Apparently the irony of Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP) co-opting both the celebration of Hanukkah and the events in Ferguson, Missouri to promote their virulently anti-Israel agenda was lost on JTNews (“Jews in Seattle and beyond light Hanukkah candles for racial justice,” Dec. 19, 2014).
Hanukkah is not just a celebration of the Maccabees’ victory over the Seleucid occupiers of ancient Israel and the rededication of the Temple, but it also commemorates the victory of the Jewish mainstream of that era over the Hellenized collaborators who sided enthusiastically with our enemies.
JVP is the modern day embodiment of those Hellenized Tobiads. They represent a dangerous fringe element of contemporary Jewry, actively collaborating with the worldwide movement seeking the destruction of Israel. The anti-Israel invective spewed by JVP belies any claim that their true motive is achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Moreover, the group is seemingly unperturbed about rhetoric posted by its followers on its social media sites so
blatantly anti-Semitic it would make Goebbels blush.
Ira Mehlman, Seattle