CNN "reporter" obscenely compares Israel with Syria

On January 5th, the Contemptuous News Network (CNN) reporter Christiane Amanpour once again could not contain her deluded disdain and prejudice against Israel. She obscenely compared the defensive actions of the Jewish State to those of the Syrian regime in an interview with Dror Moreh, the Israeli director of the film "The Corridors of Power." They were discussing topics of Ukraine, Bosnia, the Holocaust, Kosovo and Syria.

Amanpour asked Moreh:  “You are an Israeli. I don’t know whether you were in Israel at the time, but you said that this red line in the neighboring country of Syria, where all these atrocities were being committed really, really made you angry and upset. Many will want to know, you know, do you feel equally angry about the horrible situation that’s going on in your own country, and the human rights attacks, killings of Palestinians? Obviously, we know Israelis are also attacked, but what is your perspective, as an Israeli given the whole ‘never again’ paradigm in which you place this investigation?”

The comparison is obscene.

In the 10 years of Syrian conflict, more than 306,000 civilians have been killed, not including military.

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, starting in December 1987 when the First Intifada began, up until May 2021, approximately 14,000 lives were lost on both sides, including civilians and combatants. Unlike the Syrian conflict in which around 30,000 civilian lives were lost, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict averaged about 400 lives in total. This includes the most deadly periods such as the Second Intifada and other operations against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

Obviously, the Syrian civil war cost more than twice as many lives in a single year than has been killed in the 34 years of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is not to say that any of these lives do not matter, but to make a similar comparison is bizarre.

What makes Amanpour's statement even more bizarre and morally obscene is her obvious partisan framing. Syrian regime atrocities targeted civilians, barrel bombing hospitals and using chemical weapons on civilian neighborhoods. The only people specifically targeting civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. 

But the so-called 'reporter' frames the latter conflict as the "killings of Palestinians." She kind of mentions that the Israelis were "also attacked" as if it was an afterthought, while forgetting to mention that the majority of deaths in 2022 (167 as of Dec. 13, according to the Palestinian Authority) occurred when they were attacking Israelis!

Others were killed in crossfire, or in the context of clashes. It's like saying the coalition strikes against Islamic State was the "killing of Muslims" without mentioning their affiliation and what those Muslims were doing.

However, the 31 Israelis killed by Palestinians last year, 27 of them were civilians who were deliberately targeted. So if Amanpour wants to make comparisons, she would be more accurate to say that the Palestinians act more like the Syrian regime in targeting people.

These Israeli deaths occurred during a significant growth of terrorist activity in the West Bank. According to Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a non-partisan think tank organization, there were 796 Palestinian terror attacks between March to December 2022.

Christiane Amanpour's reality is butt-backwards. Her propagandistic description and implication does not comport with the data that shows Israel has targeted combatants in the context of repelling deadly Palestinian terrorist attacks against civilians, even Israeli schools. 

There is an avenue for debate as to specific Israeli policies and procedures, but to compare Israel to Syria is, as I said, obscene, both statistically and morally.

But it comes as no surprise that Amanpour holds contempt for Israel and places hatred over veracity.

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Joe Biden takes credit for cease fire between Israel & Hamas, Covid vaccines & a booming thing

Pretending to look busy in case the boss arrives

President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., may not remember how to tie is shoes, but he certainly knows how to take credit in Brian Williams style.

Joe believes he's responsible for creating the COVID-19 vaccine and influencing Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to call a cease fire with Hamas for the time being, while Bibi believes Joe is responsible for the wet stain on the chair seat behind the Resolute desk. One can only speculate which leader is correct.

As it turns out, Egypt brokered the current peace between Israel and the terrorist organization.

Biden, who mumbled at the White House, included a sentence in his babblings commending Egyptian officials for their "critical role" in ending the fighting. But he repeatedly emphasized the intensive work he said was done by his own administration, although he had no details to point out this claim, but sources say the claim may have come from the same place as that stain.

"Over the last 11 days, I spoke with the prime minister, Ben something or other, six times. I've also spoken with President Mohammad, er  . . . Mahmoud Abbas and those Palestinian Authority Muslims more than once, and part of our intense diplomatic engagement," the Teleprompter read. 

"And I want to also thank secretary of state, the secretary of defense, our national security adviser, and everyone on our team for their incredible efforts to bring this about, this outcome that we're about to see that I have made happen, I humbly add."

"You know, we've held intensive, high-level discussions, minute by minute, hour by hour, literally, no joke, with Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and other Middle Eastern countries, with an aim of avoiding this sort of prolonged conflict we've seen in previous years when the hostilities have broken out under mysterious conditions."

