By Abdul Masih —
Leo Terrell remembers when Jews marched with blacks to fight for their Civil Rights in the 1960s. To his chagrin, many of the people on the Left (and some on the Right) are now attacking Jews, forgetting the historical legacy.
“I’m old enough to remember that Jewish Americans walked with black Americans in the 60s,” says the Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice. “And what has bothered me is that we have forgotten our history on the role that the Jewish Americans have played in getting and promoting the rights of others.”
In his position, Terrell is embarking on a nationwide tour to educate Americans of their rights, which are not being protected in some cities. He says Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York and Philadelphia have experienced hate crimes against Jews, but attorneys for those cities have failed to file charges.
“If those things were happening to a black man or a black woman, CNN would be covering 24/7,” he adds. “MSNBC (would have) non-stop coverage. I find it offensive that people find it okay to hate Jews publicly because they have been getting away with it. Hate crimes are illegal.”
Terrell graduated from UCLA Law School but is ashamed that his alma mater did so little to protect Jewish students who were blocked from going to class, a civil rights violation.
Source: JNS.
