Joe Biden keeps on delivering a dangerous two-faced approach with Israel; Taking Israel to the brink of failure.

 Michael Goodwin; (nypost.com) 

There is also fallout in Gaza, where Hamas keeps rejecting offers of a cease-fire in exchange for a release of all hostages.  The rejection is widely seen as evidence the surviving leaders of the Oct. 7 invasion believe time is on their side and that the offers will get better because of Biden’s pressure.

"During most of the six months of Israel’s war with Hamas, President Biden has given support to our ally with one hand and undercut it with the other.

"The approach features both Biden’s quiet supply of munitions to Israel and a near-daily dose of harsh public criticism of its military conduct. 

"It’s all part of a convoluted plan to formally back the beleaguered Jewish state while also appeasing angry members of the Democrats’ far-left wing, many of whom are antisemites who believe Israel has no right to exist. 

"The plan is so obviously a political calculation that a popular joke holds that Biden’s talk of a two-state solution isn’t really about Israel and a Palestinian state — it’s about appealing to Muslim-American voters in Michigan and Minnesota! 

"Jokes aside, that remains the basic policy, but nothing in war or politics is stagnant.

"And with each passing day, it becomes more and more obvious that, as Biden’s re-election campaign falters, his administration’s criticism of Israel grows more desperate and strident.

"Amid polls showing Donald Trump beating the president in most battleground states, including Michigan, the White House tone has shifted sharply against our ally. " . . .

Pollak: How Biden Brought Israel to the Brink of Failure (breitbart.com)  "Hamas declared victory Sunday after Israel withdrew its ground forces from southern Gaza, partly in deference to President Joe Biden’s call for an “immediate ceasefire.” Israel now stands on the precipice of failure in the war.

"Israelis are asking, naturally, how this came to pass.

"The accidental killing of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) was the trigger, and some Israelis wonder if they should have emphasized aid for Gaza sooner.

"The problem, actually, was that Israel accepted responsibility for the welfare of the Palestinian civilian population in the first place, over and above its legal obligation not to target civilians (as Hamas does in both Gaza and Israel).

"In a typical war, each side is responsible for its own civilians. The side that can no longer protect its people loses and surrenders. Certainly the aggressor — as Palestinians were in this case — has no right to demand special treatment.

"That rule is inverted in Gaza, where anti-Israel activists and left-wing “progressives” have pushed the false idea that Israel is an occupying power. (Israel pulled its soldiers and civilians out in 2005; Hamas took over in a 2007 coup)." . . .

At this stage, Israel has three choices.

One: it can press ahead into Rafah, hoping Biden will not follow through with his threats.

Two: it can change governments, hoping Biden is friendlier to someone who is not named Netanyahu.

Three: Israel can wait until the American elections are over, hoping that Trump replaces Biden — or else that Biden, no longer constrained by fear of pro-Hamas voters, will finally help Israel win, as he should have from the start.

Democrats cry foul as anti-free speech allies turn against them

Jonathan Turley; The Hill

So, after years of Raskin encouraging the censorship of others, the mob finally came for him. The yawning response of the university was not unlike his own past response to journalists, professors and dissents who have come before his committee.  

AF Branco - Townhall

  "You are “killing people,” President Biden told social media companies a couple of years ago. He sought to shame executives into censoring more Americans. Biden has lashed out at disinformation by anti-vaxxers, “election deniers” and others. This month, those words were thrown back at Biden himself as a “genocide denier” by protesters who have labeled him “Genocide Joe” over his support for Israel.

"After years of supporting censorship and blacklisting of people with opposing views, politicians and academics are finding themselves the subjects of the very anti-free speech tactics that they helped foster.

"Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), for example, has been a leading figure in Congress opposing efforts to curtail massive censorship programs coordinated by the Biden administration. While opposing the investigation into past federal censorship efforts, Raskin continues to push social media companies to increase the censorship and silencing of Americans. Last December, Raskin sent a letter on behalf of other Democrats on the powerful House Oversight Committee demanding even more censorship, not only on election fraud, COVID or climate change, but also on abortion.