"Nowadays you cannot go to a deli in Delhi, or an Ess a Bagel in Boston, without running into a Jew. I mean, c'mon man; they're everywhere. You can tell by the way they say 'oi,' I'm serious. And I like the way they say 'oi.'"

Biden said he’d spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the cease fire and commended him on his decision to bring hostilities to a close.

"The United States fully supports Israel's right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks from Hamas," Biden mush-mouthed as he stated the obvious.

Thankfully, Biden will continue to provide Israel with funding of the Iron Dome missile defense system.

 before me, having to call your attention to this problem.”

Lightfoot went further, taking to Twitter early Thursday morning to defend her policy in a series of posts.

“I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many,” Lightfoot tweeted. “That isn’t just in City Hall. It’s a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI, or Native American.”

“Diversity and inclusion is imperative across all institutions including media. In order to progress we must change,” she continued. “This is exactly why I’m being intentional about prioritizing media requests from POC reporters on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as mayor of this great city.”

Critics blasted Lightfoot’s decision from all sides Wednesday. Beyond the journalists who noted that they were shut out by the policy limiting interviews, Lightfoot faced criticism from a Latino news organization, which refused to interview the mayor after she refused to lift the moratorium on white journalists, per Fox News.

She also faced blowback on Twitter, where racial justice advocates suggested that Lightfoot was likely using the policy to distract from her inability to handle questions of violence. “Lori Lightfoot presided over an enormous increase in homicides, almost all of them in African American or Latino communities, and she’s hoping these PR stunts get liberal America to give her a pass for failing to save people’s lives,” journalist Zaid Jilani pointed out.

Indeed, on the same day that the mayor’s office announced the policy favoring “black and brown” reporters, Lightfoot aides announced that “a compromise plan to make past police disciplinary records available to the public,” essentially turning down a request from Chicago’s racial justice activists to expand police transparency.

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Local media reporters in Chicago are alleging that Democrat Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is selecting who gets to do one-on-one interviews with her based on the race of the interviewer.

NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern made the initial allegation on Twitter, writing: “As ⁦ @chicagosmayor ⁩ reaches her two year midway point as mayor, her spokeswoman says Lightfoot is granting 1 on 1 interviews – only to Black or Brown journalists.”

Chicago PBS news anchor Paris Schultz responded: “I was told the same thing.”


I was told the same thing.

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz)

Chicago PBS political reporter said that she could “confirm” what Ahern was alleging.


I can confirm, alderman

— Heather Cherone (@HeatherCherone) May 18, 2021

Lightfoot’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire or Fox News.

Australian political commentator Rita Panahi responded to the allegations by writing on Twitter: “More ‘anti-racist’ racism. Almost amusing how regressive race-obsession is celebrated among the Left.”


More "anti-racist" racism. Almost amusing how regressive race-obsession is celebrated among the Left. https://t.co/VtzpQyfklg

— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) May 19, 2021

“Racism in the name of wokeism is still racism,” another commentator said. Another added, “So wouldn’t that make her a racist?”

Progressive writer Zaid Jilani wrote: “Is she going to do some kinda DNA test to assure she upholds this rule?”


Is she going to do some kinda DNA test to assure she upholds this rule? https://t.co/9d7rXZTnCV

— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 19, 2021

“It is unclear when such a practice was enacted and if it only applies to local reporters, particularly after her MSNBC appearance with Stephanie Ruhle on Monday,” Fox News reported. “During her MSNBC interview, Lightfoot told Ruhle she would ‘encourage’ Chicago residents to continue wearing masks despite the new CDC guidance allowing those with the coronavirus vaccine to go without them.”

“I know for me personally, I’m going to continue to wear a mask in public and I’m going to encourage others to do so,” Lightfoot told Ruhle. “We’ve got to make sure that people are continuing to follow the public health guidance that has gotten us this far, and masks, I think, are a big and important part of that.”

Lightfoot said on Tuesday afternoon that her decision to continue to encourage people to wear masks was not based on distrust of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“But I think their guidance last week regarding masks has people confused…We need clarification,” Lightfoot said. “We still have a long way to go to hit the critical mass (of vaccinations) or herd immunity. I don’t want people to have false confidence.”

“To say, ‘If you’re vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask,’ that’s great. But what about all of the other people who are out there that aren’t vaccinated?” Lightfoot added. “There’s no way to know that. So I think for the time being, most people are gonna continue to wear masks outside of their homes.”

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Determines Who Interviews Her Based On Race, Local Reporters Claim

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Hamas rocketeers hit their own civilians in Gaza

They should ask Iran for their money back because the rockets Hamas intended to kill Israelis ended up falling on their own people in Gaza.

