they were enslaving humanity, could they? ( Their whole system is based on deception and secrecy.)”
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— “The “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” repays constant rereading because it eerily described one hundred years ago what is happening today.”

UnitedStatesAction.com has captured on the Internet, the 1921 London Times article proving “The Protocols” are a forgery. It provides a transcript of Philip Graves’ articles published in the London Times, August 16 to 18, 1921, entitled “The Protocols of Zion – An Exposure.”

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” was part of the Anti-Semitic campaign used by Adolf Hitler in his book, Mein Kampf. When Adolf Hitler came to power, the Nazis made “The Protocols” required reading for German students. In The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry 1933–1945, Nora Levin states that “Hitler used the Protocols as a manual in his war to exterminate the Jews.”

The apocryphal “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” has also been republished throughout the Middle East and Arab world in contemporary times. The charter of the Foreign Terrorist Organization Hamas explicitly refers to the Protocols of Elder of Zion as factual, and it is referenced in Article 32 of the Hamas Charter.

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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights, including our universal human right of dignity, and our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”

We condemn the promotion of hate against identity groups and religions, and we reject attacks against houses of worship as seeking to intimidate and spread fear among those seeking their universal human rights of freedom of worship. We call upon all those who hate to unburden the hate from their hearts.

We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate, Love Wins.

Olney, Maryland Synagogue Vandalized with Swastikas, anti-Semitic slogans, Death Threats

On July 26, 2010, the B’nai Shalom Synagogue of Olney, Maryland, a suburb of Washington DC was vandalized by persons unknown spray painting swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans on the outside walls, parking lot and light posts. NBC Washington reported that the attack on the Olney, Maryland synagogue happened the night before parents were to drop off their children for a summer camp.

Attack on DC Area Olney, Maryland Synagogue with Nazi, White Supremacist Vandalism (Photo: NBC Washington)

See the NBC Washington video and NBC Washington report.

The Olney, Maryland synagogue was covered with swastikas on the outside and on the sidewalk, as well as spray painting of slurs against Jews. The anti-Semitic phrases, scrawled using black spray paint, included “work will set u free,” a reference to a sign that hung over the Auschwitz concentration camp, and “Death 2 Zionists.” The vandals also used German, writing phrases including “Juden raus,” which means “Jews out” and was used by Nazis.

The spray-painted comments also included the phrase “Death 2 Zionists” and “14/88.” 14/88 is a reference used by white supremacists. The “14” refers to the “14 words” promoted by white supremacists “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children,” which was promoted by David Lane, a criminal leader of the white nationalist group The Order. The “88” refers to eighth letter of the alphabet, “H,” and stands for “HH” or “Heil Hitler.”

Olney, MD Synagogue: Death Threats, Promotion of Nazi and White Supremacists 1488 Message (Photo: NBC Washington) — Olney, MD Synagogue: Death Threats, Promotion of Nazi and White Supremacists 14/88 Message (Photo: NBC Washington)

Debbie Kovalsky, synagogue president, said the damage is “heart wrenching to see.”

The Jerusalem Post stated that “In addition to the synagogue vandalism, two homes in the area were also spray-painted with swastikas and other symbols.” WJZ reports that “Police say two homes on Rolling Acres Way in Olney were vandalized, with swastikas and the symbols ‘SS’ spray-painted on the yards and trees.”

The Maryland Gazette reported that “B’nai Shalom First Vice President Jeff Orenstein said he was expecting to find a couple of swastikas when officials received the call from police Monday morning about the graffiti. But the vandalism went well beyond that, he said. ‘We were very shocked at how much more there was,’ he said. ‘It appears to us that this was more than a couple of kids that came by with a can of spray paint to play a prank. I think there is a lot more to this.’ ”

On July 28, 2010, the Maryland Gazette reported that “Faint outlines of hateful words and symbols still lingered outside of B’nai Shalom of Olney on Tuesday, despite the efforts of more than 200 people to clean up the graffiti that was found spray painted in black on the walls, parking lot and light poles Monday morning. The rest, synagogue President Debbie Kovalsky said, will have to be removed with a sand blaster. More than 500 people, including County Executive Isiah Leggett (D), attended a prayer service later that evening in a show of support for the synagogue. Clergy and parishioners from local churches and rabbis from synagogues in Rockville, Columbia and Baltimore also joined B’nai Shalom members.”

