Yesterday, the following email received by a Jewish Israeli woman hit the web, after her husband posted it on Facebook, writing:
Woke up to find this message waiting for my wife. This was from a training she was hoping to do to help people dealing with Trauma, which the Israeli government currently estimates 38% of the population is facing following October 7.
This is not just a clear case of antitsemitism but also discrimination, which seems to contravene US law:
The Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that no business (public or private) serving the public can discriminate based on a customer’s national origin, sex, religion, color or race. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act maintains no business is allowed to turn away a customer based on the person being a member of the following protected status:
- Race or color
- National origin or citizenship status
- Religious beliefs
- Sex
- Age
- Veteran status
- Disability or pregnancy
- Sexual orientation
- Gender identity
After learning about this, I tried to contact this Jean Clarin, but she neither answered her phone nor responded to my email. But I did notice many people bombarding the Psychedelic Somatic Institute’s (PSI) social media with comments alerting them to her conduct.
Their response was telling. Instead of coming out with an apology for their “rogue” employee, they simply deleted the comments on social media and then closed off the posts to comments.
And she still remains on their website:
Which suggests they are either trying to cover up her actions…. or, even more troubling, agree with them.
According to this post by the Physicians Againast Antisemitism Instagram account, it might be the second option, since the PSI’s founder Saj Razvi is allegedly a huge Israel hater himself:
Whatever the case, the PSI at best are turning a blind eye to antisemitism and at worst are partaking in it. Either way, best to stay away from them and not give them any business.
Updates
27/1/24: Saj Razvi Engages In Damage Control Following Antisemitic Email
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