Anti-Israel as-a-Jew group Independent Jewish Voices Canada have posted on Facebook this article painting antisemitic Foodbenders owner Kimberly Hawkins as the victim, and denying she is antisemitic.
It would seem some of their supporters do not agree.
Among the article claims
Significantly, after a meeting between IJV Toronto and Hawkins, IJV Toronto issued a statement indicating that “Ms. Hawkins was open to hearing this criticism, expressed regret, and made it clear that she did not want to offend or encourage antisemitism.”
It’s obvious from the media coverage and hate messages, though, that Hawkins’ major crime is daring to express solidarity with Palestinians under occupation. For instance, a Forward article referring to Foodbenders’ “anti-Semitic signs” is accompanied by a photo of the “I <3 Gaza” window, implicitly representing empathy with Gazans as an act of anti-Jewish hate.
And what better way to make clear you do “not want to offend or encourage antisemitism”, while expressing “solidarity with palestinians under occupation” than by making clear you want the Jewish state gone completely – per her most recent Instagram post:
The more this woman posts, the worse she makes it for herself.
