172: Unglazed, with Jeremy Kaplowitz

Quick Overview

The hosts and guest Jeremy Kaplowitz analyze the controversy surrounding a protest outside a Queens synagogue against a real estate event selling land in the illegal West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, focusing heavily on the media and political condemnation of the chant "We support Hamas here" as anti-Semitic, which the hosts argue misrepresents the protest's core focus on land theft and ignores concurrent anti-Palestinian chants.

Key Points: The protest occurred outside Agudath Israel synagogue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, targeting a real estate event organized by Mortgage Israel promoting sales in Ma'ale Adumim, a West Bank settlement illegal under international law. The host argues that the narrative immediately pivoted to condemn the chant "We support Hamas here," completely erasing the anti-Zionist Jewish participation and the protest's actual focus on "blatant land theft and dispossession." AOC's tweet condemning the chant as "vile anti-semitism" is critiqued for using loaded language like "marching into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood" to conjure parallels to historical events like the KKK march in Skokie. Brad Lander's statement condemning the chant as "vile anti-semitism" while mentioning the land sales is criticized for prioritizing language over the urgency of opposing the illegal land sales and apartheid system. Mayor Eric Adams' statement that the language "has no place in New York City" is characterized as a useless, school-counselor-like response that caters to Zionists without addressing the fundamental issue of the land sale. The hosts contend that supporting the resistance movement of an occupied people, even one that includes Hamas, is not inherently anti-Semitic, and doing things that upset Jews is distinct from anti-Semitism. The New York Times coverage is slammed for journalistic malpractice, incorrectly stating the land was stolen during the creation of Israel (it was occupied in '67) and vaguely reporting that protesters "hurled anti-semitic slurs" without quoting them, contrasting sharply with direct quotes from the pro-Israel side chanting "We love ICE."