{"id":250481,"date":"2021-05-14T23:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T20:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-i-support-israel-despite-twitter-mob\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T23:26:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T20:26:35","slug":"why-i-support-israel-despite-twitter-mob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-i-support-israel-despite-twitter-mob\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why I support Israel \u2014 despite Twitter mob"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Why I support Israel \u2014 despite Twitter<\/a> mob<\/strong>”
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As Israel faced Arab riots and endless rocket attacks from Gaza this week, progressive Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-The Bronx) voiced his commitment to the Jewish state\u2019s safety and sovereignty at a Zoom event sponsored by the UJA <\/em>\u2014 triggering a harsh backlash for doing so. His comments app<\/a>ear below.<\/em><\/p>\n

Israel is under siege not only from relentless rocket fire at the hands of Hamas but also from an endless propaganda war that has taken on a new intensity here in the United States and elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I am here to affirm that, as a member of Congress \u2014 one who intends to be here for a long time \u2014 I have an unwavering commitment to both the sovereignty and security of Israel as a Jewish state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With sovereignty and security comes the inherent right of self-defense, a right that every state, including our own, takes for granted. Why should Israel be an exception to the rule? Why should Israel be held to a deadly double standard in a moment of terror?<\/p>\n

It is unreasonable to expect a nation state to be the passive target of hundreds of rockets and then forfeit the right to defend itself amid a constant stream of terror. No right-minded person would impose that kind of self-destructive burden on any other country.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

What is under siege is not only Israel.\u00a0 What is under siege is the truth itself.\u00a0Circulating on social media is a vicious lie \u2014 a lie that deceptively reframes the terrorism of Hamas as self-defense and deceptively reframes the self-defense of Israel as terrorism.\u00a0 Increasingly, we seem to live in an Orwellian universe where the truth no longer matters.<\/p>\n

Now is not the time to be silent. All of us, especially those holding elected office, have to be visible and vocal \u2014 fearless and forceful \u2014 in standing up for our greatest friend in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Support for Israel, especially in moments like these, is not for the faint-hearted.\u00a0The moment I sent out a statement denouncing the terrorism of Hamas, I was swiftly demonized by extremists as a white supremacist, as a supporter of apartheid, ethnic cleansing, genocide.\u00a0Although these comments cause great pain to my loved ones, I remain as determined as ever to speak out.\u00a0And if I can speak out, then anyone can. And everyone must.<\/p>\n

We cannot allow ourselves to be silenced by an overbearing Twitter mob, dominated by the extremes of American politics.\u00a0If we, in elected office, are not willing to say and do what is right, then we are unworthy of the office we hold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I am here to state, in clearest possible terms, that I stand with Israel, because doing so, quite simply, is the right thing to do.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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