Naples, Florida now has the distinction of being the home of “kick a Jew day”. 10 middle school students were suspended for one day for taking part in the strange activity. A Jewish student told the principle that she had been attacked and kicked, upon further investigation the principle found that 10 such incidents had taken place.
The Florida branch of the Anti-Defamation League became involved after the incidents received widespread attention on local news outlets. David Barkey of the Anti-Defamation League said:
“If the allegations are true, it is possible these students violated Florida’s new anti-bullying law. And, if students were physically assaulted, it could rise to the level of criminal conduct.”
The 10 students who were involved in “kick a Jew day” received 1 day in school suspension in harmony with the schools bullying and harassment policy. But that really doesn’t seem like much of a punishment to me. If students were singled out simply based on their ethnicity, and assaulted in some way, it seems the school should do more. Would the students have only received 1 day in school suspension if it had been kick a Muslim day?
So the question for all of you is this, is there rampant anti-Semitism in Florida? Or Naples to be more specific. “Kick a Jew day” would seem to indicate that the possibility exists. Just like racism towards African-Americans, I think that anti-Jewish sentiment or anti-Semitism is a learned trait. It’s not something you’re born with.
We’re talking about kids in the 11 to 13 year old range. “Kick a Jew day” seems a little advanced for kids of this age. Why Jewish kids? Why not kick a nerd day? Why not kick a freak day? 10 students taking part in a “kick a Jew day” is pretty disturbing. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened in a U.S. middle school.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
You should call it “Obama Day”. This guy is spreading the notion that Jews are the source of all our problems in the Middle East. Pogroms are always initiated from the top, and this is only the beginning.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Get ready for more stupid HATE CRIME legislation coming as cooked up by the “Chosen Ones”.
November 26th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Well Glenn, the Kick the Jew Day is totally offensive and if they catch these guys they should send them directly to jail. Obama is NOT the problem. Its you and the rest of the American and Florida Jewish community who go over to Palestine, buy the land with your american money and build on their land. That is not Obama issue. Every president since Obama have been trying to resolve this issue, but you guys always stand in the way. Obama has said no more settlements and the Isreali leaders have rejected it. Let them NOT run back to america and ask for a new $3Billion american money to support it. If I am Obama, no more aid if Isreal cannot respect american wishes. This is not Obama issue. He is trying to put an end to the sensless cycle of death over there. LET HIM TRY!!
November 26th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Im absolutely sure “Kick a Jew Day” has nothing to do with Obama’s policies at all. It is extremely retarded to even begin to suggest that. There were Christian people in Europe and America who hated the Jews way before Obama was ever born. This sort of anti-Jewish attitude by white people is not something new under the Obama administration and Obama is not encouraging it — if he was so anti-Jewish he would not have hired the ardent hard-core Zionist Jew Rahm Emmanuel to be his chief of staff.
Im pretty sure that these are the same types of kids who would tape “kick me” signs to people’s backs or the type that harrass the people they deem to be geeks or nerds or the type that say “smear the queer” and then chase some other kid who might not even be gay.
This is all from the meanness and brutality and bullying of the youth which is all too common in this country. Like when some kids set that 15 year old kid on fire earlier this year and thought it was funny!
It has nothing to do with Obama.
November 26th, 2009 at 6:40 am
I wouldnt be surprised if the same type of nasty disgusting bullyish kids who do things like this to others are the ones who grow up to be like prison gaurds at Abu Ghraib who think its fun to abuse people and take pictures of it.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Yasan, on this we are in agreement…Shame on those kids!!.. It shows very bad upbringing
November 26th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Listen up.
This “Kick a Jew day” may not be Obamas idea but in more ways than one hes kicking Jews every chance he gets as his sentiments towards Israel were in serious doubt since his campaign.
The majority of Jews in Israel know exactly what the deal is with him and they dont like him.
“Its you and the rest of the American and Florida Jewish community who go over to Palestine, buy the land with your american money and build on their land.”
So, are you saying that Palestinians are selling their land to Americans ? OMG, just when you thought the left couldnt say anything more stupid they prove me wrong.
