I'd like to thank all the Gaza protesters...

[brooklynite]

…who apparently contributed $5-10,000 to the Biden-Harris campaign to buy tickets for the “Three Presidents” event so they could interrupt President Biden talking about Israel-Gaza to rant incoherently..

[Lancero]

1. Be interesting to see just where that money came from. Republican or Russian ratfucking attempt?

[lapucelle]

11. Putin-loving, Uyghur-genocide-denying, maoist billionaire tech bro Neville Roy Singham

is funding some of the protests.

The American Multimillionaire Marxists Funding Pro-Palestinian Rage

Neville Roy Singham and his wife Jodie Evans are China propagandists—and a primary source of the fury exploding on our streets

https://www.thefp.com/p/american-marxists-funding-pro-palestinian-rage

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A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul

The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html

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Businessman Neville Roy Singham quietly sponsors an initiative opposing US assistance to Kyiv

https://www.intelligenceonline.com/corporate-intelligence/2022/11/11/businessman-neville-roy-singham-quietly-sponsors-an-initiative-opposing-us-assistance-to-kyiv,109863896-art

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The Big Business of Uyghur Genocide Denial

A New Lines investigation reveals a network of charities funneling millions into left-wing platforms that take Beijing’s side on the genocide allegations — and they’re all connected to an American tech magnate.

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-big-business-of-uyghur-genocide-denial/

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"The People's Forum" is organizing and conducting anti-Israel protests across the country.




==============================


Singham launders his funding of pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, anti-Biden "protests" through the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund which distributes "charitable donations" at the direct request of donors.

The Influence Watch page on The People's Forum.

Funding

In 2019, The People’s Forum received $12 million through the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, a donor-advised fund provider. This was not the first time the Forum received a hefty sum in this manner: it was given $4,400,000 in 2018 and $2,500,000 in 2017 through the Philanthropy Fund.

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/the-peoples-forum/

[dalton99a]

14. +1

[betsuni]

15. +1

[Cha]

70. Mahalo for the Receipts, Lapucelle!

Shining the Light!

[Nixie]

116. Wow, that's the real story. "Anti-Biden" "anti-Israel"

"Pro-Hamas" funding protestors.

Anything goes with those folks. Interesting, but predictable.

Thx for the dose of reality, lapucelle!

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Always seems that there are a faction of people who cannot continence Democratic policy because it's not left enough,

Yet their political energies never go towards the Party that will move the entire conversation to the right.

[Think. Again.]

3. At the risk of being piled on...

...I suggest we try to cool the self-imposed intra-party division and bickering until the November elections are over.

[brooklynite]

4. The Pro-Gaza protest movement is not part of the "intra-Party".

[Think. Again.]

5. I do not know (and I doubt you do)...

...what the percentage of anti-war protesters is that are registered Democrats, but I do know that anti-war sentiment is a vastly Left-leaning mindset.

[brooklynite]

6. Left-leaning does not equale to pro-Democratic

As I said elsewhere, I've now seen multiple instance of protestor having an opportunity to engage with Democratic elected offcicials and choosing instead to scream their slogans over whatever the Democrat was saying.

[Think. Again.]

7. You probably do know...

...that when it comes down to Left v. right (Democratic v. republican) in November, we will need all the Left votes we can get to show up.

Alienating any hopeful Left votes now is just not a good strategy.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. We're never going to get the votes from those who like to shout others down.

They don't care about solutions. They just want to be seen.

[Think. Again.]

9. Probably not a good strategy either.

[SocialDemocrat61]

10. Not just about being seen

They want to feel that they are morally superior so they can pass judgment on everyone else. They say they are voting their conscience but really they are voting their ego.

[meow2u3]

18. But then, far left voices never supported Democrats

They fake former (read: nonexistent) support for Democrats, but they're against the mainstream left because Democrats are not anti-Western.

[Think. Again.]

20. That's an interesting take on things...

...but I'm pretty sure when election days come, the Left votes Blue and the right votes red.

[JI7]

21. Far left types are anti democratic. These shitty people support the Houthis that are starving their own people

and attacking innocent people with their attacks on ships . And they accuse Biden and random Jewish people of genocide .

