Hamas and Antisemitism
Anti-establishment
protests and demonstrations by (many times) uninformed students and young
people are nothing new. The right of assembly
and protest are embedded in our constitution and founding documents as
inalienable rights.
Although not
known by many, we still have an “American Communist Party”, as well as an
“American Nazi Party” as entities in this country.
When demonstrations
turn violent and cause death and destruction, as did the Floyd/BLM riots of
2020, they should be stopped by lawful authority, like any other threat to a
peaceful society.
When law and
order suffers a collapse because of political factors as has happened in our
country, it triggers anarchy and lawlessness in place of a lawful, ordered
society.
Antisemitic and
pro Hamas terrorist demonstrations, no matter how distasteful and
ill-conceived, are protected under our constitution. What is not protected are terrorist
activities disrupting our society and overt identification as members of Hamas
as a terrorist entity whose goal is the active destruction of America. In fact, one of the motivating slogans of
Hamas is “Death to America”, which they shout on our campuses.
Hamas is an acronym
of the transliterated Arabic “Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah”, or “Islamic Resistance
Movement”, in English. It is backed by various terrorist groups. For example, George Soros is a backer and
organizer:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/george-soros-caught-funding-groups-behind-pro-hamas-protests/ar-AA1ja8Y5
Our first
amendment allows “peaceful” demonstrations by Hamas and by antisemites. It does not allow violence or forceful
disruption of society. While considered
odious by most law-abiding Americans, these demonstrations are protected by our
first amendment. People behind the pro-Hamas,
antisemitism, like Soros, know this and take advantage of our constitution to
wreak havoc on our society.
Ray Guszecki
April 21, 2024