There is no “Palestine” and its not “their ” land.
“This is not Obama issue. He is trying to put an end to the sensless cycle of death over there. LET HIM TRY!”
Yeah, right. Thats why he just gave 900 million to Hamas ?
Gimme a break and get some facts before you engage in an issue you obviously know nothing about.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Micky, its you who is showing ignorance and loose with the facts…..
1) Who cares whether the Jews in Isreal like our President Obama or not. President Obama is President of America, NOT Isreal…BY the way, you do NOT speak for the “Jews in Isreal”!!
2)Some right wing American Jews organize a Real Estate sale trip to Palestine and with the help of the right wing govt, falsely “buy: the land from hapless Palestinians. This is well documented.
3) 900 million to Hamas, I do not know where you get this from. America gives $3Billion to Isreal, how does this compare. You would rather Isreal get it all.
I am a friend of Isreal, but at some point we need to solve the problem between Isreal and its Palestinian neighbour. Everytime an American President gives Isreal tough love, some American right wing Jews find a way to work against it. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF!! Let the people over there NEGOTIATE and it will be a whole lot easier without the right wing Americans interfering in the process. America has no more money to spend on this. Let the people over there NRGOTIATE and live in peace with each other, and America gets to use some of that money to help Americans here in the US
November 26th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I would have also assigned the students to watch the movie ” Holocaust ” or some other project that would make them more aware of the persecution the Jews have endured over the years.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Sam,
The Jews in Israel do NOT trust Obama.
Only 4% of Israeli’s believe that Obama is pro-Israel
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0809/Jerusalem_Post_4_think_Obamas_proIsrael.html
say what you like, but FACTS are stubborn things
November 26th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Yazan,
Abu Ghraib was a sad and unfortunate chapter in American military history. At least, unlike some other countries , we own up ( most of the time, I hope ) to our mistakes. Some abuses will never reach the light of day.
It is easy to condemn others but if you lost one of your best friends in combat in Iraq you might be a bit less than kind to the prisoners under your watch.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
“I wouldnt be surprised if the same type of nasty disgusting bullyish kids who do things like this to others are the ones who grow up to be like prison gaurds at Abu Ghraib who think its fun to abuse people and take pictures of it.”
Of course, not to be confused with the Palestinian kids (read whack-jobs) who strap on bombs and blow themselves up in restaurants and malls.
November 26th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Tim V,They do not think he is pro Isreal?. I don’t think he needs to be pro-Isreal. I think he needs to be pro-peace. Think about it Tim, even the IRA at some point had to NEGOTIATE and settle their differences. Isreal for 6o yrs have been at perpertual war with its neighbors. I am not pro Palestine nor am I pro Isreal. The Presidenet of the United States tells Isreal, that they need to stop building settlements to allow for a go at negotiations. They turned around and blow off the Presidenet. Yet the Presidenet is sending over $3Billion to them every year. No matter what you think of Obama, he is our president and just imagine any other group that receives that much money from America thumbing their nose at us. The whole Fox News crew would be up in arms saying Obam is unAmerican. All we are saying is stop the settlement, creat a condition for negotiation, then sit them together and get to Negotiate, maybe they will get somewhere. Its in Isreal best interest to NEGOTIATE. It saves lives, and most improtant, it saves american money. Yet the Isreali PM is worried about Iran and its missiles. Isreal has tons of missiles we supplied them and also have nuclear weapons, WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF to negotiate.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
“Why Jewish kids? Why not kick a nerd day? Why not kick a freak day?”
This is not isolated to hate for Jewish kids. A few days ago several kids were beaten at a middle school about 5 miles from my home because they had red hair. Middle school-aged children are not mature enough to understand the message in South Park’s “Kick a Ginger” episode which is why it is not rated for kids. Even if they are, kids at that age often seek that sort of attention and reputation.
I don’t blame the show or the kids. I blame parents who don’t teach their kids kindness.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Antisemitism in a Florida school…
Antisemitism is still around…
November 26th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
“BY the way, you do NOT speak for the “Jews in Isreal”!”
