Claire Provinsal
Overview
Claire Provinsal has spread violent hatred of elected officials, promotedhatred of Zionists, demonized Israel and glorified anti-Israel agitators.She also expressed support for violent protesters, condemnedthe Birthright Israel Jewish heritage tour, promoted anti-Israel activism and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Provinsal is an activist in the Portland State University (PSU) chapter of the anti-Israel Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) organization.
As of November, 2018, Provinsal’s Twitter account indicated she worked at Powell’s Books in Oregon.
Violent Hatred of Elected Officials
On February 5, 2019, Provinsal tweeted: “I've been saying this for a year but I'll say it again, @RonWyden let's fight. If I win you must support human rights and stop being an imperialist pig, if you win, well, you won't.”Also on February 5, 2019, Provinsal tweeted: “Ron Wyden's skinny zionist a** is just begging to be kicked.”
Ron Wyden has served as the senior United States Senator in Oregon since 1996.
On December 4, 2018 Provinsal tweeted: “the only requirements i have for a friendship are 1) being anti zi*nist and talking s**t about isr**l with me and 2) me knowing you would absolutely cheer me on and also record it when i fight ron wyden's skinny zi*nist a**.”
On November 20, 2018 Provinsal tweeted: “Just remembered how much money Ron Wyden has accepted from the israel lobby. Willing and ready to fight the skinny boy.”
On November 13, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Since about 8,000 of you freaks asked. NO, I don’t just want to eat chips and be loud. I also really want to fight my zionist senator.”
On August 21, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Please consider donating to my GoFundMe to help me accomplish my dream of destroying Ron Wyden in a physical fight
On July 2, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Want to fight Ron Wyden sooooo bad. Skinny ass zionist.”
On September 28, 2018 Provinsal tweeted: “Can't wait to be arrested for physically fighting ehud barak's ugly fascist ass in just about 2 weeks.”
Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as the country’s Prime Minister from 1999-2001.
Promoting Hatred of Zionists
On December 24, 2017 Provinsal tweeted two photos of a t-shirt that said on one side: “All Zionists are racists. Every single one.” and on the other “ISRAEL IS A GARBAGE COUNTRY THAT’S ONLY LOVED BY GARBAGE PEOPLE. IT WAS FOUNDED ON ETHNIC CLEANSING, APARTHEID, AND SETTLER-COLONIALISM.ITS FLAG IS A SYMOBOL OF WHITE SUPREMACY.”Provinsal commented: “The shirt I ordered for Elana has arrived and I dont care if its not for me i have to post it i am SCREAMING this is AMAZING i wish i had ordered two omg.”
On March 27, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Gender reveal but whether your baby will be a zionist pig supporter of apartheid or a supporter of a free Palestine and kindness.”
On May 24, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Anyone that says zionism isn’t based in racism is insanely brainwashed and also racist.”
On July 10, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “When I say ‘I hate zionists’ I really do mean it in a feminist way because zionism and feminism will never intersect lol.”
On September 24, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: Happy Monday to everyone except z**nists! No happiness for apartheid supporters. Also happy Monday to you and you and also you UNLESS you conflate Judaism with isr**l.”
On October 15, 2018 Provinsal tweeted: “Im not like other girls, I use zionist as a slur.”
On November 5, 2018, Provinsal tweeted a photo of a man wearing a t-shirt that read: “stop conflating zionism with judaism it’s dangerous and offensive.”
On January 14, 2019 Provinsal tweeted: “zionism really is a disease, b**ch. Get well soon xoxo.”
On February 10, 2019, Provinsal posted a poll on Twitter, where the subject was: “Would you EVER sleep with a zionist” and the options were: no, yes and ‘i’d rather ingest arsenic.’
On February 12, 2019, Provinsal tweeted: “To quote @Mr_Max_Geller “all zionists are racist. Every single one.”
On March 4, 2019 Provinsal tweeted a photo of a man wearing a t-shirt that read: “zionism is a disease b*tch get well soon.”
Demonizing Israel
On December 7, 2018, Provinsal tweeted to pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs and said: “celebration of israel is a celebration of genocide. we all see you! #FreePalestine.”On November 12, 2018, the day Gaza terrorists launched more than 300 rockets into Israel civilian centers, Provinsal tweeted: “Any ‘both sides’ article you read this week after israel’s assault on Gaza is racist! You have the choice and ability to stand up for a native population under siege or you can stay quiet on the sidelines I guess. This is apartheid. Good night and free Palestine.”
On November 6, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “American zi*nists spend a week in isr**l and be like ‘a beautiful week in a beautiful country! Just don’t look at the apartheid wall! Stay in spaces that Palestinians are barred from entering. Drive on the jewish only roads! A beautiful trip, in a beautiful fascist utopia❤️.”
