On October 21, 2023 hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in downtown El Paso carrying signs calling for eliminating Israel while chanting “Free, Free Palestine,” with many wearing green scarves or armbands in solidarity with Hamas.
Headquartered in Gaza, Hamas is a medieval death cult that is committed to destroying Israel and exterminating Jews.
Our local media completely missed the aim of the protest, which was not to advocate for peace but rather to support Hamas and its primary aim of replacing Israel with Palestine.
There was not a single chant, speech, or sign citing the slaughter of more than 1,400 Jews in Israel two weeks earlier or condemning Hamas. That is because the protesters largely believe that Hamas terrorists are “freedom fighters” engaged in a war of liberation from the evil Zionists.
We must now accept that there is a venomous, anti-Israel coalition in our community and that it is growing rapidly. It is tacitly supported by several local organizations as well as a number of progressives within the Democratic Party.
They should be taken very seriously.
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