by Ed Morrow March 16, 2019
Nearly all Americans, Republican and Democrat, see their Jewish neighbors as good members of the community — solid co-workers, fine friends, and beloved relatives. Ugly prejudice remains but its thin stuff compared to the genuine article which has been expelled from decent circles.
The recent controversy over the remarks of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), however, and the insipid reaction of the Democrats to her bigotry vividly show that Jewish Americans, who have traditionally voted Democrat, should wonder whether the old monster of anti-Semitism is alive in their political home and if their loyalty is misplaced.
To recap:
With Omar’s arrival in Washington, D.C., her 2012 tweet resurfaced: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”
The particular “evil doings” that Omar had in mind that Israel had hypnotized the world into not seeing was a targeted air strike in 2012 in the Gaza Strip aimed at Zohair al-Qaisi, Secretary General of the Popular Resistance Committees. That happy chappy had led a group of Palestinian terrorists, who had just killed eight Israelis including six civilians. The Israelis reasonably believed he was planning a more lethal attack.
Their air strike killed him before he could act.
Palestinian militants retaliated for the death of their pal, firing 300 rockets that killed 23 Israeli civilians. Israel responded with strikes against the militants, killing 22 of them and 4 civilians. The incident was broadcast internationally and nothing was hidden despite Israel’s mythical, mystical power to hypnotize the world into not seeing its actions. In fact, Omar told CNN’s Christine Amanpour that she tweeted her tweet after watching the bombing on TV (on CNN perhaps?).........To Read More.....
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