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Rolene should change name to ‘Occupier Barbie’
An angry Rolene Marks lashes out at the alarming levels of global anti-Semitism and the person who told her to change her handle. And, says Rolene, “some of the invective is worthy of Der Sturmer circa 1938.” Jews are being singled out for persecution, Facebook has become a battlefield where the lines have become clearly demarcated and many can claim losing life-long “friends” due to differing opinions. Twitter has brought the worst out in twits who tweet nasty, she says.
ROLENE MARKS
I have a message for all the haters and intolerators (dig my rhyming skills? Yes, I know it is not an actual word but hey, creative licence!) and it goes something like this: We are taking our power back!
And to the world media who can’t be bothered to fact check, provide balanced coverage or would rather turn a complicated situation into sensationalistic tabloid style journalism in order to get those ratings, I hold you responsible for a lot of the insanity we are experiencing right now. We take our power back!
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We will stand up against you at protests and rallies. We will wear our religious insignia proudly. We will call our name Zionist. We will proudly purchase and support Israeli industry. We will use every platform at our disposal to fight your invective. We have learnt from our historical experience and the hideous double standard that is applied to us at the expense of those who deserve the attention we receive.
You detractors, you haters, you intolerators, you genteel anti-Semites, you out and loud hatemongers – you do not have the power you think you have to intimidate and hurt us.
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WE HAVE TAKEN OUR POWER BACK!
Roni
January 2, 2015 at 8:28 am
‘Love your work, Rolene!! We need more people like you!!’
shelly leibowitz/rosenberg
January 2, 2015 at 9:51 am
‘Thank you Rolene. Agree with you 100%. with one granddaughter in IAF; another in IDF medics; supporting & protecting our country for ALL jew, thanks again for telling it like it is !’
Choni
January 4, 2015 at 7:19 am
‘If the Diaspora Jewish community were really angry at anti-Semitism, and at the galut, we would have all come to Eretz Yisrael by now. Rolene, you have been a wonderful example of fighting the poison of anti-Semitism. The antidote to this poison is not anger, but mass Aliyah.’