Pro Israel demonstration in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the Washington Post:

Others brandished homemade signs declaring, “Make Gaza Flat Again.”

Well, that's definitely a call for peace.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/14/march-for-israel-dc-rally-national-mall/

I'm still having a hard time with the "keep our world clean with Jewish stars in garbage can" signs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Washington Post:

Others brandished homemade signs declaring, “Make Gaza Flat Again.”

Well, that's definitely a call for peace.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/14/march-for-israel-dc-rally-national-mall/

I'm still having a hard time with the "keep our world clean with Jewish stars in garbage can" signs.

Well, now you shouldn't have a hard time, "Make Gaza Flat Again" should take care of your precious feelings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From the Washington Post:

Others brandished homemade signs declaring, “Make Gaza Flat Again.”

Well, that's definitely a call for peace.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/14/march-for-israel-dc-rally-national-mall/

I'm still having a hard time with the "keep our world clean with Jewish stars in garbage can" signs.

Well, now you shouldn't have a hard time, "Make Gaza Flat Again" should take care of your precious feelings.

So many posters here seem to share views like yours...Jewish people should take what comes their way and not take a stand or retaliate?

[Anonymous]

Looks like Hamas supporters vandalized medical tents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a pro Israel rally is planned for DC area as a counter to all the Palestinian protests that have taken place?

I believe it is a rally supporting Israel, to fight against anti-Semitism, and also a call to release the hostages.

It is a rally to call for the ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinians people. And because they get $300B to do it, I guess they're pretty comfortable in their request.

No.
It’s a call to support Israel and to support Jews who can hold two things in their heads and hearts at once: Desire for Israelis to live in peace and security (and Jews there and elsewhere not to be exterminated as Hamas and their supporters would like) and an end to violence which also means an end to bombings in Gaza, humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, and return of hostages.

Many who I know attending want bombing to end, peace for Palestinians, statehood for Palestinians, peace for Israelis, they are critics of the Netanyahu government.

If you don’t want pro-Palestinians painted as terrorist loving Jew haters then don’t stereotype those attending a pro-Israel march.

I watched it live for some time and they are not calling for peace or a ceasefire. The tone is very nationalistic

I have watched for a while.
Mostly students speaking up to this point. They express pride in their Judaism. They are also speaking to the antisemitism they have suffered.
I have heard at least 3 speakers talk about the hostages and how they need to be released.
Make that 4 speakers. Another one just spoke about it.

So tone deaf for the wealthy college kids to talk about their suffering when Gazan children have literally had their body parts blown off in strikes. Entire families disintegrated. But we're getting tears from students re: how hard it was to watch protests calling for peace. Disgusting

Weird—I thought wealthy college kids are anti-Israel, or at least cosplaying as freedom fighters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a pro Israel rally is planned for DC area as a counter to all the Palestinian protests that have taken place?

I believe it is a rally supporting Israel, to fight against anti-Semitism, and also a call to release the hostages.

It is a rally to call for the ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinians people. And because they get $300B to do it, I guess they're pretty comfortable in their request.

No.
It’s a call to support Israel and to support Jews who can hold two things in their heads and hearts at once: Desire for Israelis to live in peace and security (and Jews there and elsewhere not to be exterminated as Hamas and their supporters would like) and an end to violence which also means an end to bombings in Gaza, humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, and return of hostages.

Many who I know attending want bombing to end, peace for Palestinians, statehood for Palestinians, peace for Israelis, they are critics of the Netanyahu government.

If you don’t want pro-Palestinians painted as terrorist loving Jew haters then don’t stereotype those attending a pro-Israel march.

I watched it live for some time and they are not calling for peace or a ceasefire. The tone is very nationalistic

I have watched for a while.
Mostly students speaking up to this point. They express pride in their Judaism. They are also speaking to the antisemitism they have suffered.
I have heard at least 3 speakers talk about the hostages and how they need to be released.
Make that 4 speakers. Another one just spoke about it.

So tone deaf for the wealthy college kids to talk about their suffering when Gazan children have literally had their body parts blown off in strikes. Entire families disintegrated. But we're getting tears from students re: how hard it was to watch protests calling for peace. Disgusting

Weird—I thought wealthy college kids are anti-Israel, or at least cosplaying as freedom fighters.

Some are, but the dirty little secret is that a significant percentage of the protestors on campus are here on a student visa, and they're engaging in intimidation and sometimes violence against American citizens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the Washington Post:

Others brandished homemade signs declaring, “Make Gaza Flat Again.”

Well, that's definitely a call for peace.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/14/march-for-israel-dc-rally-national-mall/

And when individuals carried - and carry - signs during free Palestine matches depicting cleaning the world of Jews and chanting gas the Jews etc that’s a call for peace? I remember pro- Palestine supporters saying “but it’s just one!!!” Can’t judge all by one”

[Anonymous]

I think people are getting increasingly entrenched in their corners. Why can’t I say I fear the tide of antisemitism without being labeled a supporter of genocide?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The protesters are staying away from subjects that they should talk about, like excessive suffering in Gaza and the dismantling of settlements in the West Bank

I think many have relatives and friends that have been killed or are being held hostage. It hard for them to talk about anything else understandably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people are getting increasingly entrenched in their corners. Why can’t I say I fear the tide of antisemitism without being labeled a supporter of genocide?

Why do you care what empty-brained terrorist supporters think of you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people are getting increasingly entrenched in their corners. Why can’t I say I fear the tide of antisemitism without being labeled a supporter of genocide?

Sure you can say you are worried about anti semitism.

But this was also billed as a pro Israel rally. If someone believes Israeli actions are genocide and you are at a rally to support them, then they would think you therefore support genocide.

[Anonymous]

No surprise that the march organizers have invited John Hagee to speak. In case you have forgotten, Hagee is a staunch Zionist who said that God sent Hitler to bring about the State of Israel, where Jews will gather and then either convert or burn.

Nothing more anti-Semitic than that.

You heard that right. Anti-semites are fine, invited to speak even! As long as they are Zionist.

I’m sure there are antisemites who are also anti-Zionism, but those are 2 totally different things. I’ve got no time for an antisemite, and I’ll put my politics up against Hagee’s any day. What a bigot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Hamas supporters vandalized medical tents.

Most likely an IDF operation to discredit Palestinians.

[Anonymous]

Tens of thousands of people marching to celebrate genocide. No one is going to convinced to support Israel from this stunt. If anything, it’s the opposite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like Hamas supporters vandalized medical tents.

Most likely an IDF operation to discredit Palestinians.

Can you please stop labeling everything’s an IDF conspiracy? When free Palestine supporters tear down flags and desecrate property is that also IDF infiltrating their protests? If your favorite cereal is missing at the grocery store do you blame idf? Please seek help.