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NY City Councilman David Greenfield: "They are angry because Hitler did not finish the job."
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Pro-Palestinian Authority activists disrupted a New York City Council meeting Thursday night during a discussion on a resolution commemorating the anniversary of liberating the Auschwitz death camp.
The noisy protest prompted Councilman David G. Greenfield, a grandson of Holocaust victims, to deliver an emotional speech exposing the demonstrators as plain anti-Semites.
“They are angry because Hitler did not finish the job,” Greenfield said towards the end of his powerful speech, as seen in the YouYube below.
The Council was discussing the resolution when a pro-Arab group in the balcony unfurled the Palestinian Authority flag and yelled at Councilmen who are planning to visit Israel next month.
“Palestinian lives matter,” “Don’t support genocide,” and “Melissa, you’re a hypocrite,” referring to Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito who will lead the delegation, were among the epithets they shouted before guards removed them.
When things calmed down, Greenfield, clad in a black kippa, told the Council he actually was pleased that the protesters appeared because they proved they are anti-Semites at the core.
“While we were discussing the resolution regarding the murder of 1.1 million human beings…. they had the nerve, the chutzpah the temerity to unfurl the Palestinian flag and to yell at us while we were discussing that.
“So the reason I am pleased is that we can stop pretending this is about Israel when the reality is that every Middle East country that is in existence today is not democratic and persecutes people of other faiths, and persecutes gays, and persecutes people who disagree with them and persecutes people on Twitter and persecutes women who drive – except for one country, which is the State of Israel.
“So what you saw here today was naked blind anti-Semitism.…, people who are upset for one reason… because Hitler did not finish the job.
“He only wiped out half of my family, and only by the grace of God is the other half— grandchild —still alive today….
“We go to Israel to make a message that is clear, that we will not be cowered by this fear and by this hatred that we have where these are people who would celebrate the death of Jews rather than mourn the death of innocents.”
About the Author: Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu is a graduate in journalism and economics from The George Washington University. He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva for several years before joining the Jewish Press.
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Palestine AbomiNation Flag?
How can be say this when some Orthodox groups we.ado vehemently anti-Zionist?
Some Jews are anti-zionist, so they are anti-semite as well? In other words they are against themselves?
Get some brains.
And yours sounds very intelligent! 😀
Özgür, I take your point, but sadly the history of Jews and Judaism is littered with antisemtic members of the tribe. Perhaps the earliest obvious examples are Paul and the Jewish Christians who followed his example?
No Ozgur, Zionism is not the reason. Anti-semitism is long-standing as you know and the reasons are varied and unjustified. But I will tell you why I am a Zionist more now than ever it is because it is the only country we have that I know will defend me when the anti Semites possibly such as yourself come for me. If we did not come from Israel then where did we come from? The only reason we are at war there is because the world does not want us to exist. Even in New York City where I would scoff at my parents’ generation for their fears, I was surrounded by my Catholic friends 1 Easter Sunday demanding to know why my people killed Jesus.
Wrong! anti-zionist is just a code word.
If you are pro-palestine that means You think women are second class citizens, You hate gays and they have no right to live, You hate the idea of freedom of Religion and Freedom of speech, You do not believe in a free press, You have no problem with Mothers strapping bombs oh there children to kill the innocent, you have no problem with the government digging tunnels for killing the innocent instead of feed the poor, and I can go on an on.
They are in fact, one and the same
how dare they wave PA flag in america
If you want to find the lowest, most degenerate, self-centered, hateful people on the planet, find the Jew-haters. These are the scum of the earth, that deterioated civilization. Now they are disguised as NGOs, Human Rights councils and news people.
Actually, you must include many Jews as well. They have voted en masse for Barack Hussein Obama and have given millions of dollars to his and other Democratic Campaigns as well. Now you are upset about a few anti semite savages flying the Palestinian flag. This whole mess is your doing and no one else. Had you been firm and resolute during the Democratic Convention of 2012 when the Israel vote had to have been submitted 6 or 7 times before it was passed, and then so in committee, you would have reacted differently. Now you are upset over a few idiots waving a flag.
What a truthful, and IMPORTANT lesson he teaches. America loves Israel. We wish Bibi was our president. The Palestininas, and the muslims are hateful degenerates who's political ideology is to kill Jews, and anyone else who disagrees with them (#JeSuisCharlie), and to perform genocide on the Jews. I hope the scum sucking, inbred, mongrels who are baby rapers, pedophiles, bisexual (they have no problem raping young children) misogynysts who are beyond redemption. The only solution is to eradicate islam and it's adherents to the very last one, and close the chapter on the genocidal islamists. To hell with Obama, and to hell with his regime. We the People stand with Israel.
Damn palestinians get the hell out of politics, take Hamas with you and go play terrorist and soldiers along with ISIS. Leave Israel in peace, I am so sick of reading about the lies sputum fraudulent acquisitions coming out of Gaza and the West Bank. How can we educate the rest of the world?
God will upset them more
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I agree they wave the PA flag but only believe in Freedom of speech for themselves. How insulting!!
Have you never heard the term “Self-Hating Jew”?
Really?! Zionism is the cause of anti-semitism?! Was that the excuse of the Nazis? Was that the cause of the Pogroms? Was that the reason for the Inquisition? I could go on, Toprak, but I don’t want to overwhelm your tiny brain with facts and make your head explode.
Cody Flecker just keeps babbling his BS about Jews being responsible for electing the monster in the white house!!! Oh, and Jews are upset about a few anti semites!! The anti Israel movement is the biggest movement in the world!! What a loser who wants to attack Jews along with the Islamic hordes that he seems to be with!!!
a wonderful lecture to the anti semites AND the PA or better known as PIGS ASSOCIATED .TO THE ANTI SEMITES THIS IS 2015 NOT 1939 JEWS LEARNED A LESSON NOT TO SIT BACK AND NOT ROCK THE BOAT,THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. HITLER STALIN HAMAN AND THE REST ARE NOW ENJOYING THEIR JUST DESERTS IN HELL AS WILL THE MUSLIM RADICALS WHO THINK THY WILL KILL OFF THE JEWS. NEVER AGAIN.
Niiiiiiice job sir
Awesome response.
Those that love liberty need our Jewish brothers and sisters with us. It makes me weep that so many Jews do not realize the difference between being a "good Jew" and a "good Democrat". It's time to immerse yourselves in the thoughts and insights of David Horowitz and those like him. The Christian Right are not planning any pogroms. I cannot say the same of the international Left.
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Good job Mr. Greenfield. We're all proud of you.
Well said