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One Of The Domestic Terror Groups Behind The Recent Rise In Anti-Semitic Violence Against Jews Is Called The Black Hebrew Israelites

Thomas Grafton stabbed 15 people in a Chanukah celebration and is connected to the Black Supremacist group Black Hebrew Israelites who preach anti-semitism.

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January 2, 2020

NTEB Staff

Today there are several noteworthy sects of Black Hebrew Israelites.

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Thomas Grafton, who stabbed 15 people in a Chanukah celebration was connected to the Black Supremacist group called Black Hebrew Israelites

In a month of terrible anti-Semitic attacks, including a stabbing yesterday of multiple people at a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, the news that most depressed me did not involve violence. It was not something done to Jews but something Jews did. A synagogue in the Netherlands is no longer publicly posting the times of prayer services. If you want to join a service, you have to know someone who is a member of the community.

“For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.” Joshua 11:20 (KJV)

Do not misunderstand me. I was and am in a fury over the multiple assaults, culminating in the Monsey attack, which was the worst since the murders in Jersey City, which, some readers might not realize, was less than three weeks ago.

In Europe and the United States, Jews have been repeatedly assaulted on the street. Tombstones were desecrated in Slovakia. In London, anti-Semitic graffiti was paintedon synagogues and Jewish-owned stores. A Belgian daily newspaper accused a lawmaker who is Jewish of being a spy for Israel. A Polish town refused to install small brass plates that commemorate Holocaust victims. In Italy, the town of Schio did the same because, the mayor said, they would be “divisive.” (Divisive to whom?) This intolerance is coming from right-wing extremists, progressive leftists, and other minorities who, themselves, are often the object of persecution. Anti-Semites seem to think it is open season on Jews. And maybe, given the many incidents, they are right.

So why has the news that a synagogue in the Netherlands stopped posting the time of services upset me above all? Because it is vivid proof that anti-Semitism is driving Jews underground in the West.

For some time now, many kippah-wearing Jews have adopted the habit of wearing baseball caps when visiting Europe. Young people think twice before wearing Israeli-flag T-shirts when they wander the streets of Paris. Or before carrying a backpack with the name of their Jewish youth group prominently displayed. A number of years ago, I met a Jewish woman from Brussels who told me that she had asked her teenage children not to wear their Jewish-star necklaces in public. She acknowledged that she was embarrassed to have asked them and relieved when they agreed.

THIS IS WHAT ANTI-SEMITISM REALLY LOOKS LIKE

During a trip to Berlin, a friend gave me directions to an out-of-the-way synagogue. After some intricate explanations, he added that if I got lost, I should look for police on the street with submachine guns. “That,” he noted, “would be the entrance to the synagogue.” But I should also keep watch for men in baseball caps and follow them. “They will lead you to the synagogue.” I did get lost, and followed some men in baseball caps as instructed. I was relieved when I saw the police. I had found it.

For many years, Jews have known that when visiting a European synagogue, they must bring their passport with them and expect to be interrogated by guards outside the door. I now call ahead to let a synagogue know that I am coming. And that does not always guarantee entry. A few years ago, I was turned away from a synagogue in Rome.

There are many sects which refer to themselves with variations of the name Black Hebrew Israelites. Some, but not all, are outspoken anti-Semites and racists. It should be emphasized that the extremist and anti-Semitic sects of Black Hebrew Israelites are unrelated to the thousands of black Jews and other Jews of color in the US, who are genuine members of the Jewish faith. Furthermore, they should not be confused with Ethiopian Jews who mostly live in Israel today. Anti-Semitic Black Hebrew Israelites assert that white people are agents of Satan, Jews are liars and false worshipers of God, and blacks are the true “chosen people” and are racially superior to other ethnicities. READ MORE

Jews have been living defensively for a long time. But when a synagogue, as a precaution, decides not to post the time of services, we have reached a new level. In Spain in the 15th century, many Jews sought safety from persecution by converting to Christianity but secretly maintained their Jewish practices. They lit Shabbat candles in inner reaches of their homes where no one from the street could see, and eschewed eating pork or shellfish. They became what Spaniards called Marranos, a term of degradation comparable in some ways to kike. Some Jews who converted did not maintain the traditions. This did not, of course, guarantee their safety when the Church, state authorities, and the mob began to seek out Marranos for persecution.

