Activists Proud They’re Waiting Till After Shiva To Blame Pittsburgh Victims

Not all activists are on board with the decision.

Pittsburgh, November 1 – Members of anti-Israel groups congratulated themselves on their sensitivity this week for refraining from harassing those who lost loved ones in a mass synagogue shooting this past Saturday, and postponing any “you had it coming because Israel” accusations until the formal weeklong mourning period has concluded.

Representatives of Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, and several other anti-Israel organizations told reporters they had assumed the moral high ground in choosing restraint over confrontation in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, in which a white-supremacist gunman killed 11 Jews at Sabbath day services. Only after seven days have elapsed since the funerals, they admitted, would they begin shouting that the victims deserved it for being insufficiently opposed to Israel.

“We realize this is a sensitive time,” stated JVP activist Dee Yumeneis. “Our message remains true and important, but now is not the time to put it front and center, not while the grieving is so fresh. In a few days, sure. Then it’s not important anymore to respect the dead or the survivors. Or thousands of years of similar incidents. This just goes to show the moral superiority of our character and positions. You can’t say that about the- well, I guess I’ll finish that thought in a week or so.”

“Everything in its time,” cautioned SJP-Pittsburgh chapter president Itbakh al-Yahud. “If we hold back now, as difficult as that might be, we score points for dignifying and respecting the community’s pain, which frees us up later to be as nasty as we typically are. Besides, it’s just the right thing to do.”

Not all activists are on board with the decision. “Some things are too urgent, too critical, to wait another week,” challenged Massiqr Demal of the Islamic Council. “If we stay silent about Palestine now, people will get the mistaken notion that there are things that can displace resisting Jewish perfidy and evil from the top of the social and political agenda. That’s why my allies and I will make a point of picketing at as many Shiva locations as we can manage.”

Commentators gushed approval for the restraint. “These fine citizens once again showcase how they are far above the rest of us in numerous ways,” remarked journalist Julia Ioffe. “Not everyone could refrain from flogging their view even as the bodies were still warm. But these admirable activists are both on the right side – that’s part’s obvious, I mean – and dignified in when and how they choose to blame the victims of mass murder for ending up dead. It’s inspiring.”

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