Posted on 06/06/2024 9:42:06 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville tire shop had a Nazi flag flying outside a busy highway, Wednesday afternoon. The Nazi symbol was being displayed alongside the American and Palestinian flags at the 904 x 4 on Philips Hwy in Spring Park.
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Mixed signals over Nazi flag
By Annette Gutierrez, Action News Jax June 05, 2024 at 9:58 pm EDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville tire shop had a Nazi flag flying outside a busy highway, Wednesday afternoon. The Nazi symbol was being displayed alongside the American and Palestinian flags at the 904 x 4 on Philips Hwy in Spring Park.
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The owner said what the Jewish people went through during World War II is what Palestinians are going through now with the Israel-Hamas war.
“I put that out there to bring awareness, to bring remembrance ... to let people understand, we’re living ... or Palestinians are living in a modern-day holocaust,” owner Radi Ahmad said.
Ahmad owns the tire shop and says he wants to bring attention to his cause, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Unfortunately, nobody is standing behind us; there is no help,” Ahmad said. “If you’re carrying an Israeli flag, what does that stand for today? That stands for the same thing.”
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Mixed signals over Nazi flag
By Annette Gutierrez, Action News Jax June 05, 2024 at 9:58 pm EDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville tire shop had a Nazi flag flying outside a busy highway, Wednesday afternoon. The Nazi symbol was being displayed alongside the American and Palestinian flags at the 904 x 4 on Philips Hwy in Spring Park.
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The owner said what the Jewish people went through during World War II is what Palestinians are going through now with the Israel-Hamas war.
“I put that out there to bring awareness, to bring remembrance ... to let people understand, we’re living ... or Palestinians are living in a modern-day holocaust,” owner Radi Ahmad said.
Ahmad owns the tire shop and says he wants to bring attention to his cause, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Unfortunately, nobody is standing behind us; there is no help,” Ahmad said. “If you’re carrying an Israeli flag, what does that stand for today? That stands for the same thing.”
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He said he wants people to understand the devastation happening overseas.
“They are going through hardships, starvation, demolishing other homes,” Ahmad said. “There’s so much hate, so much cruelty out there, and we’re witnessing it firsthand.”
But his message is getting lost in what this symbol stands for to so many others.
“It’s a symbol of antisemitism, and it’s a symbol of true hatred ... nothing more and nothing less,” Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida CEO Mariam Feist said.
Mixed signals over Nazi flag Drag to Resize Video LOCAL ‘It’s a symbol of true hatred:’ Jacksonville tire shop flies Nazi flag in Spring Park NOW PLAYING ABOVE
Mixed signals over Nazi flag
By Annette Gutierrez, Action News Jax June 05, 2024 at 9:58 pm EDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville tire shop had a Nazi flag flying outside a busy highway, Wednesday afternoon. The Nazi symbol was being displayed alongside the American and Palestinian flags at the 904 x 4 on Philips Hwy in Spring Park.
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<
The owner said what the Jewish people went through during World War II is what Palestinians are going through now with the Israel-Hamas war.
“I put that out there to bring awareness, to bring remembrance ... to let people understand, we’re living ... or Palestinians are living in a modern-day holocaust,” owner Radi Ahmad said.
Ahmad owns the tire shop and says he wants to bring attention to his cause, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Unfortunately, nobody is standing behind us; there is no help,” Ahmad said. “If you’re carrying an Israeli flag, what does that stand for today? That stands for the same thing.”
RELATED: ‘It takes everyone:’ New report on antisemitism finds increased awareness, but also increased fear
He said he wants people to understand the devastation happening overseas.
“They are going through hardships, starvation, demolishing other homes,” Ahmad said. “There’s so much hate, so much cruelty out there, and we’re witnessing it firsthand.”
But his message is getting lost in what this symbol stands for to so many others.
“It’s a symbol of antisemitism, and it’s a symbol of true hatred ... nothing more and nothing less,” Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida CEO Mariam Feist said.