I use the term, however reluctantly, because it captures what I am seeing today. Most Jewish students on American campuses have not been subjected to overt acts of discrimination or verbal abuse. But many among them feel they have something to lose if they openly identify as Jews. If they are active in Hillel, the Jewish student organization, they may be informally barred from being active in progressive causes—for example, racial and LGBTQ equality, climate-change mitigation, and the fight against sexual assault. Those who want to be elected to student government are learning to scrub their résumés clean of any overtly Jewish or pro-Israel activities. They are not abandoning their Jewish identity; they are hiding it. They have become Marranos.

When Jews feel it is safer for them to go “underground” as Jews, something is terribly wrong—wrong for them and, even more so, wrong for the society in which they live. Jews have taken and are taking anti-Semitism very seriously. Non-Jews must do the same.

You must do so, not solely for the sake of the well-being of your Jewish neighbors, friends, and fellow citizens. (Though that would be laudable.) You must do so for the sake of the well-being of the societies in which you live. No healthy democracy can afford to tolerate anti-Semitism in its midst. It is one of the long-term signs of rot in that democracy. If you care about democracy, you should care about the Jews among you, and the anti-Semites too. source

Who Are The Black Hebrew Israelites?

A quick video to show you who the Black Hebrew Israelites really are, and it’s not good. They call themselves “israelites” but they are not, they have no connection to the biblical Jews.

My father always said that he thought there would be another Holocaust. I didn’t want to believe this, but we are all seeing the signs. The Lord allowed me the privilege of leading my father to the Throne of Grace before he died. I am so grateful that my dad is in heaven and not witnessing the global anti Semitism which he feared would happen.

We know that Satan loathes the Jewish people. This should not surprise remnant Christians who study God’s Word. Satan knows that the Jewish people are God’s Chosen. What many people miss is this: Jews are God’s Chosen because Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to earth as a Jew. He gave His life to redeem those who would repent and trust Him for their Salvation. From theatlantic.com

Guardian Angels Patrol Brooklyn Jewish Neighborhoods to Protect Jews, Provide ‘Visual Deterrence’

The Guardian Angels private crime prevention group have begun patrolling Brooklyn’s Jewish neighborhoods to provide “visual deterrence” following an ongoing rise in the number of anti-Semitic attacks against the city’s Jews.

Curtis Sliwa, who founded the unarmed group in 1979 promised in an interview with NBC News on Saturday evening their patrols would begin in the Crown Heights neighborhood. As promised, the patrols did indeed begin right on schedule. Sliwa said the patrols would expand to the Williamsburg and Borough Park sections later in the day.

It wasn’t a moment too soon.

Within hours of that interview, a black man wearing a bulky winter coat walked into the synagogue at the Monsey home of a Hasidic rabbi late Saturday night where a Chanukah party was taking place, in the Forshay neighborhood in Monsey, at around 10:30 pm. From jewishpress.com

Suspect Held in Machete Attack at Rabbi’s Home in Monsey, NY

Thomas Grafton, 37 of Greenwood Lake, New York, was arrested Sunday morning and charged with five counts of attempted murder for the alleged anti-Semitic domestic terror attack in the synagogue. According to eyewitness reports, he allegedly opened the garment and began swinging a machete at the rabbi’s guests. Within moments, 15 people were injured, including five with serious wounds. One of the wounded is the rabbi’s own son; his status is not yet clear. Two are in critical condition; three others are seriously injured. All five were taken to local area hospitals.

CBS News reported that Grafton was arrested while driving a gray Nissan Sentra at the intersection of West 144th Street and Adam Clayton Boulevard in Harlem. He was taken to the NYPD 32nd Precinct for questioning.

Last week, there were eight anti-Semitic attacks perpetrated against Jews in Brooklyn, the New York Police Department (NYPD) reported. Among those attacks were four incidents that took place in the Chasidic Jewish section of Crown Heights, where Sliwa said the Guardian Angels decided to begin their patrols.

The most recent attack was that of a man who entered Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters at “770” Eastern Parkway on Friday morning and threatened to “shoot up the place” and kill all the Jews inside. He then fled the building and ran into the Utica Avenue subway station, witnesses said.

Police later tracked down the suspect as someone who was staying at a shelter in the Bronx and made the arrest, according to a report on the COLLive news site. Sliwa told NBC News that local Chabad leaders have asked the Guardian Angels’ help, and he believes patrols by his group can put a stop to the attacks.

