President Joe Biden is facing steep backlash from Jews for condemning a small group of Columbia University counterprotesters.
As previously reported, pro-Palestine students at Columbia University and elsewhere have been loudly and belligerently “protesting” since the 17th. These “protests” have involved students harassing Jews, intimidating Jews, scaring Jews, spitting at Jews, assaulting Jews, and more.
Some of the chants heard at these “protests” include the following: “Kill all the Jews,” “We want one Arab state,” “From the river to the sea,” “Zionists not allowed here,” and “Go back to Poland.”
“Protesters” have reportedly also called for more Oct. 7th-like terror attacks.
Now fast-forward to this past Thursday, when footage emerged of a small group of Jewish counterprotesters giving the hateful pro-Hamas “protesters” a small taste of their own medicine.
Watch:
I’m inside the Columbia campus now, and the pro-Israel crowd is yelling through the gates at students. “Stop wasting mommy and daddy’s money!” “You want to camp? Go camp in Gaza!” “Go back to Gaza!” pic.twitter.com/3PbXC6UACB
— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) April 26, 2024
Here’s another video where you can more clearly hear the pro-Israel crowd chanting “go to Gaza” at Columbia students through the gate https://t.co/3tYRP4XGGU pic.twitter.com/uDcSzcNWiH
— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) April 26, 2024
As seen above, the counterprotesters yelled mean things back at the “protesters,” including “Go back to Gaza,” “Go home, terrorists,” and “Stop wasting mommy and daddy’s money.”
While what the counterprotesters chanted was far less offensive than what the “protesters” have been chanting, the Biden administration nevertheless decided to condemn the counterprotesters.
“Every American is an American, full stop,” Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement to HuffPost. “It is bigoted and outrageous to suggest that anyone should ‘go back’ anywhere.”
“These kinds of statements degrade all of us, whether it’s telling someone to ‘go back’ to Gaza, or telling someone to ‘go back’ to Belarus and Poland, which was captured in other videos yesterday — countries where Jews were victims of the Holocaust and pogroms,” he added.
“President Biden stands against hateful rhetoric, and believes we must constantly respect the dignity of all people, regardless of disagreements about policy,” Bates concluded.
Jews were not pleased, especially by Bates’ implication that there was an equivalence between saying “go back to Gaza” and saying “go back to Poland.”
Look:
We should rename him as ayatollah biden.
— Parmis (@ParmisLJavan) April 26, 2024
I’m not sure how much more Biden can push me away. It’s a long time till November and the alternative is not appealing to me but Biden is also becoming increasingly unappealing.
— MK (@MitchellKarin2) April 26, 2024
WTF? “Go to Gaza” is not the same as “Go BACK to Poland”. “Go to Gaza” means “go to see exactly how they are for real” or so. While “Go BACK to Poland” means to go Auschwitz at worst
— Vlad (@VladTwitting2) April 26, 2024
This is a turning point for me. Until now I’ve tried to be fair and give him the benefit of the doubt.
My red line has been crossed. A Biden reelection is dangerous for Jews, Israel and the world. He must be replaced.
— Shelley G (@ShelleyGldschmt) April 26, 2024
Telling these terrorists “go to Gaza” is not “hateful.” Jfc This administration is not only feckless but harmful in its foreign policy to national and global security. They can’t make a single statement without giving off mixed messages in the most cowardly fashion.
— Sick Hebrew (@ZionistJoe) April 26, 2024
This is outrageous and disgusting! Actually he sided with the supporters of terrorism. He has tried to play both sides before, but now he has crossed a red line. I never thought I would say this, but he should not be president. He is an embarrassment to America.
— Frey (@BorgenFrey) April 26, 2024
Hamas-loving ‘protestors’ are literally shouting for the DEATH of JEWS, and BIDEN attacks Jewish students who say, “Go to Gaza”??? What the hell is wrong with this DEMENTED-MORON-IN-CHIEF?!
This is his idea of scoring points with Muslim voters?!
BIDEN’s declared for HAMAS.— AngryConservative (@Oliver_Murray15) April 27, 2024
In fairness to the Biden administration, they did previously condemn the pro-Palestine protesters as well.
“While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous – they have absolutely no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States of America,” Bates said about a week ago.
However, the condemnation came DAYS after the “protests” erupted and only after massive complaints from Jews nationwide.
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Author: Vivek Saxena
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