How Hard Is It to Condemn Atrocities?

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

American leftists’ response to the Hamas attacks offers insight into their worldview — something that few of us should quickly forget.

"SACRAMENTO — After Hamas terrorists murdered 260-plus mostly young people enjoying a “peace” concert near the Gaza border and slaughtered families in their homes, normal people were utterly outraged and sympathetic to the Israeli victims. Others — mostly university professors, progressive activists and “journalists,” and even some members of Congress — couldn’t bring themselves to condemn the violence. Some even excused it." . . .

. . ."Examples abound. Black Lives Matter Grassroots issued a statement that didn’t acknowledge the atrocities but instead called on readers to “understand the resistance in Palestine as an attempt to tear down the gates of the world’s largest open air prison.” In response to a post on X condemning violence against all civilians, Yale University professor Zareena Grewal responded: “Settlers are not civilians. This is not hard.” I’ve read pro-Palestinian tweeters who downplayed the concert attack because the attendees were “rave girls.”

"And many of us have read about the statement from the 33 Harvard University student groups stating that its signers “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” Entirely responsible? Apparently, Palestinians have no control over their actions. That certainly makes one wonder what they’re teaching at one of the country’s premiere academic institutions." . . .

The woke left

Do we remember that in February the ridiculous Secretary of State Blinken bragged that not only had the Biden administration resumed massive aid to the corrupt PLA, canceled by Trump, but also cumulatively had transferred $1 billion—even as Palestinian authorities and Abbas bragged that they would continue to pay bounties to the families of “martyrs” (i.e., those killed while conducting terrorists attacks against Israel)? Victor Davis Hanson

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 Time for Wokesters to Stick a Sock in It - American Thinker   "What exactly do I mean by “wokesters” -- what do they believe and why? Richard Samuelson in a brilliant essay analyzes their thinking and its genesis, and in so doing shows how their acts make them worthy of contempt.

In the wake of the barbaric attack on Israel, many Americans have been shocked, angered, and disgusted to see woke organizations express anything other than condemnation for Hamas. On campuses and in our communities, students and organizations like Black Lives Matter have expressed support for the butchers of Jews. Meanwhile, all too many campus leaders, formerly so quick to condemn even the hint of racism, can barely muster even weak condemnation of such savagery. Many Americans find themselves shaking their heads in dismay.

Where does this blindness come from? Why are so many people who think of themselves as crusaders for justice so misguided? . . .

ITEM 5: Biden gave Iran $6 billion.  ITEM 5: Biden gave Iran $6 billion. Trump took a contract out on the top Iranian general.  Guess which one NYT warned would start World War III.

John Cusack Whitewashes Hamas Terror Attack as Self-Defense After Talking to Palestinian Protesters in Chicago (breitbart.com)   "Left-wing actor John Cusack joined a pro-Palestinian march in Chicago and later vented his fury at what he sees as a peaceful people suffering under a “brutal occupation” from “invading” Israeli usurpers.". . .

"Cusack is known to maintain a constant stream of social media posts espousing communist, socialist, and far left, anti-American rhetoric.

"The actor was personally accused of racism in 2019 after sharing an antisemitic cartoon and quote and before finally apologizing, ultimately defending himself after a backlash, as Breitbart News reported."

Why do Harvard students support Hamas and blame Israel? (usatoday.com)   

More than 30 student groups at Harvard University signed on to a letter stating they 'hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.'    

"It’s hard to wrap your mind around: The social justice warriors on college campuses around America have come out in support of terrorists who last weekend raped and murdered and beheaded innocent people (including children, women and the elderly) in Israel. 

"These are the same students who need safe spaces from those who may talk about race or gender in a way they find offensive, or who will shout down and demand the cancellation of speakers with whom they disagree.

"Yet, some of them seem perfectly OK with defending the atrocities committed when Hamas invaded Israel in a surprise attack in which the terrorists murdered at least 1,200 Israelis; 27 Americans also died and more than a dozen are missing." . . . 

The lesson is don't behead babies and expect support.

 But it was a mostly peaceful spree of rape, torture and burning babies alive. (Sounds like Ali Velshi from MSNBC)

Highlights of the week - Don Surber (substack.com)  " ITEM 1: The horrific attack on Israel by Palestine shocked the world. Suddenly Sarah Silverman and other celebrities no longer support anti-Semitic groups such as BLM.

"J.K Rowling tweeted, “We said ‘never again.’ The UK was a safe haven. Now, after the biggest massacre of Jews since the holocaust, British Jewish children are being advised to hide their identities as they walk to school, for their own safety. There should be mass outrage that this is necessary.”

"From my side of the pond, Brits worried too much about Bibi and too little about Corbyn. Virtue signaling made anti-Semitism popular again.

