Ben R

The NYT did extensive intvu w/ Tucker Carlson-& questions were legit & professional. In it, Tucker accused me of advocating for killing of children & civilians. Asked to respond, I sent the following. (In fairness, NYT couldn't use all), but here it is: “Poor Tucker needs help.  He’s clearly circling the drain by saying something so outrageous.  No sane person “advocates” for the murder of children or civilians.  Even the allegation is sick and evil. Tucker  apparently limits his compassion to the unfortunate souls who have died in Gaza as a result of the stubbornness of Hamas to release hostages and who murdered their own citizens and intentionally put them in front of military assets where they would be most likely to become victims of the war.  One never hears Tucker lament the massacre and mutilation of 1200 women, babies, and elderly people butchered by Hamas on October 7 or the torture, rape and starvation of the 251 hostages taken and held by Hamas.  I am heartbroken by the slaughter of innocent civilians wherever they are and whoever they are.  Tucker’s irrational hatred of Jews in general and Israel in particular blinds him to the horrific savagery inflicted upon the victims of October 7, including the rape of women in front of their children, the beheading of babies in the presence of their mothers, or setting fire to elderly people who sat in wheelchairs and were burned alive, all of which were captured on video taken by Hamas terrorists who were so proud of their despicable acts that they wore Go-Pro cameras to record it as if they were taking movies of a dance recital.  Tucker’s contempt of President Trump is just another instance in which the Tucker Carlson I once knew has become someone unrecognizable.  I pray he finds himself and God.  He has become a very angry and bitter man and it’s truly tragic to watch.”

Joe Rogan seemingly joins the Woke Reich podcaster antisemites— bashing Jewish people, and of course, Israel, in his latest interview with comedian Shane Gillis. Rogan: “Israel’s like the number one place where sex offenders go from America. Especially Jewish people…kind of proves Kanye’s point a little bit… It’s amazing how many high-profile Jewish people … they have an opinion about everything but when it gets to this (Iran) they just avoid that or come up with some random way to justify annihilating an entire city.”

The Trump negotiating team adds a staffer from FDD, an organization that advocates for Israel’s interests

1/ 🚨 A new narrative is spreading across media: Gaza is facing an “Israel‑engineered famine.” THIS IS A LIE. Our investigation shows Hamas admitted Gaza had months of food, then built a famine story and pushed it through influencers and media.

Medhi Hasan went on ITV last night to talk about the stabbing of two Jews in London and declared it’s a “problem” that many Jewish ppl support Israel. Very unhelpful to say the least.

Jon Favreau questions DNC Chair Ken Martin on why he won't release the DNC's autopsy on the 2024 election.

בעקבות הראיון שפרסמתי אתמול, ובו הסכמתי שבנט ושותפיו לא הציגו חזון מדיני חלופי לדרכו של נתניהו בסוגיה הפלסטינית (כלומר אף מנהיג לא הציג חזון כלשהו), והדבר מסכן את עתידה של ישראל פנימית ובינלאומית, נשאלתי מה אני הייתי עושה אילו הייתי במקומו. הנה הדברים על קצה המזלג:

2022. Jake Tapper and Jimmy Kimmel are disgusted that some people made jokes about Paul Pelosi after he was attacked. Wait until you hear the lecture on Christianity and morality that Kimmel gives. "These people are supposed to be Christians."

Lost in the mud a little bit in the current Israel-Ukraine blow up is the building tensions on the Ukrainian side for years now. While some of this tracks back even to 2014 (when Israel refused to condemn Crimea’s annexation), it’s grown since 2022. Namely from a few events: