The Dangers of Jones and Paul

If one message showed most clearly in the terrible events of the January 8th Tuscon tragedy it is that anti-antisemitism is alive and well in the modern world, continuing to pose a threat to the Jewish People even years after Hitler's defeat and the end of the Nazi Holocaust. Perhaps the most shocking element to it all is that political figureheads within the United States of America seem to be actively aiding the vile spread if such poisonous language through their masses of tangles conspiratorial theories about a so called New World Order and the part which Jewish individuals have to play in it. At the forefront are both Alex Jones and Ron Paul, two men whose views have begun to verge into a vitriolic hate which places Jewish Americans in particular in danger.

The basis of the arguments spun by both men is that Jews control too much power or fall under the greedy stereotype all too much of a regularity in classics by authors such as Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. They continually stipulate that Semitic persons are responsible for the financial meltdowns and control both the media and government through their elitist educational ties.

While these claims have been proven inaccurate time after time, the mere presence of the views as they sink into an implied conservative body has left many Americans believing them to be an integral part of the right-wing in this country. As anyone might expect, their views pollute the environment of political dialog by confusing people about where they should best stand on the issue. People who consider an elected official like Ron Paul to be above the fray so to speak may cave to his borderline anti-Semitism because they believe him to be a guru on all other issues and cannot bear to leave his side on this one.    

It is not to say that Congressman Paul has been as furiously anti-Jew as his talk show associate, yet his focusing on particular issues and lack of support for the state of Israel seem to betray a marked disinterest in firmly rejecting the notion that Jewish people should be spat upon or in any way harmed. More flauntingly, Paul and Jones are helping to stitch the far right and left fringes together in order to construct a united front of skepticism towards Jews and Israel in general that damages both American unity and encourages anger to be focused on the ethnic and religious group.

Ron Paul needs to come out and reject this vicious hate for Jews which is simmering up from among his support groups because it places the American mission to the Middle East in jeopardy. If we are to win a war against terrorism and alongside Israel then we cannot have citizens in large numbers who question the merits of our closest ally in the region, as well as our only true fellow democratic nation there.

In today's world, another Holocaust is only one oppressive mob away from occurring, and America needs to quash it before it grows more problematic than a simple fringe group. Even now a Jewish congresswoman may never recover because of the hateful attitude towards Jewish people and six others are dead. For their sake, this nation has a responsibility to reverse this trend towards violence targeting Jews and Israel.



Matthew Keller

National Alliance Vice President for Religion and Spirituality 

The Heroism of Gabrielle Giffords

According to the most recent reports available, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona is recovering from critical injuries sustained after she was shot at a public meeting place earlier today. While six other have tragically died from the gunman's bullets, the representative is doing well after receiving medical attention. There is no doubt that this is a sad day for the entire country, and everyone, no matter their views, should appreciate the service of the congresswoman and her family, and keep them in prayers.

Since her election in 2006 on a political wave, Mrs. Giffords has worked hard for her constituents in the district of southern Arizona with high rates of drug violence and other crime. Making no efforts to simply stand in line, she has gone above and beyond the call of duty with a series of attempts at improving public safety measures and combating crime as well as delivering economic supplements to the voters in her constituency.

Perhaps of deeper interest is the fact that she has not served for only her party but for her district and country. Representing an area with such rampant problems is not a simple task by any means, and the work put in by the congresswoman would make more secure members of the national body cringe with discomfort--yet she bears it honorably. In fact, Mrs. Giffords truly represents a unique difference between the general arguing and disruption all too familiar in Washington. Instead of going there to draw arms and fight in a partisan manner, she spent her time advocating for those who elected her; a great ideal to say the very least.

To respond to this cowardly act, Americans must come together and lay aside this terrible path towards hate due to varying ideologies which has so stringently gripped the nation over the past thirty years. Progress for all Americans can only be achieved by Americans working together--not partisan banner holders.

Because at present her condition still hangs in the balance, it is imperative that all citizens come together in prayer and keep their thoughts centered on family and surrounding relatives. Mrs. Giffords is married to astronaut Mark Kelly and has two children, so they must be kept in mind as well.

Nothing can come close to expressing enough appreciation to the congresswoman for her tireless efforts; they attempt to build and new era of dialog rather than boisterous complaining over trivialities in debate. Let us unite around the heroic record of her career and hope as well as pray that her recovery is smooth and painless.


Jessica Yui

National Alliance Vice Chairman