"But Mayor Martinez did none of these things. His reaction instead was to repost a claim that the attack was an Israeli "false-flag" operation. He also reposted an image with a Star of David and the words, " The root cause of antisemitism is the behavior of Israel & Israelis. " Rather than offer compassion or understanding, the mayor chose to repost a conspiratorial crackpot and a cruel, inaccurate meme."
"Then, when it was pointed out to him how deeply hurtful his actions were, he offered excuses rather than apologies. He claimed first that he had posted " in haste without full understanding of the posting" and that he had done so " without thinking," adding that " Of course we know that antisemitism was here before the creation of the state of I"
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez reposted a claim that the Sydney Hanukkah massacre was an Israeli "false-flag" operation and an image blaming Israeli behavior for antisemitism. Fifteen people died in the attack, including a 10-year-old child and an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor who died shielding his wife. The mayor did not offer condolences or condemn the killings and did not show public solidarity with Richmond's Jewish community. When criticized, he offered excuses rather than apologies, saying he posted "in haste" and "without thinking" while noting antisemitism existed before the creation of Israel. The reposts caused deep hurt in the community.
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