Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM
Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM
Some of the demonstrations have condemned Israel but others have expressed support while pressuring Netanyahu to strike a cease-fire deal and bring home the hostages.
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Really good article, and worth a read. But at least read this bit:
After about a half-hour of clapping and chanting, officers from the U.S. Capitol Police issued several warnings, then began arresting protesters — binding their hands with zip ties and leading them away one-by-one.
“I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors and I know what a Holocaust looks like,” said Jane Hirschmann, a native of Saugerties, New York, who drove down for the protest along with her two daughters — both of whom were arrested. “When we say ‘Never Again,’ we mean never for anybody.”
The demonstrators focused much of their ire on the Biden administration, demanding that the president immediately cease all arms shipments to Israel.
“We’re not focusing on Netanyahu. He’s just a symptom,” Hirschmann said. “But how can (Biden) be calling for a cease-fire when he’s sending them bombs and planes?”
Free speech? Handcuffs.
Insurrection? "Please, after you".
American "freedom" is all talk and no substance.
This reminded me of an old routine by comedian Yakov Smirnoff. He said America was great because of freedom of speech. In Russia, he said, they have freedom of speech too. But in America we also have freedom after speech. That joke really doesn't work any more, I guess.
When I was a little kid we took a family vacation to Nashville and saw Yakov Smirnoff at the Grand Ole Opre with a "traditional" Russian dinner.
It was very weird.