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Jordan: “... became in the club, the more I discovered that the playing field for freedom of speech on college campuses was not equalized. The first time I noticed this was when Iowa YAF hosted Kellyanne Conway as a speaker. In response, I was doxxed in a group chat of over 800 students, and was falsely labeled as a Nazi, a token, a white supremacist, and a bigot. Some individuals even expressed that I made them uncomfortable and fear that I might commit a hate crime against them, simply because I’m black and hold conservative principles. These students believe that if you are conservative, you are hateful, support oppression, and only one benefit straight white men even though such beliefs are untrue.”

Senator Bernie Sanders "defends" Israel by regurgitating Hamas propaganda. There is no "but" in Israel's right to defend itself.

>> NETANYAHU: First of all, let me say that I deeply appreciate, as do the entire people of Israel, President Biden’s and the American government and the American people’s support for Israel with great moral clarity. I think there’s a — the question of a cease-fire, the president himself has said that a cease-fire would be a surrender to Hamas. It would be a victory for Hamas, and he would no more have it than he would have a cease-fire after the al qaeda bombings of the world trade center. >> MUIR: I know the Biden Administration has also said now is not the time for a cease-fire. What they’re proposing is a humanitarian pause. There will be no pause? >> NETANYAHU: Well, there will be no cease-fire, general cease-fire in Gaza without the release of our hostages. As far as tactical little pauses, an hour here, an hour there, we’ve had them before. I suppose we’ll check the circumstances in order to enable goods, humanitarian goods, to come in or individual hostages to leave. But I don’t think there’s going to be a general cease-fire. It’s not that I don’t think. I think it will hamper the war effort. It will hamper our effort to get our hostages out because the only thing that works on these criminals and Hamas is the military pressure that we’re exert exerting. >> MUIR: If Hamas agrees to release the hostages, then there would be a pause? >> NETANYAHU: Well, there would be a cease-fire for that purpose, and we’re waiting for that to happen. It hasn’t happened so far.

>>Omar: “What is true here is that every single one of them has not acknowledged the fact that Palestinians are dying in the tens of thousands, but will continue to say it is us who are not acknowledging humanity! Rashida will stand strong —“ UNKNOWN: “Gentlelady’s time has expired.” Omar: “— and the Palestinian movement will continue for liberation until every single —“ UNKNOWN: “Gentlelady’s time has expired.” Omar: “— Palestinian has the right to live in liberty!” >>BUSH: “St. Louis and I rise today in opposition to this censure resolution, and also on opposition to the reckless manner that people in this House speak when they don’t realize or don’t care that they put targets on the backs of actual people, most of whom are black and brown, because of a lack of care and the lack of understanding, and a lack of seeing the humanity of folks who look like Rashida Tlaib. It’s outrageous that my colleagues are blatantly, blatantly attempting to silence the only Palestinian American representative right here. It’s outrageous, but it’s not surprising. And let me tell you, it’s not surprising because this place is where 1,700 members of Congress, this elected body, enslaved black people. It’s not surprising because they thought it was right. It’s not surprising because this is the place where members can tell you, to claim that the insurrection on the Capitol just appeared to look like a normal tourist visit! It’s not surprising because this is the place where our black and brown staff members repeatedly speak of experiencing racism and sexism, Islamophobia, get pushed off the elevators, xenophobia, and more right here in this workplace. This is the place, and let me say this: She mourns for the 1,400 Israelis —“ UNKNOWN: “The gentlelady’s time has expired.” BUSH: “She mourns for the 10,000, and she will not stop.” UNKNOWN: “The gentlelady’s time has expired.” BUSH: “No war! Ceasefire now! And she takes the death threats that you all send, that they send her way Mr. Speaker —“ UNKNOWN: “The gentlelady is no longer recognized. The gentleman from Maryland —“ BUSH: “To her, the desire to save lives is greater than —“ UNKNOWN: “Gentleman from Maryland is recognized.” BUSH: "I said what I said." >>TLAIB: “— and anti-Semitism makes us all less safe, and worry that your own child might suffer the horrors that six-year-old Wadea did in Illinois. I can’t believe I have to say this, but Palestinian people are not disposable. We are human beings just like anyone else. My sissy, my grandmother, like all Palestinians, just wants to live her life with freedom and human dignity we all deserve. Speaking up to save lives, Mr. Chair, no matter faith, no matter ethnicity, should not be controversial in this chamber. The cries of the Palestinian and Israeli children sound no different to me. Why — what I don’t understand is why the cries of Palestinians sound different to you all. We cannot lose our shared humanity, Mr. Chair.”

