Trump's MOU with Iran - Part I

Some details have been leaked about the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between Trump and Iran.  Neither side has yet confirmed the accuracy of those leaks, however.  From what I've seen, it does not appear to be any better than Obama's JCPOA.  I have been following the issue of Iranian nukes since shortly after the turn of this century.  Negotiations began with the Europeans, as the US had no direct contact with Iran at the time.  The US was involved behind the scenes; and later on was openly involved.  The entire time - over 20 years - Iran has lied, failed to comply with any agreement, stalled, asked for more time, raised new issues requiring even more time.  To put it simply, Iran feigns interest in a deal, all the while building up their nuclear facilities, and playing the West for fools.

It looked like Trump would be different.  Sure, the US and Israeli militaries destroyed much of Iran's military.  But clearly not all of it, as they have continued to launch missiles at Israel and the Gulf states.  And top Iranian leaders have been killed.  But this "deal" sure looks like Iran won this war.  Let's take a look at the terms.  First off, all fighting stops - including Israel with Lebanon.  We Jews know what that means - Israel may not fight back when Hezbollah continues to launch rockets and missiles into Israel.  There are tens of thousands of Israelis afraid to return to their homes in northern Israel because of the nonstop rockets and missiles coming in from Lebanon.  

Isn't that the goal of Israel's enemies - slowly but surely make increasing parts of Israel uninhabitable by the Jewish people.  Hezbollah can reach the major population centers of central Israel as well.  Should Israel just sit back and take it?  Israel has had to send troops into southern Lebanon to deal with Hezbollah.  Iran says those troops need to leave Lebanon.  In case anyone had any doubt about who really controls Lebanon, there it is - Hezbollah does, and Iran controls Hezbollah.  Otherwise, what business is it of Iran's about what happens in distant Lebanon, nearly 1000 miles away.

Here are Trump's latest comments on Lebanon.  "Israel is fighting Hezbollah too long and too many people are being killed...They should have been able to do the job faster.  It just goes on forever.  And when that happens, it throws a negative light on the big deal, and that's the deal with Iran."  Well, President Trump, why have you capitulated to Iran by letting them dictate what happens between Lebanon and Israel?  Trump:  "Without me, there'd be no Israel, because no other president was willing to do what what I did."  He went on that Iran was "two weeks away from having a nuclear weapon" and would have used it against Israel.  Maybe.  And I have expressed my gratitude for President Trump doing what he has done.  But, telling our closest friend and ally in the Middle East to stand down while the rockets and missiles keep flying is taking the side of Iran - which has been the sworn enemy of the United States for 47 years.  

Instead of allowing Israel to deal with the problem of Hezbollah, Trump suggests that Syria handle it.  I would ask Trump if he would defer to another country when it comes to the protection of the USA.  Obviously, he would not.  Then don't ask Israel to do so.  

This deal provides for a 60 day period of further talks.  Yes, Iran says they agree to never build a nuclear bomb.  Does anyone in their right mind believe that that this Islamist regime, sworn to the destruction of the West, gives a damn about the words on a piece of paper?  This promise has been made by Iran before.  Recall their secret facilities with ongoing nuclear development?  Recall that Iran said all they wanted was nuclear power for civilian purposes?  Then why were they enriching uranium to 60%, just days shy from being able to obtain weapons grade uranium.  Civilian use would never be more than 20% enrichment.  I have zero doubt that Iran will use this 60 day talking period to continue their enrichment of their nuclear material to weapons grade.  

Trump:  "They're (Iran) not going to acquire a nuclear weapon.  If they do, all hell will rain down on them."  First of all, attacking a nuclear power becomes much more problematic.  Because if they feel threatened existentially, that might tempt them to use whatever nukes they developed.  Second, earlier this year Trump assured the Iranian people that help was on the way.  He seemed to want to free the Iranian people from the oppressive Islamist regime.  But I guess that promise has been forgotten.  The people did protest - but tens of thousands were killed.  The Iranian people are obviously reluctant to engage in further protests, absent the United States or another power supplying the people with the neceassary armaments to actually fight the regime.  I am unaware of Trump providing that war materiel.   

