Celebs Blame Palestinian Deaths in Gaza Strip on Trump
Celebrities have spent the past 16 months tarring President Donald Trump with every imaginable crime.
Here’s an abbreviated list:
- Collusion
- Corruption
- Obstruction of Justice
- Tweeting with Intent to Harm
That won’t stop until the Democrats take back the White House. They may retroactively pin crimes and misdemeanors on Trump long after he leaves office, though.
New habits die hard.
Two female comics took their Trump hate to a new level this week. The historic opening of the first U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, fulfilling a promise made by President Trump, caused celebrities to reflexively smite Trump’s foreign policy.
A crush of Palestinians, egged on by the terrorist group Hamas, rushed the Israel border along the Gaza Strip with assorted weapons to mark the occasion. At least 55 Palestinians died as Israeli soldiers fought back against the wave of hostile invaders.
On the day of the U.S. embassy opening in Jerusalem, violent demonstrators urged on by Hamas, the terrorist group in control of Gaza, sought to breach the fence to penetrate Israeli territory. The Israeli military, which seeks to limit civilian casualties, fired on some of the demonstrators.
Naturally, celebrities blamed the deaths on Trump. First up? Bette Midler. The hard-left entertainer, who doubles as an amateur meteorologist, blasted the Embassy’s opening with a pair of Tweets:
You lose the PR advantage on this one, #MrTrump, with those two images side be side, Ivanka and Jared yukking it up in Jerusalem while the Palestinians get shot at. Perfect, you moron.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) May 14, 2018
Fifty-two people die in protest over moving American Embassy to Jerusalem. Thanks, asshole! Your uninformed and demented actions have consequences! Don’t you get it? Those people had families too!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) May 14, 2018
Not to be outdone, far-left comic Chelsea Handler chimed in with her own Embassy-themed Tweet.
I’m glad Ivanka and Jared could take time away from their busy schedules of not being qualified to represent the US to go represent the US, and celebrate moving the capital in exchange for the adelson’s donations, while 50+ Palestinians have been killed.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 14, 2018
Comedian Michael Ian Black, whose Twitter claim to fame is repeatedly calling the NRA a “terrorist organization,” retweeted the following message.
This is a horrifying day to be a Jew.
We dishonor our ancestors who yearned to be free for generations when our freedom comes at the expense of another people. If we are to be free, the Palestinian people must be free as well.
Those who deny their freedom deny ours as well.
— Max Berger (@maxberger) May 14, 2018
Susan Sarandon added her two cents to the following Tweet:
This is happening with our dollars, with our interference. https://t.co/YyxPdS1leq
— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) May 14, 2018
Other stars retweeting highly critical comments? Count Ron Perlman and Sarah Silverman in:
Deaths in Gaza result of utter disregard of Messers Trump & Netanyahu for Palestinian rights & homeland. By moving Embassy to Jerusalem, Trump played politics, destroyed US peacemaker role. New generation of Israelis/Palestinians need to isolate extremists to find path to peace.
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) May 14, 2018
Have died?
Were killed. https://t.co/8qzPeGHDYZ— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) May 15, 2018
“Will & Grace” star Debra Messing shared this “huge” protest tied to the Palestinian-led violence.
Members of the Boston Jewish Community are gathering now outside the Israeli Consulate to mourn the killing of 55 Palestinians today in Gaza pic.twitter.com/hEraiLn5DT
— IfNotNow (@IfNotNowOrg) May 14, 2018
The Federalist’s David Harsanyi added some much needed context to the growing death toll:
Despite what you’ve heard, the 35,000 Palestinian “demonstrators” massed along the security fence between Israel and Gaza — the ones throwing firebombs and other explosives, burning tires, chucking rocks (if you think these are aren’t deadly, you should see one landing; I have), and those attempting to light fires to burn crops and vegetation — are only ostensibly protesting the United States moving its embassy to Israel’s capital. I know this because Hamas doesn’t accept a U.S. embassy anywhere in Israel, as it doesn’t recognize Israel at all.
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