Israel and the Slaughter in Gaza

[Tommy Callahan]

And the Hamas parrots will be counting these as idf created casualties and injuries while claiming the west and Israel is starving the Palestinians.

 

 

[JDHillFan]

Giving Brandon and Blinken a pass on this one. Nobody could have predicted this would happen. 
 

🤦🏽🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♂️

[Tiberius]

Don't say anything bad about Israel, it will be illegal soon 

 

 

https://www.leefang.com/p/wave-of-legislation-seeks-to-penalize

The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill that would empower the federal government to crack down on student protests by defining antisemitism in a way that includes certain criticism of Israel. Sponsored by Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican from New York, the bill's passage reflects a broader national trend.

Earlier this year, Gov. Brian Kemp signed H.B. 30, which revised Georgia’s hate crime statute to include certain forms of speech critical of Israel. In March, Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation into the South Dakota civil rights statute that codified some forms of speech critical of Israel as a form of illegal discrimination. Nearly identical hate crime legislation passed the South Carolina legislature last week and now awaits signature by Gov. Henry McMaster.

Florida legislators are rapidly advancing a similar bill that provides enhanced criminal penalties, including extended prison time, for hate crimes involving some forms of speech related to Israel.

In New York, state legislators proposed legislation that would make it a Class A misdemeanor – punishable by up to a year in prison – to vandalize "any banner, poster, flyer, or billboard" that supports "the country or citizens of Israel in any way."

[All_Pro_Bills]

Looks like the war is back on this morning. Rafah invasion to commence.

 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have urged many thousands of Palestinian civilians to urgently evacuate ahead of an impending ground offensive. In the overnight hours Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that Israel now believes it has no choice but the carry on with the major ground operation, despite it having been stalled for months.

 

Gallant cited that a Hamas rocket attack was carried out from Rafah, killing four Israeli soldiers. Airstrikes in eastern Rafah have already begun, and residents and refugees there are being dropped flyers - and homes are also reportedly receiving urgent messages - telling them to evacuate immediately.

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

In other words, Biden just committed an impeachable offense. Congress appropriated that aid to Israel. He doesn't get to delay it in an attempt to smooth over his political misfortunes at home.

 

How do I know that? Because that's the standard Democrats set with their first impeachment of Donald Trump. 

 

The former president was impeached and given a trial in the Senate in early 2020 based on the idea that he had held up an aid package to Ukraine in an attempt to benefit politically (in this case, investigating Biden family corruption in the country).

 

There is no tangible difference between that and what Biden is doing with this aid to Israel. Congress appropriated the money, and it is being held up by the president to benefit him politically. 

 

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/05/07/joe-biden-stops-aid-to-israel-something-we-were-all-assured-is-an-impeachable-offense-n2173876

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

Why Israel Must Take Rafah

It’s the last sanctuary for Hamas’s military battalions in Gaza.

By The Editorial Board

 

The battle for Rafah has begun in Gaza, and it’s an essential part of Israel’s war of self-defense against Hamas. The terrorist group’s leaders have dragged out negotiations for a cease-fire for months, with no intention of freeing hostages while President Biden shielded their stronghold from attack. Now the masterminds of Oct. 7 are learning that Mr. Biden can’t protect them.

 

“No amount of pressure, no decision by any international forum, will stop Israel from defending itself,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone. But we know we are not alone, because countless decent people around the world support our cause.”

 

Early Monday morning Israel ordered the evacuation of eastern Rafah, directing civilians to safety. In the afternoon Israeli tanks advanced. The plan is to evacuate and fight in the city piece by piece, swiftly moving civilians north and west without leaving Hamas free to tie down the people as human shields.

 

Objections are pouring in from the usual suspects. France says displacing Rafah’s civilians is a crime. Would it prefer that Israel fight among them, or simply leave Hamas alone? Unrwa says that it will resist evacuation. The United Nations refugee agency again puts its anti-Israel ideology above the safety of Palestinian civilians.

 

The invasion of Rafah was made necessary on Oct. 7, when Hamas slaughtered 1,200 Israelis. At that moment it became impossible for Israel to allow Hamas to control territory, remain in power and plan the next massacre, as the terrorists pledge.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/rafah-battle-israel-hamas-gaza-cc8ba76b?st=ne751fj7tsyg1vb&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

 

THE BIDEN BETRAYAL 

By Scott Johnson

 

President Biden publicly acknowledged his betrayal of Israel’s anticipated offensive in Rafah in an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN. The CNN story on the interview is here. As a practical matter, Biden supports Hamas. Biden opposes Israel. Biden’s declaration of “ironclad” support for Israel is “inoperative,” to borrow a term from Watergate.

 

On Tuesday Biden gave a Holocaust remembrance speech decrying those calling for “the annihilation of Israel, the world’s only Jewish State.” Biden asserted that his support for the “security of Israel and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad, even when we disagree.” In Biden’s world, the usual principles of rational thought do not obtain. Who says A need not say B. Who says A also says not A.

 

“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden said in reference to the 2,000-pound bombs that Biden is withholding from the IDF. Biden also told Burnett that he’s withholding artillery ammunition.

 

Biden labored to articulate his thinking, or his “thinking.” This is how he put it on CNN: “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem,”

 

Biden has proved himself a fool many times over. It has long since become redundant. This episode merely puts an exclamation point on it. Every friend of the United States must weigh the price of friendship, Biden style. Every enemy of the United States is experiencing the kind of pleasure that is usually limited to private experience.

 

Much more at the link: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/05/the-biden-betrayal.php

 

 

 

 

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[Big Blitz]

 

 

[Big Blitz]

5 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

 

 

THE BIDEN BETRAYAL 

By Scott Johnson

 

President Biden publicly acknowledged his betrayal of Israel’s anticipated offensive in Rafah in an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN. The CNN story on the interview is here. As a practical matter, Biden supports Hamas. Biden opposes Israel. Biden’s declaration of “ironclad” support for Israel is “inoperative,” to borrow a term from Watergate.

