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Training for NYPD Officers Categorized the Keffiyeh and Watermelon as Antisemitic Symbols - Experts say the training reinforced a police culture that treats Palestinians and their supporters with suspicion and brutality.

JL;DR SUMMARY A contentious NYPD training session on antisemitism has drawn criticism for associating pro-Palestinian symbols, such as the keffiyeh and watermelon, with antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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NypdPro Palestinian ActivismJewish SafetyCivil LibertiesGeorge Washington UniversityIhra DefinitionPolicingKeffiyehWatermelon

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New York, United States
"On January 8th, senior New York Police Department (NYPD) staff joined over 150 law enforcement officers, city officials, and religious leaders at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan for a training on combating antisemitism."
Virginia, United States
"Prior to the NYPD seminar this January, CAM and POE had teamed up in late 2024 to give trainings to law enforcement agencies in Virginia in sessions co-organized by Governor Glenn Youngkin."
Columbus, Ohio, United States
"Another image deemed antisemitic was one from a Columbus, Ohio, city council meeting, where some attendees had their hands painted red."

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