Pittsburgh state Rep. Dan Frankel targeted by antisemitic threats on Gab — the same platform used by the Tree of Life suspect

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | August 23, 2022 | Gillian McGoldrick

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

HARRISBURG — State Rep. Dan Frankel has become the latest target of antisemitic threats on the same social media platform used by the man who is charged with the murder of 11 Jews in 2018 at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill — the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

Mr. Frankel, D-Squirrel Hill, has become the subject of threats and derogatory comments on Gab. Gab is widely viewed as a platform used by white nationalists and other far-right extremists. The suspect in the 2018 Tree of Life attack used the site to post neo-Nazi propaganda and to call for violence against Jews.

The threats against Mr. Frankel, first reported by the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, began to surface on Gab after Mr. Frankel participated in several press conferences last month to criticize state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s usage of the platform as part of his campaign for governor. A member of Mr. Frankel’s staff discovered the posts recently as part of a search of the site, Mr. Frankel said.

“I’m certainly not unique,” Mr. Frankel said. “Clearly, this website has been a platform for spreading hatred, particularly antisemitism, for years.”

Mr. Mastriano received criticism last month for his campaign’s payment of $5,000 to Gab for “consulting fees,” according to campaign finance records. As part of this payment, all new accounts on the platform would automatically follow Mr. Mastriano. Mr. Mastriano is the GOP gubernatorial nominee. His Democratic opponent is state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish.

Following weeks of criticism, Mr. Mastriano quietly closed his Gab account and said he rejected “anti-Semitism in any form,” according to his July 28 statement.

[ALX]

I’ve mentioned before here how awful Gab is towards jews‘’

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GAB is a sewer. I was surprised Mastriano had any contact with it, but he quickly realized his mistake.

[OneVike]

You mean in a place that allows free speech there might be some who hate Jews?

Yet the hate against Jews by Muslims is not a problem with you I guess, because there is 1,000,000 % more hate speech in America against Jews by Muslims than there are by white supremacists.

I won’t hold my breath waiting for you to post stories that prove my point about the hate for Jews around the United States in Democrat cities, on Twitter and at FB.

How about the black BLM types and Antifa types who consistently attack Jews on Twitter, FB?

Yet you want to claim Gab is loaded with them. The only time I see them is when someone posts a story by a liberal rag that points it out.

[Captain Peter Blood]

And Twitter has Porn on there and anyone, including kids, can view it with no disclaimer or the label of Sensitive Content on it.

[brookwood]

Facebook is a website used by pedophiles and Islamic terrorists. So are Mcdonald’s and American Express. The headline is ridiculous.