[lapucelle]

117. These folks are not "left". They're performative asshats who plopped their butts down

at the point where the ends of the horseshoe meet.

==================================

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[yardwork]

13. Strong DU Rec.

[H2O Man]

45. At risk of

agreeing with you ...... years ago, a large group of very vocal, mean, and nasty protesting human beings surrounded Governor Mario Cuomo at a local airport. They were speaking in loud voices that by definition could be deemed yelling or shouting, without allowing him to answer in a meaningful way. Being younger and stronger back then, I made my way up to him. There, I spoke to him in a friendly and respectful way, about pretty much the same issue the angry crowd had been screaming about.

For some reason, the crowd became quiet enough that most people could hear our conversation. Then we shook hands, and off he went. As I turned to leave, some of that very crowd of angry citizens said rude things to and about me. That was a bit of odd, considering that most of them were Democrats or members of the Democratic Left. I had recently moved to that county, and few knew me yet.

The next time I saw Governor Cuomo, it was he who made his way through a crowd -- this time friendly -- to again shake my hand, and tell me that he appreciated what I had done at the airport. He said it was "brave." (I hadn't considered it to be such a thing, as there was only about 100 of them, and though I was retired from the ring, I could still do a fuck of a lot of damage, fast.) We talked for a bit, and he told me how to get a letter directly to him.

In the following year, Chief Waterman and I met in Governor Cuomo's office to discuss burial protection & repatriation issues. A bit later, his attorney called me at the mental health clinic where I was employed. The governor was planning to create an Office of Indian Affairs, and they wanted me to come to Albany to discuss a job offer. I thanked him, but said no thanks.

Because this comes too close to agreeing with you for comfort, I'll say that I wish that good people exercising Amendment 1 would study Dr. King. A silent "prayer-in" would speak louder than shouting. And due to my feeling that this comes too close to agreeing with you for comfort, I'll stick another donation to AOC and Ilhan in the mail today.

[lapucelle]

22. Pro-Yemen "protestors" support a right wing theocracy engaged in ethnic cleansing.

How is that a "left-leaning mindset"?

Yemen's remaining Jews to be transferred to UAE
August 2020

Reports in July claimed that the Houthi militant group in Yemen was rounding up Yemeni Jews and pressuring them to leave. These reports were denied by both Yemeni and international sources.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/yemens-remaining-jews-to-be-transferred-to-uae-report-638831

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The end of Jewish Yemen is imminent

A precarious existence for country’s last 100 Jews.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/exclusive-the-end-of-jewish-yemen-is-imminent-639267

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In August 2020 of an estimated 100 or so remaining Yemen Jews, 42 have migrated to UAE and the rest would also leave. On November 10, 2020, the U.S. State Department called for the immediate and unconditional release of Levi Salem Musa Marhabi. A press statement said Marhabi has been wrongfully detained by the Houthi militia for four years, despite a court ordering his release in September 2019. In December 2020 an Israeli Rabbi visited the Yemenite Jews who escaped to the UAE.

On 28 March 2021, 13 Jews were forced by the Houthis to leave Yemen;less than 10 Jews still resided in Yemen. According to one report there are six Jews left in Yemen: one woman; her brother; 3 others, and Levi Salem Marhabi (who has been imprisoned for helping smuggle a Torah scroll out of Yemen).

The Jerusalem Post reported that the remaining Jewish population in Yemen consists of four elderly Jews, ending the continuous presence of a community that dated back to antiquity. In December 2021 the Jews of Yemen received Hanukkah kits. In March 2022 the United Nations reported there is just one Jew in Yemen (Levi Salem Marhabi).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenite_Jews

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History of the Jews of Yemen

The history of the Jews in Yemen spans millennia, encompassing many challenging and prosperous periods. Read on to explore and unravel the captivating narrative of Yemenite Jews, tracing their journey through time, and learn about an ancient Jewish community that survived all odds and came home.

The Last Jew in Yemen

A lone Jewish person remains in Yemen, down from seven in February, according to a new United Nations report about the treatment of religious minorities in conflict zones. (Gabby Deutch, Jewish Insider March 14, 2022)

In the early 20th century, Jews in Yemen numbered over 50,000; today, there is one Jew left. There are reportedly a handful of “hidden Jews” in Yemen who have converted to Islam but secretly practice Judaism.