And just what will Trump do if Israel continues to defend itself from the Hezbollah rocket and missile attacks?  It's certainly an interesting question.  The bigger questions are these:  why does it appear that Trump is now willing to let the Islamist regime remain in power?  Iran continues to refer to the US as the "enemy."  How is that the basis of any deal?  Iran may be getting even more money than the JCPOA under Obama provided.  I will discuss that and other issues in the next posts.  But, as of now, it is no surprise that Iran believes they won this war.  Because maybe they did. 

This Is Today's Democrat Party (Just Don't Expect Democrats To Express Outrage Over Anything Other Than Trump) - Part II

New York's 10th Congressional District lies entirely within Brooklyn.  Running for that seat are two Jewish candidates - incumbent Dan Goldman and Brad Lander.  Goldman is a mostly strong supporter of Israel.  Lander is another matter.  He has been endorsed by Mamdani.  Not surprisingly, he is highly critical of Israel.  He has accused Israel of committing genocide, and occupying Palestinian land.  All lies.  He has opposed military aid to Israel.  And, like his ally Mamdani, refused to march in the Israel Day parade.  The primary is on June 23, and Lander has a substantial lead in the polls.  

Let me be clear about something.  I have previously criticized fellow Jews who are on the Left.  But I will defend all Jews against antisemitism.  But while I'm at it, recall that 40 Senators recently voted to withhold military aid to Israel in the middle of Israel fighting a multi-front war.  Incredibly, seven Jews joined (in whole or in part) in that vote.  Here are the Jews who embarrassed themselves:  Bernie Sanders, Adam Schiff, Jon Ossoff, Ron Wyden, Brian Schatz, Elissa Slotkin, and Michael Bennett.  Two voted only to block bulldozer sales.  But they should all be ashamed of themselves.  

Chris Rabb will be the Congressman from Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District.  What do we know about Rabb?  He opposes arms sales to Israel.  Like Mamdani, he believes the mere existence of Israel is an ongoing Nakba.  And he says he will sponsor a resolution recognizing the Nakba, and calling for a Palestinian right of return.  Which means millions of Palestinians would be entitled to live in Israel, effectively ending the one Jewish state in the world.  Anybody believe that a Palestinian state, likely run by Hamas, would be an ally of the United States?

But it appears that Rabb does not think that much of Jews in general.  Recall the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia last December?  What were Jewish people doing on that beach?  Simply celebrating Chanukah.  Two evil perpetrators shot and killed 15 people and wounded 40.  On Rabb's website was a post claiming that the whole thing was a "false flag" operation carried out by Zionists.  Rabb later claimed that he had nothing to do with that post, and that a staffer must have written it.  Does he think that's better?  What kind of staffers (Jew haters) does he have working for him?

Incredibly, Jewish Congress member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has come out in support of Rabb.  Recall that Raskin led the second impeachment proceeding against Trump.  Josh Shapiro is the Governor of Pennsylvania, and he is Jewish.  While there have been reports that he quietly worked against Rabb, he has yet to publicly condemn Rabb or his hateful comments.  Rabb will be a Congressman from the state Shapiro runs.  Yet no public condemnation.  This is what happens when the Leftists and Islamists dominate the Democrat Party.  It is the rare exception that can be counted on to say or do the right thing.  They fall in line out of fear of being attacked by the Leftists and Islamists. 

Have you heard of James Talarico?  He is a Democrat running for Senate in Texas.  Not surpisingly, he has accused Israel of "atrocities in Palestine" and "war crimes."  All lies, not to mention that there is no Palestine.  He wants to ban the sale of offensive weapons to Israel.  Talarico is critical of AIPAC.  He has opposed the Iran war.  He wants to take money from ICE and spend it in the local communities.  As for American sovereignty, with Texas being a border state, he says we should have a "giant welcome mat out front" but have a lock on the door.  That seems like a mixed message.  

I had previously discussed Graham Platner in Part II of my May 4, 2026 post, "Are We Living Through The Fall Of Western Civilization?"  Apparently, the entire 18 years that he had that Nazi tattoo on his chest he says he had no idea what it was.  Sure.  Now, it's been revealed that he has had a habit of "sexting" with various women, even while married.  His defense?  Let's not talk about gossip, let's discuss the issues.  Sure, Democrats are always willing to do that for Republicans.  Right?  One last point about Platner.  Or two.  He is a self-described communist.  And he has suggested that female victims of sexual assault bring it on themselves.  But the Party that brutally attacked Kavanaugh does not care about any of that.  They want to take back the Senate - at all costs.