Montgomery County police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. Montgomery County Police ask anyone with information on the case to call 240-773-5500 and ask for the Investigative Services Division.

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We condemn such death threats, such vandalism and attacks against houses of worship as seeking to intimidate and spread fear among those seeking their universal human rights of freedom of worship. We reject the hate of Nazis and white supremacists, and we call up all those who hate to unburden the hate from their hearts.

We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate, Love Wins.

Sweden: Malmo Synagogue Vandalized with Fireworks, Threatened

JTA and The Local report that fireworks were used to break windows of a Jewish synagogue in Malmo, Sweden. It was reportedly the second threat against the synagogue in a week.

JTA reports: “A firecracker exploded on the steps of the synagogue in Malmo, Sweden, a day after a bomb threat was taped to the building. The firecracker exploded at 3 a.m. last Friday, according to the Stockholm News. A bomb threat written on paper had been taped to the synagogue on the previous evening. It was the second threat directed at the synagogue in two weeks, according to the Swedish newspaper The Local. Security at the synagogue was increased last week, The Local reported.”

— See also January 2010: Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows
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Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.) rejects violence and attacks on any house of worship. R.E.A.L. supports our universal human rights to freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience for all people of all faiths. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”

We urge those who promote hate and intolerance to unburden the hate from their hearts.

We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.

Tennessee: Nazi White Supremacist National Socialist Movement to Rally August 14

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) rejects Nazism, racism, and other hate, and we urge all those whose hearts are burdened with hate to choose love, not hate.

According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Detroit, Michigan-based, National Socialist Movement (NSM) Neo-Nazi group plans to hold a rally with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 14.

The August 14 event is being led by the NSM/Tennessee Unit of the Neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM), led by “Lt. Brian Culpepper.” According to the Knoxville News Sentinel report, the August 14, 2010 applicant was Brian Culpepper, who is describing the event as an “anti-amnesty” rally to urge Tennesseans to create a law “tougher” than Arizona’s new immigration law.

NSM’s Brian Culpepper told the Knoxville News Sentinel he expects both Ku Klux Klan members and “various other factions of the white nationalist movement.”

The August 14 Neo-Nazi event is to be held at Knoxville Market Square with a walk and further rally on the steps of Knox County Courthouse. Another group is planning a counterprotest.

The Neo-Nazi NSM group is encouraging Tea Party members to see them first hand, stating: “Tea Party patriots and those that have not seen the NSM in person are encouraged to come and see firsthand what our people and our message really are. ”

The Neo-Nazi group states that groups involved in the August 14 event will include: “1. Brotherhood of Klans: Guest speaker Imperial Wizard Jeremy Parker, 2. United Knights TN. KKK, 3. SSAG: Guest speaker Ted Dunn, 4. U.S. Presidential Candidate Brian Holland… Among the featured speakers will be Commander Jeff Schoep and members of the Officer Corps.”

Security Services Action Group (S.S.A.G.) was one of the post-George Lincoln Rockwell neo-Nazi groups, which was reportedly associated with street violence in Detroit. Virginia’s Brian Holland views himself as a “National Socialist” presidential candidate for 2012, and Brian Holland calls himself a “Majority Rights Activist.”

Hate Group Speakers for Knoxville, Tennessee August 14 Event: NSM's Jeff Schoep, Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jeremy Parker, and Brian Holland (left to right)

Jeff Schoep has led the Nazi, Hitlerite National Socialist Movement (NSM) for years. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) quotes Jeff Schoep as stating: “The Constitution was written by white men alone. Therefore, it was intended for whites alone… When you put on your NSM uniform, you are not just representing the NSM but all National Socialists that fought and died for our Race and our Cause! You are showing the Jews and the rest of the world that our Fuhrer is not forgotten and that his life’s struggle was not in vain… All non-White immigration must be prevented. We demand that all non-Whites currently residing in America be required to leave the nation forthwith and return to their land of origin: peacefully or by force.”

R.E.A.L. previously reported on the NSM’s plans to rally with the Ku Klux Klan and “Christian Identity” group in Midland, Michigan on July 31, 2010.

