Ms. Rachel was labeled "Antisemite of the Week." Did she Sieg Heil like Elon Musk? No, she simply advocated for Palestinian children in Gaza, and she hasn't backed down. Are the tides turning?
Ms. Rachel should be labeled humanist of the week. Palestinians are people too, and they deserve t have their own territory, which they've had for many years. And I say that despite being Jewish!
We will all be better off when Jews and Palestinians can coexist peacefully.
I don’t understand why calling for the nation of Israel to stop killing children is considered anti-Jewish.
I think the main reason Israeli armed forces are bombing Gaza is because the Criminal, Netanyahu, is afraid he will go to prison if the war stops.
I’m a regular American, not a journalist or reporter. Am I wrong about the news “before” the heinous attack of innocent people enjoying a concert was massacred by Hamas, the majority of Israeli people were protesting Netanyahu for trying to take control of the justice system.
I remember seeing on American national news, massive Israeli protests day and night against Netanyahu.
I too remember before Oct 7. The hamas attack came just as he was losing power, and facing trials. I have had sympathy for Israel a very long time, but it is past time this war ends and Netanyahu receives his due for his sins!
If you know the true history then you’d have no sympathy, at least for the Zionists that went there and immediately formed violent gangs…Haganah, Stern, etc.
You’d have sympathy for the Palestinians who welcomed Jews back to Palestine and away from Europe who wanted them gone, US too wouldn’t let the boats full of Jews off the boats. The only people who did were the Palestinians. Even after WW2 when Jews were showing up in rags and skin and bones the Palestinians took them in, fed them, clothed them and let them live in their own homes only to be stabbed in the back, kicked out of their own homes and many times were killed. The Ashkenasis treated the indigenous Jews the same as they did the Muslims. When the Holocaust survivors started showing up you know what the Zionists who were already there called them? Sapon…meaning soap after the myth that the Nazis had made soap out of bodies.
I’m sorry but you’ve read whitewashed history just as a US southern gal like me was taught literally nothing about the native Americans and that the slaves sat around a campfire singing Kumbaya. Be careful of the narratives. Read Ilhan Papé or Meko Peled for the TRUE history. They are both valuable Israeli historians
I disagree with your whole theistic essay. It was never true that Palestinians welcomed the Jews back into their homeland. The Palestinians and other Islamic nations made deals with the Nazi to annihilate all Jews. Those are undisputed facts! The groups you mentioned were in essence formed to counteract the bloodshed occurrences fomented and carried out by the Palestinians.
And to set facts straight. I am part indigenous American, and I know from first and second hand knowledge the history of American Natives being whitewashed by Anglos. It’s only going to get worse in the immediate future, unless true patriots stand and fight against fascism!
the arabs neither welcomed jews or the holocaust victims? the grand mufti was closely aligned with hitler. drove them out of every arab country. Roughly 800k were expelled.
^^Apparently, your way of thinking makes too much sense. And it's not just Netanyahu. It's the extreme far-right leaders as a whole. 1 can be for the average citizen and against the government. I wish that didn't make too much sense. I worry about friends over in Israel who despise their government but love their country, the food, the healthcare, etc.
The people over there understand right from wrong and likely wouldn't chastise or go after their fellow countrymen for expressing empathy for their next-door neighbor's children who are starving to death, even though the adults hate each other.
Why can't we Americans express sympathy for dying children in another country, without a powerful group asking the authorities to investigate us?
It’s not just politicians that consider Palestinian Muslims and Christians as sub-human, it’s 95% of Israel’s society. Illegal settlers grow more violent and hateful every year. Netanyahu isn’t an aberration, unfortunately
I think he (Netanyahu)is an aberration. Israelis want to live and let live, but when a whole civilization says to kill each and every Jew, man, woman, or child and provide no excuses for that belief then it becomes paramount for the oppressed to survive. I can still find empathy for the Palestinians but have a very hard time reconciling their hate and actions! Just as I have trouble with Israel’s choice of leaders!
