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    7 months ago

    The controversy of…checks notes telling people to donate to the UNRWA relief fund.

    Meanwhile, Jerry Seinfeld just went to participate in an Israeli fantasy shooting camp where they have the targets set up to be Palestinians.

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      7 months ago

      Are you referring to this? If so, it was 6 years ago (not “just”).

      I had to look for it because the concept sounds so strange, but the reality is that “generic middle eastern” has probably been the go-to target since 2001… Can you imagine the backlash if any country in the world used targets of traditionally jewish-looking people?

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      7 months ago

      This week, Biden halted funding to UNRWA because staffers participated in the terrorist attacks and kidnappings on October 7th, and an ivestigation uncovered an alarming number of staffers with ties to Hamas.

      Then she posted that we should donate to UNRWA and support the martyrs fighting for Gaza.

      Now, two things can be true. One, Hamas terrorists attacked innocent civilians and kicked off a war with the hope of provoking an overreaction from Israel.

      Two, Israel has extremely overreacted and is currently engaged in a genocide in Gaza.

      Israel’s atrocities do not justify Hamas’ nor vice versa. Hamas terrorists are not martyrs. Palestinian civilians dying atthe hands of Israeli bombs and soldiers are victims.