 

On Tuesday Biden gave a Holocaust remembrance speech decrying those calling for “the annihilation of Israel, the world’s only Jewish State.” Biden asserted that his support for the “security of Israel and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad, even when we disagree.” In Biden’s world, the usual principles of rational thought do not obtain. Who says A need not say B. Who says A also says not A.

 

“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden said in reference to the 2,000-pound bombs that Biden is withholding from the IDF. Biden also told Burnett that he’s withholding artillery ammunition.

 

Biden labored to articulate his thinking, or his “thinking.” This is how he put it on CNN: “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem,”

 

Biden has proved himself a fool many times over. It has long since become redundant. This episode merely puts an exclamation point on it. Every friend of the United States must weigh the price of friendship, Biden style. Every enemy of the United States is experiencing the kind of pleasure that is usually limited to private experience.

 

Much more at the link: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/05/the-biden-betrayal.php

 

 

 

 

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They believe in nothing but their own power

 

 

 

[JaCrispy]

On 5/7/2024 at 10:40 PM, B-Man said:

 

 

 

In other words, Biden just committed an impeachable offense. Congress appropriated that aid to Israel. He doesn't get to delay it in an attempt to smooth over his political misfortunes at home.

 

How do I know that? Because that's the standard Democrats set with their first impeachment of Donald Trump. 

 

The former president was impeached and given a trial in the Senate in early 2020 based on the idea that he had held up an aid package to Ukraine in an attempt to benefit politically (in this case, investigating Biden family corruption in the country).

 

There is no tangible difference between that and what Biden is doing with this aid to Israel. Congress appropriated the money, and it is being held up by the president to benefit him politically. 

 

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/05/07/joe-biden-stops-aid-to-israel-something-we-were-all-assured-is-an-impeachable-offense-n2173876

 

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Sorrry, B-Man…But didn’t @BillStime inform you that logic and rationality will get you nowhere in life? 😉

[JaCrispy]

40 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

 

They believe in nothing but their own power

 

 

 

Joe is blowing his own mind after exposing himself as a disingenuous hypocrite…Well done, Corn Pop! 😉

[Tiberius]

7 hours ago, JaCrispy said:

Joe is blowing his own mind after exposing himself as a disingenuous hypocrite…Well done, Corn Pop! 😉

Was Israel massacring civilians in 2019? Nope 

[JaCrispy]

1 hour ago, Tiberius said:

Was Israel massacring civilians in 2019? Nope 

Moot point…the funding was authorized by congress for an ally- the same thing Trump was impeached for…just goes to show, it was just an excuse to get Trump- which is what we knew all along…👍

[dickleyjones]

more theatre

 

Biden appeases his lefties (maybe not effectively)

Bibi appeases his righties

 

and nothing will change re israel and gaza

 

[Big Blitz]

 

[B-Man]

21 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

 

 

THE BIDEN BETRAYAL 

By Scott Johnson

 

President Biden publicly acknowledged his betrayal of Israel’s anticipated offensive in Rafah in an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN. The CNN story on the interview is here. As a practical matter, Biden supports Hamas. Biden opposes Israel. Biden’s declaration of “ironclad” support for Israel is “inoperative,” to borrow a term from Watergate.

 

On Tuesday Biden gave a Holocaust remembrance speech decrying those calling for “the annihilation of Israel, the world’s only Jewish State.” Biden asserted that his support for the “security of Israel and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad, even when we disagree.” In Biden’s world, the usual principles of rational thought do not obtain. Who says A need not say B. Who says A also says not A.

 

“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden said in reference to the 2,000-pound bombs that Biden is withholding from the IDF. Biden also told Burnett that he’s withholding artillery ammunition.

 

Biden labored to articulate his thinking, or his “thinking.” This is how he put it on CNN: “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem,”

 

Biden has proved himself a fool many times over. It has long since become redundant. This episode merely puts an exclamation point on it. Every friend of the United States must weigh the price of friendship, Biden style. Every enemy of the United States is experiencing the kind of pleasure that is usually limited to private experience.

 

Much more at the link: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/05/the-biden-betrayal.php

 

 

 

 

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Biden Not Appeasing the Dearborn Democrats Either

NY TIMES 

 

Mr. Biden’s announcement that he had paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs to Israel and would not help with a ground invasion of Rafah was a sea change in U.S. policy that Arab American and Muslim leaders have demanded for months. But those who desired it the most have long ago written off the administration as complicit in a war that Gaza officials say has killed more than 34,000 people, arguing it was, essentially, too little, too late.

 

“The president’s announcement is extremely overdue and horribly insufficient,” said Abbas Alawieh, one of the leaders of a protest-vote movement against Mr. Biden that began in Michigan this year. “He needs to come out against this war. Period. That would be significant.”

 

Mr. Biden’s White House aides engaged in considerable outreach at the outset of the Democratic primary season, when the movement to cast protest votes in early states emerged as a surprising political headache. A cadre of high-level aides traveled to Dearborn, Mich., and Chicago to demonstrate their interest in listening, but Arab American leaders told them that without a momentous shift in U.S. policy — such as support for a permanent cease-fire — there was no need to keep talking.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/us/politics/biden-muslim-arab-americans-gaza.html

 

 

[Big Blitz]

So what did Hamas do on October 7?

 

 

 

 

I know what they'd say about Trump the Nazi if they said this about Israel following the slaughter of 100s of its own in a terror attack at a music festival.   

[BillStime]

Thank you Trump voters 

 

 

[B-Man]