Hooboy...

"Let us begin with a brief exchange on GB News, confirmed this week as the TV arm of #NigelFarage’s #ReformUK. Following an attack on a #synagogue last week in #Michigan, in which a #gunman drove a car packed with #explosives through the entrance[...], a pundit on the channel sought to clarify what the attacker actually meant by his actions. “This was an #Israeli temple,” she explained. “It was aligned with #Israel.”

By way of evidence, she cited the name of the synagogue – #TempleIsrael – apparently unaware that #Jews have referred to themselves as “the people of Israel” for millennia, long before there was a state of that name, and that there are, for that reason, countless #synagogues in the #US called Temple Israel. No, for her, the Michigan house of worship, with its on-site school where more than a hundred children were in lessons that day, was a de facto #embassy of the Israeli state and therefore an understandable, if not legitimate, target."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/attack-uk-us-europe-netanyahu-jews-violence-antisemitism

Not sure I agree with this or not. It assumes the places where we live are worth fighting for and I don't think they are. On the other hand I'm always ready to push back. 🤷‍♂️

"A society communicates its values through consistency. Hatred directed at #Jews must be treated with the same seriousness that any other form of #bigotry receives. When condemnation becomes selective, trust erodes.

#Jewish communities also face an internal decision about how they will respond. Fear can lead to retreat. Retreat may offer temporary comfort, yet it quietly reshapes identity over time.

Another response is possible. Communities can acknowledge danger without allowing it to define their future. Preparation and awareness can strengthen confidence rather than diminish it. #Schools, #synagogues, and community centers increasingly understand that training and preparedness save lives."

https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/03/17/gunfire-at-synagogues-and-bombings-at-jewish-schools-we-must-not-retreat/

Its an old situation where Europe's governments would protect Jews from their neighbors. Right up until the government needed a scapegoat. New middle-ages. Cool cool cool.

"In particular, #military personnel will ensure the #security of #synagogues and #Jewish #schools. The decision was made following the attack last week against the #synagogue in the city of #Liège and similar attacks that occurred in the #Netherlands and #Norway against synagogues and a #Jewishschool.

“Against a backdrop of rising #antiSemitism, the attack that took place at the synagogue in Liège served as a stark reminder that the threat facing #Belgium’s Jewish community is very real. Ensuring the safety of our fellow citizens is the responsibility of the state in all its forms, regardless of any other political considerations. The deployment of military personnel to reinforce security around Jewish sites will provide direct support to the police,” said Minister Quintin."

https://www.eureporter.co/world/israel/2026/03/17/military-to-be-deployed-to-support-police-in-securing-jewish-sites-in-belgium/

"Synagogues in the United States should take down the signs that many have on their lawn that say, ‘We stand with Israel.’ They should take them down, because those signs make the congregants less safe, and because they are immoral. ...

Torah has been eclipsed by the idolatry of the worship of the state."

~ Peter Beinart

#Jews #Israel #zionism #antisemitism #synagogues #Gaza #Iran #Lebanon #Torah
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https://peterbeinart.substack.com/p/lessons-from-the-michigan-synagogue

‘Sleeper Cells’ and Lone Attackers: Security Experts Brace for More Violence at Home

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/iran-us-attacks-terrorism-michigan-old-dominion.html

Security guard injured in Michigan synagogue car ramming ID’d as longtime police officer

The security guard who was injured when an armed antisemitic terrorist tried to murder toddlers at a Michigan synagogue has…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #antisemitism #Headlines #Michigan #Synagogues #Terrorism #TopStories #USNews
https://www.newsbeep.com/434558/

2 things:

1. FUCKING STOP IT FOR FUCK'S SAKE! Enough. This is protocols shit. We aren't genetically responsible for everything that happens anywhere in the world with Jews.

2. First person that blames diaspora attacks on whatever Israel does instead of the actual perps to me irl is getting the shit kicked out of them. I kid you fucking not.

"#AMSTERDAM, March 13 (Reuters) - #Dutch police on ‌Friday said four men were arrested after an #arson #attack on a #synagogue in the centre of #Rotterdam, in the latest incident ​of suspected #antisemitic violence since the start of the #US-#Israeli ​#war on #Iran.

No one was injured as a ⁠result of the #fire, which was caused by an #explosion ​around 3:40 a.m. (0240 GMT), Rotterdam police said.

Police said surveillance had ​immediately been increased at other #synagogues across the city.

The four men were held after police stopped a car that was driving suspiciously ​near another synagogue..."

https://www.reuters.com/world/police-investigate-overnight-fire-attack-rotterdam-synagogue-2026-03-13/