“We’re a visual deterrence in our red berets and our red satin jackets,” Sliwa said. “Nobody’s going to commit an attack when we’re around.” If they do, he added, “We’ll physically restrain the persons responsible, make a citizen’s arrest and hold them until the police arrive.”

The strategy is similar to that carried out by the Shmira civil patrol in the neighborhood. However, it is believed the impact of Guardian Angels’ involvement in the mix is likely to be more intimidating, and far more likely to quiet things down, than the simple involvement of the Chasidic Shmira patrol. source

The Left Wing media are holding back the obvious – Thomas Grafton, who stabbed 15 people in a Chanukah celebration (one who is not expected to regain consciousness – his picture at the top of this article) was obviously connected to the Black Supremacist group called Black Hebrew Israelites (BHI).

This group is a Domestic Terrorist organization who claim that they alone are true Israelites, and that white Jews are NOT truly Jews. They are violent and searching for Orthodox Jews; they want to kill all of them. And BHI want all white Jews to be killed as well. The Orthodox Jews are easier to spot because of their appearance.

Brethren, I believe that we are extremely close to the end. The signs are everywhere. I am praying for my Jewish people to have their eyes and hearts opened, and see that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah of Israel and of the whole world.

But realistically, I do not believe that many of them will be born again. Sadly, most Jews are Secular. They will be facing the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, which will be much worse than Hitler’s Holocaust; much worse than anything people on the earth have experienced.

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Antisemitism Has Shockingly Morphed Into Anti-Jewish Terrorism As Attacks Around The World Directed At The Jews Reaches A Near All-Time High

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December 15, 2025

Geoffrey Grider

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Don’t call it antisemitism, the outrageous attacks on Jews around the world since October 7th can only be called Anti-Jewish terrorism and it’s getting worse by the day

With each tick-tock of the end times clock, born again Christians draw closer and closer to the glorious catching away mentioned in the Bible we call the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church. But like we’ve long told you, that event when it happens will be like a helicopter rescue behind enemies lines where we will be so close to the ‘action’ that the tips of our shoelaces will be melting from the flames of battle. I have long believed we will be taken up and away in the midst of much ‘small t’ tribulation. But what about the Jews? They go into the time of Jacob’s trouble, which by all accounts, seems to be doing it’s level best to make an early appearance.

“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.” Daniel 9:27 (KJB)

For most of the post-World War II era, the Western world liked to tell itself a comforting story: we learned our lesson. Never Again, right? The idea that antisemitism was an old demon chained up in the basement of history, something you might spot on the fringes, but never again in the daylight. However, just the opposite is true.

Because in 2025, antisemitism isn’t hiding in the basement. It’s walking the streets, showing up at schools, splashing across social media, and in too many places it has now crossed the line into outright terrorism and bloodshed. When the Jewish people must ring their synagogues with barricades and armed guards in nations that once promised “never again,” you are watching a moral collapse in real time and from the Bible’s standpoint, you’re also watching the spiritual hatred the Word of God has been warning about for thousands of years.

“Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.” Psalm 44:13,14 (KJB)

The hard part is that this new antisemitism often wears a suit, holds a microphone, and wraps itself in “activism” language. It frequently claims to be about Israel, or “Zionism,” or “politics.” But the pattern keeps revealing itself: when Jewish homes, Jewish schools, Jewish businesses, Jewish holidays, Jewish students, and Jewish worshippers become the target — it’s not “geopolitics.” It’s Jew-hatred.

A new multi-country benchmark, the J7 Annual Report on Antisemitism 2025, compares incident rates across seven of the largest Jewish communities outside Israel. On a per-capita basis, the report shows the scale of the problem is not evenly distributed — but it is widespread, and in some countries it is staggering. For example, Germany’s per-Jewish-capita incident rate in 2023 exceeded 38 incidents per 1,000 Jews, and the UK exceeded 13 per 1,000 in 2023; in Australia the rate jumps dramatically in 2024 (17.60 per 1,000), reflecting the post–Oct 7 shockwave rippling across societies.

United States: record-breaking totals and high-profile violence

ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2024, published in 2025, recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024 in the United States — the highest number since ADL began tracking decades ago — with increases in assault and vandalism as well. Then in 2025, antisemitism didn’t just remain “an atmosphere.” It manifested in headline violence. The U.S. Department of Justice announced federal charges after the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. (May 21, 2025).