J Street is a self-proclaimed pro-Israel lobbying group.  In my opinion, they are anything but.  It has been constant criticism of Israel, from ending military subsidies, to asserting Israel is responsible for civilian casualties in Gaza.  They do not support President Trump in the war against Iran.  They did not even support moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Israel's actual capital city - Jerusalem.  So, it was no surprise that Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, has called J Street a "cancer within the Jewish community."  That comment was met by an objection from over 500 Rabbis, Cantors and other Jewish leaders (undoubtedly all leftwing Democrats).  They insisted that the Ambassador apologize for his comment.  I hope he does not.  But if he does, here is my opinion:  J Street is a cancer within the Jewish community.   

How should I end this two-part post?  What is there to say about a Democrat Party that would crucify any Republican for comparable comments made by these Democrats.  Sporting a Nazi tattoo.  Saying women are responsible for sexual assaults on them.  Palling around with people like the Blind Sheikh and Hasan Piker - two people who would like to see America destroyed.  But this is where that Party is.  Don't expect to hear outrage from Democrats you may know.  No, that outrage is reseved solely for Donald Trump.  Sad to say, as much as I've tried to connect the dots for people I know who still belong to that party, I have been unsuccessful.  No one should ever again contact me to tell me how awful Trump is.  I'll take Trump any day over these Nazi/communists/Islamists America hating and Jew hating Democrats.

This Is Today's Democrat Party (Just Don't Expect Democrats To Express Outrage Over Anything Other Than Trump) - Part I

In the last few posts I discussed Graham Platner, Zohran Mamdani (again), and Maureen Galindo.  Galindo, recall, wanted to lock up Zionists.  And put us in camps.  She lost the election for a House seat in Texas.  But 36.2% of Democrats voted for.  No one should claim:  "well, that's Texas."  Why?  Let's take a look.  (Yes, I also discussed Dan Bilzerian, a Republican.  But he is not supported by the Republican Party, the way these Democrats are supported by their party.)

Speaking of Mamdani, he became the first Mayor of NYC in over 60 years to not march in the Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue.  Keep in mind that many ethnic groups in NYC have parades.  Let me know if he has, or will, refuse to march in any other.  Mamdani has made his hatred for Israel quite clear.  Quite simply, he does not believe Israel should exist.  His sympathies lie with the Islamists and the socialists/communists - all of whom hate Israel and America, as a hatred of one goes hand in hand with a hatred of the other.  

The Democratic National Committee, on Memorial Day, posted photos of the 13 service members killed in the war with Iran.  And they wrote this:  "Today we honor the American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in Trump's war with Iran."  Disgusting.  They were fighting for the United States of America.  But, as is typical of Democrats, they must attack Trump every minute of every day.  And ignore everything else.  And let's not forget that 40 US Senators, all Democrats, voted to stop aid to Israel, which has been our main ally in this war with Iran.  

Pushed by House Democrats, and joined by four Republicans, the House just passed a measure to withdraw US troops from the fight with Iran, unless Congress authorizes it.  Think about that.  Trump has been trying to negotiate a deal with Iran (which I happen to believe is a waste of time, as Iran will never stick to any deal).  But these Democrats have now told Iran:  we won't support Israel and we won't support Trump.  If there was any hope whatsoever of a deal, that hope has just gone out the window, as Iran sees the lack of will voiced by our Congress.  

Abdul El-Sayed, a medical doctor, is running for the Senate in Michigan.  He claims Israel is guilty of genocide.  A lie.  But as I said, when they hate Israel they hate America.  He wants to abolish ICE.  A sure sign that he does not respect American sovereignty.  And he has campaigned with Hasan Piker, who I discussed in a prior post.  Recall that Piker said that America deserved 9/11.  How could any Democrat campaign with someone who says America deserved 9/11?  Yet, Piker is now influential within the Democrat Party. 

What do you know about Adam Hisham Hamawy?  He is also a medical doctor.  And he is expected to be the next member of Congress from the 12th District in New Jersey.  He was born in Egypt.  What does he think of America and Israel?  No surprise - he wants to ban sales of military hardware to Israel.  (Our military leaders can tell you how beneficial it is that Israel has to constantly use our fighter jets, for example.  By doing so, they find deficiencies and make improvements.  Which is beneficial to our pilots.)  And, Hamawy wants to abolish ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.  I would like to ask him what his issue is with protecting the American homeland.  

