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University Antisemitism Reaches Fever Pitch with Calls for Violence Against Jews

April 23, 2024 The Center Square

A Jewish Yale student was reportedly stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag during a pro-Hamas protest on campus over the weekend, the latest incident highlighting the ongoing tensions on college campuses since the Hamas terror group attacked Israel Oct. 7 and ignited an ongoing war.

Amidst ongoing calls for violence, lawmakers have ramped up calls for accountability for the taxpayer-funded universities as well as groups supporting Hamas, which the State Department has officially labeled a terrorist organization.

Students Shout At, Protest Clinton: ‘Wellesley’s Most Beloved War Criminal’

April 9, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Hillary Clinton is Wellesley College’s “most beloved war criminal,” according to pamphlets handed out by student activists.

Activists protested the former Secretary of State’s appearance at her alma mater over the weekend.

Senator JD Vance Slams President Biden’s Order for the Military to Conduct an ‘Emergency Mission’ in Gaza

March 7, 2024 Kaitlin Housler

U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) slammed the White House’s announcement that President Joe Biden will order the U.S. military to conduct an “emergency mission” to establish a port on the Gaza coast that can receive large ships carrying food, water, medicine, and temporary shelters.

Commentary: Biden Is Not the Democrats’ Biggest Problem

December 20, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

President Joe Biden is not the Democrats’ biggest problem; they are. The greatest misperception in the 2024 presidential race is that Biden is causing Democrats’ poor performance. On the contrary, Biden is an effect. The real cause is that Democrats are wildly out of touch with America.

Biden’s bad polling numbers are well known. According to Real Clear Politics’ Dec. 18 average of national polling, Biden’s job approval rating is 40.8–56.0 percent; he trails former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head rematch 43.7 to 47.2 percent, and his favorability rating is 39.4–56.0 percent.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Shut Down Minnesota School Board Meeting

December 13, 2023December 12, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

Dozens of protesters shut down an Edina School Board meeting Monday night in a show of support for two Edina High School students who were suspended for using an antisemitic chant during a walkout for Palestine Oct. 26.

The students were suspended for three days for chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” during a student-led walkout in October. Protesters say the students’ First Amendment rights were violated and want the suspensions expunged from the students’ records.

Muslims in Swing States Turning Against Biden

December 6, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

Muslim Americans, some of whom live in crucial swing states, are set to launch a campaign that will officially oppose Joe Biden’s re-election bid in 2024.

Axios reports that the campaign, titled “#AbandonBiden,” launched on Saturday with a gathering in Michigan. It consists of left-wing Muslim Americans who oppose Biden’s support for Israel as the country wages war against the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas.

Israeli Intelligence Had Hamas Plans a Year Prior to Attack: Report

December 1, 2023 Admin

Israeli intelligence services obtained plans for the deadly Oct. 7 attack more than a year before it was carried out, The New York Times reported.

Commentary: Five Stupid Things the Left Would Have You Believe

November 23, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

I was on a media panel talking about what the Left has done to the Fourth Estate in America and how that damage might ultimately be repaired. And afterward, I spent a lot of time interacting with sponsors and attendees, and a common thread seemed to run through those conversations.

Namely, the multiplicity of utterly indefensible, absurd propositions that make up the narratives and constructs by which our left-wing current ruling class seeks to base its power over us.

Anti-Israel Protestor Allegedly Beats 69-Year-Old Man to Death with Bullhorn

November 8, 2023November 7, 2023 Peter D'Abrosca

A pro-Israeli protestor from Thousand Oaks has died after a pro-Palestinian protestor allegedly hit him over the head with a bullhorn during a clash between the two groups Sunday.

Ynet News confirmed that Paul Kessler, 69, died of internal bleeding after the blow to the head.

Victor Davis Hanson Commentary: The Jumbled Mindset of American Antisemites

November 7, 2023 Admin

Peruse campus literature. Watch clips from university protests. Scan interviews with pro-Hamas protestors. Read the chalk propaganda sketched on campus sidewalks. Talk to raging students in the free speech area. And the one common denominator— besides their arrogance—is their abject ignorance.

‘Genocide Joe’: Tens of Thousands Descend on DC to Protest Against Israel Blocks Away from White House

November 4, 2023 Admin

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., for a protest against Israel’s war to eliminate Hamas on Saturday, just blocks from the White House.

Pro-Hamas Socialists Plan Saturday Rally in Washington, D.C.

November 1, 2023 Peter D'Abrosca

A coalition of far-Left groups are organizing a number of protests in major U.S. cities across the country in solidarity with a national march on Washington, D.C. on Saturday to demand a “ceasefire” in Gaza. The move comes after four weeks of marches, protests, and demonstrations in support of vicious surprise attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas militants on October 8th.

Ceasefire Protesters Repeatedly Interrupt Blinken’s Senate Testimony

October 31, 2023 Just the News

About a dozen pro-ceasefire protesters were arrested Tuesday after repeatedly interrupting Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee with chants such as “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go!”

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Flood NYC as Hamas Calls for Mass Protests

October 14, 2023October 13, 2023 Just the News

Supporters of Palestine turned out in force across New York City on Friday amid ongoing clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

A major incursion by the terrorist group over the weekend saw Hamas storm border towns, seize hostages, and inflict considerable civilian casualties. The IDF has since launched retaliatory strikes on Gaza, prompting former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to call for global protests.

BLM Chicago Deletes Paraglider Tweet, But Doubles Down on Support of Hamas, Palestine

October 11, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Chicago chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) issued a statement Wednesday reaffirming their support for Palestine despite deleting a Tuesday tweet with a paraglider that symbolized a mass terrorist attack in Israel.