The mindless attacks on anyone that defends the rights of people against what we led the world to consider war crimes and crimes against humanity, now conducted by the State of Israel and the descendants of those who were victimized by the people that we prosecuted at Nuremberg is amazing. It is not antisemitic to call the actions of the current Israeli government war crimes, or to speak out on the behalf of the innocents dying every day in their attacks. I completely support Israel’s right to defend itself from the criminal actions of Hamas, but what they are doing now goes far beyond what any legal code considers self defense. Most American Jews and a large number of Israelis agree with what I just wrote.
I think I know 1 person (ultra ultra Orthodox Jew) who is pro-Israeli government. She's also pro trump. But most of my friends here/there, despise netanyahu. It's no different than despising Modi and that government, but loving their country. Or hating tump/the trumpers but loving the country of the US. Etc.
Thank you, again, for being the voice of reason. I haven’t been able to understand why it has been so taboo to say anything critical of Israel or the war in Gaza. Both sides are getting killed. Criticism is not the same as hatred. It never was.
4 family names dissappeared in Gaza yesterday. 100 people most women and children. If Israelis are dying they are an invading ground army in an occupied state. There are no civilian Israelis dying except for those who remain hostage and are killed by Israeli bombs. Israel has no interest in the hostages except to leverage their deaths.
There is no moral equivalency for the war crimes in Gaza it's been destroyed , they need humanitarian aid and the funding of the war to stop. The hospitals are bombed out , journalists are dead, doctors, children are dying . They are entering a famine status . We must be able to demand both things return the hostages , and stop the starvation in Gaza it's a war crime .
Hamas is no less responsible for the loss of Palestinian lives as it has delayed returning hostages taken on October 7, 2023. Still it is deeply troubling that civilian deaths and displacement of those forced to flee their homes have not been given any say in the rebuilding process.
I think you need to see how many times starting on 12th October 2023 Politicial arm of Hamas have tried to negotiate a ceasefire. Israel were not interested.
People here are suggesting that Israels collective punishment (a war crime under international law) is justified.
Shocking levels of lack of knowledge about the history of Palestine, the Nakba and occupation.
If a Palestinian student said that he or she wanted to become a doctor I would encourage him or her to pursue his or her aspirations just as I would any other. But to your point, a doctorate degree in an area in history requires one to complete a dissertation and defend it successfully before a university committee. Following a completion of a doctorate and if one is hired to teach a course in the area of expertise at a university, then one continues to produce publications in order to sustain their career. Those of us who are not historians look to them for an informed opinion. The American press is struggling with its right to report and offer editorial commentary.
They said they’d release the hostages on Oct 8 for a deal. Bibi said no. He’s still saying no. Bibi and his gang of murderers don’t give two shits about the hostages. He has said even if Hamas were to release them all he’d still continue the genocide.
Hamas wanted a deal in Oct 8th but Bibi and his murderous bunch didn’t care enough about the hostages to even come to the negotiating table. They still don’t care. A lot of hostages have died from Israel’s bombs, that’s how much the hostages mean to them.
No one is arguing that Hamas is responsible for this genocide. No real need to mention it in this scenario. Its all about the kids. Beyond civilian death and displacement, an entire generation of Palestiniana are being exterminated by the Israeli government.
The David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta bullshit from the DNC has to be the very last time this nonsense happens. I live in NYC and I can't vote for either senator. Schumer is one, they're hopeless. We need people like mayor Baraka of Newark, people with spine. Bernie and AOC, Van Hollen, Ro Khanna are at least out there doing what needs to be done. They get big engaged audiences. But we need more people hitting the road, yes, actually meeting with voters in person--ads don't hack it, they just protect politicians from tough questions that need to be asked, and very much need to be answered. Schumer shouldn't run again, and meanwhile he should be replaced as Leader--van Hollen would be active.
And please, throw out the DNC. It isn't a question of chronological age, it's a question of tired ideas. People just repeat what happened last year, two decades ago, and they need to retire, pronto.
I’m still trying to understand what antisemitism is. I’m kind of an asshole and have complaints about many cultures, I’m not racist but find many cultural directives highly objectionable. Hell, I hate rap and hip-hop culture because of the inherent showmanship, the misogyny. I’m repulsed by any culture that has developed from religious myth because,…well, keepin’ it real right? Mostly I oppose these pricks trying to destroy everything Americans have fought for for almost 250 years.