Hamawy also traveled around the country with the "Blind Sheikh," Omar Abdel-Rahman.  Many will recall that this Sheikh was convicted of seditious conspiracy, following the first effort to take down the World Trade Center in NYC in 1993.  While they were not successful at that time in bringing down the towers, they did kill six people and injured over a thousand people.  Hamawy was said to have acted as an interpreter for the Sheikh.  Was he privy to discussions planning the 1993 attack?  I would sure like to know.  

Hamawy has been supported by the American Priorities PAC.  Do not be fooled by the name.  It is a pro-Palestinian group, that is trying to deflate the influence of the pro-Israel PAC - AIPAC (the American-Israel Political Action Committee).  Here is a question for Democrats that you know.  Have they connected the dots?  Are they looking forward to the complete takeover of the Democrat Party by Leftists and Islamists?  Are they happily anticipating an end to our relations with Israel, to be replaced by our support for the Islamist countries of the Middle East?  Are they hoping for that worldwide caliphate?  Of course, they will say that's ridiculous.  So I would ask - then where is the same outrage that you exhibit at the mere mention of Trump's name?  Or the outrage many express at seeing any picture of Trump or hearing him speak?  Are you not sufficiently outraged by those who hate America and Israel?

  

Maureen Galindo, Democratic Candidate for the 35th Congressional District In Texas

It appears that politicians are vying to see which one can demonstrate that they are the biggest antisemitic Jew hater.  I'm thinking that Ms. Galindo may take the prize.  At least for this year.  Let's take a look.

In the Democratic primary for this seat, Ms. Galindo actually beat out Sheriff Deputy Johnny Garcia, 29.2% to 27%.  As neither got sufficient votes to avoid a runoff, there will be a further election.  According to Axios, Ms. Galindo has said that if she wins, she will make the Karnes County Immigaration Processing Center "a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers."  We know that the Left generally does not agree with enforcing our immigration laws.  Although why "former" ICE officers?

As many on the Left call all Jews "Zionists," or at least the overwhelming number of Jews who support Israel, her desire to imprison us has a certain 1930's ring to it.  I say "us" because I consider myself a Zionist.  All that means is I believe in the existence of a Jewish state in the land of Israel.  But Galindo is not done.  She also will propose legislation that "all American candidates and elected officials who have ever taken Israeli money be tried for treason."

Interesting, as it is already illegal for any foreign national to donate, directly or indirectly, to any Federal, State or Local election or candidates PACs.  Permanent residents/green card holders are excluded from that restriction.  AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) is likely the biggest Jewish organization giving to political candidates.  And their money comes from American donors, such as myself.  But, there are many other lobbying groups who donate on behalf of various other countries.  Galindo does not care about them.  They're not Jews.

While AIPAC is not a 501(c)(3) organization, CAIR is.  CAIR is the Council on American-Islamic relations.  As a 501(c)(3), CAIR is not permitted to make campaign contributions.  But the state affiliates apparently are permitted to do so.  CAIR is permitted to engage in advocacy for their causes.  Although, the Washington Free Beacon has alleged that CAIR's advocacy has been done "without the licenses, registrations, and legal authority required in any of the 22 states where it raises money or conducts political activity."  

In the 2007 trial involving the Holy Land Foundation, federal prosecutors name CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator.  And there was evidence that CAIR's founders had ties to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.  Some political entities have designated CAIR a terrorist organization - Texas, Florida and the UAE (United Arab Emirates).  Again, CAIR is of no concern to Ms. Galindo because no Jews are involved.  I wonder if any of the Islamic terror organizatiztions are of any concern to her.  I would doubt it.  

But that's not all.  She also wants to make that Immigration Processing Center "a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists."  Nice.  Most Jews are pedophiles according to her.  Now, I might otherwise be inclined to say this is laughable; the rants of a clearly insane woman.  But she won the initial primary.  And this type of thinking is so widespread that it cannot be laughed off or ignored.  

After asserting she does not want Jews in internment camps, she then said "if you are a Zionist then you are a danger to humanity and belong in prison."  She also managed to throw in that "Zionists are not real Jews."  Because she obviously knows so much about our religion - which is nothing.  I will not recount the entire history of the Jewish people here, and the over 3000 year connection to the land of Israel.

