A Brief, Personal Note from Dumisani Washington

L - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (left) and Martin Luther King (center) marching in Selma, Alabama, 1965 R - Yasser Arafat, right, and Rev. Jesse Jackson embrace before their meeting in Beirut, September 1979 (AP Photo)

Do you see how jihadists have successfully infiltrated both political parties? This is precisely what they did to the Black civil rights and political communities beginning in the late 1960s, especially after Dr. King’s assassination. This is why anti-Zionism and antisemitism began to become commonplace among certain Black political leaders. When people ask me, “What happened to the historic bond between Blacks and Jews?” I always include these facts in my explanation.

That said, the jihadist infiltration into the Black community never captured the opinions of most Black people. But it didn’t have to do that. Yasser Arafat and the PLO just needed to give the appearance of Black approval. That was enough to sell their Nazi goals as a liberation movement to the masses. When I explained these facts, some felt I was making excuses for Black antisemitism. I was not. Had no need to do that. The question now is, what excuse will Democrats and Republicans give for allowing the Muslim Brotherhood to take over their parties? And what are they/we going to do about it?

For more information, check out my book Zionism & the Black Church