JUST IN: French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann has called for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, arguing that the U.S. no longer embodies the values of liberty and democracy it was meant to symbolize.
The statue was originally gifted by France in 1886 to celebrate American independence and shared democratic ideals.
They kidnapped a mother, her baby, and her toddler from their home.
They brutally murdered her two children.
They returned an unidentified body instead of the mother, severely violating the agreement.
Hamas and its terrorist allies have tortured the Bibas family in every way imaginable.
Pure, unadulterated evil.
October 7th is the day time stood still.
For 100 days, Israeli hostages have endured the most horrific physical and emotional abuse.
We have no time to wait.
#BringThemAllHomeNow🎗️
Today, @richeisen took time out from our usual show fare to respond to the unacceptable responses from @penn@harvard@MIT presidents at a US House hearing about anti-semitism on campus.
Statement from President Gay: There are some who have confused a right to free expression with the idea that Harvard will condone calls for violence against Jewish students. Let me be clear: Calls for violence or genocide against the Jewish community, or any religious or ethnic group are vile, they have no place at Harvard, and those who threaten our Jewish students will be held to account.
The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?
The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.
Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.
In short, they said:
It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.
This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:
“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”
The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.
Don’t take my word for it.
You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.
They must all resign in disgrace.
If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.
Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?
Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.
To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.
On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.
It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.
If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.
@RashidaTlaib your comments are disgusting and an outright lie. They invoke an Anti-Semitic rhetoric spewed by terrorist organizations around the world. If you’re so educated you’d know that motto inspires Jewish hatred, yet you still live by it?
From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate. My work and advocacy is always centered in justice and dignity for all people no matter faith or ethnicity.
With the horrific war going on in the Middle East, here is a video showing some of the Israeli soldiers visiting their kids after weeks of being away.
We need to remember that these brave men and women are human beings.
They have families. They have friends. They have children and they have spouses who love them and are terrified over what might happen to them.
Shabbat Shalom to the brave Israelis from northern and southern Israel
Shabbat Shalom to the 9 million resilient Israelis
Shabbat shalom to the brave men and women protecting our country
Shabbat shalom to our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world ❤️
NBC News: The U.S. has an independent assessment that it was Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that misfired and hit the hospital in Gaza, according to two senior U.S. officials.
Reported by @ckubeNBC