Ben Shapiro Slammed As ‘White Supremacist’ By RefuseFacism Group

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By Daniel J. Solomon September 13, 2017

RefuseFascism.org, the anti-Trump organization that has been active since the election, has smeared Ben Shapiro as a “white supremacist” and “fascist thug” ahead of the right-wing pundit’s speech at U.C. Berkeley scheduled for later this month.

“Fascist thug & white supremacist Ben Shapiro is coming to UC Berkeley – The issue is not ‘Free Speech.’ The Issue is Fascism,” wrote the organization in a Saturday Facebook post. The post called to block Shapiro’s speech, declaring, “campuses must become fascist-free zones.”

Shapiro, editor of The Daily Wire, is an Orthodox Jew who has frequently denounced white supremacists and other members of the so-called “alt-right.” According to studies from the Anti-Defamation League, Shapiro received the most anti-Semitic harassment on Twitter during last year’s campaign season.

He has faced raucous protest from left-wing groups during prior appearances on other university campuses.

Contact Daniel J. Solomon at solomon@forward.com or on Twitter @DanielJSolomon

Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.

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