The fact is that you’re talking out your butt with talking points that came off a cracker jack box.
“Some right wing American Jews organize a Real Estate sale trip to Palestine and with the help of the right wing govt, falsely “buy: the land from hapless Palestinians. This is well documented.”
Its not the Palestinians land.
As a matter of fact the Palestinians are an invented people made of squating nomads conglomerating from different sects around the middle east. They come from Syria, Egypt, Yeman etc.
There is no “PALESTINE” only Gaza and the West bank !
GOT IT ???
“900 million to Hamas, I do not know where you get this from. America gives $3Billion to Isreal, how does this compare. You would rather Isreal get it all.”
You’re an idiot.
Hamas is a terrorist organization funded by another state sponsor of terrorism… IRAN !!!
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Posted: February 24, 2009
11:16 pm Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
Fawzi Barhoum
TEL AVIV, Israel – Hamas is “very happy” with a pledge this week from the Obama administration to provide $900 million in aid for rebuilding the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, a spokesman from the Islamist organization told WND.
“We are very happy with this decision,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, speaking by cell phone from Gaza. “In the first place, this money will go toward reconstructing efforts.”
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NOW. If you knew anything you’d know that Hamas in fact controls the Gaza Strip. Any reconstruction efforts in that region are going to help Hamas.
Hamas and the UNWRA which is supposedly supposed to manage the funding are very closely linked so dont let the Obama adminsitration snow you into thinking this money will go anywhere else but to Hamas which on record as consistently trading aid to Palestinians for arms in the terrorist attacks against Israel.
Theres a good reason why the Palestinians are oppressed and its not because of America or Israel which by the way donates millions in aid to help Palestinians only to be thanked by getting bombed again !
Israels policy towards wounded Palestinians (the ones that were just trying to kill them) is to make sure they are nursed back to health and returned home.
Wanna guess what the Palestinians do to Israeli captors ?
Yes !
We should only give money to Israel for the simple reason that the Palestinians are not our responsibility but instead that of the surrounding Arab nations they all migrated from and that Israel is our closest allie in the war on terror. On the basis that Hamas, elected into power by the Palestinians, wants America to be totally destroyed we owe the Palestinians nothing !
Palestinians have one main objective in their lives and that is to rid the world of Jews.
Once you people on the left realize this no longer will you keep issuing these unrealistic and delusional attempts at peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The majority of them are a homicidal/suicidal genocidal people who elected into power an organization representing their sentiments to Jews.
And yes, by the way.
I DO SPEAK FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE BECAUSE I HAVE 4 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN MY FAMILY !
ONE STILL ALIVE TODAY !!!!
November 26th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
“Yet the Presidenet is sending over $3Billion to them every year. No matter what you think of Obama, he is our president and just imagine any other group that receives that much money from America thumbing their nose at us. ”
Obama has suggested to Israel that we would shoot their planes out of the sky if they defended themselves against Iran.
“WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF to negotiate.”
Every attempt at peace with the Palestinians has resulted in broken promises and agreements.
You youself are aware that this has been a paradoxial endless 60 year war and still at this point you guys cant realize that Palestinans dont want peace.
They all need to be packed up and sent back to their respective countries of origin
The problem is this
The surrounding Arab nations that should take responsibilty for these people wont because because having Palestinaisn at war with Israel on a perpetual basis is whats in their best interest. The Palestians are pawns in the Arab proxy war against Jews.
Its always been that way.
And as long as the Palestinians can appear to be victims of US and Israeli oppression its just that much better a tool to drive the radicals anti American/Israeli movement
November 26th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Ah Micky, your insults and foul mouth will not change the facts!……I will take ytour points one at a time….
