After World War II, the prominent German Lutheran Pastor, Martin Niemöller, discussed his complicity about Nazism and “his eventual change of heart:”
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
This quote serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of indifference and inaction in the face of injustice. Pastor Niemöller was imprisoned by the Nazis for his opposition to their policies, the extermination of the Jews.
Through ignorance, indoctrination, silence, indifference, and inaction, on October 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, brutally torturing, then killing men, women, and children; babies were beheaded with shovels, girls and women of all ages were raped, entire families were tortured in their homes before being burned alive, including at least 30 Americans that were subjected to the same torture and then brutally murdered.
The Hamas terrorists captured over 200 hostages (including at least a dozen Americans), parading them through the streets of Gaza, with women and young girls bleeding after being savagely raped.
“In the aftermath of the atrocious slaughter of Israelis by the terrorist group Hamas, anti-Israel groups have attempted to lionize the Palestinians in their battle against Israel.” Mark Levin “exposes the Palestinians' history of their aid to Hitler and the Nazi party.” After the Slaughter on Oct 7, How Could You Not Call Hamas, Nazis? (rumble.com)
The Iranian Islamic Government and its sponsored terrorist groups, Hamas and Hezbollah, represent pure evil. You cannot negotiate a long-lasting peace with people whose primary goal is to exterminate infidels or nonbelievers of their specific Islamic belief system.
Shortly after the October 7th massacre, at the college level, over 50 student organizations signed a letter supporting Palestine and the actions of Hamas, which was published on social media, including groups from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, University of Illinois – Chicago, and UCLA. The letter stated,
“We call to attention that the Israeli occupation has created a multi-generational diaspora that is inextricably linked to the insurmountable destruction of the Palestinian way of life. Hence, Israel, as a settler colonial state, renders Palestinian existence inherently an act of resistance. We invariably reject Israel’s framing as a victim. Whereas to demonize and condemn indigenous resistance is to overshadow the decades of oppression, ethnic cleansing, and destruction of the Palestinian people.”
“We support the resistance, we support the liberation movement, and we indisputably support the Uprising.”
Today, many of our Ivy League universities continue to have antisemitic and anti-Israel protests, which they say are protected under the First Amendment. Not true! These so-called protestors, encouraged and supported by their far-left professors, destroy property, commit assault & battery, interfere with the rights of Jews and their supporters to attend classes, and commit the crime of false imprisonment. Columbia University has been a major hotspot for such unconstitutional demonstrations, with protests escalating since October 2023. Harvard University has a huge anti-Semitic and anti-Israel problem, leading to federal funding freezes, the denial by the Trump Administration to enroll foreign students, and the possible loss of its tax-exempt status, along with lawsuits over the failure to protect Jewish students.
Other Ivy League schools, including Princeton, Cornell, Brown, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania have faced scrutiny for their responses to antisemitic incidents and protests. Way too many of our universities have been infiltrated with pro-Islamic professors spewing anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, and anti-American propaganda. They are brainwashing our children!
In other words, these ignorant and indoctrinated “useful idiots” support the brutality leveled against innocent men, women, and children by Hamas; and apparently, they have no problem with Hamas using innocent women and children as human shields for self-protection and propaganda purposes against the Israelis, and for that matter, against the United States.
Furthermore, these useful idiots or college students have been led to believe that the Palestinian people have been around for centuries and have a right to the land settled by the State of Israel. Nothing could be further from the truth! The Jewish people have roots going back 4,000 years and settled in the area, today, known as Israel. According to Mark Levin, the Jews are the indigenous people, not the Palestinians, who did not exist until 1948. Listen to Levin’s podcast on rumble.com, After the Slaughter on Oct. 7, referenced above.
The Democrat Party has a problem and it’s affecting the entirety of the United States. They have a Hamas/Palestinian wing in the Democrat Party. Ihan Omar (D-MN), born into a Muslim family in Somalia, and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants are anti-Semitic and anti-Israel as demonstrated in their speeches, deeds and actions. Unfortunately, the far-left Democrats appear to strongly support them, and too many others say nothing.