Oh yea, we’re addressing how Jewish people are more special than the rest of us. I don’t get it. 🤷🏻♂️
“Self assessment that I’m an asshole” right? Being an asshole in my terms only means that you’re bold and honest enough say what’s unpopular.
I understand I’m of Austrian descent. I could walk around wearing lederhosen and carrying a beer stein and get in everyone’s face about how special Austrians are and I am pretty sure overtime people would get sick of my bullshit.
Maybe they would start picking on me. Maybe they would start countering my ridiculous, false, gratuitous, narcissistic expansion. 🧐
They’re already lining us up to Pete Buttigieg in the next presidential election and there is no way! He’s the same old same old. He’s just gonna feel like a breath of fresh air because he’s not Trump but he’s not better. He was losing to Bernie and gave up his backing along with Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar when the DNC told them to throw their weight behind Joe Biden right when he was about to drop out and polling in the single digits and picking fights with his supporters at his rallies. I don’t trust Pete Buttigieg for that very reason. He has a leash around his neck tied tightly to the DNC and AIPAC.
We need someone that’s not getting checks from AIPAC.
My sister and I (both in our 60’s) were just talking about Pete today at lunch. She said she’d vote for him and I said no way in hell would I vote for him. He’s a sneaky little weasel.
All this fake concern about antisemitism, while children starve, is bullshit. Is it really Jews saying this, or is it a bunch of maggots? I'm thinking the latter, because if a Jewish person accuses me of that, I will laugh in their face and tell them to shut up. I still say to whoever is spreading this lie, SHUT UP!
I don't understand how criticizing the far right makes her an antisemite. It would be different if she were slamming many of the Israelis over there and in the diaspora who despise the far right. I despise the far right, but love my friends over there. I care for my Palestinian friends (not that government). Etc. It's the same with my family from India. I love/hate my country right now. I am glad to live in the US. But I wouldn't want people to think I was a trumper. Etc. Why can't people see the bigger picture? We can slam all of the terrorists in all of the countries but still support the average citizen. How and why is that soo hard to understand and so controversial? (Rant goes on and on and on.)
I have never been a patriot. I have never given my allegiance to a country. I don't love this country or any other. The ONLY thing I can get behind is openly criticizing any "powers that be." Ms. Rachel didnt even criticize them. She only said that children deserve to be fed. What CAN'T people see the bigger picture? Why CAN'T we all just get along? The rant goes on and on for me too. I'm in the burn it all down camp.
I'm going to throw this out there because some people don't understand how some Americans who were born in Israel or whose grandparents were, serve in the IDF for 1 year. If you serve for 1 year in the IDF, it comes with citizenship. That means your doctor appointments are covered. Colonoscopy? No charge. Mammogram? No charge. Pap/pelvic? No charge. Prostate exam? No charge. People go back 1x a year to see loved ones and time it so they get in all of those doctors' appointments.
Like others, at the beginning, I was thankful to the IDF and those I know/knew who served.
What Waj and many others understand is that being pro-citizen of Israel or Palestine, etc., doesn't mean 1 is necessarily pro-current government or pro terrorists in charge. Many want that 2-state solution and believe it's the only solution, whether 1 is Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Athiest, Agnostic, or another religion. That is the safest solution. It's not going to happen in our lifetime. I haven't gone to Israel or Palestine, but would love to in my lifetime to learn more and to visit such a Holy place. Hamas, Hezbollah, etc., all must be destroyed without a way to come back. If you don't understand that, I feel bad for you.
If you are so anti-Israel that you can't understand that basic concept, I will block you.
Ms. Rachel should be labeled humanist of the week. Palestinians are people too, and they deserve t have their own territory, which they've had for many years. And I say that despite being Jewish!
We will all be better off when Jews and Palestinians can coexist peacefully.
I don’t understand why calling for the nation of Israel to stop killing children is considered anti-Jewish.