Also on November 6, 2018, Provinsal tweeted photos taken by someone on a trip to Israel and commented: “This white man… The first photo talking about the barrier blocking ‘incoming fire’ LMAO...The last...to ‘another time’ yeah when Jerusalem wasn’t occupied and under annexation. He be like ‘come to psu hillel meetings <3 we love hasbara and lies.”
On October 13, 2018, Provinsal tweeted a photo of her giving the middle finger to a book by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and commented: “This ugly war criminal.”
On May 14, 2018, Provinsal tweeted a photo of graffiti and commented: “70 years of Israeli war crimes.”
On May 6, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Excellent day to remember that Israel is using Judaism to commit murder and that we should be offended.”
On May 2, 2018. Provinsal tweeted: “I
On March 15, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “I know I tweet about this 7 times a day but how on earth can people defend Israel. How can anyone be okay with apartheid. How can people see this and not call it genocide. It is an insult to equate Judaism with Israel. Zionism is not okay. Never was, never will be.”
On December 26, 2017, Provinsal tweeted: “The more I read on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict the more I hate absolutely everything. Zionism is colonialism, Judaism is not synonymous with Israel.”
Glorifying Anti-Israel Agitators
On March 9, 2019, Provinsal was featured in a PSU JVP Facebook photo, holding a sign that read: “We #StandWithIlhan because Palestinian Lives Matter.”On February 12, 2019, Provinsal responded to US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and tweeted: “Saying what AIPAC does and what AIPAC says it does on its own website isn’t controversial. Please listen to @jvplive and stand with Ilhan.”
On February 11, 2019, Provinsal tweeted: “.@SenSanders support BDS and stand up for Ilhan Omar, Bernard.”
On February 10, 2019, Provinsal tweeted a photo of a cartoon of the character D.W. Read from the tv show Arthur, kneeling on the ground, with the comment: “Me tonight, holding my aching and throbbing head, trying to calm the swelling caused by the racist zionists attacking a black muslim woman for calling AIPAC what it is and chelsea clinton jumping in as if her family isn't known for their pro israel stance.”
On May 9, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Ahed Tamimi fans ONLY.”
On April 28, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “This is an Ahed Tamimi fan account.”
Supporting Violent Protesters
Provinsal signed an April 2018 JVP petition, as a student at PSU. The petition was in response to the violent March for Return on Israel’s Gaza border, addressed by Portland JVP to U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley from Oregon.The petition urged Senator Merkley to “join” a call “on the Israel Defense Forces to exercise restraint and respect the rights of Palestinians to peacefully protest” and “join...calling on the Israeli military to comply with international law and endorsed the call of the Israeli human rights group, B’tselem, asking Israeli soldiers to disobey illegal orders to shoot at unarmed civilians.”
Most of the Gazans who died between March 30 and April 6, 2018, were identified as terror operatives who were killed while carrying out terrorist attacks, rioting against IDF forces or attempting to breach the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
The petition also claimed: “Tens of thousands of Palestinians have protested peacefully. No demonstrators have carried firearms,” alleged Israel fired “on unarmed demonstrators” and that “The Israeli government has offered no credible evidence that any demonstrators posed a serious threat.”
On March 27, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Good morning, girls. What a day to boycott israeli apartheid!”
Condemning Jewish Heritage Tour
On December 6, 2018, Provinsal tweeted a flyer from a “Radical Shabbat Dinner” event called: “Bye Bye Birthright,” hosted by JVP PSU. She commented: “Good morning Portland :) if you want to talk s**t about birthright and eat food come to PSU Jewish Voice for Peace shabbat tomorrow!! All are welcome obv!!”Birthright Israel is a heritage trip to Israel for Jewish young adults from across the world.
Also that day, Provinsal tweeted: “STOP GOING ON BIRTHRIGHT.”
On May 1, 2018 Provinsal tweeted: “Me, to this girl I know going on birthright: congrats on ur free contribution to colonialism and racism, girl!!!!”
On April 25, 2018 Provinsal tweeted: “Birthright
Anti-Israel Activism
On March 4, 2019, Provinsal publicized a JVP-hosted event on Twitter called: “Radical Shabbat: Anti-Semitism vs Anti-Zionism.” Provinsal commented: “...join us for an anti zionist shabbat this Friday!”On January 6, 2019 Provinsal shared information on Twitter about a JVP PSU event, scheduled for January 13, 2019, called: “Inside Gaza: An Evening with Dr. Clyde Farris.”
The event’s Facebook description said that Dr. Farris was coming to speak about his experience helping people in Gaza and “the conditions inside what has been called “the largest open-air prison on Earth.”
On September 28, 2018, Provinsal shared information for a JVP-hosted event on Twitter called: “War Criminals Not Welcome Here!” The event was a protest against former Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who was coming to speak at the local Jewish Community Center.
