Yesterday’s March for Israel Was the Epitome of the Establishment’s Double Standards
Signs and speakers at yesterday’s March for Israel endorsed continuing violence, but since the event was pro-Israel, no one in the establishment will condemn that rhetoric. The worst invited speaker was notoriously antisemitic Christian pastor John Hagee.
Pastor John Hagee speaks during the March for Israel at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Noam Galai / Getty Images)
There’s been a consistent, nauseating pattern in US discourse on the Israeli government’s ongoing brutal war on Gaza.
While pro-Palestinian voices and critics of the war — even those who clearly condemn Hamas and its despicable October 7 attacks — are slandered and censured for their criticism, and are held to account for the most extreme rhetoric by any random person on “their side,” Israeli officials, the powerful Western politicians who back them, and their various prominent defenders can freely say the most vile things with zero pushback.
If you want proof, look no further than yesterday’s March for Israel in Washington, DC.
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