The Hate Crimes Task Force of the New York Police Department is investigating several reports of antisemitic vandalism at the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum – including its director, a New York City law enforcement official told CNN Wednesday.
Democracy Now! was on the scene and spoke with protesters, who said that almost eight months into Israel’s brutal assault on the Gaza Strip, prominent institutions in the U.S. have an obligation to disclose their ties to the occupation and divest. “We are making it clear that we will continue to occupy institutions just like this one and call out individuals like the board of the Brooklyn Museum to make clear that their money and our money is being used for this genocide,” said Abdullah Akl, a member of Within Our Lifetime, a Palestinian-led community organization
It’s not sickening, it’s context as to why these board members may have been targeted.
I’m also not sure how hosting an art gallery automatically equates to support for what Israel is doing. Those people were murdered.
Literally attacking Jews as they mourn their dead, and call their mourning support for genocide…
It’s upsetting how this brand of bigotry has become a centerpiece of leftwing politics lately.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/3/brooklyn_museum
Divest from Israel if you don’t want to support genocide. If you do support genocide, some paint on your house is the least you deserve.
That article doesn’t spell out how the museum is invested in Israel, just says they are. Am I supposed to take their word for it?