I think the main reason Israeli armed forces are bombing Gaza is because the Criminal, Netanyahu, is afraid he will go to prison if the war stops.
I’m a regular American, not a journalist or reporter. Am I wrong about the news “before” the heinous attack of innocent people enjoying a concert was massacred by Hamas, the majority of Israeli people were protesting Netanyahu for trying to take control of the justice system.
I remember seeing on American national news, massive Israeli protests day and night against Netanyahu.
If he is killing innocent
people, he’s a criminal.
I too remember before Oct 7. The hamas attack came just as he was losing power, and facing trials. I have had sympathy for Israel a very long time, but it is past time this war ends and Netanyahu receives his due for his sins!
Why have you had sympathy for Israel?
History
History!
Always, I read history. At least before the republicans can get to it!
If you know the true history then you’d have no sympathy, at least for the Zionists that went there and immediately formed violent gangs…Haganah, Stern, etc.
You’d have sympathy for the Palestinians who welcomed Jews back to Palestine and away from Europe who wanted them gone, US too wouldn’t let the boats full of Jews off the boats. The only people who did were the Palestinians. Even after WW2 when Jews were showing up in rags and skin and bones the Palestinians took them in, fed them, clothed them and let them live in their own homes only to be stabbed in the back, kicked out of their own homes and many times were killed. The Ashkenasis treated the indigenous Jews the same as they did the Muslims. When the Holocaust survivors started showing up you know what the Zionists who were already there called them? Sapon…meaning soap after the myth that the Nazis had made soap out of bodies.
I’m sorry but you’ve read whitewashed history just as a US southern gal like me was taught literally nothing about the native Americans and that the slaves sat around a campfire singing Kumbaya. Be careful of the narratives. Read Ilhan Papé or Meko Peled for the TRUE history. They are both valuable Israeli historians
I disagree with your whole theistic essay. It was never true that Palestinians welcomed the Jews back into their homeland. The Palestinians and other Islamic nations made deals with the Nazi to annihilate all Jews. Those are undisputed facts! The groups you mentioned were in essence formed to counteract the bloodshed occurrences fomented and carried out by the Palestinians.
And to set facts straight. I am part indigenous American, and I know from first and second hand knowledge the history of American Natives being whitewashed by Anglos. It’s only going to get worse in the immediate future, unless true patriots stand and fight against fascism!
the arabs neither welcomed jews or the holocaust victims? the grand mufti was closely aligned with hitler. drove them out of every arab country. Roughly 800k were expelled.
Exactly.
^^Apparently, your way of thinking makes too much sense. And it's not just Netanyahu. It's the extreme far-right leaders as a whole. 1 can be for the average citizen and against the government. I wish that didn't make too much sense. I worry about friends over in Israel who despise their government but love their country, the food, the healthcare, etc.
The people over there understand right from wrong and likely wouldn't chastise or go after their fellow countrymen for expressing empathy for their next-door neighbor's children who are starving to death, even though the adults hate each other.
Why can't we Americans express sympathy for dying children in another country, without a powerful group asking the authorities to investigate us?
It’s not just politicians that consider Palestinian Muslims and Christians as sub-human, it’s 95% of Israel’s society. Illegal settlers grow more violent and hateful every year. Netanyahu isn’t an aberration, unfortunately
I think he (Netanyahu)is an aberration. Israelis want to live and let live, but when a whole civilization says to kill each and every Jew, man, woman, or child and provide no excuses for that belief then it becomes paramount for the oppressed to survive. I can still find empathy for the Palestinians but have a very hard time reconciling their hate and actions! Just as I have trouble with Israel’s choice of leaders!
I understand! It’s hard to come to grips with what has been happening recently!
The mindless attacks on anyone that defends the rights of people against what we led the world to consider war crimes and crimes against humanity, now conducted by the State of Israel and the descendants of those who were victimized by the people that we prosecuted at Nuremberg is amazing. It is not antisemitic to call the actions of the current Israeli government war crimes, or to speak out on the behalf of the innocents dying every day in their attacks. I completely support Israel’s right to defend itself from the criminal actions of Hamas, but what they are doing now goes far beyond what any legal code considers self defense. Most American Jews and a large number of Israelis agree with what I just wrote.
