Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) is revoking his membership in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) over its promotion of what he said was an antisemitic rally in New York City.
“Today, I am officially renouncing my membership in the Democratic Socialists of America. After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, which included the indiscriminate murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent men, women, and children, I can no longer associate with an organization unwilling to call out terrorism in all its forms,” he wrote in a statement Wednesday.
Thanedar, formerly one of the six members of the DSA in Congress, said that a rally in Times Square on Sunday pushed him to make the decision.
The rally, held just one day after Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel, was also denounced by other lawmakers and officials.
“Sunday’s hate-filled and antisemitic rally in New York City, promoted by the NYC-DSA, makes it impossible for me to continue my affiliation. I stand with Israel and its right to defend itself. There is no place for moral equivocation in the face of unadulterated evil as we have seen from Hamas,” Thanedar added.
They’re not necessarily antisemitic, though I think the far right sees an opportunity there and is actively infiltrating. Horseshoe theory.
But they are definitely anti-Israel (which is fine) and pro-“anyone who fights against Israel” (which is not at all fine).
Sometimes the enemy of my enemy is just another enemy, and the far left doesn’t understand that about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Israel and the IDF are both terrible.
Rallying against Israel - cool
Rallying against Jews - not cool (though I don’t think this is happening to any serious degree on the far left)
Rallying for Palestinians - cool
Rallying for Hamas - not cool
Was the rally in NYC pro Palestine or pro Hamas? I’ve been seeing people catch shit for supporting Palestinians as though they were supporting Hamas.
Because everything has to be black and white in serive of nobody needing to think, you can’t be anti-Bebe without being antisemitic and you can’t be pro-Palestinian without being a terrorist. Just like saying, “cops shouldn’t kill so many black people” is “pro-crime” and “immigration is too complex and time consuming” means to support open borders.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
At one point, they were chanting ‘700’, in reference to the number of dead Israelis at the moment.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-palestinians-celebrate-hamas-attack-as-israel-supporters-rally-in-new-york/
I don’t know about this one in particular. I’ve seen reports saying different things.