"Unfortunately, antisemitism has been around for a long time, but its flames have been fanned recently by the wanton slaughter of thousands of innocent women and children in Gaza. As for accountability, look to Benjamin Netanyahu, who has equated Zionism with Judaism, and to our Congress, which has unanimously and repeatedly appropriated our tax dollars to fund this massacre. Mayor Martinez is calling attention to a genocide. He should be applauded, not censored."
"Martinez denounces violence in all forms, whether killing people at a Jewish celebration in Australia or the slaughter by Israeli Defense Forces of more than 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza. Martinez empathizes with the underdog. Growing up in Texas as a poor Mexican-American kid with a stutter, he was likely bullied at school, and thus recognizes the urge to retaliate that stems from such humiliation. But rather than acting on that urge, he has devoted his life to fairness, nonviolence and uplifting the oppressed."
Antisemitism has long existed and has intensified following the wanton slaughter of thousands of women and children in Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of equating Zionism with Judaism, and Congress is criticized for repeatedly appropriating U.S. tax dollars to fund Israeli military operations. Mayor Eduardo Martinez apologized for earlier LinkedIn posts and denounced violence in all forms, citing attacks at a Jewish celebration in Australia and the slaughter of more than 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza. Martinez’s upbringing as a poor Mexican-American with a stutter is presented as shaping his empathy for underdogs and commitment to fairness, nonviolence, and uplifting the oppressed. Martinez distinguishes Judaism from Zionist ideology and the occupation that has affected Palestinians for decades. Recent legislation, AB 715, is said to hinder education about antisemitism.
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