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Boulder Attack Betrayed Palestinians, Too
Western agitators harm Jews and Palestinians
For over 600 days, indeed continuing from just one day after Hamas’s massacre, kidnap and rape of Jewish Israelis, Jewish Americans, Arabs and others on October 7, so-called protestors hit to the streets and campuses across the West to condemn Israel.
Notably, none of these protests included slogans about peace.
I visited three campus protests, saw a half dozen street protests in three countries, witnessed a protest at a mall and stayed to listen to every speaker at a rally at a busy intersection in my own city.
There are never sightings of flags with peace signs. No “Make Love Not War” posters reminiscent of the Vietnam War protests over half a century ago.
The protests haven’t included denunciations of Hamas at these rallies, some of which actually include Hamas flags and suburban college kids donning Hamas headbands.
None call for the release of hostages.
There have been no pro-Palestinian rally speeches calling for a two-state solution.
No pronoucnements about mutual respect.
Instead, many agitators have harassed and hit Jewish students. Prevented some from attending classes.