Chicago BLM posted a picture to Twitter on Tuesday that read “I Stand With Palestine” and included an image of a paraglider, which were used by terrorists to invade a music festival in Israel and kill more than 250 people. BLM Chicago took down the post and said they “aren’t proud” of the messages they sent out, but posted a different statement Wednesday saying “the people will do what they must to live free.”

Minnesota Rep. McCollum Calls on Israel to ‘End Military Occupation’ of Palestine

November 30, 2021November 29, 2021 Hayley Feland

In a statement released Monday, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) called on Israel to “end its military occupation” of Palestinian lands. McCollum said she was “standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people.”

Kamala Harris Praises Anti-Semitic College Student Who Accused Israel of Genocide

September 30, 2021 Admin

On Tuesday, while addressing students at George Mason University, Vice President Kamala Harris praised a female student who made false and anti-Semitic claims about the state of Israel, accusing the U.S. ally of “ethnic genocide,” as reported by the New York Post.

Harris’s remarks to the gathering of students were in commemoration of National Voter Registration Day; after her brief speech, the masked Vice President called on the students for a question-and-answer session.

Democrats Blast Omar for Comparing America, Israel to Taliban

June 11, 2021June 10, 2021 Peter D'Abrosca

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) caused another rift in the Democrat Party this week when she openly compared the United States and Israel to the Taliban and Hamas in a now-deleted tweet.

After an exchange with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, wherein Omar demanded an International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes in Afghanistan and Palestine, Omar took to Twitter, saying there have been “unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.”

Trump: Sudan to Join UAE, Bahrain in Recognizing Israel

October 24, 2020October 23, 2020 The Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day.

The announcement came after the North African nation agreed to put $335 million in an escrow account to be used to compensate American victims of terror attacks. The attacks include the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania by the al-Qaida network while its leader, Osama bin Laden, was living in Sudan. In exchange, Trump notified Congress on Friday of his intent to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Rashida Tlaib Wears T-Shirt That Erases Israel from the Map

March 13, 2020March 12, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) recently posted a picture of herself wearing a T-shirt that erases Israel from the map.

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Calls Pro-Israel Lobbying Firm a ‘Hate Group’

February 14, 2020February 13, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) called the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) a “hate group” in a Wednesday statement after the lobbying firm ran negative ads about her on Facebook.

Trump Unveils Mideast Peace Plan

January 29, 2020January 28, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

JERUSALEM – U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Tuesday, nearly six years after talks between the two sides broke down.

Anti-Defamation League Calls on Rep. Rashida Tlaib to Apologize for ‘Blood Libel’

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

The CEO of the left-leaning Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called on Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) to apologize for spreading false allegations that Israelis kidnapped and murdered an eight-year-old Palestinian boy.

Rashida Tlaib Retweeted False Claim That Israelis Kidnapped and Murdered Palestinian Boy

January 27, 2020January 26, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) retweeted and then deleted a tweet that falsely accused Israelis of kidnapping and murdering an eight-year-old Palestinian boy.

Omar and Tlaib Barred from Traveling to Israel for Support of BDS

August 16, 2019May 21, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

The Israeli government has barred Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) from traveling to the country due to their “suspected provocations and promotion of BDS.”

‘Stealth Newspaper Campaign’ Exposes ‘Jew Hatred’ at the University of Minnesota

May 11, 2019May 10, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

A self-described “stealth newspaper campaign” is seeking to expose “Jew hatred” on campuses with a history of anti-Semitic activity, including the University of Minnesota. “Stop University Support for Terrorists,” a project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, distributed 1,000 copies of its new report on the University of Minnesota…

Pompeo Won’t Publicly Back Two-State Solution for Israel, Palestinians

April 11, 2019April 10, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined on Wednesday to publicly say the Trump administration still backs a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. “We are now working with many parties to share what our vision (is) as to how to solve this problem,” Pompeo told…

Ilhan Omar Says She ‘Chuckles’ When Americans Call Israel a Democracy

February 2, 2019February 1, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) said she “almost chuckles” when people refer to Israel as a Democracy in a recent tell-all interview with Yahoo News. In the interview, Omar advocates for “having an equal approach” to dealing with Israel and Palestine. “Most of the things that have always been aggravating to…

Rashida Tlaib’s Ties to Anti-Semitism Run Deeper Than Previously Known

January 30, 2019January 29, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Peter Hasson Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s ties to anti-Semitism run deeper than previously known, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. Tlaib, part of a heralded freshman class of House Democrats, has already come under scrutiny over her positions on Israel and ties to fringe figures. But…

Florida Commissioner Under Fire for Calling Michigan Congresswoman a ‘Hamas Loving Anti-Semite’ Who Might ‘Blow Up Capitol Hill’

January 17, 2019January 16, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Joshua Gill Florida officials and Muslim advocacy groups have lambasted a city commissioner for calling Rep. Rashida Tlaib a “Hamas-loving anti-Semite” who might “blow up Capitol Hill.” Hallandale Beach Commissioner Annabelle Lima-Taub made the comments in a Jan. 8 Facebook post, announcing that she had signed an online…

Omar Already Facing Backlash from Jewish Community Before Entering Congress

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Anthony Gockowski

Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) now claims that she “believes in and supports” the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel despite making claims to the contrary on the campaign trail. During an Aug. 6 primary debate, Omar called the BDS movement “counteractive” because it wouldn’t be “helpful in getting…

Democrat Congressional Nominee Ilhan Omar to Headline Anti-Israel Fundraiser

September 6, 2018September 5, 2018 Anthony Gockowski

State Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minneapolis) is slated to be the keynote speaker at an upcoming fundraiser for the “victims of Israeli oppression.” The dinner, hosted by an organization called “Dear Gaza, will be held on September 22 to help provide “urgent medical care” and financial relief to “Palestinians in the…