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‘Jews Against Genocide’ take the blood bucket challenge at Yad Vashem

Activists from Jews Against Genocide have released a video compilation depicting their version of the Blood Bucket Challenge, an extreme spin on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which flooded Facebook feeds for the last three months.

Originally conceived by Ohio University student senate president Megan Marzec, who received a barrage of death and rape threats following the release of her video, activists poured buckets of fake blood over themselves after reciting “we remember…,” statements in memorial of the more than 2,100 Palestinians killed in the last Israeli assault on Gaza. The activists filmed themselves in front of Yad Vashem, the holocaust museum in West Jerusalem, the US embassy in Tel Aviv, the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, the Israeli military radio station in Tel Aviv, and the Knesset, Israel’s parliament building in Jerusalem.

“The recent massacre may be over for now, but most people here are keen on forgetting and are not doing anything to end the crimes committed by the Israeli government. Furthermore, a committed activist in the US has been the victim of a vicious campaign for carrying out a similar action. We also want to express our solidarity with her,” said activist Neta Golan, who recited JAG’s collective memorial statement before dousing herself in front of Yad Vashem.

JAG was inspired by Gaza’s civil society, calling on the international community to ‘intensify BDS against Israel in all fields,’ and follows another original revision of the meme, the Rubble Bucket Challenge by Palestinians in Gaza.

A JAG activist dumps fake blood on herself in front of the Israeli Supreme Court in West Jerusalem. (Photo: Kelly Lynn)
A JAG activist dumps fake blood on herself in front of the Israeli Supreme Court in West Jerusalem. (Photo: Kelly Lynn)

International chapters of JAG are planning for parallel actions at Israeli embassies across the world and hope the video will arouse participation of other Palestine solidarity communities.

JAG activist Ofer Neiman laments Israel’s current social climate;

“Unfortunately, most people seem to have buried the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli government, deep under their consciousness. We must keep shouting and acting.”

A JAG activist dumps fake blood on himself in front of Mount Herzl in West Jerusalem, Israel's National Cemetery and the location of the grave of Zionist founding father, Theodor Herzl. (Photo: Kelly Lynn)
A JAG activist dumps fake blood on himself in front of Mount Herzl in West Jerusalem, Israel’s National Cemetery and the location of the grave of Zionist founding father, Theodor Herzl. (Photo: Kelly Lynn)

JAG’s press release regarding the actions also cited the unfortunate recent developments in Israel’s relationship to the U.S. and the United Nations;

“Less than a month after Israel murdered 2137 women, men, and children in Gaza, the US senate rewarded Israel for its crimes. It unanimously passed a bill that increases Israeli access to weapons and encourages Israel’s entry into the US visa waiver program. The UN appointed the first military officer from Israel’s occupation force to an official UN position in a global peace keeping force.”

The Israeli participants in the video did not encounter obstacles when filming despite the sensitive nature of the locations.  They hope the visual will reach audiences that have yet to encounter the full spectrum of Israeli state sponsored violence inflicted upon Palestinians.

“If we stop and relax now, it’s just a matter of time before the next massacre, before the next genocide,” said Golan.

Children play in front of the Israeli Supreme Court with the ground splashed in fake blood after activists filmed their version of the Blood Bucket Challenge. (Photo: Kelly Lynn)
Children play in front of the Israeli Supreme Court with the ground splashed in fake blood after activists filmed their version of the Blood Bucket Challenge. (Photo: Kelly Lynn)
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Yad Vashem is such a fraud. If they were any good they would have an outreach centre in Gaza and their headquarters in Poland.

>> “Less than a month after Israel murdered 2137 women, men, and children in Gaza, the US senate rewarded Israel for its crimes. It unanimously passed a bill that increases Israeli access to weapons and encourages Israel’s entry into the US visa waiver program.”

Israel and America: An unshakeable bond of shared common values with no light between.

Megan’s brave actions have inspired more…. Hope folks share this with friends etc

The first image outside Yad Vashem, which honours the Jews who died a more terrible death than anyone else , (Elie Weasel) is bound to get some vitriolic response from certain quarters.
But that wont stop the Holocaust gravy train on it,s way to “Victim Central” or the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians done in the name of Holocaust victims.

you can fallow Jews against Genocide (JAG) on facebook.

from the JAG press release: Blood bucket challenge at Yad Vashem

Jews Against Genocide held memorials for the victims of Israel’s recent genocidal attack on Gaza during which the speakers poured buckets of blood like liquid over themselves at Yad Vashem holocaust museum in Jerusalem, the US embassy in Tel Aviv, The Israeli Supreme court in Jerusalem, The Israeli military radio station in Tel Aviv, and at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.

Inspired by the calls issued by Gazan civil society and by Ohio University student senate president Megan Merzak, Jews Against Genocide (JAG) have taken on the blood bucket challenge.

“Until the price that Israel pays for its crimes is higher than the profit it is making from them, Israel’s genocide of Palestinians will continue.

Less than a month after Israel murdered 2137 women, men, and children in Gaza, the US senate rewarded Israel for its crimes. It unanimously passed a bill that increases Israeli access to weapons and encourages Israel’s entry into the US visa waiver program. The UN appointed the first military officer from Israel’s occupation force to an official UN position in a global peace keeping force.

European governments have not taken any steps against Israel and continue to do business with it as usual. The EU-Israel association agreement includes a Human rights clause that commits both sides to respecting human rights. Despite this, the EU has not suspended the agreement that gives Israel preferential trade conditions with the EU after Israel’s latest massacre. Arms dealers rushed to Israel’s drone expo to buy “field tested” weapons tested on the besieged people of Gaza. But people of conscience around the world are taking action.

It is our responsibility to act in order to make the price of Israeli Apartheid higher than it’s benefits. What brought down Apartheid in south Africa will bring down Israeli Apartheid.” said JAG