=================================================

Supporter of theocratic ethnic cleansing last night in NYC.

[Think. Again.]

23. Interesting....

...kinda like being pro-"ultra-rightwing" netanyahu (Hillary Clinton's words).

[JI7]

25. Netanyahu doesn't call to remove Muslims from Israel

Israel has 20 percent Muslims. So no , it's not the same as Nentanyahu .

[Think. Again.]

28. That's true, he has never spoken out loud about that.

[JI7]

33. He has never done anything to force them out the way all the Muslim nations did with the Jews

[lapucelle]

31. What are you talking about? There are 1,900,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Sorry, but "Quick, look over here!" doesn't work on me, especially when the actual facts render the analogy meaningless.

[Think. Again.]

35. ...

I was responding to your post about being pro-rightwing.

[lapucelle]

43. So you concede that the protestors have nothing to do with a "left leaning mindset".

Good to know.

[Think. Again.]

47. Wow, are you having 2 conversations at once?

[lapucelle]

61. Sorry, that doesn't work on me.

[Cha]

75. Yeah, the "Deflection" isn't WORKING.

Thanks for your Participation in this Thread! Priceless!

[LeftInTX]

50. They have their own presidential candidate from the Party of Socialism and Liberation

They are not Democrats.

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Think. Again.]

54. i didn't realize that those protesters were actually....

...all a group from a different political party.

I guess it's no different than if it were a bunch of republicans crashing a Democratic party fundraiser.

But I really don't think that none of all pro-Palestine protesters are Democrats, in fact I personally know Democrats who have protested for Palestine.

[LeftInTX]

56. At Biden events?

It's one thing to protest, but "shouting Genocide Joe" and protesting at Democratic Party events are clearly attempts to undermine the election of Democratic candidates.

[Think. Again.]

58. But you just said they were all from a different political party.

...so of course they are in opposition to the Democratic party.

[LeftInTX]

60. They infiltrate Democratic party events too. They're sneaky.

People think they're just protesters, but if you look at their signs, it will say "Party for Socialism and Liberation".

[Think. Again.]

63. Well then they aren't really a threat to Biden...

...if they belong to a different party and therefore can't be threatening to take away Democratic votes from him.

[LeftInTX]

71. They are though. They get Democrats to turn against Biden.

That's their goal.

[Think. Again.]

74. I guess the same argument could be made about republicans.

[Voltaire2]

112. That is a false statement.

See for example the uncommitted votes in the Michigan primary.

[yardwork]

12. Please feel free to suggest that to the anti-Biden protesters.

They sure aren't helping.

[Think. Again.]

16. I don't know or speak to any....

....other than what they might be reading here.

[lapucelle]

17. Wait...what? The anti-Biden, anti-Israel, pro-Yemen protestors are Democrats?

Why don't they ever show up to protest Republicans?

[Think. Again.]

19. I don't know who else they protest...

...but I know a lot of people here on DU are against both the left and the right, so I imagine there are other people who can multi-task too.

[lapucelle]

27. They also protest AOC.

As for people on DU being "against both the left and the right", folks here are pro-Democratic Party. Democrats don't take kindly to slurring President Biden as "Genocide Joe" or accusing AOC of being a "Booster for Genocide Joe".

[Think. Again.]

29. I've seen plenty of AOC (and Progressives in general) smearing...

....here on DU.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

37. Where?

I’m sure you can find a post amidst your concern trolling.

[Think. Again.]

40. Here, on DU.

Have you never read a post denigrating the right, and then another from the same poster denigrating Progressives?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

42. Nope

But you could certainly share one if you are so concerned.

[lapucelle]

38. No one here has ever called AOC a "genocide booster".

Most people understand the distinction between disagreeing with someone on policy and/or methods and outright slander.

"Hillary says Netanyahu is right wing" and "People on here 'smear' AOC"

are hardly on point, but by all means, keep reaching.

[Cha]

76. Rec!

[betsuni]

30. "I know a lot of people here on DU are against both the left the right" -- what does that mean?