Omar’s and Tlaib’s views—anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-American—are supported by all those who call themselves democratic socialists, along with too many others. “People need to understand [that this] is the result of a 30, 40-year effort by Hamas and their various terrorist surrogates to infiltrate our college campuses through Students for Justice in Palestine.” Levin: Hamas Wing of The Democrat Party Is A Problem (rumble.com)
In support of Levin’s comments that “terrorist surrogates [have] infiltrate[d] our college campuses,” Dan Dicker, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (www.jcpa.org), published a report titled, Students for Justice in Palestine Unmasked, Terror Links, Violence, Bigotry, and Intimidation on US Campuses. The Report is over 76-pages and here’s some excerpts from the Executive Summary:
The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) network is the leading student arm of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement in the United States.
SJP is not a “grassroots” student organization; it is a terror-supporting, anti-Semitic network that harasses and intimidates Israel-friendly students and operates with autonomy and impunity at scores of colleges and universities across the United States.
SJP’s founders, financial patrons and ideological supporters have been linked to Islamist and Palestinian terror organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The annual National Students for Justice in Palestine (National SJP) conference, attended by over 200 local university SJP chapters, serves as a conduit to drive radical terror discourse, violence and anti-Semitism at colleges and universities across the United States.
Jewish students on campuses across the United States have been victimized by anti-Semitic vandalism, verbal attacks, and outright violence at the hands of SJP members.
According to the National SJP, by the end of 2017 there were approximately 200 SJP chapters across the United States.
Only one university in North America, Fordham in New York, has rejected a student request to form an SJP chapter. Dean of Students Keith Eldredge declared that a SJP chapter should not be established “in order to prevent polarization [on campus] …and the resulting possible negative impacts on student safety and the general security of the Fordham community.”
Professors who serve as faculty advisors to the SJP act as de facto campus liaisons between SJP chapters and Palestinian terrorists. These professors have encouraged students to support Palestinian terrorists, have included readings in their undergraduate class curricula by convicted Palestinian terror leader Ghassan Kanafani, have publicly encouraged violent “Palestinian resistance” against Israel, and have spread anti-Semitic libels about Israel.
In addition to supporting Israel in its effort to wipeout this Palestinian/Hamas evil, we must STOP funding and sending our children to colleges and universities that actively support anti-Semitic organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)… this includes Harvard and the Ivy League in general, which have become cesspools of anti-Semitic and anti-American brainwashing. Business owners should make every effort to find out if prospective employees have been involved in these terrorist organizations like SJP or participated in anti-Semitic protests and simply not hire them. And DO NOT VOTE for any DEMOCRAT… currently, too many Democrats are anti-Semitic and quite frankly, anti-American. As Mark R. Levin wrote, The Democratic Party Hates America!
As we watch in horror the heinous support of rampant pure evil, President Trump has taken several actions to address antisemitism on college campuses. He signed an executive order directing federal agencies to combat antisemitism and investigate violations of civil rights laws related to campus protests. His administration also established a Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, which is visiting universities to assess incidents and consider remedial actions. Additionally, President Trump has pledged to take action against individuals he describes as “Hamas sympathizers” on campuses, including revoking student visas and deporting noncitizen students involved in such protests. Trump has spoken and acted!
Unfortunately, the District Courts have decided that their authority overrides Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution which states, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States.” Will the Supreme Court finally do the right thing…
Dum Spiro Spero—While I breathe, I hope.
Slàinte mhath,
Robert (Mike) G. Beard Jr., C.P.A., C.G.M.A., J.D., LL.M.
PS: If you have any children and grandchildren, get them a copy of The Ten Big Anti-Israel Lies and How to Refute Them with Truth, by Professor Emeritus, Alan Dershowitz.