United Kingdom: still historically high — and targeted synagogue terror

In the first half of 2025, CST recorded 1,521 antisemitic incidents across the UK — the second-highest first-half total CST has ever reported. And CST notes that 51% of those incidents referenced or were linked to Israel/Palestine, Oct 7, or the ongoing conflict, showing how often “Israel talk” becomes the delivery mechanism for targeting Jews where they live. And in October 2025, Britain saw what many feared was coming: a terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, which the UK Home Secretary called “an evil act of antisemitic terrorism.”

Australia: extreme levels for a second year — then the nightmare at Bondi

Australia’s national Jewish security reporting shows the same “new normal” pattern. The ECAJ Report on Anti‑Jewish Incidents in Australia 2025 documents 1,654 incidents from Oct 1, 2024 to Sept 30, 2025, with the report noting that totals remain about three times higher than any year before the post–Oct 7 wave.

Then came a fresh horror: on Dec 14, 2025, the New York Times reported gunmen opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing at least 15 people in what officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. “Bondi has often been a place where Jews come to be a community together,” said Ms. Haber, 62. “This is our worst nightmare.”

Canada: “record-setting heights”

B’nai Brith Canada reported that 6,219 incidents targeting Jews were recorded in 2024, describing it as the highest number in the history of their audit (dating back to 1982).

Germany: “no decline” — 24 cases per day

Germany’s RIAS annual reporting (published in 2025 for 2024 data) recorded 8,627 antisemitic incidents in 2024, a 77% increase compared to the previous year — averaging 24 documented cases per day. It also states 68% of incidents were related to Israel and the Gaza war, and reports a major increase at universities (from 151 to 450).

France: elevated levels, even when year-over-year dips occur

France’s Interior Ministry reported 646 antisemitic acts in the first half of 2025 — down from the first half of 2024, but still more than double the same period in 2023. And France recorded 1,570 antisemitic acts in 2024 (still near the post–Oct 7 surge level). The point is not “which country is worst.” The point is that multiple countries with modern democratic institutions are reporting numbers that would have been unthinkable not long ago — and Jewish communities are living with it every day.

One of the dirtiest tricks of the age is linguistic. People will say, “I don’t hate Jews — I hate Zionists,” then they proceed to target Jewish students, Jewish institutions, and Jewish neighborhoods. The most chilling shift in 2025 is not just the raw totals. It’s the cultural mood. A society that once would have instantly and unanimously condemned antisemitism now too often argues about whether the Jews “deserved” the threat, or whether the victims were “connected to Israel,” or whether the hate crime label is “political.” It’s a stain that seems to be leaking out of every corner of social media with no end in sight. We stand with the Jews, we stand with the nation of Israel and we pray for the peace of Jerusalem. But we also tell them the truth about what’s still to come.

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Christian, You Need To Pick A Side In This Rising Wave Of Jew Hatred And Choose Wisely, For You Will Give An Account At The Judgment Seat Of Christ

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November 13, 2025

Geoffrey Grider

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On American university campuses younger generations are displaying increasingly harsh antisemitic attitudes towards the Jews and Israel

All over the world, from college campuses to political chambers, antisemitism is exploding at a pace that even secular reporters are calling “historic.” In just the last few years the world has seen a dramatic, measurable, and undeniable spike in antisemitic incidents. Governments are reporting record-high hostility, universities are drenched in anti-Israel propaganda, and young adults on social media boldly repeat rhetoric that would have shocked the world twenty years ago.

“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.” Zechariah 2:8 (KJB)

Many of these anti-Jewish voices are coming from people and groups that consider themselves to be Christian, yet paradoxically have intense hatred for the Jews from whom came the scriptures, and from whom came Jesus of Nazareth. The Bible calls Jesus the “king of the Jews”, and indeed He soon shall rule and reign from Jerusalem, much to the presumed dismay of mainstream Christianity in 2025.

What you are watching right now, in real time, is the spirit of Antichrist rising across the world, manifesting itself in a global surge of Jew-hatred not seen since the days leading up to World War II. It is no coincidence, it’s Bible prophecy. And if you know your King James Bible, then you already understand why this is happening, who is behind it, and exactly where it is heading.

What Should Bible Believers Do Right Now?

1. Stand With God’s People

Not politically, not sentimentally — biblically.

“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” — Genesis 12:3 (KJB)

2. Pray for the Salvation of the Jewish People

Their national turning to Christ comes at the end of the Tribulation — but individuals are being reached right now.