On the good news front, many Democrats have condemned this dangerous lunatic.  Which does make me wonder why they have supported Graham Platner, rather than condemned him.  (See the May 4, 2026 post "Are We Living Through The Fall Of Western Civilization?  Part II.")  On the bad news front, there is an allegation that some Republican affiliated PACs have contributed to Galindo's campaign.  Why?  Apparently on the assumption that if she wins the Democratic nomination for that Congressional seat, she will be easy to defeat.

First, one should never make assumptions.  As the saying goes, don't assume anything as it makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me."  More importantly, if any Republicans, whether or not affiliated with the Party, supported this woman because she might be easier to defeat, that is reprehensible.  

Dan Bilzerian, Republican Candidate for the 6th Congressional District in Florida

(Note.  In my Part II post on May 4, 2026, I mentioned Graham Platner, an antisemite running for Senate in Maine.  He is a Democrat who is expected to be facing Republican Susan Collins in the general election.  I pointed out that Platner not only had the support of the Leftists like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, but also Senate Jewish Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...and even the official Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.  I guess the only thing that matters to the Democrats is getting back control of the Senate, regardless of how morally despicable a candidate might be.)  

What do we know about Dan Bilzerian?  Even more despicable than Platner.  According to Wikipedia, he supports Hamas, apparently not being bothered by the rape and torture and murder of women and children.  He called now deceased Yahya Sinwar, former head of Hamas, a "hero."  He claimed that Jews caused the famine in Ukraine, killed JFK, created "transgender," were behind 9/11, were behind the Iraq war, and are the cause of most of today's problems.

I feel like we could ask this guy about every bad event throughout history, and he would say the Jews were responsible.  He says Jews promote "Jewish supremacy" (not sure what that is), and rape and steal.  Then we have the usual nonsense, such as Jews inventing genocide, denying the Holocaust (or claiming 6 million were not killed), and that Jews don't have the DNA of the ancient Hebrews, as they are all Ashkenazi.  

Oddly enough, he says that he is 12% Jewish.  He has had various run-ins with the law, including kicking a woman in the face when she was on the ground.  In 2018, he flew to Armenia to get dual citizenship, to fight with the Armed Forces of Armenia.  

According to AI, he said that if he ever became President, his first act would be to declare war on Israel.  Of course, he would cut off all aid to Israel.  He accused Israel of being a terrorist state.  And he would like to kill Israelis, and would put boots on the ground to fight Israel if he was President.

And, according to a post on Facebook, Bilzerian is alleged to have gone to Qatar to solicit people to kill Israeli ministers.  But that post could not be verified.  Another antisemite, Nick Fuentes, claims Bilzerian did ask about killing Israeli government ministers and conservative Jewish commentator Ben Shapiro.  Bilzerian appears to have denied these allegations.  Unfortunately, we don't tend to have the most upstanding people as witnesses to what people like Bilzerian might say. 

One cannot help but wonder how someone could have such a distorted and warped and hateful worldview.  I wonder if he has any idea how much Israelis have contributed to the world, scientifically and medically.  And how much Israel has helped the United States with intelligence, and militarily (not just with Iron Dome and missile defense, but with improving American military hardware that gets battle tested all too often unfortunately.)  Israel's Ministry of Diapora Affairs posted a global "Top 10 Prominent Antisemitic Influencers."  Bilzerian has a huge following, and was ranked No. 1.  Hardly a surprise. 

The good news - the Republican Party does NOT support him.         

Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City

(Note.  I have previously posted about Mamdani on July 4, 2025 (a 2 part post), July 27, 2025 and January 18, 2026.  These posts can easily be located by typing "Zohran Mamdani" in the search bar of the web version of the blog.  This post deals with a very recent event of a couple days ago.)

On this past Friday, just before the beginning of the Jewish Shabbat, Mayor Mamdani saw fit to use the Mayor's office to post the following:  "Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed."  Along with his comments is a link to a video.  It is a story told by an elderly woman of having to leaving her home in Jerusalem.  She tells us that she had to flee her home because "the Zionists were coming into Jerusalem."  