Emanuel Fabian, breaking news editor for The Times of Israel, posted two videos to Twitter showing Hamas' screwed up rocketry:

CCTV footage of a failed rocket launch from northern Gaza a short while ago pic.twitter.com/gHEFyPwLkv
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian)

Another angle of the rocket that was launched from Gaza and fell short. pic.twitter.com/lzMcXxZxUf
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) May 19, 2021

This wasn't the only time Hamas has scored direct hits upon its own people, but they evidently don't seem to care all that much when it happens.

“Since the beginning of operation ‘Guardian of the Walls’, approximately 4070 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip at Israeli territory, of which approximately 610 failed launches fell in the Gaza Strip,” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. “The Iron Dome Air Defense System has an intercept rate of approximately 90%.”

The IDF gave the following updates from over the last 24 hours:

IDF fighter jets struck a Hamas terror tunnel in Beit Hanoun, as well as two underground rocket launchers in Jabalia, which were used to fire rockets at Tel Aviv. In addition, an IDF fighter jet struck a military operations room of the Hamas terror organization used by Hamas for combat management.

The IDF identified and struck a multi-barrel rocket launcher site and prevented fire towards Israel.

A short while ago, an IDF fighter jet struck a multi-barrel rocket launcher belonging to the Hamas terror organization located in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip.

In the past 24 hours, IDF fighter jets struck dozens of additional underground terror targets as part of the ongoing extensive operation to strike the Hamas ‘Metro’ tunnel system across the Gaza Strip, causing significant damage to Hamas’s underground network. At this time, IDF fighter jets continue to strike underground terror targets. Furthermore, the IDF struck a number of additional terror targets across the Gaza Strip overnight, among them: terror infrastructure used for conducting military operations located in the residence of a company commander of the north Khan Yunis battalion, Ali Abu Zarqa, a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility and a number of above ground and underground rocket launch sites.

It's no wonder that Hamas is considering a cease fire.

Over the past few hours, IDF fighter jets and aircraft struck a weapons storage unit located inside the residence of the former Minister of Justice and Released Prisoners who previously served as a member of the Hamas Political Bureau. The blast was quite substantial and lit up the sky.

In addition, the IDF struck military infrastructure located in the homes of Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed gratitude to other nations around the world, including the U.S., for supporting Israel’s right to self-defense, which should go without saying.

“I have just come from the IDF operation command center in the Kirya; it is very impressive,” Netanyahu said Wednesday. “With every passing day we are striking at most of the terrorist organization’s capabilities, targeting more senior commanders, toppling more terrorist buildings and hitting more weaponry stockpiles.”

“Just as I told the ambassadors here today, this is the inherent right of Israel,” Netanyahu continued. “I very much appreciate the support of these governments, and I especially appreciate the support of our friend U.S. President Joe Biden, for the State of Israel’s right to self-defense. I am determined to continue this operation until its objective is achieved: to restore the calm and security to you, citizens of Israel.”

"I have just come from the IDF operational command center; it is very impressive. With every passing day we are striking at more of the terrorist organizations' capabilities, targeting more senior commanders, toppling more terrorist buildings and hitting more weaponry stockpiles. pic.twitter.com/qfZ7NkKo2o

— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) May 19, 2021

It appears that a cease fire is soon to be had as Hamas may be running low on rockets, Molotov cocktails, and inspiration.

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Israeli Arab Muslim tells Squad Leader to STFU about apartheid

Alexandria Obviously-Cretin

This past weekend, Rep. Alexandria Obviously-Cretin (Socialist-D-NY) accused Israel of being an apartheid state. She is not only obviously a cretin, she is also anti-Semitic and ill informed. [H/T The Daily Wire]

Referring to Israel, the ditzy dummy doll of the Far Left tweeted:

Apartheid states aren’t democracies.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC)

Not surprisingly, her analysis was ass-backwards. Israel is the only Middle East country that is not an apartheid state. Try living in Syria, Lebanon or Gaza as a Christian or especially as a Jew or Hindu. Give it a shot and learn the true meaning of apartheid.

The idiot's tweet prompted an Israeli Arab who is also Muslim to fire back: 

“I’m an an Israeli Arab and a Muslim and I’m a proud Israeli. We are fighting Hamas terrorists who hijacked our religion while you tweet about something you know nothing about. Stfu!!!”
pic.twitter.com/qpOX8Wt0dK

— Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll (@skjask) May 17, 2021

For those of you who don't know the meaning of "stfu," the first two words are "shut the" and the last word is "up." Figure it out. 

AOC doesn't seem to have any original thoughts about Israel and Palestine and her lack of knowledge is amazing. She gets her opinions and advice from flaming anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic groups along with her fellow anti-Semites in the squad, but also says that those who criticize her for being ignorant on Israel were "alt-right," a further indication that she is clueless about who the alt-right are, and what they believe. It's like calling Ben Shapiro alt-right.