" 'We are troubled by the rapid spread of abortion misinformation and disinformation on your company’s social media platform,” he wrote, “and the threat this development poses to safe abortion access in the United States.”

"When journalists and even other members testified in favor of free speech, Democrats attacked them as “Putin lovers” and fellow travelers supporting “insurrectionists.” 

"Last week, however, the left turned on Raskin. He was giving a lecture titled “Democracy, Autocracy and the Threat to Reason in the 21st Century.” According to the Maryland Reporter, the protesters accused Raskin of being “complicit in genocide.” After efforts to resume his remarks, University of Maryland President Darryll Pines finally ended the event early.

"Pines then pulled a Raskin. While mildly criticizing the students for their lack of “civility,” he defended their disruption of Raskin’s remarks as if a heckler’s veto were free speech." . . .

Hamas appears to get everything it wants

 Lynne Lechter - American Thinker  

But, we are now living in a world where evil is called good, and good is called evil. 

 "These are tough times to be Jewish.  In Israel, in America -- there are no safe havens.

"Please, don’t use the excuse it was Israel’s response to the Hamas massacres on Oct. 7, 2023, that shocked the senses of fair-minded peoples everywhere. That's because the anti-Semitic protests started on Oct. 8, 2023 -- before Israel had even caught its breath as to the atrocities perpetrated on its people, and before their response was even implemented.

"The wounds Hamas has inflicted on Israel and world Jewery are incalculable. Israel is now a country divided.  It is divided between half the Israelis who believe the war must end immediately in the hopes that the remaining hostages will immediately be released. And it is divided by the other half of the population that doesn’t know how many of the remaining hostages are even alive, and who believe that the country cannot be guided by their plight.

"The country is beset not only with ugly protests, but the situation has bitterly pitted Israeli against Israeli.

"Ironically, it doesn’t even appear to be in Israel’s control regarding the release of the hostages. Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, who is purportedly personally holed up with the remaining captives, has just stated that he has no interest in holding discussions regarding the release of the hostages, as he sees no benefit to Hamas." . . .

Yellow star? Biden plans to specially label goods produced by Jewish settlements in West Bank - Monica Showalter   "Has Joe Biden and his administration gone completely Nazi?

"In his quest to punish Israel for attempting to defeat Hamas, his administration has cooked up this vile act redolent of the Third Reich, according to The Financial Times:

. . ."We know the Bidenites want to "punish" Israel, but this is utterly vile, redolent of the Nazi order to force Jews to wear yellow stars in countries such as Denmark during World War II. 

"Sure, they can claim it's optics, but optics are all they care about and this sends a very bad message.

"Republicans and all people of goodwill need to shut this creeping Naziism down now."  

'Bring back common sense': Online criticism mounts as Secretary Anthony Blinken appoints Zakiya Carr Johnson as new diversity chief

 Kunal Dey (msn.com)

Obama would refer to her as "MY DEI officer".

. . ."Despite Blinken's efforts, the appointment has sparked controversy, particularly on social media platforms. Critics have argued against what they perceive as preferential treatment based on race, gender, or sexual orientation.

"A 'DEI Officer'? A blatantly racist and sexist position in our government that we're paying for? This is ridiculous. Definitely one of the first positions to be removed when Trump is sworn in," one user posted on X.

"We should go back to hiring people based off of their skills, qualifications, and experience instead of their race, gender, and sexual preferences," another insisted. [sic]

"Can't wait for this department to be abolished," someone else commented.

"Bring back common sense," another chimed in." . . .

A “DEI Officer”?
A blatantly racist and sexist position in our government that we’re paying for?
This is ridiculous.
Definitely one of the first positions to be removed when Trump is sworn in.

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 3, 2024

The Battle Against DIE Has Just Begun - American Thinker   . . ."Most troubling is that DIE activists have the passion and energy of religious fanatics. They are undeterred by terrible educational outcomes and aim to transform American into some fantasy racial Utopia. For these zealots, the harm caused by their anti-Whiteness nostrums is tolerable collateral damage. Argument about the opportunity costs of the all the mindless babbling just fall on deaf ears. The battle against DIE has begun with some notable successes, but current victories are only the first step against a determined enemy." 

