Posted on 08/10/2011 10:47:28 AM PDT by Nachum
Defending his participation in the latest flotilla operation in an attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza, Gabriel Matthew Schivone, an American university student, stressed in a late June Ha’aretz opinion piece that he is one of a growing number of young American Jews seeking to disassociate himself from Israel.
There is, however, a rather large factual wrinkle with Schivone’s account – he appears to have falsified his Jewish identity.
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Writing in an August letter to the editor in Ha’aretz,Valerie Saturen, a pro-Palestinian activist and acquaintance of Schivone, noted, “In his editorial about joining the flotilla to Gaza, Gabriel Schivone represented himself as a Jewish college student. I feel I must point out that this is not his true identity, but one he has created in order to generate insider credibility, shield himself from accusations of anti-Semitism, and resonate with a target audience.
“Gabriel is not Jewish, whether in terms of ethnic ancestry, religious belief or cultural identity. He has never identified as a Jew until it became useful in advancing his political agenda. When asked why he did this, he explained that he has a distant Jewish relative and that ‘you use what you have.’” Schivone’s reported hoax was first analyzed on the website of CAMERA, a US-based media watchdog organization that tracks anti-Israel bias in the press. In his CAMERA article, Yishai Goldflam wrote, “Schivone emphasizes his Jewish identity no less than eight times, and repeatedly emphasizes the influence of his identity on his anti-Israel activity.
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“one he has created in order to generate insider credibility”
Sounds Presidential. Destroy from the inside.
for the jokes?
One of those in a previous flotilla falsely claimed she was a holocaust survivor: Hedy Epstein
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Because it casts Judaism is a negative light. It's a fallacy accepted by both sides of the political spectrum.
Because it’s illegal to kill them? Thanks Nachum.
I am reminded of the Norma Khouri hoax, and that Syrian Gay Girl Blog example as well.
The funny thing is, the false id is usually not only false, it is a sort of opposite to their real life. It is an escape from self, into a histrionic pose of righteousness. And they are usually very convincing, too. I note this person referred repeatedly to his Jewish culture and how it shaped his activism. I’ll bet he spoke in a most moving, sincere way.
Fascinating. Freaky Jew-haters posing as Jews. So glad somebody is tracking these bad people.
Sociopathic, right? Sort of like Casey Anthony’s endless lies that were believed by people much brighter than she is.
They do it for the same reason liberals pretend to be soliders who “witnessed” war crimes.
And for the same reason Jon Carey worked so hard to get unearned military decorations.
Credibility.
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