Israel: A History of Hate Crimes

By Rev. Ted Pike

Israel provided a textbook example of a “hate crime” when Orthodox Jews gathered and publicly burned hundreds of New Testament Bibles last week. The Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, architect of hate crimes laws worldwide, says a hate crime occurrs whenever violation of the law is motivated by bias against an identifiable protected group of people (like Jews, Muslims, or homosexuals). It also says it is a hate crime to desecrate or destroy the sacred books of another religion.

The deputy mayor of Or Jehuda, in southern Israel, was obviously motivated by bias against Christianity and its sacred book, the New Testament. Because of his bias, he incited dozens of Jewish religious students to burn the Christian scriptures. According to ADL criteria, this was a hate crime.

ADL—Israel’s public relations rep to the world—holds up the Jewish state as a model of judicial fairness and perspective. If ADL were consistent, it would require from Israel the same responsibility to pursue hate crime indictments as elsewhere. It would pressure the government of Israel to indict the deputy mayor and all who participated. Yet ADL, in its recent press statement, doesn’t hint that Bible burning in Israel is a hate crime.

ADL hate laws demand that Christians in Canada, Australia, Europe and America be punished with triple penalties if their “homophobia” motivates an infraction of the law. If ADL were true to its own principles, it would demand similar harsh penalties for the “Israeli Bible-burners.”

After all, that’s what ADL’s national executive board member (Philly DA Lynne Abraham) wanted to give 11 Christians for the “hate crime” of peaceful witnessing to homosexuals in 2004. (See, “Eleven Christians Jailed For Criticizing Homosexuality“) She wanted 47 years in prison and a $90,000 fine each in punishment! Shouldn’t ADL demand that the Israeli Bible-burners be similarly punished?

The least ADL should require from Israeli authorities is the same harsh penalties its Canadian hate laws impose on Christians. One victim of ADL wrath was Toronto printer Scott Brockie who refused to print homosexual literature. Legal entanglements cost him at least $171,000; he was bankrupted.

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Update On The Campaign Of The Nationalist Coalition’s John Ubele, Pro-White Candidate For Florida House District 46

By Anchorage Activist

Back in September 2007, I first introduced you to the candidacy of John Ubele (pictured at left), who’s running for the District 46 seat in Florida’s House of Representatives. Ubele is the Operations Manager for the Nationalist Coalition, and so is unmistakeably a pro-white candidate. Thus his candidacy is just as important to America’s greater white comuunity as it is to those living within the boundaries of HD 46.

However, Florida electoral deadlines are fast approaching, and we want to make sure Ubele’s candidacy is not forgotten. June 16th is the filing deadline for any other candidates. If no one else files for this seat, none of the three candidates in this race will face primary opposition on August 26th, and so they will have a clean shot through November 4th.

John Ubele is running as “NPA”, or “No Party Affiliation”, which is an officially recognized category in Florida. This is his second try at elective office, having run unsuccessfully for a Pasco Mosquito Control Board seat (and having visited Florida myself, I can personally attest that this is a MUCH MORE IMPORTANT OFFICE than appears at first glance). Access his official campaign website HERE. Ubele’s campaign finance page reveals that he’s received only $910.31 to date; all from individuals, no PACs or special interests. However, Ubele is opposed by two other candidates, each representing the establishment parties.

Representing the Republicans is incumbent John Legg. Legg is more than just a Representative; he’s also the Deputy Majority Whip of the Florida House, and is the Vice-Chair of the K-12 Committee. Thus he wields more power than the average Representative, which he can bring to bear during the campaign and use it to project an artificially-inflated value of his candidacy. Access his official House website HERE. Legg has his own page on the VoteSmart website; an examination of the various contents indicates a solid conservative rating from pro-business and pro-family groups. Legg’s campaign finance page reveals that of this post, he’s raised $36,500, much of it from PACs and other special interest groups. Consequently, it appears John Legg is the officially anointed and approved candidate….

 
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