Clueless and politically-expedient Democrats marked the one-year anniversary of the fear assault on Israel by repeating their requires a cease-fire – a case of extremely unhealthy timing and an affront to our Israeli allies.
Main the liberal cost have been Massachusetts Democrats Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley and Ed Markey, who not surprisingly caved to the left wing activists that management the social gathering and tied up site visitors over the weekend with pro-Hamas protests.
One of many few exceptions was Gov. Maura Healey, who ordered flags lowered to half workers and neatly saved her assertion centered on the horrific toll of the Hamas assault on Israel and the accompanying rise in antisemitism within the U.S.
Monday was not the day for criticizing Israeli leaders, however that’s precisely the trail Warren and different liberal Democrats took.
“The United States must commit to upholding human rights, international law and accountability for the use of U.S. weapons,” Warren mentioned. “We urgently need a ceasefire, release of the hostages, massive humanitarian relief in Gaza, and diplomatic efforts towards a two-state solution.”
She blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for “unleash(ing) unthinkable violence on innocent civilians in Gaza.”
One of many leaders of the far left, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, went even additional, saying that on Monday she was “thinking of” Israelis murdered by Hamas, the Israeli hostages and “the more than 41,000 Palestinians killed by the Israeli military over the last year.”
And that’s after far left activists selected to mark the day earlier than the anniversary of the assault by blocking site visitors on Storrow Drive and Beacon Hill.
Good transfer, that can get the general public in your aspect.
And despicably, a pro-Palestine hate group at Tufts College marked Oct. 7 with a deliberate protest urging college students to “join the student Intifada” and posting photographs of assault rifles on their social media account.
The actions have been so unhealthy Tufts was pressured to droop the group. That’s not far sufficient. These college students who led the protest and posted the pictures must be tossed out of faculty and face punishment.
Markey was not as excessive however couldn’t resist his name for an “immediate ceasefire to bring (the hostages) home, to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and end the brutal war that has gripped the region for the past twelve months.”
This even though Hamas continues to carry greater than 100 Israelis and others hostage and terrorize Israel.
Massachusetts liberals thus selected to appease their far left constituency moderately than do the first rate factor, which was to focus solely on the bloodbath of Israelis and others by the hands of Hamas.
Disgrace on them for pondering of their very own politics moderately than what began the conflict – the shock Hamas terror assault.
Not everybody in Massachusetts fortunately did that. Healey famous the anniversary of the assault by straight blaming Hamas for the conflict – not Israel.
“One year ago today, the terrorist group Hamas launched a horrific, indefensible attack on the people of Israel, as well as hundreds of Americans peacefully living there,” the Democratic governor mentioned. “Since that day, terror, grief and trauma have continued to reverberate throughout the Jewish community, coupled with a rise in antisemitism and hate both here in Massachusetts and across the globe…Today, our hearts are heavy for those who have lost loved ones at the hands of Hamas.”
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss additionally mentioned the U.S. “must endeavor to lead the world in supporting Israel as it defends itself against the ring of fire encircling it: Hamas to its south, Hezbollah to its north, proxy terror groups in Iraq and Syria to its east, all fueled by Iran.”