MAHER: “I don’t know where this comes from. I guess it’s ancient. Obviously, the hatred of the Jews goes way back. But I was taken aback by this.” BREMMER: “You can’t tell me you don’t think social media made it much worse.” MAHER: “I — so you think that’s the answer? Because it’s gotta be something about the Jews themselves, because there are other people around the world who are oppressed. There are other colonized places — not that Israel colonized anything. But why this one place? Why does this arouse, especially among young people, I mean, young people who hated Trump because he wouldn’t to condemn the people with the tiki torches talking about the Jews, but you are the ones with the tiki torches now!” (Applause)

JAYAPAL: "I don’t think the question is about whether we should allow Israel to take out Hamas and whether all the international allies would be in favor of taking out Hamas. That is absolutely true. The question is how to do that. And there is increasing toll, both with civilians in Gaza, you know, violence in the West Bank, but also a question of whether, when you kill thousands and thousands of Palestinians and thousands of children and you bomb refugee camps, even if you are taking out some Hamas leaders — and it is unclear to me exactly who is being taken out, but let’s say you are — the reality is, if you keep doing that, you will radicalize the population and another Hamas will arise. Most of the top leaders of Hamas are not even in Gaza, they’re in other countries. And so I think we have to be clear that we need a cease-fire. And when I say cease-fire, I understand that you can’t ever have a permanent cease-fire. That’s not really realistic. But what you do is you call for a cease-fire. It is a negotiated settlement, which is why I say that you can at least have a cessation of hostilities immediately. But I do think that we need to recognize that this crisis is not going to end and Hamas is not going to be taken out unless there is a political situation that allows both Israelis and Palestinians to co-exist with self-determination next to each other. And that is something that can’t happen while Israel is continuing to bomb and kill innocent civilians in Gaza.”

ROSS SORKIN: “I know you’re a major benefactor to the University of Pennsylvania — “ EISMAN: “I wouldn’t say major.” ROSS SORKIN: “You’re a significant benefactor to the University of Pennsylvania, I believe you got involved in this larger debate about what’s happening at universities right now.” EISMAN: “Yes.” ROSS SORKIN: “What’s going on?” EISMAN: “Well, I mean, your interview with Marc Rowan woke me up a bit. My history with the University of Pennsylvania is pretty deep. I went there, my wife went there, we met there. My sister went there, my brother-in-law went there, and they met there. A lot of members of my family have been there. I’ve gone back to the university many times to speak. After — after the interview, I called my contact person at the university and I said, ‘You know, we have a small scholarship that we created about a dozen years ago.’ I called my contact and I said I wanted our names removed from it immediately. I do not want my family’s name associated with the University of Pennsylvania, ever.” QUICK: “What was the response?” EISMAN: “She was very nice. She understood. She’s gotten a lot of calls like that. And she said she would take care of it.” QUICK: “Is there anything they could do to change your mind?” EISMAN: “Yeah, you could fire the president and the chairman of the board of trustees immediately.” ROSS SORKIN: “I believe they’re having a board meeting today.” EISMAN: “Well, I doubt they’ll do anything. That’s the only thing that would even move me at all.” ROSS SORKIN: “Steve — go ahead.” QUICK: “I mean, this is something that’s played out again and again. Larry Summers pointed to a letter that came to the association of university heads of Israel today, with a long letter they have, that’s out, just talking about how there should be no moral equivalency when you look at a nation defending itself versus terrorist attacks that come through.” EISMAN: “Let me just say one thing. You know, one of the things that the protesters are saying — one of the things I really sincerely believe is that when people tell you who they are, you should believe them. The protesters, their slogan is ‘Free Palestine from the river to the sea.’ The river is the Jordan River, and the sea is the Mediterranean. Free Palestine from the river to the sea means ‘Get rid of all the Jews.’ You know, the Nazis had a different way of saying it, it was ‘Judenrein,’ ‘No Jews.’ What we have in the protesters right now, dressed up in the clothing of progressivism, is pure hatred of Jews. Any — my view is any student who holds up a sign that says ‘Free Palestine from the river to the sea’ should be expelled. That’s not free speech. That’s calling for murder.”

