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Thu Apr 19, 2018, 03:17 PM Apr 2018

(Jewish Group) JK Rowling tells victims of anti-Semitism: You arent alone

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling said on Wednesday that it was time for non-Jews to start standing up to anti-Semitism.

In a series of tweets, Rowling expressed solidarity with British Jews, rejecting semantic arguments of anti-Semites.

“Most UK Jews in my timeline are currently having to field this kind of crap, so perhaps some of us non-Jews should start shouldering the burden,” she wrote in response to a tweet saying, “Because Judaism is a religion and not a race.”

Rowling continued, saying, “Antisemites thinks this is a clever argument, so tell us, do: were atheist Jews exempted from wearing the yellow star?”




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In series of tweets calling for fellow non-Jews to take a stand, Harry Potter author asks, 'Would response to any other form of racism or bigotry be to squirm, deflect or justify?'




Take that Muggles!!
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