The old phony throwing-of-the -script trick MSNBC likes

I cannot call what Wallace did a "tantrum" since it was an obviously rehearsed stunt, with the cameraman changing to a new location to catch the script throw. 

AF Branco - Townhall

MSNBC Throws a Tantrum: Judge Luttig Rages at Trump - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics . . ."In other words, it’s A-OK to attack a Supreme Court justice and his family because of conservative political activism — Justice Thomas’ wife in this instance. But if former President Trump takes a page from the Left’s playbook and calls out the far-left activism of a judge’s daughter — a judge sitting on his case — than woe betide the world.

"The utter hypocrisy involved in all this from MSNBC’s Wallace and Judge Luttig is enough to swallow the Grand Canyon.

"Each has done more in their respective fields to thoroughly discredit the media — in Wallace’s case — and the federal judiciary — in Luttig’s case — then most of their peers combined.

"They have become vivid symbols of the problems in their professions.

"Shameful.

"But don’t expect a single thing to be done about it. Like, say, being fired from MSNBC à la Ronna McDaniel or expelled from the Supreme Court Bar and losing the license to practice law, as done to Trump attorney John Eastman.

"The Establishment lives by different rules. And because they don’t live by the old-fashioned rules of integrity and fairness? That means nothing. Not a fireable offense.

"Got it." . . .

Internet dubs Nicole Wallace 'drama queen' as MSNBC host throws script on air, condemns Donald Trump's attack on judge's daughter    

“We all have to understand that from the first time that the former president began his attacks — vicious attacks — on the federal courts and the state courts and their judges, his objective was to delegitimize those courts so that when and if they ruled against him in the various matters that he’s been charged with, then at least his followers, if not a good part of the nation, would dismiss those rulings against him as having been politically inspired and motivated,” he said….

Manhattan prosecutors asked a judge to clarify a gag order on Friday imposed on Trump following social media posts by the former commander-in-chief that criticized the judge’s daughter.

Got that?

"Wallace and Luttig are infuriated because Donald Trump attacked the daughter of a federal judge ruling on one of his cases. The cause: the daughter’s decidedly far-left, anti-Trump political activism. (READ MORE: The Corporate Media Mocks ‘Double Haters’)

"Might we talk selective outrage?

"Who, exactly, set the precedent for calling out the family members of judges because of their political activism?

"Can anyone say “Ginni Thomas”?

" from the New York Times  Here is a headline from back there in 2022:" . . .

When Truth Trumps Lies: MSNBC Host Says Trump 'Promised American Carnage' – He Promised the Opposite

 Mike Miller – RedState   "As the Democrat Party and its quasi-official state media continue to melt into puddles of histrionic goo because of the stark reality that Donald J. Trump might very well again be elected president of the United States in November, articles about their hysterics get more and more fun to write. 

"This is one of those articles.

"MSNBC's "This Weekend" co-anchor Symone Sanders-Townsend (who was also Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) 2016 national press secretary), declared on Saturday's episode of the hopelessly biased show that Trump "promised carnage" in his January 2017 Inauguration Day address.

"Just one problem.

"Sanders-Townsend either blatantly lied or had zero idea what she was talking about. Trump not only didn't "promise carnage" — he promised the exact opposite, which we'll get to in a bit.

"I suspect the truth was a bit of both. Sanders-Townsend had zero idea what she was talking about, other than the word "carnage," and she ran with it. Given her probable hatred of Trump, perhaps she assumed he said what she said he said." . . .

. . .Nonsense. Here's what Trump actually said on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017 (emphasis, mine):

Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public, but for too many of our citizens a different reality exists. 

Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities, rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation, [and] an education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge, and the crime, and the gangs, and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. 

This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. . . .

Media Fail Compilation: 'Bloodbath' Headlines in Lockstep With DNC Talking Points – RedState

Douglas Murray on the unending persecution of Donald Trump.  (Video)

If Trump is 'drama,' what is Biden?

