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Lennox Kalifungwa

Controversy Erupts As BLM Chicago Shows Solidarity With Palestine

The Islamic Society of North America issued a statement “in deep solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Palestine,” attacking what it called Israeli “apartheid” and “occupation.” PHOTO BY PATRICK PERKINS/UNSPLASH

More than 600 Jewish groups published an ad in The New York Times in August 2020 supporting Black Lives Matter. “We speak with one voice when we say, unequivocally: Black Lives Matter,” they wrote.

On Oct. 10, an X (formerly Twitter) handle called Black Lives Matter Chicago https://twitter.com/BLMChi/status/1711793142742073573” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>posted a since-deleted image of a paraglider in silhouette with a Palestinian flag on the parachute. “I stand with Palestine,” the drawing stated. “That is all that is it!” the handle wrote to its more than 60,000 followers.

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