[Think. Again.]

32. That I have read different posts from the same posters....

....some of which vilify the rightwing and some the leftwing.

[betsuni]

111. As this is a forum for supporters of the Democratic Party, any baseless accusations against

Democrats or votes against Biden administration policies, wherever they come from, are not welcome.

If you'd give examples of supposed "different posts from the same posters ... some of which vilify the rightwing and some the leftwing" -- just paraphrasing without names or linking -- it would be clearer what you mean about DUers, Democrats ... *whispers* centrists ... third way ... conservadems ... wealthy elites ... centrists ...

[AmericanMan1958]

104. Apparently, it doesn't pay as well...

[All Mixed Up]

24. These people don't want cooling lmao

What a weird post defending these assholes.

Link to tweet

?t=2C_sM7_tBLiJPzGL5JjAXA&s=19

Link to tweet

?t=BRaikeSDOj32eoXHqGq-lw&s=19

Link to tweet

?t=u_SIPOKgw0BkXqD-ZjGiLQ&s=19

Maybe you should tell these losers to cool it?

[Think. Again.]

26. I wasn't defending them....

...and I don't know or speak to any of these losers other than what they might read here on DU.

[All Mixed Up]

34. These are not our friends. Your continued defending of them is weird.

[Think. Again.]

36. How can I continue to defend them when I never started?

[All Mixed Up]

39. Keep defending them.

You've not said one critical thing about how these people reacted last night and instead decided to criticize those who called em out.

BuT iM nOt DeFeNdInG tHeM

lmao

[Think. Again.]

41. I've never said anything critical about you either...

...does that mean I am automatically defending any and all of your positions?

[All Mixed Up]

44. If a post was specifically attacking me and you said what you said the exact same way? Yes.

You're defending their actions by suggesting they shouldn't be criticized for the vile things they did at that event last night. It's that simple.

If you came on here and told us all we should "cool" our attacks on Trump, yes I'd take that as defending him.

Being passive to these idiots is absolutely defending their actions.

Look up passive defending.

[Think. Again.]

48. I don't think you read, or understood, my post.

[All Mixed Up]

51. I did. You don't think we should criticize those who attack Biden supporters on the streets.

[Think. Again.]

57. My post didn't say that...

...my post said we should cool down on the divisive rhetoric within the Left.

Please stop saying I said things that I did not say.

[All Mixed Up]

85. There was nothing divisive about the OP's post.

They didn't even attack the protesters - just thanked 'em.

I don't see the need to cozy up and defend people who call women kikes for attending a Biden rally.

[Think. Again.]

86. I think you might be mixing up what the OP says and my posts say, with something else.

[All Mixed Up]

88. Think.Again.

Here's the post you replied to:



Your initial reply:



And now this reply:



Show me in the post where it's all that divisive?

I just find it funny you put more energy into defending people who call Democrats kikes than you do admitting these people are probably not worthy of our support. Maybe you agree with them?

[Think. Again.]

89. First...

...I think it is very clear that the OP is divisive.

Second... I haven't defended anybody.

Third... Neither the OP nor I even allude to anyone calling anyone else anything.

Please stop falsely accusing me of things I did not do.

[All Mixed Up]

92. Nothing divisive about calling out protesters who call Biden Genocide Joe...

...or call his supporters kikes. The fact you continue to defend their action speaks volumes.

Nothing in the OP was divisive. You know what is? Attacking Biden supporters trying to peacefully go to an event with slurs and misogynistic language. That's far more divisive than making a joke about these clearly non-Biden supporters who have no problem slinging awful slurs at Biden.

But keep defending that.

[Think. Again.]

94. You're getting abusive to me at this point.

I've asked you to stop.

[All Mixed Up]

95. No one is forcing you to reply.

I'm only replying to you.

[SoFlaBro]

102. So they get to assault people and the goddamn cops just stand there watching?!?

[All Mixed Up]

110. I know. It's insane.

[sarisataka]

46. I, for one, will not "cool"

and tolerate racism, misogyny, anti-immigration, etc. just because and election is coming. I won't even tolerate antisemitism.