I think I know 1 person (ultra ultra Orthodox Jew) who is pro-Israeli government. She's also pro trump. But most of my friends here/there, despise netanyahu. It's no different than despising Modi and that government, but loving their country. Or hating tump/the trumpers but loving the country of the US. Etc.
Thank you, again, for being the voice of reason. I haven’t been able to understand why it has been so taboo to say anything critical of Israel or the war in Gaza. Both sides are getting killed. Criticism is not the same as hatred. It never was.
4 family names dissappeared in Gaza yesterday. 100 people most women and children. If Israelis are dying they are an invading ground army in an occupied state. There are no civilian Israelis dying except for those who remain hostage and are killed by Israeli bombs. Israel has no interest in the hostages except to leverage their deaths.
It is not a symmetric war.
There is no moral equivalency for the war crimes in Gaza it's been destroyed , they need humanitarian aid and the funding of the war to stop. The hospitals are bombed out , journalists are dead, doctors, children are dying . They are entering a famine status . We must be able to demand both things return the hostages , and stop the starvation in Gaza it's a war crime .
Hamas is no less responsible for the loss of Palestinian lives as it has delayed returning hostages taken on October 7, 2023. Still it is deeply troubling that civilian deaths and displacement of those forced to flee their homes have not been given any say in the rebuilding process.
I think you need to see how many times starting on 12th October 2023 Politicial arm of Hamas have tried to negotiate a ceasefire. Israel were not interested.
People here are suggesting that Israels collective punishment (a war crime under international law) is justified.
Shocking levels of lack of knowledge about the history of Palestine, the Nakba and occupation.
If a Palestinian student said that he or she wanted to become a doctor I would encourage him or her to pursue his or her aspirations just as I would any other. But to your point, a doctorate degree in an area in history requires one to complete a dissertation and defend it successfully before a university committee. Following a completion of a doctorate and if one is hired to teach a course in the area of expertise at a university, then one continues to produce publications in order to sustain their career. Those of us who are not historians look to them for an informed opinion. The American press is struggling with its right to report and offer editorial commentary.
They said they’d release the hostages on Oct 8 for a deal. Bibi said no. He’s still saying no. Bibi and his gang of murderers don’t give two shits about the hostages. He has said even if Hamas were to release them all he’d still continue the genocide.
Hamas wanted a deal in Oct 8th but Bibi and his murderous bunch didn’t care enough about the hostages to even come to the negotiating table. They still don’t care. A lot of hostages have died from Israel’s bombs, that’s how much the hostages mean to them.
No one is arguing that Hamas is responsible for this genocide. No real need to mention it in this scenario. Its all about the kids. Beyond civilian death and displacement, an entire generation of Palestiniana are being exterminated by the Israeli government.
The David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta bullshit from the DNC has to be the very last time this nonsense happens. I live in NYC and I can't vote for either senator. Schumer is one, they're hopeless. We need people like mayor Baraka of Newark, people with spine. Bernie and AOC, Van Hollen, Ro Khanna are at least out there doing what needs to be done. They get big engaged audiences. But we need more people hitting the road, yes, actually meeting with voters in person--ads don't hack it, they just protect politicians from tough questions that need to be asked, and very much need to be answered. Schumer shouldn't run again, and meanwhile he should be replaced as Leader--van Hollen would be active.
And please, throw out the DNC. It isn't a question of chronological age, it's a question of tired ideas. People just repeat what happened last year, two decades ago, and they need to retire, pronto.
I’m still trying to understand what antisemitism is. I’m kind of an asshole and have complaints about many cultures, I’m not racist but find many cultural directives highly objectionable. Hell, I hate rap and hip-hop culture because of the inherent showmanship, the misogyny. I’m repulsed by any culture that has developed from religious myth because,…well, keepin’ it real right? Mostly I oppose these pricks trying to destroy everything Americans have fought for for almost 250 years.
Oh yea, we’re addressing how Jewish people are more special than the rest of us. I don’t get it. 🤷🏻♂️
I agree with your self assessment!