>> It's really a pro-Hamas demonstration and a lot of people there who think of themselves as progressives and who have progressive causes and are going to March for Hamas and not for Palestinians because if you are truly for the Palestinian people, you would be marching against Hamas. There is a concept and radical islamist theology and it’s called – "fool the infidels" and a lot of people fooled by Hamas will be marching out there tomorrow. >> People forget Ayaan, the whole goal of a lot of people is to wipe Israel off the map completely, kill them all, get rid of them. Maybe people just don’t quite remember that part. They know, yeah, October 7th. I think that was propaganda. People are being told. Joe Biden- who has been very vocal- we are in complete solidarty with Israel. Yet his progressive flank, they’re the ones who are supporting all of these pro-Palestinian groups. >> I was a very harsh critic of Joe Biden and the way he left Afghanistan. Right now I complement him and his administration for the strong position they have taken. It is a very strong model position in support of Israel. And I think by extension true Palestinians. Yeah the track party is divided. The younger generation has gone woke and progressive. And they have been fooled by Hamas in disguise. They have been told that they are marching for the rights of Palestinians and for the lives of Palestinians but they are not. In fact, these people are marching to obliterate Israel off the map. When you hear ceasefire, what it translates into is let Israel stop fighting for itself let Hamas regroup and let Hamas come back and do what Hamas says in its charter. And that is to completely eradicate and obliterate Israel off the map.

Reporter: “But how can you ask for a ceasefire? How can you ask for Israel to stop their aggression when you go on television in Lebanon here last week and say that you will continue your aggression, you will continue October 7ths again and again and again.” [crosstalk] HAMAD: “What do you want us to do, to stop?” Reporter: “If you’re asking for a ceasefire —“ HAMAD: “To stop? OK. We are — OK. OK.” Reporter: “— if you’re asking for a ceasefire ih has to be two ways.” HAMAD: “No, I am talking that we actually want to continue against occupation. This is our national — our — our legal right to fight against occupation. It is according to international law, according to all the regulation of the world, in Europe, you fight against an ISIS.”

Warren: “Exactly right. So, look, this is nothing more than a cynical plot by the Republicans to try to exploit the Hamas terrorist bombings to see if they can hook onto that their longtime desire to let the wealthiest tax cheats get away free."

TARAWANEH: “A friend from back home recently reminded me of something which I would like to share with all of you. Do you guys remember the photo of the kids and men laughing and smiling as they sat on top of Israeli military Jeep captured by our Freedom Fighters?” CROWD: “Yes.” TARAWANEH: “Do you remember that picture?” CROWD: “Yes.” TARAWANEH: “How about the photos of the bulldozer breaking through the dusty border. Do you remember that picture?” CROWD: “Yes.” TARAWANEH: “And the several other joyful and powerful images which came from the glorious October 7th?” CROWD: “Yes.” TARAWANEH: “I want you to picture those in your minds. I want you all to remember how you felt when you saw those images and heard the news. I remember feeling so empowered and happy, so confident that victory was near and so tangible. (Cheering) I want all of you to hold that feeling in your hearts, never let go of it, channel it through every action you take, bring it to the streets —“ UNKNOWN MALE: “Yes.” TARAWANEH: “— go down to the streets every day, and don’t ever let them feel that you plainly accept this genocide.”

PROTESTERS: “Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!”

These kids who signed these statements, while people were still bleeding to death from the rapes and murders, these are Hitlers youth. These are the same as the people who conducted Kristallnacht 85 years ago. These are the same people who fought for the Ayatollahs to come to power. Students have been responsible for some of the worst blood baths and abuses in history. Stalin relied on children, Hitler relied on college students, there’s no excuse. These are Hitler Youths. They are on the wrong side of history. And President of Harvard refuses to condemn them. She’s now, finally, after a lot of pressure been willing to condemn Hamas, but she’s not willing to condemn Hitlers Youth among her Students and among her faculty and until she does that I urge everybody to stop contributing to Harvard, Yale, the City University of New York to the University of Pennsylvania. Send your contributions to decent organizations that know the difference between right and wrong.

