We have known it for a long time, but few wanted to admit it—the Los Angeles Times has become a mouthpiece for the Hamas/Nazi movement in America. Here is the proof, in their own words:
“Controversy escalated when the Los Angeles Times reported on the motion with the headline: “A plan to fund $1 million in security for Jewish spaces is amended after a protest in City Hall.” Accompanying photo captions in the story by Myung Chun stated, “Groups against a proposed City Council resolution to fund Zionist defense training pack the council chamber as they spoke out against the motion on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at City Hall in Los Angeles, CA. The motion would provide upwards of $1 million to Pro-Israel vigilante/security companies for Zionist defense training. (Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)”
Zionist training pack. Pro-Israel vigilante/security companies.
The Nazis trie to stop Jews from attending synagogue. Now the Times calls protecting the Jews Zionism and vigilantism. Who will report the Times for a hate crime? Why would any Jew or Christian buy the Times or any product that advertises in the Times? This is Nazi propaganda, let us be direct, not subtle—this is a mouthpiece fo Hamas Nazi’s.
Unusual Caption in LA Times Report Ignites Antisemitism Concerns
Jamie Paige, Westside Current, 7/2/24 https://www.westsidecurrent.com/news/la-times-reporting-on-security-funding-for-jewish-institutions-ignites-antisemitism-concerns-at-legacy-newspaper/article_8bfb4494-38d5-11ef-a872-cfa9c8e81515.html
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Times is facing criticism for a headline and photo caption that inaccurately portrayed a Los Angeles City Council motion designed to enhance security for Jewish and other religious institutions.
The council, on Tuesday, postponed a decision on a motion originally proposing $1 million to fund nonprofit security services aimed at protecting Jewish places of worship, community centers, and schools. The proposal was expanded to cover other faiths, prompting the deferment.
Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Bob Blumenfield, the original authors, amended their motion to allocate $2 million to the city’s Civil and Human Rights Department, which would distribute the funds through a neighborhood security grants program accessible to all faith-based organizations.
“I believe this is a necessary and fitting change to ensure that all faith communities in Los Angeles can access these funds, while still addressing the critical need to bolster security at Jewish institutions,” Yaroslavsky stated.
Controversy escalated when the Los Angeles Times reported on the motion with the headline: “A plan to fund $1 million in security for Jewish spaces is amended after a protest in City Hall.” Accompanying photo captions in the story by Myung Chun stated, “Groups against a proposed City Council resolution to fund Zionist defense training pack the council chamber as they spoke out against the motion on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at City Hall in Los Angeles, CA. The motion would provide upwards of $1 million to Pro-Israel vigilante/security companies for Zionist defense training. (Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)”
Users of “X” like Justin Gordon expressed frustration, asking, “WTF is Zionist defense training? Does the @latimes mean training to protect synagogues from radical extremists who decide to block Jews from entering?”
Others condemned the portrayal of Jewish security measures as operations by “Zionist vigilantes” or “Zionist militias.” “Ordinary LA Jewish Institutions are now called ‘Zionist Vigilantes’. Ordinary armed security that protects Day School children (I.e. my kids) are now ‘Zionist Militias’.
Sam Yebri, a Jewish community leader and former candidate for the 5th district council seat, also criticized the Times for its controversial description of key Jewish organizations. Yebri highlighted that the newspaper labeled the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Community Foundation, and Magen Am—pivotal institutions in Los Angeles—as “Pro-Israel vigilante/security companies for Zionist Defense training.” He condemned this portrayal, stating, “It is inexcusable to fan the flames of Jew hatred that has taken over LA.”
The Times added a note to the story at 4:07 p.m., stating the funding was intended for pro-Israel security companies, not vigilante groups. However, the clarification still does not accurately describe the intended recipients of the funds.
Critics of Tuesday’s motion held a news conference on the steps of City Hall to urge council members to vote against it. The grass roots organization Ground Game LA released a letter from its Jewish members “with the full support of our membership” to council members Monday, calling the motion “flagrantly anti-Palestinian” by “holding up Jewish safety as the sole concern raised by these protests.” It called the proposed $1 million allocation “a misallocation of public funds” and demanded it be withdrawn or rejected.
The motion was prompted by an incident on June 23, when a large group of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the entrance to Adas Torah Synagogue in the Pico Robertson neighborhood, escalating community tensions. Video from the scene showed punches being thrown, people wrestled to the ground and kicked, chemical agents being sprayed and demonstrators people the handles of protest signs as weapons. The protesters were said to be opposing a real estate promotion event by Homes In Israel, which they claimed involved “settler expansion.”
Yebri emphasized that the June 23 protest was rooted in antisemitism, not real estate issues. “The June 23 attack on the Jewish community had nothing to do with real estate, and everything to do with Jew hatred,” he said.
Two days after the protest, a press conference was held by Councilwoman Yaroslavsky, Mayor Bass, and other officials, where preventive measures were outlined, including increased security at high-risk religious institutions. “It was an escalation of tension felt across the country and we need to take it seriously, and act swiftly.” said Yaroslavsky. “The threats are real and the fear of a proxy war for what’s happening in the Middle East spilling onto our streets here in L.A. is real. I’ve said this many times, but I think it is important to reiterate that everyone has a right to peaceful protest … but that doesn’t mean there’s a right to violence and all of us deserve to feel and to be safe, and to live without fear of hate.”
Rabbi Noah Farkas, President & CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, reiterated, “Anti-Zionism is clearly antisemitism because anti-Zionists are antisemites. Harassment, intimidation, and physical attacks against the Jewish community cannot be tolerated.”
The amended motion is scheduled for discussion on July 31. Yaroslavsky noted that the city initiative is intended to bridge the gap until the state’s $80 million neighborhood security grant program begins this fall. She anticipates that the city will be reimbursed by the state once its program is operational.
Mayor Karen Bass, the City Attorney’s Office, and interfaith leaders throughout Los Angeles have expressed support for the expanded motion.
There are laws on the books that protect the public and even City Council members from these types of criminal acts. Let the police do their jobs and force the prosecutors to prosecute.
The 2024 election should show a major voting shift in the Jewish vote (from the antisemitic Democrat party to the pro-Jewish, pro-Israel Republican party). In fact, there should be major shifts in all the traditional Democrat party constituents: Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and Catholics.