"#UnmaskHateNY" Campaign in Response to Rise in Antisemitism in New York City

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Civil rights leaders have launched the "#UnmaskHateNY" campaign in response to a troubling rise in antisemitism in New York City. This initiative aims to pass laws that prevent individuals from using face coverings to hide their identities while harassing or terrorizing Jews, Black Americans, and other communities.

 

 

Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, highlighted the importance of this effort by comparing it to past instances of violence, such as the Charlottesville rally in 2017 and the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, stating, "Those who carried out the violence at Charlottesville and on Jan. 6 may have felt there would be no repercussions. They were wrong, but only because we saw their faces. Had they been masked, not only would they have gotten away with literal murder, but they would have been emboldened to continue and escalate the violence."

 

 

The #UnmaskHateNY coalition plans to fund a media ad campaign to promote awareness about the drive to outlaw "masked intimidation with intent" throughout the summer and fall. Jewish leaders have expressed alarm over the escalating antisemitism in New York, with some drawing parallels to the 1930s and the rise of Nazism. Recent incidents include vandals splashing red paint on the homes of Brooklyn Museum director and Jewish board members, and marking homes with a red triangle symbol used by Hamas to denote targets marked for death. Many of these crimes are carried out by masked groups, spreading terror in places such as the subway.

 

 

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, emphasized the alarming trend of antisemitic and harassing behavior being carried out by masked individuals on New York streets and campuses. "We have noticed a common, alarming trend. Many of those who are protesting are engaging in harassment and intimidation behind masks to conceal their identities and to terrorize their targets. We say enough is enough," Greenblatt declared. "UnMaskHateNY will hold those who engage in this harmful conduct accountable and make all of our communities safer."

 

 

Hazel Dukes, president of the New York State Conference of the NAACP, noted that Black communities are well aware of the dangers posed by individuals who hide their identities to terrorize and harass others. "Reinstating New York’s masking laws will protect New Yorkers from some of the most terrifying periods in our history; when the Klan menaced Black Americans, faces covered, without accountability. We can’t let history repeat itself," she stated.

 

The campaign will be announced during a press conference outside Columbia University, which has seen its own issues with antisemitism and anti-Israel vandalism. Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, condemned the act of using masks to terrorize Jews, particularly in the NYC subway, as "dangerous and despicable."

 

 

Elected officials, including Assembly members Jeff Dinowitz, Brian Cunningham, Nily Rozic, and Jennifer Raju Rajkumar, as well as newly designated Manhattan Democratic Assembly nominee Micah Lasher, support the coalition and plan to attend the press conference. Dinowitz, who has proposed legislation to reimpose a mask ban for protesters, believes that such laws would help prevent masked individuals from committing hate crimes. The proposed law would likely include exemptions for those with medical issues or religious reasons for wearing masks.

 

Governor Kathy Hochul and State Attorney General Letitia James have also expressed support for banning hate-mongers from using masks to conceal their identities. Eric Goldstein, CEO of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York, reinforced the need for such measures, stating, "masked intimidation cannot be allowed in our city. This diverse coalition is critical in helping to reduce the escalating and frightening harassment of New Yorkers."

 

Credit: New York Post 2024-06-28

 

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[Skipalongcassidy]

Wearing masks has always been a go to for the criminals... just ask Faucci... what is the difference between the KKK and the current batch of criminal protestors... NOTHING except who is being hated.

[cncltd1973]

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

The proposed law would likely include exemptions for those with medical issues or religious reasons for wearing masks.

beware your loopholes

[Bkk Brian]

16 minutes ago, kir94 said:

This is not anti-semitism but rather regular people venting their rage at Israels genocide in Gaza and the western media's, including aseannow, complicity in the atrocities. It would be nice, though not expected, if aseannow would once in a while report on the suffering of the Palestinians at the hands of their Israeli oppressors.

 

 

No it is anti-semitism

 

Video shows man making antisemitic comments and spitting on Jewish man in Manhattan

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/antisemitism-jewish-man-spit-on-in-manhattan-nypd/

[thaibeachlovers]

Will this law also apply to BLM thugs that destroy businesses and property, or is it just for those outraged by israeli crimes in Gaza?

[Bkk Brian]

10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Will this law also apply to BLM thugs that destroy businesses and property, or is it just for those outraged by israeli crimes in Gaza?

This is not a law try reading the OP before you make ridiculous off topic statements

[riclag]

On 6/28/2024 at 5:09 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

Wearing masks has always been a go to for the criminals... just ask Faucci... what is the difference between the KKK and the current batch of criminal protestors... NOTHING except who is being hated.

 

 

Theres much the media is purposely leaving out about the dem supporters,

many who wrap scarves around there face to hide their identity!

Methinks

 

 

Who chants anti colonialism , 

Who  chants divest

Who chants death to …

Many of these radicals believe jews as white people , therefore are privileged!

These beliefs are consistent Marxist ideology.

 

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are not just anti-Israel but anti-American

”These beliefs are consistent with neo Marxist ideology that holds western civilization to be evil because it was founded on oppressor colonial conquest, mostly of people of color!”

 

 

 

https://www.jns.org/most-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-are-not-just-anti-israel-they-are-also-anti-american/