 

Eric Utter - American Thinker   "Hillary Clinton's persuasion pitch to her undecided voters was to 'get over yourself.'

I prefer to use logic and reason with ours, so here is how I would appeal to undecided voters instead:

You say you’re not going to vote for Trump? You say you’re tired of the drama? You say you aren’t fond of the mean tweets and ungracious comments?

Drama, huh?

Are you tired of your president being incapable of cogent thought and fluid speech? Are you tired of the “Big Guy’s” softer than warm butter stance on China? Are you tired of rampant inflation and high taxes? The Strategic Oil Reserve being drawn down needlessly?

Are you tired of open borders and 100,000 deaths a year from fentanyl overdoses? Are you tired of human and sex-trafficking? Are you tired of illegal aliens migrants newcomers committing crimes and flooding our cities? Are you tired of rampant crime?

Are you tired of trains derailing, plane parts falling off, and bridges collapsing?

Are you tired of some groups being feted and others mocked on the basis of their skin color and religious affiliation?

Are you tired of freakishly-adorned high level nuclear officials stealing other people’s dresses at airports around the country? Are you tired of people who hold traditional views being prevented from speaking and chased off campuses?

Are you tired of being told what kind of stove and automobile you will be allowed to buy in the near future? Are you tired of being told what kind of food (hint: bugs) you will be allowed to eat? Are you tired of elites telling us that we will soon own nothing and be happy?

Are you tired of the government treating migrants better than American citizens? Better than Veterans? Are you tired of endless wars? Are you tired of the party in power attempting to imprison its political opponents?

Is this the America you remember and can be proud of? Is this all now considered “calm” and “normal?” Is any of the aforementioned “drama?” Is any of it “mean,” disgusting, or “ungracious?”

Are you better off than you were pre-pandemic, say in 2019? More hopeful?

Who are you going to vote for again?

Douglas Murray Tears Apart Two-State Solution: "It's Part Of The Problem"

  DOUGLAS MURRAY ON ISRAEL AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION #douglasmurray #israel #biden #politics

"Douglas Murray reflects on President Biden and Lord Cameron's recent comments on Israel regarding the war against Hamas in Gaza. Ollie reflects on some lessons we can take from the Purim story in regard to this."

Douglas Murray Tears Apart Two-State Solution: "It's Part Of The Problem" (youtube.com)

"There is NO such thing as Palestine, nor a Palestinian people/nation. Palestine was a name given to Israel (Jordan was supposed to be part of Israel but Britain gave 77% from it to Abdullah because he was left with nothing, after his brother Faisal got Iraq, so Britain basically stole a part of Israel. After the bar Kochva revolt as a punishment to the Jews, trying to eliminate all connection and history the Jews had to Judea. "Now, Those who were named Palestinians under the British mandate of Palestine, were Jews, Christians, Druze, Moslems (Yes that's how they were called - Moslems), however, Moslems didn't refer to themselves as Palestinians, they hated that name for it was given by Hadrian, (the Roman Emperor). They only adopted that name in 1964, as a tactic war against Israel. "Zuheir Mohsen said it best: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism." "I will add that the Arabs stole that name because they are counting on the world's ignorance. They know the world would believe the lie that if they are to be named Palestinians, then everyone would believe they came from the RENAMED Israel, to Palestine. The sad thing is that the world indeed, is stupid for not checking the facts, reading history. "King Hussein of Jordan said in 1981 that Jordan is Palestine and Palestine is Jordan. He was right. Jordan was a part of Israel that was renamed Palestine. Now Jordan is Jordan and 70% of its population are Arabs that call themselves "Palestinians" so Jordan is "Palestine". "The first thing people need to do is STOP calling them Palestinians and by doing that, perpetuating their lie. "Start referring them by what they are - Arabs. Nothing more."

First lady called out for sharing Biden's 'temper'

 First lady called out for sharing Biden's 'temper' (youtube.com)

"I would refer you to....."

