Assemblykike Dov Hikind: Stop Hate Groups Credit Card Sales

[R. Bryant]

Assemblyman Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is calling on the major credit card companies to withdraw their support from numerous hate groups operating in the United States and abroad. It was discovered that eight Holocaust denial organizations are currently selling racist, anti-Semitic and Holocaust Denial products (books, videos) via websites through credit card sales.

“Unfortunately, it is no longer shocking in this day and age to find those who deny the Holocaust—those who espouse openly racist, hateful ideologies,” said Assemblyman Hikind. “What is shocking is to find prestigious credit card companies doing business with them and enabling these groups to raise money to spread their hateful messages.”

The Holocaust Denial organizations offering credit card sales are:

- Institute for Historical Review (Amex, Visa, MC, Discover)

- Noontide Press (Amex, Visa, MC, Discover)

- Inconvenient History (Visa, MC)

- Barnes Review/Foundation for Economic Liberty (Amex, Visa, MC, Discover)

- Irving Books/Focal Point Press (Amex, Visa, MC, Discover, Paypal)

- The International Conspiratological Association (Amex, Visa, MC, Discover, Paypal)

- Castle Hill Publishers and CODAH (Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust) (Visa, MC)

Some of the many anti-Semitic and Holocaust-denial books sold by these organizations include Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, The ‘Gas Chambers’ of Dachau, Mauthausen and Hartheim, which states that “none of these facilities were ever used, or could have been used, as lethal ‘gas chambers’” and The Rudolf Report which states, “The alleged gas chambers of Auschwitz could not have existed.”

“As someone whose mother went to Auschwitz while her own mother went to the gas chambers, I find it immoral that respected banking institutions can partner with these hate groups,” said Assemblyman Hikind. Hikind has reached out to AmEx, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Financial Services and Paypal asking them to cease their business relationships with these and other hate groups, and to better monitor who they do business with.

In 2009, Assemblyman Hikind brought attention to the relationship between Holocaust denier David Irving and American Express when the Assemblyman discovered that Irving was accepting AmEx payments for tickets to his ongoing book tour. Assemblyman Hikind drafted a letter urging the company to “rescind Mr. Irving’s merchant agreement” and one dozen of the Assemblyman’s fellow elected officials also signed the letter. American Express complied and Hikind applauded the company for “doing the right thing.”

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Brooklyn Assemblykike Dov Hikind Lies About His Mother Being Gassed, Dresses up in Blackface for Purim - Coons Outraged



"I walk these streets with my mother every Sabbath, my mother who went to Auschwitz in 1944. My mother went straight to the gas chamber."

Dov Hikind - born June 30, 1950


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Politicians Condemn Dov Hikind’s ‘Blackface’ Purim Costume

Assemblyman Karim Camara, chairman of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, is “deeply shocked and outraged” by his fellow lawmaker Dov Hikind’s “black basketball player” Purim costume. In his statement on the costume, Mr. Camara described it as “insensitive,” compared it to the “blackface minstrel show” and demanded an apology.



Assemblycoon Karim Camara also likes to Drink & Drive

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“I am deeply shocked and outraged by the insensitive actions of Assemblyman Hikind, to dress as a black basketball player complete with tanned skin and an Afro wig,” Mr. Camara said.

Jew Dov Hikind in Blackface


“We, as leaders have to be extremely careful that we foster understanding amongst our different cultural groups and not use the images of one as a tool for humor. In speaking with many African Americans both leaders and average citizens, the outrage is widespread.”
Mr. Camara compared Mr. Hikind’s costume to stereotypical “blackface minstrels” that were once common in this country.

“The history of the blackface minstrel show is something deeply painful in the African American community. It brings back the memories of African Americans being reduced to ‘buffoonery’ just to gain access to the entertainment industry,” he said. “The stereotypes embodied in blackface minstrels have played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist images, attitudes and perceptions, which are still painful and offensive today.”

Mr. Hikind has dismissed the criticism of his costume as “Political Correctness to the Absurd.” However, Mr. Camara said, at a minimum, Mr. Hikind should offer an apology to anyone he offended.

“I find the actions of the Assemblyman to be callous and repugnant,” said Mr. Camara. “At the very least, an apology should be issued to those who found his portrayal objectionable.”

Mr. Camara isn’t the only local lawmaker who has spoken out against Mr. Hikind’s Purim getup. Councilman David G. Greenfield, who represents the Boro Park neighborhood along with Mr. Hikind, told Gothamist he disagreed with the Assemblyman’s defense of the costume.

“He should’ve known better,” Mr. Greenfield said.

Councilman Charles Barron told the Daily News Mr. Hikind’s justifications for the outfit were “a bunch of crap.”

“It is racist,” said Mr. Barron. “He is trying to justify his racism.”

Mr. Barron continued by saying Mr. Hikind should have used a different strategy if he wanted an outlandish Purim costume.

“If he wanted to find somebody who [looked] strange, wild and crazy, he should look in the mirror,” Mr. Barron said. “He didn’t have to pick on us.”


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[Will Williams]

Negroes fighting Jews: Whitey can't lose!

Just look at the hate in this lying Yid's face . What a hypocrite he is, calling revisionist historians, seekers of truth, "haters."

Hikind, born in 1950, says his mother was gassed by the Germans in 1944. Good one, Dov.

[R. Bryant]

MasterCard says it will cease doing business with hate groups

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• • Assemblyman Dov Hikind (center) is pictured with Noah J. Hanft, general counsel and chief franchise integrity officer for MasterCard Worldwide (left) and Richard Santoro, MasterCard Worldwide’s vice president of government affairs.

Holocaust™ deniers were selling books, videos online

Holocaust deniers and other groups that spout hate won’t be able to sell their merchandise through MasterCard Worldwide, according to Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who is applauding a decision by the credit card giant to stop doing business with such zany entities.

Hikind (D-Borough Park-Midwood) recently met top executives of MasterCard to thank them for their addressing what he called “this deeply hurtful issue.”

Last month, it was discovered that eight organizations were selling racist, anti-Semitic and Holocaust denial products, including books and videos, via websites through credit card sales. A report on one of the websites stated, “The alleged gas chambers of Auschwitz could not have existed.”

Hikind, who represents a district where hundreds of Holocaust survivors live, said he was outraged when he learned these hate groups were selling items and using credit card companies to collect the fees. He called on all credit card companies to stop doing business with these groups.

“MasterCard was the first to take this issue seriously,” Hikind said. “Freedom of speech allows anyone to espouse openly racist, hateful ideologies, but there’s no need to make it easier for them and no cause for a respected credit card and international brand to be associated with such reprehensible material. I applaud MasterCard for their sensitivity and respect—for going the extra mile and making the necessary efforts to do the right thing,” he said.

Unlike in some European countries, where selling racist and Holocaust-denial materials is illegal, hate speech is protected speech in the United States. That means that MasterCard is limited to “educating” its merchant banks with regard to who they are issuing merchant accounts to. “But MasterCard has been a master educator,” Hikind said. He said that nearly every hate group that he reported last month for selling Holocaust denial products has now been dropped by their individual merchant banks.

“It’s an important victory,” said Hikind, who is the son of Holocaust survivors. “The Jewish community and anyone interested in historical accuracy owe MasterCard a debt of gratitude,” he said.

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