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Eko

(7,384 posts)
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 05:36 PM Apr 26

US far right involved in Pro-Israel protests.

At Columbia, Pro-Israel Crowd Yells ‘Go Back To Gaza!’ At Pro-Palestinian Students

"The pro-Israel demonstration Thursday was helmed by a group of far-right Christian nationalist figures. Sean Feucht, the prominent MAGA pastor and musician, was the main organizer of the “Unite for Israel” rally. Feucht is closely tied to a slew of prominent Republican lawmakers, once bestowing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with a “Defending Freedom” award at a Miami “Let Us Worship” event, meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Capitol Hill, and praying over former President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. He has appeared multiple times on Fox News, is a regular on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, and is close with Jack Posobiec, the far-right influencer who has a history of making antisemitic remarks."

"Eventually Feucht led the march to the Columbia gates on Amsterdam Avenue, where a larger crowd of pro-Israel demonstrators not affiliated with Feucht’s grouphad gathered. The NYPD threatened over a loudspeaker to arrest the demonstrators for “obstructing pedestrian traffic” if they didn’t clear the sidewalk outside the gate, but police eventually allowed the demonstration to carry on."

"One pro-Israel protester from Brooklyn, 47-year-old Ayton Eller, held a sign calling for a boycott of “Columbia Hamas University.” When HuffPost asked Eller what he thought of the Jewish Columbia students taking part in the pro-Palestinian encampment, he called them “traitors” and “self-hating Jews.” "

Much more at the article worth reading.
There is a lot of Ratfucking going around so be aware. Bad actors love using protests to make things worse.

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tornado34jh

(955 posts)
1. It's no surprise the far-right is in on this, I storming knew it.
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 05:45 PM
Apr 26

From the beginning, whether it was Havard, Columbia, etc., it was a fucking stunt to make public universities and the president bad. Netanyahu and the far-right here in the US share a lot of the same things. If these guys love Israel so much, why don't they move there?

617Blue

(1,282 posts)
2. Israel is a piece of real estate where their end times fantasy happens
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 05:54 PM
Apr 26

They hate actual Jews and Judaism.

tornado34jh

(955 posts)
3. That is true
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 06:02 PM
Apr 26

The funny thing is, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all see Jerusalem as a sacred place, dating back hundreds/thousands of years. But therein lies the problem. When you have three major religions clashing over the same place, this is where things end up. But again, you're right, it's all a fantasy ruse.

 

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)
8. Thus showing antisemitism and anti-Zionism are not the same things.
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 06:25 PM
Apr 26

Christian Zionists - They want Israel to fulfill their prophecies.

Part of that fantasy is that the Jews must convert or die.

Eko

(7,384 posts)
6. I think I remember some of them were outed and lost their jobs.
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 06:19 PM
Apr 26

Other than that I am not sure. What made you ask that in regards to this post?

 

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)
9. In other words, at their jobs, they were "replaced" but not necessarily by Jews.
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 06:28 PM
Apr 26

So, for some, they got their wish. The Jews were not the ones to replace them.

PufPuf23

(8,843 posts)
11. All Israel News has been linked to DU and is from a conservative evangelical site working with
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 06:46 PM
Apr 26

right wing authoritarian leaders in the Middle East.

All Israel News is not an ok source to link at DU IMO.

From:

Joel C. Rosenberg is the editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and the President and CEO of Near East Media. A New York Times best-selling author with some 5 million copies of his books in print, Middle East analyst, and Evangelical leader, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and sons. His most recent non-fiction book, ‘Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East,’ was published in 2021 and became a national best-seller.

On October 6, 2022, Joel launched THE ROSENBERG REPORT, the only prime time weekly news and analysis program produced in Jerusalem on any U.S. network. It airs on 9pm eastern on Thursday nights on TBN, America’s most watched Christian TV network. Joel writes columns for The Jerusalem Post and Fox News. He previously wrote a weekly political column in Washington for World magazine, a Christian news magazine based in the United States. Joel has been interviewed on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including ABC’s “Nightline,” CNN, CNN Headline News, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, The History Channel, the Christian Broadcasting Network, the Trinity Broadcasting Network and the Daystar Network. He speaks frequently at churches and major Christian conferences in North America and around the world, including the National Religious Broadcasters convention.

Joel is the Founder and Chairman of The Joshua Fund, a non-profit educational and charitable organization that he and his wife launched in 2006 to mobilize Christians to “bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, according to Genesis 12:1-3.” The Joshua Fund has invested more than $100 million in Christian ministries and humanitarian relief work in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt since its inception.

Joel also has led seven historic and headline-making delegations of American Evangelical leaders to meet with and open up on-going dialogues with senior Arab Muslim leaders throughout the Middle East, including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.

Other articles featuring Joel Rosenberg linked at the All Israel News site

Netanyahu Encourages Christian Journalists to ‘Tell the Truth’ in Middle East Coverage

https://www2.cbn.com/news/news/netanyahu-encourages-christian-journalists-tell-truth-middle-east-coverage

Evangelical Leaders Joel Rosenberg, Johnnie Moore, Michele Bachmann Meet with Egypt’s President

https://www2.cbn.com/news/news/evangelical-leaders-joel-rosenberg-johnnie-moore-michele-bachmann-meet-egypts-president

How will Evangelicals react to the Trump peace plan? How will Arab leaders react? I discussed these questions tonight on Israel’s i24 TV on the eve of the plan’s formal roll-out.

https://flashtrafficblog.epicentermedia.net/2020/01/27/how-will-evangelicals-react-to-the-trump-peace-plan-how-will-arab-leaders-react-i-discussed-the-questions-tonight-on-israels-i24-tv-on-the-eve-of-the-plans-formal-roll-out/

As war clouds gather in the Gulf, Arab, Israeli and Christian media provide extensive coverage of Evangelical Delegation to Saudi Arabia.How should Trump and the Saudis respond to Iran’s “act of war”?

https://flashtrafficblog.epicentermedia.net/2019/09/17/as-war-clouds-gather-in-the-gulf-arab-israeli-christian-media-provide-extensive-coverage-of-evangelical-delegation-to-saudi-arabia-while-u-s-media-largely-ignore-cbn-news-granted-exclusive/

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