HARLOW: “I do want to ask you about what’s happening here at home, and specifically John on college campuses. Jewish students at Cornell University — and this is just one example, by the way — were targeted in these online threats that included threats to shoot Jewish students at their kosher dining hall, so that buildings now closed off. We’ve seen a number of anti-Semitic threats since the war began here. How does the White House characterize the threat to our Jewish community here at home? And what will the White House do to try to keep them safe?” KIRBY: “That threat’s rising, Poppy, no question about it. I mean, in 2022, there were more anti-Semitic events in this country than there had been since 1979. In this year ‘23, we continue to see that rise. It’s dangerous. It’s unacceptable, anywhere in the world, certainly here in the United States of America. And so what we’re doing is we’re working very closely at a federal level with state and local authorities to be able to better identify threats to the Jewish community and disrupt them before they can — they can — they can actually take action. We’re working on that very, very hard. Now, there’s obviously also a rise in anti-Muslim hate and — and activity as well. We’re watching that very, very closely. But this is unacceptable — unacceptable in the United States of America in 2023.”

BUTLER: "Similarly, I think uh-, yes, understanding Hamas Hezbollah as social movements that are Progressive that are on the Left, that are part of the Global Left, is extremely important. That does not stop us from being critical of certain dimensions of both movements. It doesn't stop those of us who are interested in non-violent politics for raising the question of- um- uh- uh- um- of whether there are other options besides violence. So, again, a critical important engagement. I mean I certainly think it should be entered into the conversation on the Left. I similarly think boycotts and divestment procedures are, again, um- an essential component of any resistance movement."

Jean-Pierre: “... make something clear at the top because I understand how important moral clarity is, especially at this time. So, when Jews are targeted because of their beliefs, or their identity, when Israel is singled out because of anti-Jewish hatred, that is anti-Semitism.”

Jeffries: "We faced adversity on September 11, 2001, when the towers and the Pentagon were unexpectedly struck, killing thousands of lives in an instant. We faced adversity right here in the House of Representatives, when on January 6, 2021, a violent mob of insurrectionists incited by some in this chamber overran the House floor as part of an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power."

Reporter: “There have been some members of Congress who have called for a ceasefire and they have not gone as far as backing the administration’s call for support for Israel.” Jean-Pierre: “So, look, I’ve seen some of those statements this weekend. And we’re going to continue to be very clear. We believe they’re wrong. We believe they are repugnant and we believe they’re disgraceful. Our condemnation belongs squarely with terrorists who have brutally murders, raped, kidnapped hundreds, hundreds of Israelis. There can be no equivocation about that. There are not two sides here. There are not two sides." Reporter: “What’s the level of concern right now about the potential rise of anti-Semitism in light of everything that’s going on in Israel?” Jean-Pierre: “So, a couple of things. Look, we have not seen any credible threats. I know there’s been always questions about credible threats, and so just want to make sure that that’s out there. But, look, Muslim and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks, and certainly President Biden understands that many of our Muslim Arab Americans and Palestinian American loved ones and neighbors are worried about the hate being directed at their communities, and that is something you heard the president speak to in his address just last Thursday. And so, one of the things that the president has done is directed his team — homeland security team to prioritize prevention and disruption of any emerging threats that could harm the Jewish, the Muslim, Arab Americans or any other communities, and that is something that the president has sought to do since day one."

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DeSantis: “So, Eric, you do not have a right, a foreigner does not have a right to be here. They’re here at the grace of the American people. If they’re on a student visa, that is absolutely revocable based on government policy. And so what I would say is, if you’re a foreign national on a student visa, if you’re out demonstrating in favor of Hamas and terrorist attacks against innocent people in Israel, I would yank the visa, I would send you home. We only have so many spots at these universities as it is. I think that that we need to do more American students to begin with. Nevertheless, we have every right to do it. And if you look at what’s happened in Europe, you know, they’ve imported a lot of people, and now it’s really changed the underlying dynamics of those societies. You have massive pro-Hamas demonstrations, massive anti-Semitism all over. I don’t want that here in the United States. So, yes, we will be very forceful, we’ll send people back, because we just need to nip this in the bud. I’ve seen a lot of stuff, people take to the streets, things I disagree. That’s fine. But to support openly a terrorist organization like that, I think that’s a new low for a lot of these universities.”

