Van Jones SLAMMED By Jewish Activist For Comparing Keffiyeh to Confederate Flag

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Jewish activist Rich Siegel, who has spoken out and protested against illegal sales in the United States of Israeli real estate to Jews only slams former progressive organizer Van Jones for comparing wearing a keffiyeh in a Jewish neighborhood in LA to a white person carrying a confederate flag in Harlem. Rich explains a keffiyeh is not an antisemitic symbol. He also explains “We've been accused of attacking synagogues. Well, we've been having these demonstrations at synagogues because that's where the real estate events are. I've told him, ‘have the real estate event down the road at the Marriott, because I'd rather demonstrate there. But if you're going to have them at a synagogue, expect a demonstration at a synagogue’.”

Remo Ibrahim is an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement, LAOCIE chapter (@palestinianyouthmovement, @pymlaocie). He is committed to the struggle for Palestinian liberation, and to confronting Zionism and white supremacy wherever it appears.

Rich Siegel is a musician and activist. Raised in what he calls “the cult of atheistic Zionism posing as Judaism”, in his youth Rich was very involved as a supporter of Israel, notably as a teenage Zionist youth group president. He then lived in Israel in his 20’s working as a pianist in a luxury hotel. Rich’s change of heart began as a spiritual awakening, by which he came to see that Jewish tribal identity and the state of Israel were worshipped as idols. Then he became acquainted with Zionism’s crimes against humanity, which contradicted the Zionist narrative he grew up with. Organizing demonstrations against Zionist activity in the northern New Jersey suburbs where he lives, Rich’s activism hit a high note when a talk he gave in front of the Teaneck town council went viral. Recently Rich was fired from a teaching job at a local music school due to a pro-Palestine Facebook post. He is director of Deir Yassin Remembered, a pro-Palestine charity and activist organization. He is currently running for Congress in New Jersey, with the Ceasefire and Justice Party.

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