A bunch of “cowardly masked extremists” held an anti-Semitic banner on a Massachusetts freeway overpass on 9/11, blaming the terrorist assaults on the Jewish folks.
The Anti-Defamation League on Monday known as out this “scapegoating” of the Jewish neighborhood, condemning the “harmful anti-Semitic trope.”
On Sunday, the group with the banner was noticed above Route 1 in Saugus. The banner learn, “Jews did 9/11.”
ADL New England reported that different freeway overpasses within the Bay State on 9/11 had been additionally lined with anti-Semitic banners.
“On September 11, a day when we remember a great tragedy experienced by our country and the loss of too many, a number of highway overpasses in our Commonwealth were tarnished with anti-Semitic banners, held by cowardly masked extremists, blaming these terrorist attacks on Jews,” mentioned Robert Trestan, ADL New England’s regional director.
“The scapegoating of the Jewish community is an age-old but exceedingly harmful anti-Semitic trope that must be called out and condemned whenever and wherever it occurs,” he added. “Using this tragedy to spread false, destructive and divisive narratives harms our communities and sense of security and disgraces the memory of the victims from that day.”
The 9/11 terrorist assaults had been carried out by al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group. Nineteen terrorists hijacked 4 industrial airplanes, killing virtually 3,000 folks.
Auditor candidate Anthony Amore tweeted in regards to the anti-Semitic banner over Route 1.
“These conveniently masked cowards were seen yesterday on Route 1 in Saugus,” wrote Amore, a Republican. “Anti-Semitism seemingly has no end in our society. We shouldn’t tolerate this and I hope you’ll join me in condemning this repugnant bigotry.”
CeaseAntisemitism, a watchdog group that exposes anti-Semitic teams and people, tweeted, “Antisemites live and breathe for September 11th. Why? So they can spew their vile Jew hatred, incorrectly blaming the 9/11 attacks on who else but the Jews.”
The group posted the banner from Saugus, together with an anti-Semitic banner from Houston, Texas.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”