Provinsal tweeted: “Hello Portland, Oregon. War criminal Ehud Barak will be here on the 14th of October. If you, like me, hate apartheid and support Palestinian human rights please please join us outside the MJCC and we'll scream our heads off!
On May 15, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Hope to see all the good bitches in Portland Oregon at the Nakba rally.”
The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by defining it as a catastrophe.
A “Nakba Day March” was scheduled for Portland Oregon on May 15, 2018, hosted by Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER), the SJP chapter at PSU, in addition to Portland JVP.
The event’s Facebook description said the rally was “in support of the people of Gaza's Great March of Return and for the rights of all Palestinians to return to their ancestral homelands، the end of the Gaza blockade and the end of the occupation.”
Supporting BDS
On February 8, 2019, Provinsal tweeted: “Next time i go to the store im going to go with a pre made stack of post it notes that say ‘boycott israeli apartheid and also love yourself this s**t sucks’ and put a sticky on each tub of sabra hummus.”On August 31, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “Anyone that s**ts on BDS is . not a good person?...”
On August 21, 2018, Provinsal tweeted a song by musician Lorde and said: “Again today, listen to our BDS supporting legend.” In December, 2017, Lorde cancelled a scheduled 2018 concert in Tel Aviv, following pressure from BDS activists.
On July 11, 2018, Provinsal tweeted: “I love when BDS wins.”
On May 24, 2018, Provinsal shared a Facebook post on Twitter from the University of Oregon SUPER/SJP chapter announcing their university student government had passed a BDS resolution. Provinsal tweeted: “Yo, U of O did something good! Wild.”
On April 6, 2018 Provinsal tweeted a screenshot of a poster that read: “Boycott Israeli Apartheid!!!” Provinsal commented: “How many people will this piss off on my instagram?”
JVP
JVP was founded in Berkeley, California in 1996, as an activist group with an emphasis on the “Jewish tradition” of peace, social justice and human rights. The organization is currently led by Rebecca Vilkomerson and its board members include Israel critics Naomi Klein, Judith Butler, Noam Chomsky and Tony Kushner.
JVP, which generally employs civil disobedience tactics to disrupt pro-Israel speakers and events, consists of American Jews and non-Jewish “allies” highly critical of Israeli policies. A staunch supporter of the BDS movement, JVP claims to aim its campaigns at companies that either support the Israeli military (Hewlett-Packard) or are active in the West Bank (SodaStream).
Although several Jewish groups critical of Israeli policies, like J Street and Partners for a Progressive Israel, make efforts to operate within the mainstream American Jewish community, JVP functions outside. The group is often criticized for serving as a tokenized Jewish voice for the pro-Palestinian camp and is widely regarded as the BDS movement’s “Jewish wing.”
JVP denies the notion of “Jewish peoplehood” and has even gone so far as to refer to its own Ashkenazi (Jews who spent the Diaspora in European countries) leadership as “white supremacy inside of JVP.”
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has accused JVP of being “the largest and most influential Jewish anti-Zionist group in the United States,” and said the group “exploits Jewish culture and rituals to reassure its own supporters that opposition to Israel not only does not contradict, but is actually consistent with, Jewish value.”
The ADL also claimed that “JVP consistently co-sponsors rallies to oppose Israeli military policy that are marked by signs and slogans comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, demonizing Jews and voicing support for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.”
According to the ADL website, JVP “uses its Jewish identity to shield the anti-Israel movement from allegations of anti-Semitism and provide it with a greater degree of legitimacy and credibility.”
BDS
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by Omar Barghouti in 2005 to challenge “international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism.” BDS is an allegedly “Palestinian-led movement,” although leading BDS activists have admitted [00:01:01] this is not true.
One of the demands of BDS includes [point 3] what is generally known as the “right of return,” a demand discredited as a way to eliminate Israel. Barghouti said the “right of return” is a means to “end Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.”
Barghouti has said that BDS “aims to turn Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.”
In his activism, Barghouti has also said [00:05:55] regarding Israel: “Definitely, most definitely, we oppose a Jewish state in any part of Palestine. No…rational Palestinian, not a sellout Palestinian, will ever accept a Jewish state in Palestine.”
The movement has been linked to numerous terrorist organizations and received a public endorsement from Hamas in 2017.
BDS initiatives include calling on institutions and individuals to divest from Israeli-affiliated companies, promoting academic and cultural boycotts of Israel, and organizing anti-Israel rallies, protests and campaigns.
The movement’s most notable achievement has been the infiltration of university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments and student groups, backed by their own anti-Israel members and affiliates, have proposed resolutions on some form of boycott of, or divestment from, Israel and Israeli-affiliated entities.
Boycott resolutions, although non-binding, have been passed by student governments on numerous North American campuses.
BDS activity is often aggressive and disruptive. It has been noted that universities that pass BDS resolutions see a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents on campus. On one campus, when the student government debated a BDS resolution, reports emerged of violent threats against those opposing it.
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