Shalom International began in 1989 and we have done 1,500+ anti-Nazi events and over 5,000 news interviews since.
We’ve been to 31 ‘death camps’ and have advocated that the Jewish community take back those camps as our holy ground and not leave it in the hands of the Vatican and those who would put up crosses, discotheques, or amusement parks. If we leave it in the hands of those who participated in the Holocaust to interpret, revise and commercialize what happened, we dishonor those who perished and risk allowing it to be repeated. We held events at 13 of those death camps, with government and survivor support.
We organized in 1992, a “Remember the Holocaust” event at Dachau Death Camp, near Munich when the G-7 Summit of world leaders were meeting in Germany for the first time. We preceded this memorial event with 500 people marching 17 miles from the Olympic site in Munich to remember the Israeli athletes massacred there in 1972.
We organized the biggest anti-Nazi demonstration at the Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach in 1993 with 5,000 people showing to support the cause. We also made sure Cuban politicians wouldn’t use the word “holocaust” to describe their experience with Fidel Castro.
We protested at the Holocaust Memorial in D.C. when the director was allowing Poland to put up crosses, disco etc. at Auschwitz, which was not his right and set a disastrous precedent. He would be fired as a result.
In 1994 we kicked off our Boycott Germany for Crimes Against Humanity then and now, exposing and opposing several thousands new Nazi attacks since the reunification in 1990.
We took this to the U.N. Human Rights Conference in Vienna, Austria with 10,000 in attendance. As usual, most Jewish groups didn’t want to discuss the new Nazis let alone old Nazis.
We also took our campaign to the 50th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, to the German Embassy in Paris, and the G-7 Summit in Naples, Italy.
In 1995, we went to the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of the death camps with our 20 ft. banner that read: “Purge, Extradite and Prosecute All Nazi Murderers” and with Government permission from Germany, Poland and Austria and Holocaust Survivor organizations, who took this banner to Auschwitz/Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen, Neuengamme, Dachau, Buchenwald, Mauthausen and a number of other death camps. We know that Auschwitz was ran by 4,000 operators of the killing machine, but only 50 were ever put on trial and we wanted to know why the murderers were still loose. We were the ONLY Jewish group to go to all these camps and with this message. We also had permission to be at the Bundestag in Bonn, and at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for the official end of WWII with the key four nations represented.
We also put out thousands of bumper stickers to boycott McDonald’s for opening an operation near Dachau and protested them at the G-8 Summits in Denver, Co. and Birmingham, England. Also in NYC, London, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta Olympics and a dozen other cities. We also protested at the Polish Embassies in London and Wash., D.C. and Polish Consulates in Chicago and NYC for putting up discos, crosses thus desecrating Auschwitz.
We led 1,500 to protest in front of the White House in 1999, when the Nazis wanted to march there and because we showed en masse and peacefully, the Nazis chose not to show up.
We’ve protested at the Saudi Arabian embassy in D.C., as well as at the Iranian one.
In 2000, we organized a protest at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem when Pope John Paul II was visiting. We wouldn’t let the Vatican revise that Pope Pius XII wasn’t Hitler’s Pope. We also wouldn’t let the world forget that the Vatican is in possession of a fortune in Jewish artifacts stolen during the Holocaust, stored in its vaults, yet to be returned to the Jewish community. We also kept alive the memory of the Vatican ‘ratline’, which allowed the Nazi murderers to escape while the survivors of slave labor and the death camps remained ignored. This particular protest got the attention of 80 international media outlets. We were the ONLY Jewish group to confront all 3 Popes who went to Israel about these same issues. We also protested Obama’s policies when he visited the Holy Land.
We never gave up on these issues and because of it, we learned not only that our morality on these matters was acutely credible, but that those who were guilty backed off and were on the defense. Unfortunately, as the Holocaust is being forgotten, it has become Israel vs. the Palestinians, with Israel on the defense, giving up land for some phony ‘peace’ that will never occur.
We also believe Israel’s negligence in telling its own story, which is 5,000 years old, not just since 1948, is part of the reason the country struggles so hard with the country’s image on the international stage.
We’ve twice protested at the Israeli Consulate in Miami, that Jerusalem isn’t for sale and that it belongs to every Jew ever murdered for being a Jew. We believe Jerusalem belongs to every Jew in the world and Israel alone should be the caretaker of this holy city because it is our Covenant with
G-d, and no one can give it away or divide it.
This is a brief background of our visibility and activism and while other organizations walked away from it all, we were always there to defend the truth.
We also made up thousands of bumper stickers: “Remember 9/11, Boycott Arab Oil” in 2001. We have been the conscience of the community and blessed with this ability to tell our story and demand justice.
In today’s conflict and war with Hamas, we have been in 30 counter protests in South Florida. We protested Qatar at Miami International Airport 7 times, knowing Qatar is supporting and funding Hamas and the global terrorism and antisemitism.
We are the ONLY group challenging the Islamic Nazi Jihadist narrative, that Oct. 7, 2023 was justified, because Jews stole Arab land. This is the land G-d gave us and we’ve “Occupied” for 5,000 years.
No Arab or Muslim country will take in one ‘Palestinian’. None of the Arab nations want anything to do with them other than “Kill Jews”. Just like when the Palestinians were aligned with Hitler to “Kill All Jews”, along with Christians, Buddhists and other ethnic groups not aligned with the radical agenda.
There are three major conventions we plan to be at this summer: The Libertarian in D.C. for RFK, Jr at the end of May, and the GOP Convention in July in Milwaukee with 10,000 media outlets covering it, plus thousands of ‘pro-Hamas’ demonstrators. In August, it is the Dem. Convention in Chicago. WE JEWS WILL BE AT THESE EVENTS WITH PRO-ISRAEL NON-JEWS, TO PRESENT THE TRUTH, FINALLY TELLING OUR STORY.
Needless to say, driving and gas, tolls, food, motels, printing etc. is going to run $5000+
You can help, by getting our tee-shirt, hat and sticker that says: “Protect and Defend” with both American and Israeli flags on them. Be visible. Show your love for G-d, Torah, America and Israel. They make great gifts and show support. $36 for all three, plus $10 for postage and handling.
Donations to: “Defend Jerusalem”, P. O. Box 402263, Miami Beach, Fla. 33140.
Hamas influence is in the White House, State Department, Justice Department, Congress, Academia and the campuses and media. Their visibility and lack of Jewish visibility has increased their support by 10% to 28% of America.
This is dangerous and shows weakness in this propaganda war, while the IDF is finishing off Hamas, which the world wants to save, as before. Please, no more excuses. From Hitler to Hamas/Iran/Qatar, the Holocaust continues.
“NEVER AGAIN, IS NOW”. SILENCE EQUALS DEATH AND IS THE WRONG POLITICAL STATEMENT TO BE MAKING.
SHALOM INTERNATIONAL WILL NEVER SURRENDER TO THIS BETRAYAL. Please join us and help us to help G-d, America, Israel and YOU.
We will protest Qatar at Miami International Airport, April 14 and 28th, 2024, Concourse E, by the Flags 3-5 p.m.
We will be on Lincoln Road and Euclid on Miami Beach, 4-7 p.m. on April 9 and April 21, 2024.
We’ve had tremendous success and support at both venues. Join us and see for yourself.
Bob Kunst is the President of Shalom International.
