Kamala Harris issues statement on the anti-genocide protesters in Washington DC.
Kamala Harris issues statement on the anti-genocide protesters in Washington DC.
https://xcancel.com/VP/status/1816490945501708660
text:
JULY 25, 2024
Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris
Yesterday, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. we saw despicable acts by unpatriotic protestors and dangerous hate-fueled rhetoric.
I condemn any individuals associating with the brutal terrorist organization Hamas, which has vowed to annihilate the State of Israel and kill Jews. Pro-Hamas graffiti and rhetoric is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation.
I condemn the burning of the American flag. That flag is a symbol of our highest ideals as a nation and represents the promise of America. It should never be desecrated in that way.
I support the right to peacefully protest, but let’s be clear: Antisemitism, hate and violence of any kind have no place in our nation.
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Well I agree with the last paragraph anyway...
There's a decades-long history of Zionists conflating Anti-Zionism with Anti-Semitism, which is what Harris is tranparently doing here.
"Oppose Israel's settler colonial conquest of Palestine? You must be anti-semitic."
Also violent struggle against colonialism is necessary and justified, unless you want to adopt the Gandian pacifist strategy of doing your enemy's job for them:
