Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Wednesday that protests at U.S. universities against Israel’s war in Gaza were “horrific” and should be stopped, using his first public comments on the subject to castigate the student demonstrators and portray them as antisemitic.
Mr.
Netanyahu appeared to equate protests against his government’s prosecution of the war Gaza with hatred of Jews. He said the protests on American campuses were “reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s,” an apparent reference to ideologically militant pro-Nazi student groups that, according to the Holocaust Encyclopedia, worked with the security forces to carry through Hitler’s agenda.
“It’s unconscionable,” he said. “It has to be stopped.”
The demonstrations are becoming a political headache for President Biden, because the student protesters, and other left-leaning Democrats who sympathize with them, are important constituencies in his hopes for re-election in November.
By portraying the protests in such stark moral terms, the Israeli leader could reinforce Mr.
Biden’s political bind.
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I used to think that Israel was a client state , since , well, it’s funded by the US. I apologize for the confusion.
The US government is actually “their” client government. The governors , the senators the congressmen and women are clearly taking orders from a leader of a foreign country to arrest US students .
So why even spend 20 billion dollars on presidential campaigns in the US ? We already have a president residing in Tel Aviv . All hail President Bibi.
@TacosBennyLibertarian2yrs2Y
But why can’t the average American citizen see this as it is ?
@Gr4ssrootsSwiftDemocrat2yrs2Y
They're coming around. I was literally pro-Israel up until about 6 months ago. The problem is most of us don't really think about it. We just go along with the media narrative. When we actually look into the details it's obvious we should never have supported Zionism.
@EnviousStorkForward2yrs2Y
There are all sorts of things that happen in DC which makes zero sense until you factor in who gave campaign cash and then it makes perfect sense.
@Partis4nYakSocialist2yrs2Y
A Hannibal Lecter with direct access to the Oval Office
If you really believe that American college students camping out to protest US foreign policy is "reminiscent" of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, you need immediate psychiatric help. There is no way you could function as a competent member of society hobbled by such severe delusions
It is no longer a conspiracy theory that Israel controls the US government.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Do you think political leaders should label protests as unacceptable or antisemitic based on their content and context, or should freedom of expression be upheld regardless?
@9LTQ7342yrs2Y
no because protesting is apart of our amendment system
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
In what ways do you believe international criticism can impact the political landscape and public sentiment in a country, particularly in the context of election hopes and democratic processes?
@9LTR9DB2yrs2Y
It could make them feel inferior to the Palestinials and make them feel worse about themselves.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How do you feel about equating protests against a government's actions with hatred towards an entire ethnic or religious group?
@9LTRVP42yrs2Y
sure i dont have an opinion but im sure i can back it
Must've just been a crazy coincidence that Governor Abbott ordered his Agents to violently crush this First Amendment activity on the grounds of "Anti-Semitism" immediately after Netanyahu issued his declaration comparing US campus protests to Nazi Germany in the 1930s
Netanyahu demands US officials "do more" to crush "Anti-Semitic" protests being allowed to persist under the highly inconvenient 1st Amendment, and then US officials immediately obey the command, sending in thuggish Shock Troops. It's almost like he WANTS to fuel "Anti-Semitism"
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