In the past, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has reported on the Nazi NSM’s groups tactics to recruit young children.

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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) rejects Nazism, racism, and other hate, and we urge all those whose hearts are burdened with hate to Choose Love, Not Hate – Love Wins.

Dallas: Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group to Protest Holocaust Museum, Synagogue, Jewish Centers

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), listed as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, planned to picket and protest the Dallas Holocaust Museum, a Jewish synagogue (Congregation Beth el Binah), Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Yavneh Academy of Dallas, and the Texas Jewish Post, in Dallas, Texas today, July 9, 2010. In addition, the Westboro Baptist Church “hate group” plans to protest the Chabad of Dallas on Sunday, July 11, 2010.

Dallas Holocaust Museum where Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Seeks to Protest (Photo: Dallas Holocaust Museum Web Site) — Dallas Holocaust Museum where Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Plans Anti-Semitic Protest on July 9, 2010 (Photo: Dallas Holocaust Museum Web Site)

Dallas, Texas: Chabad of Dallas - where Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Plans July 11 Protest (Photo: Google) — Dallas, Texas: Chabad of Dallas - where Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Plans Anti-Semitic Protest on July 11 (Photo: Google)

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) rejects efforts to use hate and intimidation to deny our universal human rights of freedom of religion and worship. R.E.A.L. has also posted on the previous activities by the Westboro Baptist Church to protest synagogues in New York City and in Colorado. R.E.A.L. has reported on the Westboro Baptist Church spreading Holocaust Denial in its videos stating “you lie about the holocaust days.”

Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Protester with Anti-Semitic Sign "God Hates Jews"

In May 2010, the Congregation Beth el Binah reported receiving a package from Westboro Baptist Church “hate group” labeled “Obama Hates Israel,” with a DVD “Jews killed Jesus”; this was reported by the Dallas Voice on May 6, 2010.

In Dallas, a non-profit organization the Resource Center Dallas is calling for members of the north Texas community to donate a dollar for each minute that the Westboro Baptist Church protests the Congregation Beth el Binah, which has outreach to the LGBT community of Dallas. Resource Center Dallas Associate Executive Director Bret Camp has stated that “the protestors have been known to abandon their protests when they’re turned into a fundraiser.”

The Jewish Star has reported on the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC): “The automated telephone greeting at the Westboro Baptist Church features a pleasant, Southern-accented female voice who advises if you are a ‘Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, or Christ-rejecting Jew,’ that ‘God hates you all.'”

On June 24, 2010, the WBC also praised “world terror” and terrorist attacks on humanity. The WBC group has praised terrorist bombings on a Somalia mosque, praised terrorist attacks against Iraqi Christians, and has praised the shooting and the murder of police officers. At the end of April 2010, the Florida-based Dove World Outreach group decided to support and defend the WBC, and held a joint march with the WBC “hate group.” Dove World Outreach’s objective is to promote a message that “Islam is of the Devil.” On July 4, the WBC’s ally Dove World Outreach held their own protest against an Islamic mosque in Gainesville, Florida.

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Some view the Westboro Baptist Church as merely “fundamentalist.” We challenge that definition and instead view their efforts to seek to deny freedom of religion, freedom of worship to others by intimidation tactics, as well as their history of praising violence against others and praising violence against law enforcement, as nothing less than a “Christian supremacist” “hate group.” We call upon all Christians to denounce the Westboro Baptist Church’s activities and their interpretation of Christianity as not representing the views of most Christians around the world.

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We condemn such protests against houses of worship as seeking to intimidate and spread fear among those seeking their universal human rights of freedom of worship. We urge those whose hearts are burdened by hate against others to remove the burden of hate from their hearts, and to find common cause with their fellow human beings in being responsible for equality and liberty together.

We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate, Love Wins.

Rhode Island: Suspect in Swastika Vandalism on Synagogue Arraigned

WPRI reports that Ryan N. Johnson was arraigned on June 24 in the vandalism of the Temple Am David mosque in Warwick, Rhode Island, with a swastika and a racial slur. He did not enter a plea on a charge of desecrating a public space (a felony), but pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor vandalism charge.

Rhode Island Synagogue Vandalized with Swastika, Racial Slurs