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Mark M MD's avatar

I was in NYC by Union Square over the weekend. There was a demonstration for "Free Palestine," with signs that proclaimed "By Any Means Necessary." This from the same people who claim that there is genocide going on in Gaza. So the Arab-supporters are actually not opposed to genocide...

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DeLena's avatar

I do appreciate a refutation of lies filled with facts. So few people bother to learn the history of that region, and Israel in particular. It is good to see facts presented here. May the eyes of people be opened.

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Stephanie Wilson's avatar

Same here! Amen!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

TY for this guest post. If only the haters would open their eyes and read.

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rosalie donadio's avatar

I am reminded of the words Shakespeare put into the mouth of Puck (from a Midsomer's Night Dream) "What Fools These Mortals Be" .... and again, and again and again. Time for the world to revisit past empires: Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Spain, Portugal, England, Ottoman ... ad infinitum and if the world "turns" leaving no escape ... is it then time for the return of the dinosaurs? (since "man" cannot function in a "natural" manner). (I used the empires which dealt with Jews primarily because I am a Jew and am inordinately proud of this fact!

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Paul Yeager's avatar

“The religion of peace”….officially the biggest lie ever perpetuated on humanity!

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rosalie donadio's avatar

Lots of lies have been utilized to further a belief system, but the shocker is that it is believed by so many (who should know better). Spent my considerable lifetime reading and learning ... apparently a lost art ... and we will all pay for this in the end. Who could ever have imagined ??? I may not live to see the outcome, but I would place few bets!

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Robin Alexander's avatar

True, true. It's not just about Israel. It's the West versus the barbarians. The U.S. must wake up quick. It's bad enough now but I don't want to se NYC become London. In my opinion, anyone who commits an act of violence or desecration should be deported along with their entire family, citizens or not.

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rosalie donadio's avatar

we are bound by law and our democracy which also leaves us vulnerable in this new reign of "terror". I am afraid that Europe has reached the point of no return ... and there is no Charlemagne available.

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Robin Alexander's avatar

Yes, of course we are bound by law. What I meant was, we should pass new laws. It is foolish to allow the barbarians to live among us. If they want to live here, they must remain in alliance with OUR values. We should not feel impelled to tolerate intolerance. Foolish foolish foolish.

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Paul Yeager's avatar

100% correct….if you voluntarily immigrate to America you should be proud to assimilate and align with “our” values. If not, do not come here, stay in a country that your values align with….especially Islamic values!

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Stephanie Wilson's avatar

TY for this detailed history. No matter how Jew haters try to spin it, it's pretty obvious what the phrase means. All one has to do is look at their placards. The map they show is the whole of Israel, not just a portion of the land. I consider the phrase ''From the river to the sea'' to be genocidal in nature.

They want to kill ALL the Jews in the Holy Land. Well, this Gentile Christian Zionist, says go to hell!. I stand w/ Israel & all my Jewish brethran worldwide against antiSemitism & the Fake-stinians genocidal ambitions. #JewhatredIsEvil

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Sam Hilt's avatar

Elissa, you may lean left, but you shoot straight! Kol HaKavod!

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Marc Mayerson's avatar

REMEMBER THE 42 WORDS: The Jews are the indigenous inhabitants of Israel, ethnically cleansed by the colonial powers of Imperial Rome, Babylonia, Imperial Arabia, and the European crusades. They have their country back, baruch Hashem, and never again will they be driven off their ancestral land.

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Diane Steiner's avatar

Thank you so much for the historical overview of facts and not fairy tale revisionist history that has infiltrated colleges, government, etc. These facts need to be spoken to those who oppose Israel and Jews all over the world. Yesterday, listening to an Instagram, a Muslim raised in Scotland, spoke about how all he saw were whites in various government positions. He repeated this over and over. What was needed would have been someone (with courage sorely lacking) addressing him and stating that they find the same in Middle East countries. There are no "whites" in leadership positions, not one white person. Then to reinforce the point, let him know there are Arabs in government and living in Israel, while there are few to no Jews living in Arab countries, let alone having positions of prestige in those countries. They try to use our Liberalism and flip it around to benefit them. It's time we flipped it back. Thank you again for a very good read. Am Yisrael Chai!!

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Robin Alexander's avatar

When Jordan was created in 1946, all Arabs living in what was to become Israel should have been nicely re-settled there with new homes, free to take everything with them., with assistance to create a new life. THAT WAS the new Palestinian state.

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Tanto Minchiata's avatar

This is an excellent review of facts and history, not a regurgitation of the pro-Palestinian propaganda endlessly regurgitated in the MSM.

The leadership of the Palestinians are right about one thing. There can be no two state solution. We’ve seen essentially a two state solution for decades. And it’s the same thing- persistent attempts to kill Jews and destroy Israel. It’s unacceptable.

Israel is a fact. It’s a sovereign nation. Israelis and Jews are entitled to the same rights as any other people and sovereign nation. If you don’t like it - you can go fuck yourselves. Israel is now being subjected to international extortion and threats, from the ICJ, from the UN ( a terrorist organization), from the White House. While in an existential struggle for existence , the Biden regime is trying to overthrow the government of Israel. Israeli Commies are trying to help them. And replace it with what? The same crap ruining the West, with more deadly attacks in the future? The US government is talking out of both sides of its mouth as usual.

Betraying allies and rewarding its enemies is what it does best.

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/04/03/report-white-house-using-4-part-plan-to-overthrow-netanyahu/

We Jews are never going to get treated fairly in the court of public opinion. There are too many bigots and too much Arab oil money being spread around. We have to fight our own battles.

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Myrna Greenfield's avatar

well, well. reading history as told to me some 20 years ago. Read this and be acquainted with the history of the region. How to handle this, I don't know. All sadness, comes to mind.

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Just plain Rivka's avatar

They don’t say “From the River to the Sea, Some for you and some for me.”

They don’t say a Muslim version of “Am Yisrael Chai” either.

Like, “the Palestinian people live on”

I wonder why Jews talk about still living but Palestinians don’t. They talk about intifada and resistance, liberation. Not survival. Hmmm…

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Stephanie Wilson's avatar

They worship death IMHO. [Fakestinians]

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Stephanie Wilson's avatar

I LOVE all the comments here & I agree 100% w/ them all!

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Steve's avatar

However, regarding the Confederate Flag, it’s impossible for one to know to what it means unless you were born and raised in the South. Perspective. You have to know the entire history of a thing, before emphatically saying what is means.

Another example is the Swastika. It is thousands of years old, so, yes it does mean different things to different people. Or the so called ☮️ sign. The pentagram (upside down star). Learn the entire history of something and ask different people who are familiar with it, about it.

And I don’t care for the Confederate Flag myself. I can’t relate to it, since I am from PA.

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