The video also tells us that "The Haganah, Irgun and Lehi militias, among other others, destroyed more than 400 Palestinian villages and cities, killing thousands of Palestinians and carrying out dozens of massacres.  May 15 is the annual commemoration of the Nakba.  For Palestinians, their displacement and Nakba continue to this day."  (The Haganah later became the IDF - the Israeli Defense Forces.  The Irgun and Lehi were more aggressive and controversial offshoots of the Haganah.)  I admit that I do not have all the details of the war.  But when Mamdani says thousands of Palestinians were killed and villages were destroyed - it was a war!  Started by the Arabs.  

What's missing in this sad tale?  The truth.  But first, some history.  After the Allied victory in WWI, the League of Nations gave a mandate to Britain to control the area known as Palestine.  Prior to the war, the Ottoman Empire controlled the area for about 400 years.  There was never a country called Palestine.  In November, 1947, with the British having turned over control of their mandate to the UN, the UNGA voted what came to be known as a "partition" plan - dividing the mandate area into a Jewish state and an Arab state.  But let's be clear.  The Arabs said they would never accept the existence of a Jewish state, so they refused to accept the partition plan.  The Jewish people accepted the partition plan.

What the Arabs did was attack and kill Jews after the UN voted for the partition plan - even before Israel declared their independence on May 14, 1948.  When people like Mamdani say Nakba, it means catastrophe.  In other words, the creation of Israel was a catastrophe.  When Mamdani says the Nakba continues to this day, he is saying that Israel's existence is unacceptable.  What else do we know?  When Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, announced Israel's independence on May 14, 1948, this is what he said:  "WE APPEAL - in the very midst of the onslaught launched against us now for months - to the Arab inhabitants of the State of Israel, to preserve peace and participate in the upbuilding of the State on the basis of full and equal citizenship and due representation in all its provisional and permanent institutions."

Imagine that.  In the midst of attacks on the Jewish people, Ben Gurion offered an olive branch.  The Arabs refused.  On May 15, 1948, at least five Arab countries attacked Israel, in an effort to wipe the new State of Israel off the map and kill all the Jews.  The Arab countries told the Arabs of Israel to get out, saying they would be able to return after the Arab victory.  The Jews were badly outnumbered.  And their weapons were few.  But they prevailed, and the new country of Israel survived.  It was, indeed, a miracle.  After their defeat, the infuriated Arab countries either expelled their Jewish citizens, or made it so unpleasant for them to stay that the Jews left.  Over 800,000 Jews were displaced.  

Does Mamdani mention the 800,000 Jews displaced?  No.  Does he mention the thousands of Jews killed during Israel's war of independence?  No interest.  Does he point out that the UN has made these Palestinian Arabs "permanent refugees," and that no other group has ever been designated "permanent refugees?"  Of course not.  Because every other refugee group, in every war, has simply had to move on and make new lives for themselves elsewhere.  Just like the Jews who had lived for centuries in the Arab countries had to move on.  They received no "permanent refugee" status.  Does Mamdani care about any of this?  Obviously not.  

Does Mamdani mention that the Arabs were given a state by the UN but they refused?  No.  Does he say that the Arabs could have had their own state now for 79 years had they accepted the partition plan?  No again.  And, of course, he makes no mention of the offer by Ben Gurion to the Arabs.  Nor does he ask this woman why she didn't return to Jerusalem in 1949 when the war ended.  Because from 1949 until the Six Day War of 1967, Jordan controlled Jerusalem.  So why didn't she return?  Mamdani can reasonably be called not just an antisemite, but a Jew hater.  

Are We Living Through The Fall Of Western Civilization? Part II

At the beginning of Part I, I said I would address the lack of distinction between Islamists and Leftists, and the Democratic Party.  So, let's take a look.  Thomas Friedman, multiple Pulitzer Prize winning writer, and Democrat, at the New York Times, and the paper's preeminent Op-Ed writer, seemed to have a difficult time choosing sides.  In an interview with CNN's Michael Smerconish, Friedman said this:  "The problem is I really don't want to see Bibi Netanyahu or Donald Trump politically strengthened by this war, because they are two awful human beings.  They are both engaged in anti-democratic projects in their own countries...And so I really find myself torn.  I want to see Iran militarily defeated, but I do not want to see these two terrible people stengthened."