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Feist says the Jewish community condemns this act.
“He is comparing contemporary Israeli policy with that of the Nazis,” she said. “That is nothing short of antisemitism and Jew hatred. Period! That’s what it is.”
Neighbors said this flag doesn’t just affect the Jewish community either.
“It shows racism,” neighbor Derrick Blunt said. “And it just upsets me that it’s right there.”
Blunt lives across the street and said he always thought Ahmad was a nice guy until now.
“You never know people until they show themselves, and he’s really showing himself to me now,” Blunt said.
Ahmad said it’s not about hate but about bringing attention to “Freeing Palestine.”
“There’s nothing on there that says antisemitic, anti-Jew, anti-black or anti-anybody,” Ahmad said.
Blunt said Ahmad’s reasoning doesn’t justify the flag’s meaning.
“It’s just going to bring more confusion, and I’d wish he take it down,” Blunt said. “I’m going to urge him to take it down, or I’m going to have to take it down for him.”
Last year, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a way to stop hate crimes. Action News Jax Law and Safety Dale Carson says Ahmad is not breaking the law because he is flying the flag on his own property.
Ahmad takes down the flags at night when he closes the shop. When I asked him whether he would put the Nazi flag up again, he said, “We’ll see.”
I don’t know. I’m conflicted.
The Nazi flag and the Palestinian Flag represent the same evil antisemitism.
And the US flag shows our country’s current endorsement of this evil.
And where’s the ADL? They can find racism anti semitism homophobia etc. in a turd yet since this surge in open anti semitism, particularly from the left they’ve been quite conspicuous by their silence. Its true, ADL really does stand for Always Defending Leftists
When it comes to flags of hatred, the Russian one tops the German one, and the Chinese one tops that.
Maybe the store just ran out of Ukrainian flags
“I put that out there to bring awareness, to bring remembrance ... to let people understand, we’re living ... or Palestinians are living in a modern-day holocaust,” owner Radi Ahmad said.“
Figured it was a muz. The Jews didn’t provoke Hitler. The Palis started it, I don’t care how far back you go. If Israel wasn’t holding back Gaza would be long gone.
Yes. And where is the pride flag?
One can’t truly express their hatred and ignorance without a Nazi Flag, a Pali flag, and a pride flag.
A trifecta of liberal stupidity.
Islam is a death cult. A cancer on civilization.
Florida man doing Florida man things even if Florida man is a Pali
Gee, what a “great” way to attract customers to your business...
Wonder how the guys working for him feel about it.
Layoffs coming, then the Going-Out-of-Businesss sale.
Nazi flag must be very offensive to many people, how is it allowed to remain? In Ca. many Latinos are offended by the American Flag and even in some Churches the American Flag has been removed because it might offend some members.
Sorry.. What?!
The ONLY assumption I can make here is that Palestinian and Nazi flags are synonomous.
I assume he is equating Palestinian and Nazi idelogies as sharing an Anti-Jewish message?
I am sure that this is likely to do very well in him continuing to sell tires.
Becuase, who Doesn’t want to buy their tires from the Nazi Palestinian tire guy?
“Nazi flag must be very offensive to many people, how is it allowed to remain? In Ca. many Latinos are offended by the American Flag and even in some Churches the American Flag has been removed because it might offend some members.”
The Nazi Flag, the hammer and sickle and others should OFFEND ALL Americans.
I think every American has the RIGHT to own and fly these awful things.
And I have the RIGHT to tell eveybody I know that this person is doing this and encouage all people to Mock, ostracize, do no business them them or where ever they might work. and have nothing at all to do with them.
“‘It’s a symbol of true hatred:’ Jacksonville tire shop flies Nazi flag in Spring Park”
He should have flown it at the Canadian Parliament...would have gotten a standing ovation.
DEPORT THE SOB
The Palestinians admire Hitler. They name shops and stores after him. So whatever hardships they’re going through, it was brought about by themselves by constantly wanting to kill all the Jews just like the Nazis did.
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