"But we must forgive these fools and move on to eliminating Black September, PLO, PLA, Hezbollah, Hamas, Hummus, or whatever Palestinians are calling their terrorist army these days. Level Gaza.

"Too harsh?

Ilhan Omar Wakes Up Early To See What Presents She Got For Global Day Of Jihad

  Babylon Bee

"WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Representative Ilhan Omar woke up extra early Friday so she could rush downstairs to see what presents she got for the Global Day of Jihad before anyone else got up.

" 'Hurry up!" she called to her brother. "The Global Day of Jihad only comes once a year, sleepyhead!"

"Sources say the congresswoman was hoping for a good gift since she had been a good antisemite all year, and left out plenty of hummus for jolly old Durka Claus.

"To her delight, carefully nestled under her Palestinian flag were several presents wrapped in plain brown wrapping paper topped with red bows representing the blood of her enemies. She tore through them greedily, delighted to see that she had not been forgotten this October 13th.

" 'Wow! A real improvised explosive device! Gee, thanks, Durka Claus!" she shouted giddily. "This is the best Global Day of Jihad ever!"

"Later, fellow squad member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Ilhan Omar in tears because she hadn't received any presents, only a threatening note admonishing her for being an infidel."

Probe of Burisma was active when Joe Biden forced prosecutor’s firing, Hunter's documents show |

  Just The News

Despite claims that the investigation into Burisma was "dormant" when Pres. Biden held up $1 billion loan to Ukraine and demanded that Ukrainian Prosecutor Shokin be fired, Hunter Biden’s own communications, committee documents, and his own business partner show otherwise. 

"E-mails obtained from Hunter Biden’s laptop, documents released recently by the House Ways and Means Committee, and Devon Archer’s testimony call into question a long-held narrative that a Ukrainian investigation into Burisma Holdings was “dormant” in fall 2015 when then-Vice President Joe Biden intervened to force the firing of Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin.

"In fact, the Ukrainian energy company was acutely concerned about Shokin’s investigation and wanted it closed, the memos show.

"A CNN fact-check parrotted the administration's narrative that “Shokin was not prosecuting Burisma,” after then-President Donald Trump made the claim during the 2020 election. “While there had been an investigation of the company, Shokin's former deputy, Vitaliy Kasko, has said that it was dormant at the time of Joe Biden's intervention,” CNN wrote.

"But documents from Hunter Biden laptop released by a Congressional committee last week, and testimony from Hunter Biden associate and former Burisma board member Devon Archer show Burisma believed that Shokin was actively investigating the company. The documents also show that Burisma sought Hunter Biden’s help by using his American connections to close the case permanently." . . .

If you weren’t aware already, Clemson University has tampon/pad dispensers in the MEN’S restrooms located in Cooper Library.

We truly live in 🤡 world. pic.twitter.com/hjXk9ZQVRF

— Clemson College Republicans 🐅 (@ClemsonCRs) September 14, 2023

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Clemson University removed feminine hygiene dispensers from men's bathrooms after the College Republicans chapter mocked them

. . ."About 50 students marched across Clemson University on Wednesday to demand that menstrual products be returned to men’s bathrooms in Cooper Library and that the Clemson College Republicans be reprimanded for their role in the tampons’ removal," The College Fix wrote on Friday. 

"Take Back Pride" holds an annual march, but the main student organizer of the event, Pan Tankersley declared, "Today, we are marching for the reinstatement of the menstrual products in the men’s restrooms in Cooper Library and throughout campus.". . .

Iran hints Hezbollah is ready to join fight against Israel, warns of a 'huge earthquake'

  Just The News

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stated that Israel should stop its military action in Gaza. As does AOC.

"Iran officials hinted on Saturday that the Hezbollah militia group, an Iranian proxy, is ready to join the fight against Israel, stating that a “huge earthquake” would occur if they joined with Hamas. 

"According to The Washington Times, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters that he met with leaders of Hezbollah who have said they are ready to fight Israel if necessary. 

"He also stated that Israel should stop its military action in Gaza.

“ 'I know about the scenarios that Hezbollah has put in place,” Amirabdollahian said, according to reports. “Any step the resistance will take will cause a huge earthquake in the Zionist entity.”

"Israel recently ramped up its military strikes in Gaza following the terrorist attack against the Jewish state by Hamas last week. There have been thousands of casualties thus far.

"Around 150 people have reportedly been taken as hostages.

“ 'I want to warn the war criminals and those who support this entity before it’s too late to stop the crimes against civilians in Gaza, because it might be too late in a few hours,” Amirabdollahian said. " . . . 

