Black Lives Matter Chicago has an abhorrent graphic up.

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18. Considering the professionally organized action of the killers in this instance

I'd say that not standing against the terrorists, in this case, does mean standing with them.

In the 1970s, when the German urban terrorists were shooting down politicians they didn't like, or when the IRA was blowing up people in England, there was a loud outcry from the people the "freedom fighters" claimed to represent, and that outcry proclaimed in no uncertain terms, these violent maniacs did NOT stand with or for the people they said they were fighting for. They got arms and shelter from the East Germans (i.e. the Soviets), in the case of the R.A.F., or from bases in the Irish Republic, in the case of the I.R.A. Just like the west poured billions into Israel, the UAE and the Saudis poured billions into the Palestinians. Their leaders chose to use the donated aid for other purposes. Instead of irrigation and desalinization to grow crops, or development of high tech, they chose weapons and their leaders sticking it into their own pockets. OK, fair enough, that's their call. But the Middle East could be an immense, prosperous, free trade zone, like the EU. The only thing stopping that is the same thing that stopped it in Europe in 1940--hate and violence. DeGaulle and Adenauer figured out that the centuries of antagonism might not be the best way to go forward, after all. Sadat and Begin, did, too, but look what happened to Sadat. I think Egypt DID stand with Sadat, but some of the radicals in Egypt did not, and decided that hate and violence were preferable to the peaceful course. They are still sorting that out.

In the last few days, there have been massive celebrations around the (mostly) Arab world, applauding the Hamas operation. These were NOT celebrations of solidarity with the people of Gaza. They could have held those at any time. Instead, the big celebrations were held after the well-planned (and executed) mass murder and hostage taking. There is nothing better than that to send a message as to who stands with whom. If BLM wishes to show their solidarity AT THIS TIME, and in THIS manner, that's their call. But they are not idiots. They must have known perfectly well the message their image would send, and it was received loud and clear.