*Donald Trump's closing speech to the Republican National Convention threatening Gaza ended a week of speeches featuring full-throated support for Israel, false allegations of campus antisemitism, and condemnations of pro-Palestine protests.* by Michael Arria, Mondoweiss, July 19, 2024 https://mondoweiss.net/2024/07/gop-takes-aim-at-palestine-at-republican-national-convention/
Support for Israel, allegations of campus antisemitism, and condemnations of pro-Palestine protests have all been reoccurring features of this week’s Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee. On Tuesday night Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the fourth-ranking House Republican, addressed the crowd and highlighted the Gaza protests in her speech. “What has been the response [to the October 7th attack] from the radical left on our college campuses? Vile antisemitism, chanting ‘Death to Israel. Death to Jews. Death to America,’ Stefanik lied. ... . . . The first day of proceedings was marked by Trump’s selection of Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate. Vance is a staunch supporter of Israel and an Iran hawk. He’s also called for schools to crack down on Gaza solidarity encampments. In May he introduced legislation that would prevent universities from receiving federal assistance if they failed to shut down Palestine protests on their campuses. . . . -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31226): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31226 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/107448285/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