1)You can say what you want, but some American Jews from Brooklyn in NY led by Rabbai Hect organizes Real Estate trips to Palestine to buy up lands. This is ILLEGAL under international law. You are foolish to think that Palestine roam the Middle East and do not belong in Palestine. You have already secluded them to Gaza and West Bank. If this is the case, what is Isreal doing in West Bank?. You cannot wish away Palestine, it Has to be negotiated. Both Isreal and Palestine stake claim to that part of the world, so it has to be negotiated. You CANNOT wish away the land and give it to Isreal
2) Re Hamas being a terrorist organization, that is your view point. Your terrorist is the Palestinian’s Freedom fighters. You can label them terrorist as much as you want, but they are fighting for their homeland. The only solution is 2 states side by side living in peace.
Isreal must listen to the American President, or go fund themselves. Its my American money and I have the right to demand they Isreal do not insult our American President. If Isreal is NOT forced to sit down and negotiate with the Palestinians, they will still be fighting them 100 years from now. If this is what you waNT, THEN FUN THE OCCUPATION with your own money, not America’s money.
Both Isreal and Hamas are victims. tHe only solution is negotiation. We set the rules and if Hamas breaks it, we call them out. Same applies to Isreal. There are calamities on both sides. Failure to negotiate gives an opening to Iran who u call terrorist. Iran would not have any influence if Isreal sits down and negotiate WITHOUT dictatting the conditions
November 26th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Hamas is a political organization that in the past has used terroristic methods to advance their goals.
The ends do not justify the means. The ends of defending one’s homeland is a just and noble end but this can not be done by any means. Suicide bombings are a travesty and against the Religion of Islam. This is because committing suicide is prohibited in Islam and the killing of non combatant women and children and elderly is prohibited in Islam as well. I have proven that these two matters are prohibited with textual evidences from the Qur’an and the Sunnah (i.e. Prophetic Way) in past posts on this site. These two things always occur in those suicide bombings they used to do. And the issue of harming civilians and women and children and elderly and frightening them still continues with the launch of their little extremely inaccurate home-made Qassam FIREWORKS into the 1948 area of Palestine.
And even if you tell me how can it be prohibited in Islam to do suicide-bombings when so many different modern-day groups utilize it as a tactic, then I say to you that the actions of the majority have never been a proof for the permissibility of an action in the Religion of Islam. Islam is Allah (mighty and majestic is He) says and Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says. I don’t care if it was the case that 90% of Muslims agreed with it, which they don’t by the way, the Qur’an and the Sunnah take precedence over all other statements and opinions. This is because they are revelation from God.
November 26th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
The whole point of this article was not to provoke an argument about the Palestinian/Jewish issue which we have digressed into here.
It was to highlight a case of bullying that occured in a Florida town that appears to have r*cial-ethnic-religous undertones to it.
That is what the arguments should be focused on in these posts.
I say this bullying is not restricted to Jews or any other ethnic or religous group in America. Indeed many children in this society that we live in have to suffer through bullying and abuse from their peers. Sometimes this leads some of them to suicide or even homicide or suicide/homicide.
It is a serious matter that may breed despair and extreme hate for society in some of the youth. Look no further than Columbine.
Now SOME of you on this site, and not all of you, seem to like to blame the Muslims for everything. But you have to realize that you have mass murderers and serial killers and people who go “postal” on each other all the time in this society who have nothing to do with Islam and the Muslims. You are more likely to be harmed at their hands than you are at the hands of a Muslim.
November 26th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
There should not be “Kick a Jew Day” or a “Kick a Muslim Day” or “Kick a Nerd Day” or “Kick a Teacher Day!!!” or any of this at schools. There should be zero tolerance.
November 26th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Yazan, I agree. Targeting someone because of their religion, ethnicity, race, sex is in my opinion is stupid and ignorant and must be condemed whereever it raises it nasty head. And I must say bigotry is not restricted to anyone people or religion. It is found in all levels of society and MUST be rooted out and called out no matter where it originates. I am also not a fan of generalizing.
This issue is different from the Isreal/Palestinian conflict. I only reacted to it when someone on this space automatically linked the dispicable act of “kick a Jew Day” to President Obama. This roils me up and I needed to call this out. Then it ended up as a discussion of who is right and who is the victim in the struggles over there.