ISIS Are The True Muslims says Kick-boxer Andrew Tate

 

ISIS Are The True Muslims | Andrew Tate | Religio-Political Talk (RPT) (religiopoliticaltalk.com)

"Andrew Tate gets A LOT of things wrong. But this time he got this correct:"

….. "1400 years has proven that Islam is not a religion of peace. ISIS is in keeping with Islamic tradition. Of course there are Muslims who ascribe to living peaceably among non-Muslims, but this is not in accordance with normative Islam. As loathsome as Andrew Tate is, he is correct in stating that members of ISIS “are the real Muslims.” Muslims who support peace first need to admit the obvious problem within their religion and stop deceiving infidels.

"This is the reason why Muslims also kill their fellow Muslims in droves: because the people who are being murdered are not considered to be the correct kind of Muslim, or are not Islamic enough. The ideas of wanting to live peaceably with infidels and of honoring the principle of equality of rights for all people are not found the history and practice of normative Islam." . . .

Former Hamas chief calls for protests, neighbours to join war against Israel | Reuters

STAY OUT OF MAJOR CITIES THIS FRIDAY

The former head of HAMAS just gave a global call for Muslims worldwide, and especially those living in America to commit acts of Jihad (warfare against non Muslims) this Friday. HAMAS is calling on people in the “Muslim world” to “sacrifice themselves” this Friday. Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for “protests” aka Jihad , saying, "We must head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday. To all scholars who teach jihad... to all who teach and learn, this is a moment for the application (of theories)," Meshaal said.

"Friday is when Islamists do their Jumah Prayer "

Lawmakers to probe if U.S. weapons sent to Ukraine, abandoned in Afghanistan are in Hamas' hands |

If so, would Adam Schiff agree to begin the process of impeaching Joe Biden?

Just The News  "Lawmakers in Congress emerged this week from classified briefings on the Israeli terror attack determined to launch a probe into whether U.S. weapons "left behind in Afghanistan or donated to Ukraine have landed in the hands of Hamas and other Iranian-backed extremists.

" 'I think there has to be one," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, said on the John Solomon Reports podcast in an interview aired Friday. "...If we are finding out information and getting told intel that U.S. weapons have fallen into the hands of terrorists, especially with the horrific attack that just happened on Israel, it's our duty to investigate and find out if that's happened or not."

"House members declined to describe with specificity what they were told by U.S. intelligence briefers on Wednesday but said they left the meeting convinced that U.S. weaponry has been allowed to fall into the hands of terrorists and other bad actors.

" 'We know that some of the weapons that are being used by Hamas in Israel against our most important ally came out of Afghanistan," Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., told the "Just the News, No Noise" television show, accusing the Biden administration of offering a ho-hum response to the concerns.

" 'These things are all interconnected. Not just because his (Joe Biden's) disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan demonstrated a level of weakness and hubris and just tragedy again, to use that word. But now the weapons have found their way into the hands of other terrorists around the world," she added." . . .

Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Did Egypt Close It's Border to Crossings From Gaza? Yeah, It Sure Did (ibloga.blogspot.com)   . .  ."Israel’s military overnight Thursday called for residents of northern Gaza to evacuate their homes and move southwards as it amassed 300,000 reservists on the border in apparent preparation for a ground incursion. That would amount to the mass displacement of 1.1 million people, the UN said, adding that it would be “impossible” to do in 24 hours. Saturday’s attack on Israel killed 1,300 people, prompting retaliation against Hamas that has killed 1,799 in Gaza. 

College says praise of Hamas part of the 'free exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives'

 Eric Utter - American Thinker  "Campus Reform recently reported that the Swarthmore chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) called the Hamas terrorists who butchered thousands of innocent Israelis (and others, including Americans) “martyrs” and affirmed the “right of Palestinian people to resist.” 

"Which reportedly prompted Swarthmore College President Val Smith to issue a statement in which she called the students’ praise of Hamas terror actions examples of the “free exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives” that “we embrace” as a “liberal arts institution.” (Which renders ridiculous Smith’s claim that “hateful rhetoric and calls for violence have no place at Swarthmore.”)

"One post on ‘X’ noted: “Val Smith, president of @swarthmore, calls SJP celebrating the beheading of Israeli babies ‘free exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives’ and refuses to address the organization’s abhorrent post or antisemitism by name.”

"Branding terrorism and the mass murder of innocents nothing but the “free exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives” that a “liberal arts institution” should “embrace” boggles the mind……and sickens the soul.

"By that ”perspective,” the Saudis that flew planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon were just engaging in the free exchange of diverse ideas, too. As were Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. And Charles Manson. Isn’t diversity grand?! Who’s not pro-diversity? And those terrorists were inclusive and equitable in their attacks, too, rendering nearly 3,000 souls of every color, sex, creed, and class equally dead. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity, baby! D.I.E.!" . . .

This diverse enough for you?