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

"Fox News contributor Karl Rove joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss first lady Jill Biden’s denial of recent polling, protests at Biden 2024 rallies and independent moderate voters’ power in the election."

Handy Guide to University Codes of Conduct

  The People's Cube - Political Satire (thepeoplescube.com)

"Peace is the absence of opposition to Hamas."

"Elite Universities like University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, and MIT have strict codes of conduct to make sure the students respect one another, while allowing civilized and intelligent discussion about their different opinions.

Legal scholars from these Universities met this week to create the handy guide below.  It was created so students, Congressional leaders, and the average 'they/them on the street' are absolutely clear about what statements are allowed and what are not.

"All Jews should die"
It depends on context, but nearly always allowable in the interest of reasoned debate.

"All Muslims should die"
Islamophobia at its worst - prohibited speech 100% of the time.

"Abortion is murder"
Absolutely false and a violation of the code of conduct.  How can you 'murder' a clump of cells that just happens to look like a human baby?. . .

. . ."Hopefully this eliminates any concerns taxpayers might have about free speech on University campuses." . . .

Campus Reform | Student protesters disrupt conservative congressman's campus speech: 'You are a criminal'   . . .” 'F**k you, you’re a b***h,” the individual said.

"Another individual disrupted the event a short time later, reading what appears to be a script off her phone about abortion.

”Take your white supremacist rhetoric elsewhere, your neo-nationalist rhetoric elsewhere representative. You do not represent us, and you do not represent me,” one woman said while being escorted out of the event by police.

”You’ve demonstrated that you serve the genocidal state of Israel rather than the American people,” another student yelled at Collins while being taken out of the event by police.

"After a short period of time, a separate man got out of his seat and “You are a coward, you are supporting and abetting a genocidal war crime of Israel.” . . .

Whiny Democrats Pretend to Be Terrified of Being Arrested If Trump Wins

  Jeff Charles – RedState

The corruption under Biden has been so prevalent that House Republicans have formed their own committee to investigate the weaponization of the government.

"Democrats are once again practicing one of their favorite political maxims: “Always accuse your enemy of that which you are doing.”

"But this time, they are doing so in hilarious fashion.

"As the race for the presidency heats up, Democratic lawmakers who were part of the House Select Jan. 6 Committee recently told the Los Angeles Times that they are afraid that they will be arrested if former President Donald Trump wins in November.

Now, as Trump is poised to win the Republican presidential nomination, his criminal trials face delays that could stall them past election day and his rhetoric grows increasingly authoritarian, some of those lawmakers find themselves following their own advice.

In mid-March, Trump said on social media that the committee members should be jailed. In December he vowed to be a dictator on “day one.” In August, he said he would “have no choice” but to lock up his political opponents.

"Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said that if Trump “intends to eliminate our constitutional system and start arresting his political enemies, I guess I would be on that list.”

"Not to be outdone, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) also joined in on the pearl-clutching. He indicated that he is having “real-time conversations” with members of this staff to develop a plan to protect him if Trump goes all Stalin on him. “We’ve seen this movie before … and how perilous it is to ignore what someone is saying when they say they want to be a dictator,” he whined." . . .

Our cities could use a little law and order

 Silvio Canto, Jr. - American Thinker

"Take back the streets, Mr. President, or no one is going to believe what your A.G. is saying about crime. "

Sherdog Forums

"Last weekend, a young widow and her one-year-old son were the latest consequence of lawlessness in our blue cities.  A man with a long criminal record shot a police officer.  It reminded us of a couple of things:

"First, criminals will always find guns, no matter how many laws or gun control speeches we hear.

"Second, some criminals need to be in jail rather than sitting in a car waiting to kill someone.

"This is the legacy of soft-on-crime policies and blaming guns rather than criminals.

"A few days, A.G. Garland went public telling us about numbers and crime.  It fell flat because speeches about numbers don’t keep people safe.  This is an editorial from The Washington Times:" . . .

As long as our blue cities tolerate crime and protect criminals in the name of social justice, the public will not feel safe.  It’s not very complicated.  In fact, it’s as simple as taking back the streets, or what law and order Joe told us.