Quote:On Wednesday night, members of the progressive "Squad" joined a protest of anti-Israel activists outside the Democratic National Convention, moments after the parents of one of the American hostages addressed the convention. These were Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Summer Lee of Pennsylvania.

The sit-in outside Chicago’s United Center was organized by a group of 36 uncommitted delegates to the DNC. These are delegates who refused to vote for President Joe Biden in the primary due to the Biden-Harris administration's position on Israel. They have now demanded that a Palestinian be permitted to speak on stage at the DNC.

The protest followed an address to the convention by Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, parents of 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the eight Americans who was taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists from the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023. Hirsch’s parents wore strips of masking tape over their hearts with the number 320 written on it to signify the number of days their son has been held by Hamas in Gaza.

Rachel said Hersh's left forearm was blown off before he was loaded onto a pickup truck during the terrorist attack and "stolen from his life, and me and John, into Gaza."

Jon added, "This is a political convention. But needing our son and all the hostages home is not a political issue. It is a humanitarian issue." The speech was mostly well received by the convention and was met with standing ovations.

Immediately following the powerful address by the grief-stricken parents, progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on X, “Just as we must honor the humanity of hostages, so too must we center the humanity of the 40,000 Palestinians killed under Israeli bombardment,” using Hamas’ casualty count which has been questioned by US intelligence and the United Nations.

She added, “To deny that story is to participate in the dehumanization of Palestinians. The @DNC must change course and affirm our shared humanity.” AOC later called one of the leaders of the uncommitted delegates, Abbas Alawieh, via video chat to address the protestors who have refused to leave until their demand for a Palestinian to address the convention is met. Ocasio-Cortez’s comments were difficult to understand so Alawieh paraphrased her remarks, noting that at one point he added how important it was to beat “Donald Trump and his white supremacist buddies and make sure they never get close to the Oval Office ever again.”

Antisemitic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) joined the sit-in in person and embraced Alawieh, who was draped in a Palestinian scarf with the same pattern popularized by mass murderer Yasser Arafat, the former head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, a recognized terrorist group.

Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) also joined the sit-in and addressed the protestors while wearing a similar scarf to Alawieh. As she spoke to the protesting delegates, she received word that the DNC offered the group a meeting with four staffers, but noted that discussions would not include having a Palestinian-American speak from the stage.

In response, Alawieh said, “No is not an acceptable response,” and stated the group would not leave. The uncommitted delegates issued a demand that a Palestinian be allowed to address the convention, just as the family of an Israeli hostage has done. Palestinian terrorists massacred 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, and took over 200 hostages. The bodies of six of those were recently recovered by the IDF. The uncommitted delegates have given a warning to Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic party that they may sit out the November election if she fails to call for an arms embargo against the Jewish state and demand an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war against Palestinian terrorists.

The group has also promised disruptions inside the convention hall during the convention and has since followed through on the threat. The group said they would not end the sit in until they receive a call from Vice President Kamala Harris agreeing to their demands.

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If they're so concerned, then... GO THE F TO GAZA.

Please, please, please let the DNC put a Pro-Palestinian/Pro-Hamas speaker on the stage. I think that would be a great idea for the Dems!

(08-22-2024 01:37 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  If they're so concerned, then... GO THE F TO GAZA.

They're not serious about it. It's all for show. Not one of them would actually go to Gaza to make a difference. It's way to easy to "protest" from thousands of miles away while drinking their Starbucks.

Surprising? No. Some in the democrat party supported Hitler before WWII.

(08-22-2024 01:45 PM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  Surprising? No. Some in the democrat party supported Hitler before WWII.

He and Mussolini were the darlings of the American left during the 1930s.

‘Muslim Women For Harris-Walz’ Group Disbands Following DNC Neglect, Speaker Slot Refusal

Quote:A group who had referred to themselves as the “Muslim Women for Harris-Walz” announced on Wednesday that they will be disbanding following the refusal of a Palestinian-American speaker at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

“We cannot in good conscience, continue Muslim Women for Harris-Walz, in light of this new information from the Uncommitted movement, that VP Harris’ team declined their request to have a Palestinian American Speaker take the stage at the DNC,” the group wrote in a post on X (Twitter).

The group disbanding comes after a group of uncommitted Democrat delegates had requested a speaker slot at the DNC for Abbas Alawieh, a Michigan delegate.

Additionally, the family of an Israeli hostage in Hamas-controlled Gaza was given a speaking slot at the event as well.

Nevertheless, the request for a Palestinian-American to speak at the event was still denied, leading to a sit-in protest by some undecided delegates and their supporters outside of the United Center, the site of the DNC event in Chicago.

“The family of the Israeli Hostage that was on the stage tonight, has shown more empathy towards Palestinian-Americans and Palestinians, than our candidate or the DNC has,” the statement continued. “This is a terrible message to send to Democrats. Palestinians have the right to speak about Palestine.”

Meanwhile, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) spoke with the pro-Palestine protesters, expressing their support. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) even took her support a step further, joining them outside of the event.

In addition, after speaking with The Hill outlet, Palestinian-American Rep. Ruwa Romman (D-Ga.) similarly described her disappointment in event organizers for not allowing a Palestinian-American voice on stage.

“There was a glimmer of hope. Community members just wanted to see they were seen. It’s what I’ve been warning about before,” she stated. “The group was the beginning of something amazing but it was snuffed.”

The request for a Palestinian-American speaker follows the nearly year-long war in Gaza, which resulted after the deadly Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, resulting in over 1,200 dead Israelis.

That’s the downside of splitting everyone into victim groups. Becomes an exercise in cat herding.

Democrats hate America