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Pro-Hamas protesters demonstrated for hours outside two concerts featuring Israeli legend Ishai Ribo, hosted by Harvard University’s Chabad on Tuesday.
Discussing the mega-star’s music on stage, Chabad Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi: “His music elevates us, comforts us, strengthens us, raises our consciousness — our jewish consciousness — deepens our faith and restores and strengthens our hope.”
Ribo was quoted by Daily Wire as saying that he came to Harvard to show support for its Jewish community, which has struggled with antisemitism, including from its former president.
“We in Israel heard — and the rest of the world heard — that Harvard’s students got entangled in a complicated situation where there are a lot of protests and support of Gaza here,” Ribo told Daily Wire.
“We felt connection and importance in coming here to support them and to thank America’s Jewish community. So the moment we heard it would be possible to give a performance, we jumped on the opportunity with great joy.”
Ribo also said the protesters do not even understand why they are there. “The people were protesting on something they don’t really understand, they are clueless about all the things that they have heard — half truths and they turned it into some sort of amalgamation.”
One lunatic protester was angry that Ribo is ‘guilty’ of playing music for IDF soldiers.
“Ishay Ribo has been seen multiple times fraternizing with the IDF,” the man shouted. “He has been seen on the front lines performing, singing, dancing with the upmost support for the IDF. Support for the IDF is support for genocide.”
About 100 protesters accosted concert-goers with genocidal chants from across the street of the venue.
More than thirty employees at The Sinclair, located next to Harvard, refused to work the concert, and they even attended the protest, forcing the venue to rely on outside employees.
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— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 28, 2024
We seem to be living in the 1930s.
This is so sad, this is not something that needs to be happening. Keep up the amazing work Ishay
While it’s true America has been a safe haven for Jews for centuries, Hashem is telling you to come home to ארצנו הקדושה
I wouldn’t move to Eretz Hakodesh if you paid me. Unfortunately, Israel has many terrible problems, the biggest of which is the amount of Israeli Arab’s living in the holy land who have now risen up against their benevolent hosts. A Jewish politician once stood up and spoke about this grave danger, but he was called a far-right terrorist and eventually he was assassinated. No thanks. I will find another solution to the growing Anti Semitism in the U.S. Moving to Israel is most definitely not the solution.
Increasing the Jewish majority in Israel is the answer to the problem you noted. It worked when it was last done with leadership. I agree with the opinions of the person you cryptically cited, but historically there is also an affirmative way to build the future of the Jewish nation. Both are needed.
The rebbe said that eretz Yisrael is the safest place in the world
That Jewish politician begged Jews to leave the U.S. for Eretz Yisroel. He was murdered, al kiddush Hashem, in the U.S.
Indeed. Much as some people don’t want to hear it. Without two institutions, there will be no Jewish people by the end of the century. The first is the State of Israel. The second is Chabad Lubavitch. In my view, Chabad are the only that will survive in the galut. Shluchim etc are needed for that function, to save those Jews who will otherwise be lost. But the existence of our state is absolutely indispensable. It is disheartening to hear even some people here suggest that it is just too hard or too unsafe. Although we do need anash in… Read more »
Why we had people counter protesting these bored pro Hamas-ISIS terrorists?
We should not listen to them and just continue working on bringing moshiach, a better world.
Midas Nitzachon that’s goes above the enemy. כי תצא למלחמה על אויביך.
My grandchildren attended the concert and had a wonderful experience. Give credit to the Harvard U Police, or whoever the security was, for keeping the protesters far from the concert goers. Sold out Jewish concerts demonstrates our community’s faith and strength.
This is crazy
I was at the concert I live in Boston and Palestine is taking over the entire community.
We have to get this crap out of Boston
One step is to stop referring to this fictional country that is meant to displace the heart of our homeland. If you keep referring to it as a realityx, it will become one.
Tell future protesters you are giving money to tzedakahs in Eretz Yisroel for every protester who shows up.
Qatar is funding them