I am not the one threatening to take my ball and let Trump win the election. I will vote for Biden despite any differences I may have with him. Perhaps you should direct your advice to "cool" to those who are willing to put the country at risk if they don't get their way.

[Think. Again.]

49. Okay, but I was suggesting we "cool" our rhetoric toward anti-war protesters.

[Big Blue Marble]

52. When did anti-war protests become a bad thing?

Many of us here have been anti-war protesters in previous wars. This is confusing to me.
Is the First Amendment not operative any more?

And when did DU became so anti-protestors?

[LeftInTX]

59. When they are staged by candidates in other political parties

Do we support GOP protesters at Biden event? Why should we support Party of Socialism and Liberation's presidential candidate, Claudia de la Cruz at Biden's event?

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

These events are clearly electioneering if they involve a political party.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

62. I remember my 2004 County Democratic caucus was crashed by the Lyndon LaRouche clowns

They were well behaved compared to the Socialism and Liberation party.

[Big Blue Marble]

91. Your agreement contradicts the First Amendment. .

The Constitution is still in effect, thank god

People still have the right to protest even when you disagree with their cause.
In fact the more you disagree, the more important is the protection.

[LeftInTX]

96. The purpose of Democratic Underground is to support and elect Democrats

Do you support the "Genocide Joe" people? People who support Putin and want to undermine the election?

[Big Blue Marble]

101. I support the Constitution

and the right to protest. Isn't that why we are dedicated to supporting and electing
Democrats to protect our Constitutional Rights.

[brooklynite]

98. When did endless ranting rather than dialogue become a good thing?

The protestors in question refuse to actually engage with their targets. I've seen t personally.

[Big Blue Marble]

99. As I recall there was not any dialogue at the '68 protests

at the Chicago Democratic Convention or on the college campuses either.

The point of protests are to be disruptive.

[SoFlaBro]

103. It turns many many people away from their cause. At first I was willing to listen, now, I am not.

[Big Blue Marble]

107. When you listened, what exactly did you hear?

And why did you turn away?

[SoFlaBro]

109. I heard about oppression and pain and struggle. Then I heard about black women being assaulted and the N-word.

Then I shut down.

[tirebiter]

105. 1968 for one.

[Big Blue Marble]

108. Actually, the anti-war protests of the 60' changed changed history

and woke a lot of people up to failure of the Viet Nam War.

People have the right to protest; do you agree.

[sarisataka]

53. If the antiwar protestors are not any of the things I listed

and are not threatening to campaign against Biden or stay home I would have no issue with them

[lapucelle]

64. They're not "anti-war protestors". They're pro-Houthi, anti-AOC, anti-Biden protestors.

If they were anti-war protestors, they would be protesting against Hamas which has turned down ceasefire after ceasefire.

[Think. Again.]

66. The OP I responded to says...

"I'd like to thank all the Gaza protesters...

…who apparently contributed $5-10,000 to the Biden-Harris campaign to buy tickets for the “Three Presidents” event so they could interrupt President Bide talking about Israel-Gaza to rant incoherently.

That describes people protesting the war in Gaza.

I don't know what is you are responding to.

[lapucelle]

67. You were not responding to the OP.

You were responding to a poster.

And even if you were responding to the OP, it makes no mention of anti-war protestors as your highlights so helpfully illustrate.

It was President Biden who was "talking about Israel-Gaza" and the protestors who were "ranting incoherently".

[Think. Again.]

68. you do realize that responses are directly...

...linked to what they are responding to, right?

If so, you can see that my post was in direct response to the OP.

[lapucelle]

69. Indeed I am.

[Think. Again.]

73. I consider your attempt to take a response of mine to another post......

and pretend it is the post I originally made, to be a bad faith move on your part.

[lapucelle]

78. Sorry, that's not going to work.

The "anti-war protestors claim" I responded to was made in the sub-thread I was responding in.

Your initial post to the OP said nothing about "anti-war protests". It did, however, characterize the pro-Houthti, anti-Biden protests as "intra-Party division and bickering", as if it were Democrats ranting about "Genocide Joe" and slandering AOC as a "genocide booster".