PSAKI: “There were two American hostages freed. That’s obviously a big development. There are, of course, more being held, but there are also hundreds of Americans who are now being — who are now trying to get out through the Rafah crossing. Are you encouraged or should we be encouraged that that is coming soon, given that there has been aid flowing in? Or what is your expectation beyond the timeline there?” SATTERFIELD: “Well, our expectation is that all foreign nationals, including the almost 1000 Americans, those with family, the staff who worked for us, for our mission in Gaza, will indeed be able to depart as rapidly as possible. Nothing is simple. The issue of movement through Rafah out of Gaza is as complicated as was the movement of humanitarian assistance in. But you’re quite right that the opening of the crossing for assistance to head to the people of Gaza was an essential, critical first step towards what we want to achieve, what the president wants to achieve, which is getting our people out to safety.” PSAKI: “Last week, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said it was Hamas that was holding up people being able to depart. Is it primarily Hamas? Are the Egyptians holding it up? Who is preventing people from leaving?” SATTERFIELD: “The answer is very simple. It is Hamas, full stop.”

DOOCY: “But intel arm of CBP has a new bulletin out and the headline is pretty alarming. It says in bold letters right at the top, ‘Foreign Fighters of Israel-Hamas Conflict May Be Encountered at Southwest Border.’ ‘The Daily Caller’ got a copy of this material that was distributed three days ago and it’s about Hamas, Hezbollah or Islamic Jihad fighters exploiting the porous border to get into the U.S. Part of the concern is that terrorists can see a ton of traffic down there, one — rather than new numbers 2.48 million encounters in a fiscal year and among them at least 172 people from the terror watch list, that is 172 who actually came face to face with law enforcement and didn’t get away.”

PHILLIP: “One of the things that you’ve done today is introduce a piece of legislation that would pull back federal student aid for schools that in your view facilitate or promote events with an anti-Semitic message. You say this hits them where it hurts, their pocketbooks.” Scott: “Yes.” PHILLIP: “But I wonder, I mean, there are a lot of students who are beneficiaries of federal student aid, who have nothing to do with these pro-Palestinian protests. Wouldn’t this just hurt them?” Scott: “Let’s take a look back. In 2017, I introduced legislation for the definition of anti-Semitism to be codified on college campuses in the same way that we use it in state departments. What we’ve seen on college campuses since October 7th is people, kids protesting — it’s their constitutional right — asking for genocide of Jews, murdering of Jews, supporting terrorism. For those universities and colleges that do nothing to stomp out or stamp out that kind of racism, discrimination and, frankly, support of genocide, that is a problem with American tax dollars.” PHILLIP: “But, again, doesn’t that just penalize people who may have had absolutely nothing to do with it? That’s a very small minority of anybody who’s on these college campuses. And beyond that, I mean, people have raised questions about — you’ve described it a certain way.” Scott: “That’s just the way it is. Just take a look at the videos.” PHILLIP: “It’s fine how you described it, that’s your view of it.” Scott: “Yes, ma’am.” PHILLIP: “Some of the protesters would say that we might be penalized simply for advocating for Palestinians. Doesn’t this risk infringing on their freedom of speech?” Scott: “No, actually, the first thing I said was their freedom of speech is protected. You do not have the freedom to encourage genocide. You don’t have the freedom to say, ‘Let’s murder people in our country.’ You don’t have the freedom to say, ‘We’re going to support terrorism,’ and frankly, supporting terrorism means supporting the death of Americans and others. I think, with my tax dollars that is a part of the federal spending, the colleges and universities are not going to push back on hate on their college campuses, not to the expression of disagreements but saying, ‘Let’s murder people,’ that leadership should be punished.” PHILLIP: “Leadership should be punished, but I think you would agree students would be as well. I also — “ Scott: “Here’s — let us be clear here. The universities are responsible for the actions on their campuses. The president himself said, we should root out hate. But he didn’t talk about The Squad, he didn’t talk about the universities where we find the hate being fomented.” PHILLIP: I want to ask you about your Presidential campaign-

