Will this counter Open Society donations to Red/Green radical groups that take pride in attacking Jews and Israel, or is this just a figleaf?
[IsraelTimes] Open Society Foundations pledges to strengthen interfaith partnerships as hate levels rise against Jews, Muslims amid Gaza and Iran warsOpen Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros
...either Ernst Stavro Blofeld or Auric Goldfinger come true. Maybe both....
, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Moslem hate over the next three years.
Given that Mr. Soros despises most Jews, one has to wonder which will be the priority here.
The major human rights...which often include carefully measured allowances of
freedomat the convenience of the state...
funder pledged Wednesday to strengthen interfaith partnerships and protect those facing heightened threats in response to the rising levels of hate against both Jewish and Moslem communities, coinciding with the Israel-Hamas
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...war and the current fragile ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran.
Last year saw the highest level of deadly violence against Jews worldwide in over three decades, according to an annual study released last month by Tel Aviv University, including the deadly December shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Meanwhile,
...back at the saw mill, Scarface Al had tied Little Nell to the log and was about to turn on the buzz saw...
anti-Moslem rhetoric has intensified against the backdrop of the Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
war, with one congressional Republican saying Moslems "don’t belong in American society."
"The deep injustices occurring in the Middle East are fueling indiscriminate prejudice, dehumanization, and violence directed against both Moslems and Jews," Open Society Foundations President Binaifer Nowrojee said in a statement. "Entire communities cannot be targeted simply because of their religion. Bigotry and intolerance in any form must be called out and confronted."
The announcement marks the foundation’s most visible campaign since last fall’s reports that the US Department of Justice was considering possible charges against Open Society Foundations. US President Donald Trump
...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
specifically named Soros as he ordered the FBI to crack down on what he called "left-wing terrorism" — an accusation that OSF has denied in statements emphasizing their mission to strengthen democracy.
Alex Soros, who took over leadership of his father’s foundations in late 2022, noted that "discrimination and hate" aren’t abstract concepts for him as the son of a Holocaust survivor
…except your father was on the perpetrating Nazi side of the equation instead of the victim side with the rest of the Jews, but you tell yourself what you need to get along with your DNA donor…
and husband to a Moslem American. The foundation added that George Soros, who holds significant influence as a liberal megadonor with vast financial investments and philanthropic ties, is frequently targeted by conservative conspiracy theories that twist those powerful connections into antisemitic tropes about behind-the-scenes puppet masters."At a moment like this, we need to stand together and act," Alex Soros said in a pre-taped video posted on social media. "This investment is about keeping people safe and pushing back against hate."
The commitment is aimed broadly at expanding education on forms of discrimination, supporting cross-community leaders who build trust and safeguarding free speech rights to lawful expression. The foundations have already selected some grantees and are inviting other nonprofits to apply for funding. Recipients include the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Nexus Project. Shoulder to Shoulder, a multifaith alliance that prepares religious leaders to address anti-Moslem discrimination, is among those leading the work on Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
Amy Spitalnick, the CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, welcomed the strategy to tackle both matters together. The grant will allow JCPA to build upon its solidarity work with Moslem and Arab American communities, Spitalnick said, which has deepened since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, triggered by the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 that killed some 1,200 people and saw another 251 taken hostage in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
She pointed to a fellowship and a Capitol Hill discussion on Jewish-Moslem solidarity that were both launched with the Moslem Public Affairs Council.
She emphasized that hate is interconnected. The normalization of Islamophobia, racism and broader anti-democratic extremism creates the conditions for antisemitism to flourish, she said.
"We need funders and others to recognize that treating any of these issues in silos doesn’t get at the root cause, doesn’t get at the broader resiliency we need right now," Spitalnick said. "The fact that Jewish safety requires Moslem safety, that Moslem safety requires Jewish safety."
The Soros’s announcement did not say how the foundations will define antisemitism — a point of contention on college campuses and in state legislatures where debates have raged over whether criticism of Israel amounts to hatred of Jewish people. The shortlist of Open Society grantees suggests a more nuanced definition than the Anti-Defamation League, which releases an annual audit of antisemitic incidents in the United States. The ADL holds that vilifying Zionism, or the movement to establish and maintain a Jewish state in Israel, is a form of antisemitism.
In contrast, the Nexus Project promotes definitions of antisemitism that do not include opposition to the Israeli state’s policies. Similarly, as the National Education Association weighed a resolution prohibiting the use of the ADL’s educational resources, Spitalnick emphasized that "one does not need to align with the ADL on every issue."
Andrés Spokoiny, the president and CEO of the Jewish Funders Network, estimated that the philanthropic sector has dedicated hundreds of thousands of dollars to countering antisemitism — regardless of its definition. Other high-profile efforts include the $25 million "Stand Up to Jewish Hate" ad campaign launched by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in March 2023 through his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.
But the persistence of antisemitism has left some members of Spokoiny’s group questioning their approaches.
"There’s a lot of perplexity around what actually works," he said. "So many funders are very frustrated."
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