“And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.” Romans 11:26,27 (KJB)

3. Understand the Times

We are not children of the night, so don’t stand in the darkness. We are commanded to watch and faithful.

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 (KJB)

4. Preach the Gospel With Urgency

The Rapture ends the Church Age. The clock is preparing to strike midnight.

“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (KJB)

In closing, let me ask you a simple question, Christian. Do you really think that the Jewish Jesus, born in Bethlehem, the promised Son from the writings of the Old Testament prophets, and the One who will soon be ruling and reigning from the Throne of David in Jerusalem, doesn’t care how you treat His wayward but still-chosen people the Jews, the apple of His eye? Do you really think He will have nothing to say about what you have said about His holy land of Israel and Jerusalem? Because the Lord absolutely will have plenty to say to you about this at the Judgment Seat of Christ, so you might want to think about that. And not only think about it, but get ready now while you still have time.

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJB)

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Over 1,000 Hollywood Stars, Directors And Producers Form ‘Film Workers for Palestine’ And Sign A Pledge To Not Work With Israeli Film Companies

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September 9, 2025

Geoffrey Grider

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More than 1,000 Hollywood filmmakers, actors and industry professionals have signed a pledge not to work with certain Israeli film institutions with ‘Filmworkers For Palestine’

It is an interesting position to take, supporting Palestine that is ruled by a duly-elected terrorist organization, Hamas, and seeking to express that support while ignoring the terrorists whom the Palestinians of their own free will elected to rule over them. So if someone were to say, “I support Gaza”, ruled by Hamas, or I support Palestine, ruled by Hamas, by definition that person would be saying they support Hamas. Film Workers for Palestine support Hamas, and that’s the memo.

“The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.” Exodus 15:14 (KJB)

It’s a bad time to be a Jew in Hollywood, or anywhere else for that matter. The Bible says that hatred of the Jews would rise in the last days, and that’s exactly what we are seeing. Today’s bombing of Hamas leadership in Doha will only serve to fan the flames of Jew-hatred and anti-Israel sentiment. Have you ever noticed that whenever we get close to the UN recognizing a state of Palestine that something always happens to stop it? The question is, will the events of today in Qatar hinder a state of Palestine, or hasten it? I am thinking that, this time around, it will speed things up. It’s time.

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Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: The pledge was made in an open letter published on Monday by Film Workers for Palestine, a group that campaigns for the end of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

“In this urgent moment of crisis, where many of our governments are enabling the carnage in Gaza, we must do everything we can to address complicity in that unrelenting horror,” the letter read.

The signatories, which also include the director Adam McKay, the actor Mark Ruffalo and the actress Ayo Edebiri, pledged not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli cinemas, broadcasters and production companies that, in their view, “are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” The group said it had been inspired by Filmmakers United Against Apartheid, a movement that in the 1980s worked to end apartheid in South Africa.

Last month, a group of academic experts known as the International Association of Genocide Scholars declared that Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide. According to Gaza health officials, more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war, which began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people. Experts in food security have found famine in parts of the Gaza Strip, an assertion rejected by Israel.

In a statement last week, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry called the conclusion by the International Association of Genocide Scholars “an embarrassment to the legal profession and to any academic standard,” and said it was “entirely based on Hamas’s campaign of lies and the laundering of those lies by others.”

Film Workers for Palestine said its pledge did not prohibit working with Israeli individuals. “The call is for film workers to refuse to work with Israeli institutions that are complicit in Israel’s human rights abuses against the Palestinian people,” it said on its website. “This refusal takes aim at institutional complicity, not identity.” The organization said that while a few Israeli film entities “are not complicit,” a vast majority of the country’s “film production and distribution companies, sales agents, cinemas and other film institutions have never endorsed the full, internationally recognized rights of the Palestinian people.”

The group added that Israel’s major film festivals, including the Jerusalem Film Festival, continue to partner with the Israeli government.

Other signatories of the pledge include the actress Cynthia Nixon and Yorgos Lanthimos, the director of the upcoming film “Bugonia.” Javier Bardem, Susan Sarandon and Indya Moore partnered with Film Workers for Palestine on Instagram to share a post explaining the pledge.

The pledge comes after a recent pro-Palestinian demonstration at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival drew thousands of participants. That protest gained momentum after Venice4Palestine, a group of Italian and international film professionals, released an open letter demanding that the festival condemn the destruction and suffering caused by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. READ MORE