About the Facts and Logic flame group that brings the truth about Israel and the Middle East conflict to us.

[Eko]

Here are some things the president James Sinkinson has said.

"while Islamophobia is a relatively new phenomenon, much less frequent and so weaponized that some consider the very concept a hoax."

"Islamophobia is a relatively new concept, which critics convincingly argue is generally not a hatred at all, but rather a term used by social, political and media elites to whitewash the avowed intentions of Islamists to wage jihad globally."

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/exposing-the-islamophobia-hoax/article_cbfce58a-41f4-5075-9f5b-17626aac08e3.html

Here he completely whitewashes Itamar Ben-Gvir who

"has a long history of anti-Arab activism, leading to dozens of indictments and at least eight convictions of crimes including incitement to racism and support for, as well as possession of propaganda of, a terrorist organization"

"is known for being a provocateur and has attracted headlines for a variety of reasons: threatening Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on live television in 1995 shortly before his assassination; having had a portrait in his living room of Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish terrorist and mass murderer; calling in 2019 for the expulsion of Arab citizens of Israel who are not loyal to the state;[5] inciting violent clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in 2021; and making highly controversial visits to the Temple Mount, where the al-Aqsa Mosque is located, in 2023 and 2024.[6]"

"In the 1990s, he was active in protests against the Oslo Accords. In 1995, Ben-Gvir came to public attention for the first time, when he appeared on television brandishing a Cadillac hood ornament that had been stolen from Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's car, and declared: "We got to his car, and we'll get to him too." Several weeks later, Rabin was assassinated by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir.[4][18]"

with statements like

"far-right Religious National Party, one of whose leaders is the outspoken attorney-politician Itamar Ben-Gvir."

Ah, he is an outspoken attorney-politician.
And

"Menendez’s warning was echoed by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who urged Israeli politicians to “ostracize extremists like Itamar Ben-Gvir.” Neither Sherman nor Menendez specified any Ben-Gvir views to which they object."

I mean, with someone with a track record like that do they have to specify any Ben-Gvir views to which they object? I guess you have to the Facts and Logic flame group since they dont seem to know the ,,,, facts very much.

"He has a reputation for making statements against Israeli Arabs — such as suggesting the deportation of those who attack Israeli soldiers, a proposal some consider racist."

Uh, in 2019 he called for the expulsion of Arab citizens of Israel who are not loyal to the state. That's pretty darn fascist if you ask me and quite a bit different than deporting those who attacked Israel soldiers.

"On the other hand, Ben-Gvir swears he is not racist — that indeed he is an anti-racist, fighting antisemitic instigation within the boundaries of Israel’s “homeland” by the likes of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, with the aim of defeating them “just as the United States defeated Al-Qaeda.”"

Sure, he is not racist.
https://www.jewishexponent.com/us-politicians-jump-into-israels-elections/

I'm sure I could find more snippets posted on twitter or reddit to share with you all but I believe the words of the President of the Facts and Logic flame group "should" be enough to make you wary of such a site. "Should".
But what do I know.

[Celerity]

1. FLAME is pro RW/pro Bibi, advocated for ethnic cleansing, and is extremely bigoted against Muslims

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/facts-and-logic-about-the-middle-east-flame/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facts_and_Logic_About_the_Middle_East

Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME) is a non-profit pro-Israel organization based in San Francisco, California. The Los Angeles Times described FLAME as "an organization that must literally buy its way into print." Their ads, they state, are meant as an explanation for "the proverbial man from Mars" regarding various aspects of Arab/Israeli issues.

History

It was founded by Gerardo Joffe and began as a local chapter of the pro-Israel media watchdog group CAMERA. By 1987 the ads, which had appeared using the CAMERA name were now sponsored by FLAME, an independent organization. Its stated purpose is "the research and publication of the facts regarding developments in the Middle East and exposing false propaganda that might harm the interests of the United States and its allies in that area of the world."

Since 1987, it has regularly placed ads that it describes as "monthly hasbarah (educating and clarifying) messages in major publications of general circulation, such as U.S. News and World Report, The New York Times, The Nation, The National Review, The American Spectator, The Washington Times National Weekly, and others". The New York Times' Anthony Lewis described one such advertisement as "a sorry evasion of reality".

According to The Village Voice, when a reporter "pointed out the overt bigotry" in a FLAME ad in 1998 that described Islam as "virulent" and blamed it for promoting violence against the U.S. and Israel, FLAME's Gerardo Joffe said "All Arab Muslims may not be a bunch of fanatics, but I've never met one who isn't". Regarding the issue of a Palestinian state, FLAME is in favor of using Jordan as the homeland for Arab Palestinians.

[Eko]

2. Thanks Celerity!

[Celerity]

3. yw