Just incredible.  Trump and Netanyahu were democratically elected.  The war is being fought by American troops and Israeli troops, against a regime that has murdered tens of thousands of its own people.  But Friedman can't decide if he should take the side of the United States of America versus The Islamic Republic of Iran.  Wow.  But let's assume for one minute that all the horrible things Friedman believes about Trump and Netanyahu are true.  So what?  Many of us can visualize the picture of FDR sitting with Churchill and Stalin in Yalta.  FDR and Churchill, two Western leaders of democracies met with the brutal dictator Stalin, in order to coordinate strategies to defeat Hitler.  Would Friedman be torn because, for that limited purpose of defeating Hitler, two Western leaders sided with Stalin?  It is beyond difficult to comprehend that Friedman does not know if he should hope for the victory of the United States.

You know who else is conflicted about a victory of the United States and Israel over Iran.  Almost the entire Senate Democratic caucus.  40 out of the 47 Senate Democrats voted to block the sale of arms to Israel in the middle of the war.  Who is the lone country fighting alongside the United States?  Israel.  By voting to block the arms sales, they were voting against the United States.  Jake Sullivan, former National Security Adviser to Joe Biden, said that those 40 Democrats "did the right thing."  These are all mainstream Democrats opposing a United States victory.  Hakeem Jeffries is the Democrat's Minority Leader in the House.  He has repeatedly said that the attack on Iran was a "reckless war of choice."  It matters not that every President from Bill Clinton forward said that Iran must not be allowed to get nuclear weapons.  Jeffries is fine with it.  It matters not to Jeffries the Americans killed and kidnapped by Iran and its proxies.  It matters not how often the Iranian leaders say "Death to America."  Let them get nukes.   

But who do mainstream Democrats support?  We know they supported socialist and Islamist Zohran Mamdani.  Graham Platner is the Democrat candidate for Senate in Maine, running against Susan Collins.  What do we know about Platner?  He had a Nazi tattoo on his chest, until he recently had it covered up.  He said that all cops are "bastards."  Like many Democrats, he accuses Israel of genocide and "exterminating" the people of Gaza.  (See the growth of the Gazan population in Part I.)  When Hamas killed Israeli soldiers, whose side did he take?  Hamas, of course.  He said the killing of those troops was "damn fine looking."  Add him to the list of Democrats who cheer on an Iranian (and their proxies) victory.  But surely mainstream Democrats push back on a guy like Platner.  You really think so?  Not only is he supported by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.  He is also supported by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.  Got that?  Just another example of "mainstream" Democrats aligning with Leftists and Islamists.  Because there is no longer any difference!  

Do you know who Hasan Piker is?  You should.  He is a Turkish Muslim, who says he was influenced by Recep Erdogan, the Islamist leader of Turkey.  Piker is on a social media site called Twitch.  During the week of the 2020 election he was the most watched streamer on Twitch.  At the 2024 Democratic National Convention he was given press credentials, and his election coverage garnered 7.5 million views.  He has worked with Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  What are his views?  He has called white people "crackers."  He said that "America deserved 9/11."  He later claimed that he was being satirical.  Nearly 3000 people, mostly Americans, were killed that day.  Nothing funny or satirical about it.  

Not surprisingly, he has all sorts of false claims about Israel.  Says that Israel is "fascist."  Of course, he claims that Israel is an "apartheid" state, and a "settler colonial" state.  He said he would "vote for Hamas over Israel every single time," because Hamas is the "lesser evil."  In fact, he claims that Hamas is "a thousand times better" than Israel.  He has said that Zionism needs to be eliminated.  Zionism is nothing other than a belief in a Jewish homeland.  Not only did he say we deserved 9/11, he also said that the "American empire is going to inevitably fall."  He is certainly doing his best to make it so.  

Piker called the fall of the Soviet Union "one of the greatest catastrophes of the twentieth century."  With regards to the events of October 7, 2023, Piker said "it doesn't matter if effing rapes happened," because the Israeli response was unjustified.  So, women being raped is not a problem for him.  And the illogic of his statement must have failed him.  What would he have said about the rapes before Israel fought back?  Probably the same thing, because it was just Jewish women being raped.  

Now, one might imagine, given all of his hate filled opinions about America and Israel, that he would be shunned by polite Democrat society.  One would be wrong.  He was invited to Oscar parties.  And was also invited to speak at Yale University.  There was a time when the elite universities were bastions of Western liberal (not Leftist) thought.  But having seen what has happened at Columbia and other "elite" universities, we know that they have become cesspools of anti-American and anti-Israel hate-filled propaganda.

So, just where is there a difference between radical Islamists, Leftists and Democrats?  You tell me.