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Updated 2024-08-29
2024-08-13 Shootdown of Hijacked Airplanes on 9/11—But Only After Three Planes Had Already Crashed ouse Republicans asked two top Biden administration officials on Tuesday to provide more information about the three suspected Palestinian terrorists who were apprehended crossing the US-Mexico border illegally last month.
The letter, addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray, comes after Border Patrol agents detained the Palestinian nationals and one migrant from Turkey also suspected of having ties to terror groups along the San Diego sector of the border. The incident is being investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/house-republicans-demand-answers-from-biden-administration-after-palestinian-terror-suspects-nabbed-at-border-systemic-problem/ar-AA1oKPGn?
2024-04-23 House GOP Plays Politics With Campus Antisemitism While Enabling Islamophobia The House education committee has not made any efforts to investigate the targeting of Muslim and Palestinian students despite the fact that it keeps happening with sometimes violent consequences.
The spirit of Joseph McCarthy is alive and well in the halls of Congress. For proof, look no further than the Republican-controlled House education committee’s latest hearing focused on investigating allegations of antisemitism at American colleges and universities.
During this week’s widely covered hearing, many committee members followed a predictable playbook: mischaracterize any pro-Palestinian student activism as antisemitic, ask incendiary “gotcha” questions about imaginary incidents of antisemitism, and then pressure college leaders to silence young people who advocate for Palestinian human rights.
House committee members like Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) have mastered this artform, which gives them an opportunity to go viral in right-wing media, smear pro-Palestinian students, and virtue signal that they oppose any form of bigotry even as their political party enables nearly every form of bigotry. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/house-gop-campus-antisemitism
2023-11-16 Republicans blast pro-Palestinian protests at DNC: ‘Nation’s capital is under siege’ Republicans shared their thoughts on the violent protests outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Wednesday night that saw U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers pepper sprayed by protesters.
“I am on Capitol Hill right now and it’s on lockdown,” Florida Rep. Kat Cammack wrote. “No getting in or out of our offices.” “We have officers that were pepper sprayed by pro-Hamas protestors with a lot of people attempting to break into the Democratic HQ,” she continued. “Anyone else notice how violent the so-called ‘ceasefire’ crowd is?
Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican, posted that the “nation’s capital is under siege.” “Last week, it was the White House,” Biggs wrote. “This week, it’s the DNC.” “These left-wing lunatics have to be held accountable,” he added.
“Thank you [USCP] for keeping Democrats safe from their own terrorist loving supporters,” Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., posted. “Stay safe out there.”
National Republican Congressional Committee communications director Jack Pandol said in a statement that sometimes “saying nothing says everything.” “Multiple officers injured in the line of duty and Democrats can’t even offer a simple thank you – let alone condemn the antisemitic riot,” Pandol said. “The glaring truth is, these pro-Hamas rioters represent Democrats’ base of support and they are terrified to offend them,” he continued.
“Last night our team was quick, decisive, courageous and in control,” the Capitol Police wrote. “When demonstrations cross the line into illegal activity it is our responsibility to maintain order and ensure people’s safety,” they concluded. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-blast-pro-palestinian-protests-dnc-nations-capital-under-siege
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