Nancy Pelosi Accuses Anti-Israel Protesters of Having Russian Ties

Nancy Pelosi Accuses Anti-Israel Protesters of Having Russian Ties

Jan. 30, 2024

Glenn Greenwald - SYSTEM UPDATE

Russia, Russia, Russia! Pelosi Proclaims Pro-Palestine Protesters Are Puppets Of Putin

Millionaire and Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested on Sunday that the FBI should probe anti-Genocide and pro-Palestine protests over concerns that they're tied to Russia. "For them to call for a cease-fire is [Russian president Vladimir Putin's] message," the onetime top House Democrat said during a Sunday appearance on CNN's State of the Union.

"Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see."

Asked about whether Russia is directly planting protesters in said demonstrations, she responded: "I think some financing should be investigated. And I want to ask the FBI to investigate that."

Pelosi's response was all-too-familiar:

"They are in front of my house all the time. I have a feeling for what feelings they have. But we have to think about what we're doing. And what we have to do is try to stop the suffering in Gaza. This is women and children, people who don't have a place to go, so let's address that.

But for them to call for a cease-fire is Mr. Putin's message, Mr. Putin's message. Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see.

Same thing with Ukraine.

It's about Putin's message. I think some of these protesters are spontaneous, and organic and sincere. Some, I think, are connected to Russia. I say that having looked at this for a long time."

In response, Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has called Pelosi's claims "delusional" and warned against a return to the way Washington handled peace activists in the 1960s. "Sadly, Rep. Pelosi's comments echo a time in our nation when opponents of the Vietnam War were accused of being communist sympathizers and subjected to FBI harassment."

While Russia has previously been responsible for meddling in U.S. politics, Pelosi provided no reported evidence of Kremlin involvement in the protests at hand. Instead, such demonstrations appear to largely be a product of domestic organizing efforts—from city councils to faith assemblies to campus activists—along with growing public sentiment against Israel's bombing of Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of at least 26,422 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

Young people are particularly dissatisfied; poll after poll has shown that more Americans ages 18–29 disapprove than approve of the Joe Biden administration's support for the Israeli invasion on Gaza and want a cease-fire.

That sentiment has been shared across the globe.

In 2017, Democrats joined Republicans in bill criminalizing speech critical of Israel.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-join-republicans-in-bill-criminalizing-speech_b_5978bc17e4b0c6616f7ce6d9

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-russia-russia-pelosi-proclaims-pro-palestine-protesters-are-puppets-putin

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