by Leesa K. Donner
The American public was largely caught off guard when pockets of pro-Palestinian protests erupted across the United States following the surprise October attack on Israel. Bearing in mind that more than three-quarters of US citizens polled consider themselves pro-Israel, it was unnerving to see so many well-organized Palestinian voices spring up with such speed. These made-for-TV events were not organic – the printed signs with messages from sponsoring organizations made that evident. So, who are these pro-Palestinian groups spreading anti-Israel messages?
At the top of the list lies the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They self-describe as “the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 92,000 members and chapters in all 50 states.” As the word socialism would indicate, the DSA claims to take up the cause of working people. Since the people who live in Israel work, it’s a bit murky as to why this group is championing the cause of Hamas. Perhaps the point is simply to generate unrest through its campus and community-based chapters. (As a side note, a broad-smiling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is a featured picture on the DSA homepage.)
New York Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) openly seethed about the New York Chapter of the DSA on the social media platform X: “The NYC-DSA is revealing itself for what it truly is: an antisemitic stain on the soul of America’s largest city. There is a special place in hell for those who glorify the cold-blooded murder of civilians and children.”
Primary Organizers of Pro-Palestinian Protests
Another organization printed as a sponsor on pro-Palestinian rally posters is the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition. The “about us” tab on its website explains its central mission: “Founded just three days after the September 11, 2001 attacks, ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) initiated the massive U.S. antiwar movement opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq …”
The coalition openly supports the “Palestinian struggle for self-determination.” It has mobilized its people “to stop the repeated assaults against and massacres of the people of Gaza.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) also identified the Palestinian Youth Movement, Students for Justice in Palestine, and the US Palestinian Community Network as three other prominent players in the anti-Israel rallies occurring across the country.
In terms of making a big splash for the TV news crews, the winner of this prize goes to the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). Last Wednesday, it marshaled thousands of supporters to protest in Washington, DC, and held a sit-in inside the rotunda of the Cannon Office Building on Capitol Hill. It was joined by another anti-war group called IfNotNow; these organizations come to the pro-Palestinian protests by way of their Jewish heritage, advocating for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Jewish Voice for Peace pacifist rally concluded with the arrest of 355 activists. The Anti-Defamation League has a few choice words for the JVP, calling it “a radical anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activist group that advocates for the boycott of Israel and eradication of Zionism.” It continues, “The spread of JVP’s most inflammatory ideas can help give rise to antisemitism, and sometimes it has espoused classic antisemitic tropes itself.”
All tight Rosebud you go over there and demand a ceasefire yourself
George Soros/CFR/UN/Globalists
This is what comes of the Democrats collecting all the self-proclaimed “victimized” far left radicals into their coalition. This is the company you keep. Along with criminals, pedophiles, child groomers, racists and abortion cultists you have anti-Semitic terrorists who advocate for the beheading of babies, rape of mothers and slaughter of the elderly. For once, a part of the coalition comes forth embarrassing and infuriating parts of the rest of the coalition.
So, what are you going to do, Democrats? Will you finally own up to your no-principles character that attracts such scum or just pretend it doesn’t exist, like you do ANTIFA?