As "Occupy Wall Street" protests continue to gain steam and attract media attention, several videos of protesters spewing anti-Semitic language are sparking new concerns about the protesters and their messages.
Yeshiva World News, an Orthodox Jewish news outlet, explained in an editorial Thursday that "many Jews" are feeling a bit uncomfortable with the growing protests because of hateful video footage claiming the U.S. economy is organized for the benefit of Jews.
"The reasons for these 'uncomfortable feelings' don't need to be elaborated on this page," the editorial reads. "Suffice to say that Jews have been blamed for the world's troubles for thousands of years, and many are nervous that this finger-pointing will soon start — or , maybe it already has."
National Review Online and The Blaze have published online video footage this week showing Occupy Wall Street protesters saying and shouting anti-Jewish slurs.
"Go back to Israel," shouted one protester at an elderly Jewish man.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/07/anti-semitism-at-occupy-wall-street/#ixzz1aEn8ukeL
