It looks like the left-wing activists are at it again, causing a ruckus and disrupting the grown-ups who are trying to get some actual work done. This time, their target was none other than Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who had the audacity to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the department’s budget. How dare he!
Of course, the main item on the agenda was President Biden’s latest foreign aid package, which includes a whopping $60 billion for Ukraine, Taiwan, and – gasp! – Israel. That last one was like waving a red flag in front of a bull for the anti-Israel faction on the left of the Democratic Party. They just couldn’t resist the opportunity to make a scene and spew their nonsense.
As Blinken began his opening statement, an activist suddenly stood up and started shouting the name of a Palestinian boy allegedly killed by the Israeli military. I’m sure the boy’s family would be thrilled to know that their tragedy is being used as a political prop by some attention-seeking activist. The protester was swiftly removed by Capitol police, but not before calling Blinken “the Butcher of Gaza” and claiming that he would be “remembered for murdering innocent Palestinians.” Talk about a flair for the dramatic!
But wait, there’s more! As soon as the first protester was gone, another one popped up like a whack-a-mole, this time an elderly woman yelling “Stop the genocide!” I guess she missed the memo that Israel is actually the one under constant attack by terrorists who want to wipe them off the map. She was promptly escorted out, but not before thoroughly embarrassing herself.
Poor Blinken tried to start over with his speech, but then another woman ran towards him, shouting that he was a war criminal with “the blood of 40,000 people” on his hands. I’m no math genius, but I’m pretty sure that number is a tad inflated. Finally, as the third protester was hauled away, yet another woman started accusing Blinken of “funding a genocide” and claimed that mass graves had been found outside Gaza hospitals. Because apparently, Israel is not only defending itself against terrorists but also secretly committing mass atrocities. Who knew?
Now, let’s take a step back and look at the bigger picture here. President Biden has recently started to retreat from traditional US support for Israel, putting pressure on Jerusalem to scale back its war against Hamas and even halting shipments of weapons. But apparently, that’s not enough for the ultra-left wing of his party, led by the notorious “Squad” in the House of Representatives. These radical Democrats seem to have a pathological hatred for the Jewish state and will stop at nothing to demonize and delegitimize it.
But Biden is caught between a rock and a hard place. If he continues to appease the far left, he risks alienating everyone else who understands that Israel is our closest ally in the Middle East and a beacon of democracy in a sea of tyranny. On the other hand, if he stands firm in his support for Israel, he risks losing the support of the Muslim-American vote and the rabid anti-Israel faction within his own party.
The disruption of Blinken’s hearing is just the latest example of how the Democrats are being pulled to the extreme left by a vocal minority of radicals who seem to have more in common with Hamas than with the American people. It’s a sad state of affairs when supporting our allies and standing up to terrorism is considered controversial within one of our major political parties.
But I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. After all, this is the same party that thinks defunding the police is a good idea and that socialism is the answer to all our problems. With leaders like that, it’s no wonder they attract the kind of unhinged activists who think shouting down a Cabinet secretary is a productive use of their time.
So, to the left-wing activists who disrupted Blinken’s hearing, I say this: Thank you for reminding us just how out of touch and extreme your ideology really is. And to Secretary Blinken and the Biden administration, I say this: Stand firm in your support for Israel, and don’t let the lunatic fringe of your party dictate our foreign policy. The American people are counting on you to do the right thing.