[Cha]

77. No.. The fucking Protesters Need to "Cool theirr Rhetoric"

“F*cking murderous k*ke.”
“F*cking die.”
“Keep it moving b*tch.”

These are antisemitic, misogynist thugs and they’ve had free rein for too long.

Link to tweet

[Think. Again.]

79. As you probably know...

...those are not the people we are specifically discussing, as presented in the OP.

[Cha]

80. Fuck All the GD "protesters".

Link to tweet

[Think. Again.]

82. If the Democratic party presents itself as anti-protester...

...we might as well change our name to "the republican party".

[Cha]

83. Fucking Evil Protesters Attacking Jewish Students

and Businesses can Go to Hell.

[MistakenLamb]

113. they aren't Democrats so they are fair game

[Think. Again.]

114. I believe there are quite a few voting Democrats that oppose the situation in Gaza.

[MistakenLamb]

115. and they aren't the ones using anti semitic slurs and wishing Trump back into power like these pro Hamas supporters are

they are no different than the MAGA types who wish for the complete destruction of America and the Democratic Party.

[shrike3]

55. Where would they get that kind of money?

[lapucelle]

65. From Neville Roy Singham and Jodie Evans.

Pro-China, pro-Putin billionaire tech bro money laundered through the Goldman Sachs "Foundation".

See post 11.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218819256#post11

[shrike3]

81. Aha. Knew there had to be money behind this. Thanks.

[lapucelle]

84. Speaker Emerita Pelosi has their number.

Pelosi protester faces felony charges over Gaza cease-fire demonstration

An activist affiliated with the anti-war group Code Pink is facing felony charges for causing damage around Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco residence during a Feb. 11 demonstration.

snip============================

Last month, Code Pink circulated a video showing Pelosi telling a Code Pink protester, “Go back to China, where your headquarters is.”

Pelosi was referring to a New York Times investigation that revealed extensive ties between Code Pink’s co-founder, Jodie Evans, and groups promoting the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party.

That exchange took place on Oct. 29, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the attack on Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, which left him hospitalized with severe injuries. The attacker, David DePape, told investigators he sought to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage.

https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/16/nancy-pelosi-cease-fire-protests-san-francisco-code-pink/

=====================


According to a Code Pink blog post, the purpose of the October 29 protest was to "briefly hold Pelosi hostage."

A Code Pink spokesperson called the timing of the action to hold Speaker Emerita Pelosi hostage -- the one year anniversary of the hammer assault on Paul Pelosi by an assailant seeking to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage -- was an "unfortunate coincidence".

https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/16/nancy-pelosi-cease-fire-protests-san-francisco-code-pink/

[TheKentuckian]

72. They can keep their shitty money. 5 or 10k doesn't

even begin to offset the damage they seek to cause.

Fuck the Hamas Superfriends.

[Deminpenn]

87. Over half of Americans now oppose

what is happening in Gaza. Like it or not, those protestors are having an effect. And not just on public opinion, but on the Biden administration policy, too.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

90. Barely over half

Probably within the margin of error.

And it's more due to the news they read not a bunch of loud mouth antisemitic virtue signalers,

[Big Blue Marble]

93. The recent Gallop Poll tallied 65%

At this point, I question anyone who is still supporting the killing of over 14000 children
and starving a million kids. And so does most of the world. Protesting these war crimes
is an act of courage.

[LeftInTX]

97. Nope, Biden just sent over billions of dollars of weapons yesterday.

U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel

Despite a widening rift with the Israeli government, the Biden administration continues to authorize the transfer of 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons


The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians.

The new arms packages include more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter. The 2,000-pound bombs have been linked to previous mass-casualty events throughout Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. These officials, like some others, spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because recent authorizations have not been disclosed publicly.

The development underscores that while rifts have emerged between the United States and Israel over the war’s conduct, the Biden administration views weapons transfers as off-limits when considering how to influence the actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“We have continued to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” said a White House official. “Conditioning aid has not been our policy.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/29/us-weapons-israel-gaza-war/

No paywall link: https://wapo.st/3vwTfhV

[Beast From Venus]

100. Don't thank them...

Thank George Porgie Soros. He funds both sides...

[SoFlaBro]

106. What are you talking about?