Pro-Palestinian protesters blame Israel for Hamas terror attack in 'repugnant' demonstrations
By: Peter Aitken (Fox News)
Just another day in New York. Not long ago politicians were supporting these protesters. Now there's an opportunity for spittle spewing outrage.
And nothing changes.
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Hundreds of protesters turned out in New York City on Sunday to support the Palestinians after an attack by Hamas on Israel over the weekend.
Hamas terrorists launched thousands of missiles at Israel and invaded towns along the Gaza border on Saturday, killing at least 700 people and wounding thousands more and prompting Israel to declare war against the Iran-backed group.
The protest, organized by the Democratic Socialists of America - a group that boasts six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including members of "the Squad" - took place in Times Square and then advanced down 42nd Street to Bryant Park, close to the Israeli Consulate.
The DSA laid the blame for the attack at Israel's feet, tweeting out as part of the announcement: "Today's events are a direct result of Israel's apartheid regime - a regime that receives billions in funding from the United States."
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the rally ahead of its start, saying that the "people of Israel are facing violent terrorist attacks and civilian kidnappings" and blasting the rally as "abhorrent and morally repugnant."
Hundreds marched through the city's midtown area, with many chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" - a chant that the Anti-Defamation League notes can be understood as a call for the elimination of Israel. Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine often use the chant as an anti-Israel rallying cry.
The protesters carried signs that called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel and argued that "Resistance is justified when people are occupied."
Police arrested some of the demonstrators, although it was unclear on what grounds they did so. Video showed police taking away a few individuals who did not resist arrest.
The protest prompted a counter-protest from Israel supporters, who police separated from the pro-Palestinian protesters with barriers and roads where possible. The opposing groups lined 42nd Street as they chanted at each other, at times hurling insults and yelling directly at the other side.
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Stir the cesspool and see how it smells. Anyone notice the similarity in support for Israel and support for Ukraine? How many quagmires can the United States sustain?
At some point we're going to need to acknowledge that neoliberals are idiots.
“Anyone notice the similarity in support for Israel and support for Ukraine?”
Two totally unrelated conflicts and the support or lack thereof is more dissimilar than suggested.
Ukrainian support has become just another political point of contention. Support of Israel is part of our postwar DNA.
This administration will be tested in walking the tightrope that any international conflict poses.
And throwing out nebulous terms like ‘neoliberal’ does nothing but muddy already treacherous waters.
Well, that's plain bullshit.
Joe Biden is going to sanction the Palestinians, send military aid to Israel, and position the military as a show-of-force threat. How is that different than Biden's support for Ukraine?
"Resistance is justified when people are occupied."
Change occupied to oppressed. I wonder how many of these people used the same logic when justifying the summer of 2020 shopping sprees.
Didn't the mouth breathing idiots looting in Philadelphia a week or so ago use that very excuse?
5 Democratic Congressmen are members of the Democratic Socialist party that sponsored these protest and have not resigned. Nor has the Housing official in Chicago caught on camera leading cheers for genocide at the Chicago demonstration.
All par for the course.
So six democrat congress people are out protesting in favor of a country that wants to kill all the Jews. Explain to me again how the republicans are the nazi's?