According to Shane Goldmacher, the Instagram chef is getting her information from Far-Left groups like J Street, Jewish Voices for Peace, and "Palestinian rights organizations." She ought to have included Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

As the Anti-Defamation League noted, “Jewish Voice for Peace is a radical anti-Israel activist group that advocates for a complete economic, cultural and academic boycott of the state of Israel. ..."

J Street has long been seen as anti-Israel. In 2010 attorney Alan Dershowitz wrote, ”It claims to be ‘a pro-Israel, pro peace lobby.’ It has now become neither.” 

Paul Miller noted in The Hill in 2014, “J Street partners with the rabidly anti-Semitic Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group in the forefront of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement. 

Back in July 2019, AOC justified violence from the Palestinian people against Israel. “I believe that injustice is a threat to the safety of all people, because once you have a group that is marginalized and marginalized and marginalized — once someone doesn’t have access to clean water, they have no choice but to riot, right?” she said.

The Arab Muslim who slammed Ocasio-Cortez, Mohammad Kabiya, is an Israeli Bedouin who served in the IDF on a search and rescue team in the Israeli Air Force and later served as an IDF consultant and pro-Israel activist. He has released a video with PragerU in which he states:

I am an Arab. I am a Muslim. And I love my country. In fact, I’m prepared to die for it, which is why I serve in its army. I don’t have to do this; I want to do this, because my country is a special place unlike any other: free, diverse, vibrant. Yet other countries, countries not so free, not so diverse, call for my country’s complete destruction. The moment my country lets its guard down, it will be destroyed. My country is Israel.

I grew up and still live in a small village named after my family’s Bedouin Arab tribe; our roots in this land run deep. In 1948, when Arab armies invaded the new state of Israel, my family thought of leaving our village. Some of them did. But when the Jews’ leaders heard that, they implored us to remain. This is our country for both Arabs and Jews, they said. Stay and we will work together to build it. My family stayed; my parents were born here, made their lives here, started their own family here in Israel.

In 2002, I was a teenager; it was a violent time. Palestinian suicide bombers were blowing up Israeli civilians, a danger to Arabs and Jews alike. Israeli troops entered the West Bank to stop them at their source. As a result, many Palestinians were killed. I was torn. Whose side was I on? Israelis or the Palestinians? Is it possible to be an Arab and an Israeli? The question became even more difficult when I saw men from my own village wearing the uniform of the Israeli army. Only Jews are required to serve in the military. No one forced these Arab men to join; they chose it. “Why,” I asked them. “Our home is here is Israel,” they said. “Our home is under attack. Our neighbors in this home are Jews. They are being attacked. We fight together.”

Still, I struggled. I went to high school in Nazareth. There, I left the village where I grew up. Most of the students identified as Palestinian even though they are citizens of Israel. Some of the students, my friends, hated Israel. They could not understand me. “You are Palestinian,” they said, “so you must hate Israel.” When I said that I didn’t, that we had far more freedom and opportunity than Arabs anywhere in the Middle East, they called me a traitor.

After high school, I went to study electrical engineering at Technion, a leading Israeli university. During my first semester, heavy rock fire from Gaza forced Israel to launch a counter-attack. Not long after the war began, I witnessed a group of Arab-Israeli students expressing their solidarity with Hamas, the Palestinian terror organization that controls Gaza and is committed to Israel’s violent destruction.


Did these students not understand that those rockets could just as easily be aimed at them? Hamas didn’t care who they killed as long as they landed inside the borders of Israel. Had my fellow Arab students forgotten that Israel had left Gaza a few years before? That there wasn’t a single Israeli living there?

That day I dropped out of school to join the Israeli army, the IDF. A few months later, I was a soldier in the Israeli air force. After months of training, I was assigned to the search and rescue helicopter unit. Our job was to save lives. We never concerned ourselves with the identity of the people who needed our help. We rescued Syrian civilians wounded in their country’s civil war, Palestinian children from Gaza requiring urgent medical care and countless Israelis of every religious and ethnic background. A life, whether it is Muslim or Jewish, Palestinian or Israeli, is a life. On a base of 6,000 soldiers, I was the only Bedouin, but it didn’t matter. The only thing that mattered was keeping Israel our home safe. We came from all parts of the country and from many parts of the world. Our shared goal created a deep bond.

Today I am a student at Haifa University. Half of the students are Arab. More than once I have seen the Palestinian flag being waved at a rally or protest on campus. In Israel, you can do this. Because whether you are a Jew or an Arab, you are free. What more do you need to know?

Yes, what more do you need to know, AOC? To your credit, you are an amazing example of someone who has achieved way beyond your mental abilities. That can't be easy.

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