Those Israel-haters over at IfNotNow – who I have dealt with a fair bit (especially recently since they orchestrated those Birthright walkouts)– are going global.
A group calling themselves Na’amod: British Jews Against Occupation seems to have popped up in May, in order to organize the infamous “Kaddish for Hamas” event in the UK.
They seem to be the UK branch of IfNotNow.
For a start, IfNotNow were behind similar Kaddish for Hamas events in the US.
Then there’s the fire symbol they both have on their Twitter accounts.
And when Na’amod officially launched in July, guess who tweeted about it.
Note the last two words: “Join us.”
If all of this isn’t enough to convince you they are related, perhaps this will: two weeks after IfNotNow went to Logan airport to harass Birthright participants
Na’amod did the same thing in the UK, using the same hashtag and even tagging IfNotNow.
Naturally, IfNotNow posted about it.
By the way, these were the brochures Na’amod activists were handing out.
I rest my case.
To my fellow Jews and Israel supporters in the UK: please be aware that IfNotNow is now operating over there as Na’amod, and will replicate their tactics.
Update: Looks like I struck a nerve.
https://twitter.com/NaamodUK/status/1021874009812680704
https://twitter.com/NaamodUK/status/1021876396958859264
This was so factually incorrect it made Na'amod twitter admins laugh. We suggest its writer retire from investigative 'journalism' immediately. To clarify, @IfNotNowOrg are wonderful – we're definitely inspired by their great work <3 – but we are not a branch. We're independent. https://t.co/zUOy9WkOnO
— Na'amod (@NaamodUK) July 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/NaamodUK/status/1021880313998237697
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