Virtually every...mass shooting...every....circumstance where large number of people have been victimized or lost. I've spoken with them. I learned a long time ago, what you all learn in your life. When someone is going through something that is beyond their comprehension that they never thought they's have to go through. If they see someone who they think understand, have maybe been through something, not the same, but similar, it gives them some sense of hope. And I always get criticized, sometimes by my staff, because when I go to these events I stay. 3 or 4 hours. Answer all the questions. Because it matters. It matters a lot. And, look, some of you have gone through a hell of a lot more than I have gone through, and a lot more than other people have gone through. and you understand. It's just-- uh- people are looking for just something to grab. Something that gives them some sense, sense of hope. And that's- and if I can do a little bit of that, then you know, it's worth doing. >> REPORTER: People all over the region are upset about the Hospital and don't necessarily believe you or the Israelis that they didn't have anything to do with it. Do you have a message to the people in the streets? BIDEN: Well I can understand why in this circumstance they wouldn't believe. I understand that. And- but- uh- I would not - you notice I don't say things like that unless I have faith in the source from which I've gotten it. Our defense department says it's highly unlikely that it was Israelis and had it been a different footprint- and- had intercepted some- anyway- that's why you notice I didn't say it first, I wanted to make sure that I knew. And look- and I'm suggesting that Hamas deliberately did it either. It's that old thing, gotta know how to shoot straight. And it's not the first time Hamas has launched something that didn't function. So- I don't know all the detail, but I do know the people at the defense department that I respect and intelligence community that I respect say it is highly improbable that Israel did that.

Bennett: “I do also want to talk about this floating the narratives or the claims. There are no two sides to this hospital. Either it was bombed by Israel or it was targeted by someone else on the Palestinian side. And if it’s — if two people come and say one says it’s raining outside and the other said it’s dry, you don’t bring the quotes of both sides. You just goddamn open the window and look whether it’s raining or not. That’s what we did. And this hospital, in fact, it’s a parking lot, was hit definitely a hundred percent by Islamic Jihad barrage shot fired at 6:59 PM. We have three different videos from different angles showing it. We have the ballistics. We know that an Israeli bomb would have created a crater, which does not exist. We know that the propellant in the rocket, because it was a long-term rocket targeted for Israel, so a lot of that propellant was still in the rocket, which created a lot of fire. We have two Hamas nicks (ph) talking to each other and saying and admitting that it is from Islamic Jihad. So, Anderson, with all due respect, there aren’t two sides to this. Not everything is two sides. And I have a feeling that if it wasn’t the state of Israel, then I think the global media would have behaved very differently.” COOPER: “We’re simply saying we have not been able to independently verify the claims that that have being made. We have reported exactly what Israel has put forward and also that the U.S. Intelligence Community has backed up as well. And that certainly seems to be what President Biden has also been basing his assessment on. It’s what he said. Information from his own defense department, in addition to Israel’s presenting of evidence that takes the —“ [crosstalk] Bennett: “Anderson, I have to barge in here. I have to say something. I was in 9/11. I was in Manhattan when it happened. And if a day later, al-Qaeda would have said that it’s America who perpetrated it. No one would have quoted it al-Qaeda. No one would - and you didn’t have validation back then that it was al-Qaeda, but you knew it’s not America. And somehow there’s a double standard here. You had 30 hours to validate. We have all the information. Everything is transparent. For heaven’s sakes, to see the headline of The New York Times saying the Palestinians claim that Israel bombarded a hospital, we don’t do that. It’s the Palestinian who rape young girls. It’s the Palestinians who tear apart limbs. It’s the Palestinians who burn whole families and shoot five month old babies. It’s the Palestinians, for heaven’s sake, who kidnapped 84-year-old Holocaust survivors. It’s not the Israelis. This is not what Israel does. And you’ve had ample time, do your job and show the truth. There is moral clarity in the world. Not everything has two sides to it.” COOPER: “Naftali Bennett, I appreciate your time. Thank you very much for being with us.” Bennett: “Thank you very much.”