You Cannot Coexist With Evil -Ted Noel

No sane person would behead babies (unless he’s an abortionist, but I repeat myself). Then, add in raping women in the presence of the bloody bodies of their babies, then killing the women. I don’t care who you are, this is not the act of a civilized entity. It is the act of sub-humans devoted to the service of a false god who demands obedience at the point of a sword. It is pure evil. No words can properly convey how utterly depraved such a god and his followers are. And this is where our compassion must be replaced by cold calculation.

 

Hamas Awakens Celebrities from CNN [and MSNBC] -Induced Coma

 It doesn’t matter who you speak with in Israel -- all members of the political spectrum wished for a peaceful neighbor in the Gaza. That would be impossible to find among Palestinians who elected a ruling body -- Hamas -- whose mentality deserves its rightful place in history as the newly enshrined face of Nazi brutality.

American Thinker   "Hamas is too embroiled in its perverse cycle of barbarity to understand it is perpetuating its own public-relations nightmare. The events of the past week have made it abundantly clear -- even to brainwashed celebrities -- the true nature of Hamas’ endgame.

"They have jolted many of the A-List celebrities out of their CNN-induced comas to condemn the atrocities of Hamas. The violence unleashed by Hamas was best viewed from the vantage point of the terrorists who brazenly filmed or live-streamed their grisly crimes.

"The Nazis attempted to keep a lid on their atrocities, but Hamas had a different strategy in mind. One can only guess at the mentality behind the terrorists picking and choosing the footage to upload on social media: The graphic scenes (some live) ranged from slaughtering entire families, including at least 40 babies and small children, and releasing the most incomprehensible act of beheading some of the children.

"The effects of not seeing this level of barbarity in nearly 80 years has served to help discredit the fraudulent news cycles aired by corporate media giants, chief among them CNN. NPR deserves its place on the list of media propagandists, with Israelis renaming the outlet National Palestinian Radio.

"This tipping point even involves Natalie Portman who in the recent past had refused to attend “any public event in Israel.” The Israeli-born actress has departed from her CNN brainwashed position whereby she strongly condemned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for its alleged “misconduct and atrocities” toward the Palestinians. She went so far as to refuse the Genesis prize given for professional achievement at a ceremony in Israel in 2018, claiming she didn’t want to appear on stage with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu." . . .

Other celebrities willing to stand with Israel, now numbering 700 in A signed letter -- despite the risk of being ostracized -- include Jewish and non-Jewish personalities: Madonna, U2 frontman Bono, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Andy Cohen, Debra Messing, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Tom Brady, and others.

U2’s Bono took the artistic liberty to change the lyrics to the group’s hit song “Pride (in the Name of Love) and sing for “those beautiful kids at the music festival,” a reference to the hundreds killed and wounded at the Supernova festival attacked by Hamas.

Joy Reid and Her Guests Blame Israel for Hamas’s Massacre | CAMERA

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Tears for Hamas’s Captive Population

 National Review

[Congresschild] "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has devoted much of her attention in the days that followed the worst massacre of Jews in nearly 80 years to the plight of Hamas’s captive population in the Gaza Strip. Beyond the Israelis and Western citizens who are now the explicit hostages of Hamas, the civilians who are implicitly hostage to its brutal rule have suffered the unfortunate consequences of their regime’s attack on civilization. Today, with mere hours remaining before Israel invades the Strip with the likely intention of defanging Hamas once and for all, Ocasio-Cortez demanded that Israel refrain from defending itself and its citizens:

Any person can see that ordering 1+ million people to move in under 24 hours is not possible. It is unacceptable.

The UN has already deemed the order “impossible” without “devastating humanitarian consequences.”

Humanity is at stake. Nearly half are children. We must halt this https://t.co/DRMGjJfZZI

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 13, 2023

"Ocasio-Cortez’s sympathies are misplaced. Israel has not put Gaza’s civilian population in the line of fire. Hamas has. It has done so for decades, primarily to elicit exactly this naïve response from Western observers who know or care little about the bestial tactics this terrorist organization employs." . . .

She belongs in some campus student union spouting empty platitudes, not in the halls of Congress. TD

AOC Is Pro-Jihad and Doesn’t Know It - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics   "I admire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ability to wiggle. Not in any kind of sensual sense; I mean ideological wiggling, and her ideas are about as sensual as hitting your finger with a hammer. She moves from one borderline to another, from the United States’ to Israel’s, and, having the opportunity to choose between at least two sides, she always manages to lean toward the side of crime. But this time she has gone the extra mile, and I’m not just saying that because she has gone all the way to Israel but because her latest speech might even seem too radical — even to Mohammed Deif, the Hamas terrorist leader. After all, Deif said on Saturday that the day to “end the last occupation on Earth” had come, while AOC, in her apparent condemnation of last Saturday’s attack, managed to mention in the same sentence “Hamas’s horrifying attacks” and the “grave injustices and violence Palestinians face under occupation.' ” . . .