“Self assessment that I’m an asshole” right? Being an asshole in my terms only means that you’re bold and honest enough say what’s unpopular.
I understand I’m of Austrian descent. I could walk around wearing lederhosen and carrying a beer stein and get in everyone’s face about how special Austrians are and I am pretty sure overtime people would get sick of my bullshit.
Maybe they would start picking on me. Maybe they would start countering my ridiculous, false, gratuitous, narcissistic expansion. 🧐
Or maybe they’d leave you to your own fantasies and harmless
Acting out of what you think are ‘popular activities’ wearing lederhosen & drinking beer!
Don’t be shy. Instead of a subtle jab explain to us all what you find erroneous about my assessment.
They’re already lining us up to Pete Buttigieg in the next presidential election and there is no way! He’s the same old same old. He’s just gonna feel like a breath of fresh air because he’s not Trump but he’s not better. He was losing to Bernie and gave up his backing along with Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar when the DNC told them to throw their weight behind Joe Biden right when he was about to drop out and polling in the single digits and picking fights with his supporters at his rallies. I don’t trust Pete Buttigieg for that very reason. He has a leash around his neck tied tightly to the DNC and AIPAC.
We need someone that’s not getting checks from AIPAC.
My sister and I (both in our 60’s) were just talking about Pete today at lunch. She said she’d vote for him and I said no way in hell would I vote for him. He’s a sneaky little weasel.
Yeah my Democratic congresscritter is bought and paid for by AIPAC.
Most all of them are
All this fake concern about antisemitism, while children starve, is bullshit. Is it really Jews saying this, or is it a bunch of maggots? I'm thinking the latter, because if a Jewish person accuses me of that, I will laugh in their face and tell them to shut up. I still say to whoever is spreading this lie, SHUT UP!
Ms. Rachel is the real fucking deal.
I don't understand how criticizing the far right makes her an antisemite. It would be different if she were slamming many of the Israelis over there and in the diaspora who despise the far right. I despise the far right, but love my friends over there. I care for my Palestinian friends (not that government). Etc. It's the same with my family from India. I love/hate my country right now. I am glad to live in the US. But I wouldn't want people to think I was a trumper. Etc. Why can't people see the bigger picture? We can slam all of the terrorists in all of the countries but still support the average citizen. How and why is that soo hard to understand and so controversial? (Rant goes on and on and on.)
I have never been a patriot. I have never given my allegiance to a country. I don't love this country or any other. The ONLY thing I can get behind is openly criticizing any "powers that be." Ms. Rachel didnt even criticize them. She only said that children deserve to be fed. What CAN'T people see the bigger picture? Why CAN'T we all just get along? The rant goes on and on for me too. I'm in the burn it all down camp.
Loving one's country MEANS you criticize it.
Oh I love that. Thank you. I just feel like it doesnt matter where I could be from geographically. I would still be speaking up, you know?
Lets start with Elon Musk he is a Nazi, Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to anti-Semitic extremists,
Love this team 💪
I'm going to throw this out there because some people don't understand how some Americans who were born in Israel or whose grandparents were, serve in the IDF for 1 year. If you serve for 1 year in the IDF, it comes with citizenship. That means your doctor appointments are covered. Colonoscopy? No charge. Mammogram? No charge. Pap/pelvic? No charge. Prostate exam? No charge. People go back 1x a year to see loved ones and time it so they get in all of those doctors' appointments.
Like others, at the beginning, I was thankful to the IDF and those I know/knew who served.
What Waj and many others understand is that being pro-citizen of Israel or Palestine, etc., doesn't mean 1 is necessarily pro-current government or pro terrorists in charge. Many want that 2-state solution and believe it's the only solution, whether 1 is Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Athiest, Agnostic, or another religion. That is the safest solution. It's not going to happen in our lifetime. I haven't gone to Israel or Palestine, but would love to in my lifetime to learn more and to visit such a Holy place. Hamas, Hezbollah, etc., all must be destroyed without a way to come back. If you don't understand that, I feel bad for you.
If you are so anti-Israel that you can't understand that basic concept, I will block you.