Posted on 04/22/2024 7:14:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Many years ago, I worked for Virgin Atlantic airline and was fortunate to be awarded a free fam pass on El Al airlines to Israel.
I ended up trading the ticket away to another employee but I always regretted not taking this opportunity to visit the Holy Land because of my cowardice.
At the time, it seemed like every week there would be a bus blown up or an explosion in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv and I wondered how any one could live in such a turbulent environment. I grew up in a poor tenement in Spanish Harlem, where the sounds of gunshots and police sirens were ever present yet it wasn’t until 9/11 that I felt the helplessness generated by total destruction of structures and the massive loss of human life.
I have always been in awe of the stoicism and resilience of the Israelis living under the constant threat of annihilation by an enemy sworn to their demise. What I cannot understand is why this hatred and ignorance is so widespread globally and especially here in the United States. Israel is our strongest democratic ally in the Middle East and as a Catholic, I am extremely grateful that our historical Christian sites have been protected and guarded by this nation. In addition, Israel has always been one of the first responders with aid to all stricken global areas suffering from natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. Unfortunately, the anti-Zionist hatred by Muslim countries for Israel is so fierce that some have rejected all aid offered by this Jewish nation.
It is appalling to witness the insane anti-Israel protests by Americans and even some Hollywood celebrities since the October 7 massacre of Israeli citizens. They continue to demand a ceasefire. Do they even know what Hamas is?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Hamas is a violent spinoff of the Muslim Brotherhood which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the U.S., Canada, and the European Union due to its use of suicide bombings and rocket attacks against civilians.. It has perfected the military strategy of embedding their soldiers under hospitals, schools, mosques and children’s play areas so that any attack will cause collateral damage of innocent citizens. The 300 miles of tunnels to Israel they’ve constructed under restrictive buildings are meant to shelter their soldiers, not their citizens, because Hamas does not care for Palestinian lives any more than they care for Israeli lives.
It is one of the most evil, barbaric organization that has ever existed and I would include the Nazis in that vile collection. They rape, behead babies, slaughter children and women and I wish the ignorant and brainwashed Americans crying about Israel committing “genocide” would get their heads out of their butts and actually answer this question — what choice does Israel have except to eliminate Hamas?
How many of the protestors are homosexual and know what Hamas does to homosexuals?
Israel = white and rich
Hamas = brown and poor
At least in the eyes of western liberals. Thus Hamas are the good guys. There really isn’t much more thought out into than that.
Maybe this will cause some American Jews to not support liberal / anti white policies , but I tend to doubt it
They should read up on thus POS. Sayyid qutb.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb
All I need to know is 10/7/23.
Leftist break out into two camps: evil and willfully misinformed and unable to hear that truth.
Saw a young black guy break down into a screaming woke mess when another black guy from Africa told him that Africans were (and still are) behind the African slave trade.
Of course they don’t. They can’t even define the meaning of the words “genocide” or “apartheid”. They just mindlessly parrot what their idiot leaders feed to them.
The democrat hierarchical ladder is hitting another shift. Who will hit the floor?
If some of those students come from the Middle East... maybe (or surely) they are HAMAS...
Perhaps someone can rent the giant tv screen in NYC and broadcast the videos of what those pigs did on Oct. 7th. Maybe it might open some eyes.
They have no idea of the history of the region.
They do not know that the entire area that is now Jordan is suppose to have been part of Israel.
They do not know that 20% of Israelis are Arab and have the exact same rights as Jewish citizens.
They are ignorant beyond belief.
Read later.
The kids protesting at Columbia are mostly members of Generation Z (2001-2018).
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