My point is that there are no victims and no one is right. Both the Isrealis and the Palestinians are suffering, although lately, its been the Palestinians at bearing the brunt of the conflict. My point is that this will go on for the nexyt 100 yrs UNLESS both side sit down and negotiate. But Isreal canno start the negotiation by building more settlements. Its just not a conversation stater.
Presidenet Obama made a push and asked Isreal to suspend settlements and they publicly dismised and embarrased the Presidenet. This is where I called it out. America deserves the right to be heard and if not, then American should stop pouring money into the region, both in Isreal and in Palestine. And Palestinians cannot cry foul when Isreal strikes, and Isreal cannot count on running to America when the countries in the region gang up against it. The only solution is to NEGOTIATE!!.
November 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Sam.
You’re clueless.
Find Palestine on the map and then we’ll talk.
Hamas is a terrorist organization, recognized by our country as one.
They are supported by another terrorist regime.
IRAN !!!
Whos goal is to wipe Israel off the map
Get some facts and pull your head outta your a$$.
You know absolutely nothing about Iran, Israel, or the so caled Palestinians except for your deliusional left wing kumbaya bullsht.
I’m gonna go eat some turkey and when I’m done I’m gonna come back and straighten out your fairy tale world for you.
November 26th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
The only solution is to NEGOTIATE!!.- Sam
Sam,
You have been brainwashed. You CAN’T negotiate with TERRORISTS. Micky is RIGHT, there is no “Palestine” or Palestinians.
God gave that land to the Jews, INCLUDING the West Bank and Gaza and MORE ( parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,Iraq, Egypt ).
Israel offered Arafat 96% of the West Bank and Gaza, What did they get in response ? The INFANTADA.
Sam, please do a little more historical research before you spout off liberal/dem talking points.
The Palestinians should be grateful that Israel has not wiped them out in a war response to the repeated acts of terrorism that it faces daily.
Do I have any empathy/sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians ? Sure, I do. I hate to see people living in poverty BUT these people ELECTED HAMAS so they are reaping what they sewed.
All these WARS, who started them Sam ???
November 26th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
TimV said:
“…there is no “Palestine” or Palestinians.”
Tim my father is from a small village near the city of Jenin in the West Bank, His ancestors lived in that area for hundreds of years. He is Palestinian. I am Palestinian. He does exist. I do exist. I am a human. My cousins in the West Bank are humans. Our family existed there for hundreds of years.
The vast majority of Jews in the so-called State of Israel are recent immigrants from the 20th century who came primarily from countries in Europe or even from other Middle Eastern countries such as Morroco and Yemen and did not have homes in that land before the 20th century.
You said:
“God gave that land to the Jews, INCLUDING the West Bank and Gaza and MORE ( parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,Iraq, Egypt ).”
I say:
Any of God’s promises to the Jews of ascendancy in the Land and giving them preference over the others of their time were all conditional promises based on them fulfilling his Covenant to observe His Religion and to hold fast to it, which they did not do.
They are no longer the Choosen People as they once were, except if what you mean now is “Choosen” for a special wrath from God in this Life and the Hereafter then maybe i will concede that they are still a choosen people… as can be seen clearly they have been choosen for a special wrath from God, a special recompense from God, if you look at all the punishment they have went through in their history, pograms and holocausts and all.
And God willing they will never get their filthy hooves or paws around Syria or Lebanon or Iraq or Egypt or Jordan or any other country and their tyranny and oppression will be stopped in due time. They are truly a weak and cowardly people who would not even be able to exist as a nation-state had it not been for the backing of the United States and Britain in terms of weapons and financing and strategic aid.
Your assertion that God owes them more than just “Israel” is a threat to all Arabs and non-Jewish people in the region and a clarification of wicked zionist/neo-crusader aspirations for the Middle-East.
May your plans and schemes and plots end in failure.
In due time these matters will all be sorted out in front of God and we will see, how can they conspire to remove themselves from His eternal punishment in Hell? Rather we will be rid of their conspiring that day, forever.
GOD BLESS ISRAEL
(peace upon him),
Prophet of Islam,
and save us from the plots of the Zionists.