On Thursday Nets guard Kyrie Irving was suspended indefinitely for promoting an anti-Semitic film based on the book “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America”. The book promotes several anti-Semitic tropes, including the despicable lie that the Holocaust never happened.

Late Friday, Nov 4, NIKE suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving, including the introduction of his new NIKE KYRIE 8 shoe. ESPN reported last May that dealings with Kyrie Irving were so complex for Nike— in 2021 the star refused to get vaccinated and could not play for the Nets on the road — that there was a good chance that Nike would not renew his contract at the end of the 2022/23 season.

Nike has produced Irving’s popular signature shoe since 2014 and is apparently prepared to take the financial hit on not launching the Kyrie 8 as planned.

“At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech, and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the company said in a statement, adding, “We are deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation and its impact on everyone.”

Tonight’s New York Times has a very comprehensive article on the day’s events.

The Hebrew Israelites Enter the American Stage

Largely triggered by Kanye West’s embrace of anti-Semitism and apparently a near-obsession with Adolf Hitler, and Kanye’s own advocacy for the Hebrew Israelites, considered a hate group by the SPLC Southern Poverty Law Center, the scope of the situation is as if someone just turned on a very bright light.

Kanye has very much pulled Kyrie Irving into his orbit — which is not to suggest that the NBA star was manipulated by West. Clearly, Kyrie Irving can think for himself.

Just as I have struggled to communicate with MAGA crowd people who believe that Trump is actually still president and functioning in the White House, and that John Kennedy Jr. is not dead and coming back to govern with Trump, and the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a false flag operation . . . just as I don’t understand how to communicate with those folks, I struggle with men like Kanye West, who says that God talked to him in the shower and told him to shut down Planned Parenthood.

It’s always guys who have these men-in-charge experiences. Basically, the Hebrew Israelites with no proof at all except a sentence in the Bible believe that the Jews we know are fake Jews trying to take over the world, and Black men are the real Jews. It seems that both Kanye West and Kyrie Irving are believers. While separate from Louis Farrakhan’s proud belief in the Nation of Islam and black supremacy, there’s much synergy among the parties.

This is what’s going on in downtown Philadelphia in front of the largest shopping center presently — shouting that God hates white people, that women are whores, gays should be punished, modesty is required. You get the idea.

So when the uber-progressive Democrats start cranking on those white Karen women from Bucks County who will decide this election, this is what they are seeing in downtown Philadelphia as we speak. Note that I am a progressive Democrat but the ubers lose me with their refusal to acknowledge that America has multiple problems, and some are created by our side.

Note that the Hebrew Israelites argue that it’s their first amendment right to yell at people coming out of the shopping center. But knowing Philadelphia as well as I do, I was shocked to see the largest shopping center sounding as bad as a Planned Parenthood center nearby. If you were going to Planned Parenthood for a pap smear and then to the shopping center as a white woman, you would probably have a breakdown and never return to downtown Philadelphia.

Kendrick Lamar is very impressed with Hebrew Israelites, although not technically a member. This video is very articulate in explaining what’s going on with Kanye West and Kyrie Irving and the Hebrew Israelites generally.

I have reached out to several organizations for study materials. I know, for example, post-George Floyd that it is a lie to suggest that the Jews ran the slave trade. I spent days researching that issue.

Blame the Catholic Church and the Vatican. If you are going to carry on with this revenge tour — which I have some sympathy for — at least get some solid research going on and start with the Vatican, not the Jews.

Because the historical facts are slim among the Hebrew Israelites. Anne is not at all excited with having this dreadful book on order from Amazon. Yes, the book that launched this whole controversy, now also a film. I’ve read many critiques about its lack of scholarship. But in situations like this, I at least want to understand exactly what evidence does exist that is driving this theory about all of us fake Jews v. the real Jews who are Kanye’s crowd.

I hate to tell Kanye this, but if he is PROUD that he has never read a book, he absolutely is not a Jew. He would be thrown out of the tribe, as research and learning, science and scholarship, and women can be presidents and not only whores are key attributes of the faith. I am told the misogynst Hebrew Israelites are sort of like the Taliban, American style.

For the mostpart, the historical argument for the Hebrew Israelites is based on revelations, just like God speaks to Kanye in the shower. Archaeologists and historians are not on Kanye’s side in this crazy argument that he is a real Jew and all of my friends are fake Jews. But if you believe we are all liars, well then nothing can puncture your argument.

LeBron James Speaks

On that note, good night. It’s been a hell of a week, and we have an election on Tuesday. Wait, I have good news. LeBron James is not ready to throw out all the white people as fake Jews.

Lebron has a long 10 years and a very close relationship with the Israeli-Moroccan rabbi who founded the organisation Mosdot Shuva Israel and was appointed Chief Rabbi of Morocco in 2019. He is a Kabbalist — like Madonna. I’ll be honest. I think so highly of LeBron James, that the universe had me stumble into this article — like I fell over it closing Google windows.

Hey, if God can tell Kanye West to shut down Planned Parenthood in the shower, the universe can send me this lovely article about LeBron James and his ecumenical spirit. I’m sure this entire situation is painful for LeBron as he has a global view of all sides but no easy solution to the growing conflict.

Still, I am so happy to learn that LeBron is more like me in being more broadminded in his thinking.

And he would give me a high five for being willing to slog my way through a book I do not want to read in order to better understand what is going on in yet another struggle in America. ~ Anne

Update: Lebron James apoke out over the weekend, as reported in Rolling Stone.

“I believe that what Kyrie did caused some harm to a lot of people,” James said of his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate. “And he has since, over the last – I think it was today, or yesterday – he apologized. But he caused some harm and I think it’s unfortunate.” James continued:

“But I don’t stand on the position to harm people when it comes to your voice or your platform or anything. So it doesn’t matter what color your skin is, how tall you are, what position you’re in. If you are promoting or soliciting or saying harmful things to any community that harms people, then I don’t respect it. I don’t condone it.”