For Human Rights Activists

From a letter sent out to Human Relations Councils:

Jews and their supporters are experiencing vicious verbal abuse from the pro-Hamas demonstrators at various rallies throughout the city.

In light of the current GAZA crisis between Hamas and Israel, emotions locally, nationally and internationally are reaching a fever pitch that have the potential to result in very dangerous repercussions for members of the Jewish community...throughout the country.

Under the protection of the US Constitutional First Amendment, the pro-Hamas movement is allowing and/or encouraging the use of deleterious words to be hurled at, and about Jews reminiscent of Nazi Germany. The U.S. designated HAMAS as a terrorist organization pursuant to Executive Order 12947 in 1995 and as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997. HAMAS was also designated a “specially designated global terrorist” under Executive Order in 2001.

Vicious chants such as, "Put Jews back in the oven", "Rest in peace Hitler" and "Use Jews as fossil fuels" are being spewed along with threats of violence at an accelerating rate from New York to Florida, Los Angeles and Chicago. Sadly, there has been little or no coverage of this problem by the m edia, and above all, no reaction or response from The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations.

While the numbers of individuals who participate in these obscene outbursts are relatively few, these anti-Semitic chants are being widely circulated throughout the world via the Internet. History teaches us that if allow this to continue to intensify, such words have the potential to lead to violence.

...We find it difficult to fathom that you have been silently standing by as people wear Hezbollah jackets, fly Hamas flags and praise Hitler in the streets of Los Angeles while calling for the "Ovens to be re- fired." We urge you to stand with the Mayor of Los Angeles, the County Board of Supervisors and the LA City Council by publicly denouncing such dangerous and egregious rhetoric about Jews and the State of Israel.

Racial slurs of such enormity being used against any other ethnic race or religion in this city would have been condemned and denounced by your Commission immediately. Why are you stand ing by silently and allowing this to become commonplace in Los Angeles? We are hoping that you are contemplating an action to curtail this phenomenon -- we encourage you to do it, and urgently so.

Example: Dueling Rallies in L.A. by Israeli Consulate - Jan 6, 2009 ... "Put Jews in ovens". YouTube ... LA:Pro-Hamas Rally, "use Jews as Fossil Fuel" ...