2024-05-03 05:56:35
On April 26, 2024, the Tingba protest took place on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)
[The Epoch Times, 3 mai 2024](The Epoch Times reported by Xue Mingzhu, Berkeley) Anti-Israel protests on campuses across the United States continue to intensify, and even violence has occurred. News commentator Lan Shu said these anti-war protests have turned into anti-Semitic movements and could spread to other ethnic groups, shaking the foundations of the United States.
More protest tents also gathered on the University of California, Berkeley campus. On April 26 (last Friday), it was estimated that nearly a hundred tents were camped on and around the steps of Sproul Hall at the University of California, Berkeley. By Monday the 29th, it is estimated that this number will reach around 150 tents.
No snowflake is innocent in an avalanche
News commentator Lan Shu said that on October 7 last year, the Hamas terrorist attack did not receive much support at first. However, as Israel’s counterterrorism military operations continued to expand, causing casualties among Palestinian civilians, opposition to Israel began. have more voice.
He said that although Hamas is considered a terrorist organization, little is known that it is Gaza’s democratically elected government and is still funded by Gaza taxpayers. Therefore, from this point of view, the people of Gaza also bear some responsibility for Hamas’s terrorist attacks.
On April 26, 2024, the Tingba protest took place on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)On April 26, 2024, the Tingba protest took place on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)On April 26, 2024, the Tingba protest took place on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)
Why doesn’t Israel stop the war?
Lan Shu said that from a humanitarian perspective, the Israeli military has a responsibility to minimize civilian casualties. But once entering a state of war, civilian casualties on both sides are inevitable. Currently, the international community is putting strong pressure on Israel, asking it to minimize civilian casualties. But why doesn’t Israel stop its ground attack on Gaza in response to international pressure?
He said that taking World War II as an example, after the Nazi Axis Powers launched World War II, when the Allied forces counterattacked, they did not stop their offensive when they reached the borders of Japan, Germany or Italy. The Allies knew that continuing the offensive would result in civilian casualties, but they obviously could not stop the fighting until the final outcome of the war was determined.
War cannot avoid civilian casualties, but both armies have a responsibility to do their best to reduce civilian casualties.
On April 26, 2024, a Communist Party USA poster was displayed at the UC Berkeley campus protest site. (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)On April 26, 2024, a Communist Party USA poster was displayed at the UC Berkeley campus protest site. (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)
Campus protests have gone wrong
Recently, anti-war protests at universities across the United States have intensified and evolved into anti-Semitic activities that destroy buildings, disrupt public order, and even directly target Jews. A video on the X platform showed that a Jewish student at the University of California, Los Angeles, was refused entry to the school by pro-Palestinian students during a class on April 29.
“It’s about the Jews, not the war.” Lan Shu believes that protests on American campuses pose a threat to the safety of Jewish students. The protests, initially against the war and civilian casualties, turned into demonstrations against the Jewish community: “This is racial discrimination.” This is a very dangerous phenomenon. If campus protests target the Jewish community today, they could target other communities tomorrow.
The result of behind-the-scenes manipulation by left-wing organizations
On April 26, at the anti-Semitic and pro-Palestinian rally at the University of California at Berkeley, Communist Party USA posters were displayed: “Are you a communist? Get organized! » “Our solution: uprising!” Revolution “. !”
Lan Shu said that according to his observations, most of the organizers of the pro-Pakistan and anti-war protests on campus are left-wing organizations. The left often uses “equality” as its banner. But judging by the current discrimination against Jewish people by left-wing organizations, where is the equality they advocate?
He emphasized that the anti-Semitic campaign organized by the left not only violated the spirit of the US Constitution, but also violated the fundamental values of liberty and equality in the United States and was diametrically opposed to the concept of liberty and equality . in the USA.
April 26, 2024 coincides with the Muslim public preaching event (Khutbah). (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)April 26, 2024 coincides with the Muslim public preaching event (Khutbah). (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)
The true meaning of the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty in the United States, its English name is Statue of Liberty. Lan Shu said that there was actually a problem with the Chinese translation of Statue of Liberty as Statue of Liberty.
Because “Liberty” does not just mean “freedom”, but means “enlightenment”, which refers to an environment capable of creating freedom. Therefore, the meaning of “Statue of Liberty” actually means that the United States can provide an enlightened and free environment that can welcome all people.
Lan Shu said that the United States is a country made up of immigrants. The unique thing is that the ancestors of the vast majority of Americans were not born in the United States, but their love for the United States extends beyond their country of origin.
In this big family, the United States welcomes people from all over the world. The left-wing anti-Semitic movement therefore completely violates the founding of the United States.
The protest at the University of California, Berkeley, was jointly initiated by groups including the Black Student Union, UC Berkeley’s Jewish Voice for Peace and the Indigenous Graduate Student Association.
They made a series of demands, including that the university condemn the war in Gaza and call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire; the withdrawal of all funds supporting Israeli military operations; Palestinian studies programs. ◇
April 26, 2024 coincides with the Muslim public preaching event (Khutbah). (Xue Mingzhu/Epoch Times)
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