Last week a New York City politician, Charles Barron, said the only way to stop black’s from punching Jewish people and non-blacks in the face was to pay blacks to stop.   This week another local politician steps forth to say it’s the Jew’s fault.

Laurie Cumbo NEW YORK – A local New York City politician and ally of mayor-elect Bill de Blasio says  the recent spate of “knockout” attacks in Brooklyn may stem from “a genuine  concern” about Jewish influence.
Laurie Cumbo, the councilwoman-elect for the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown  Heights, made the comments in an open letter posted to her Facebook page. In the letter,  Cumbo reports that many of her African-American constituents are alarmed by the  growth of the local Jewish community.
The resulting tension, she says, could have lead to a number of attacks on  Jewish residents that bear the hallmarks of a “game” in which teens attempt to  knock someone unconscious with one punch.
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“Many African American/Caribbean residents expressed a genuine concern that  as the Jewish community continues to grow, they would be pushed out by their  Jewish landlords or by Jewish families looking to purchase homes,” Cumbo  wrote. ”I respect and appreciate the Jewish community’s family values and  unity that has led to strong political, economic and cultural gains… While  I personally regard this level of tenacity, I also recognize that for others,  the accomplishments of the Jewish community triggers feelings of resentment, and  a sense that Jewish success is not also their success.”

Like mayor-elect de Blasio, Cumbo hails from the resurgent left wing of the  city’s Democratic Party. De Blasio, who once volunteered to assist the radical  socialist Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, will be New York City’s first  Democratic mayor in 20 years when he’s inaugurated next month.  (continue reading)

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