Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Dem Rep. Torres Decries Harvard Students Blaming Israel (Connecting the Dots: Iran, Harvard University, Shorenstein Center, Palestine, Obama, Samantha Power, Cass Sunstein & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Dem Rep. Torres Decries Harvard Students Blaming Israel (Connecting the Dots: Iran, Harvard University, Shorenstein Center, Palestine, Obama, Samantha Power, Cass Sunstein & Soros Funding, All Networking)

By Nick Koutsobinas 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ritchie-torres-harvard-university-students/2023/10/09/id/1137612/

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., denounced several student organizations at Harvard University for signing a letter blaming the Israeli government for the violence and death arising from attacks by Hamas, the Washington Examiner reported Monday.

Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, received financial backing from Iran, a country that had recently seen $6 billion in assets unfrozen by the Biden administration. The attack, which caught Israel off guard, unfolded early Saturday, with militants converging on the Jewish state via land, air, and sea. This event left many within the intelligence community baffled, as it raised questions about the apparent failure of world-class surveillance and intelligence agencies to detect the invasion.

In response to a letter signed by more than 30 Harvard student groups blaming Israel, Torres posted on X: "Israel is the victim of a terrorist attack. Hamas is the perpetrator. It's as simple as that. There are no 'both sides.'"

The Harvard organizations believe the Israeli government bore full responsibility for the invasion, asserting that millions of Palestinians were living in an "open-air prison."

"In the coming days," the student groups wrote, "Palestinians will be forced to bear the full brunt of Israel's violence. The apartheid regime is the only one to blame, Israeli violence has structured every aspect of Palestinian existence for 75 years." They called on the Harvard community to take action against what they deemed the "ongoing annihilation of Palestinians."

In response, Torres wrote, "Here you have 30+ student organizations from Harvard University, blaming the victims, Israelis, for their own murder, rape, and abduction, rather than blaming the perpetrator, Hamas, for murdering, raping, and abducting them."

"Demonizing Israel — to the point of denying the humanity of Israeli victims and the inhumanity of their perpetrators — is moral confusion masquerading as moral clarity."

Torres has positioned himself with a group of Democrats joining the ranks of Republicans in condemning the Hamas attack while offering unwavering support for Israel's right to defend itself against terrorists.

But some, including members of the Squad of far left-wing Democrats such as Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., took a different stance by advocating for a broader return to order and peace, refraining from assigning blame to either side.

"The path to that future must include lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and dismantling the apartheid conditions that can lead to resistance," Tlaib said in a statement Sunday, according to the Examiner. "As long as our government provides billions in unconditional funding to support the apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will continue."

At the highest levels of the U.S. government, President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have assured Israeli leaders of the unwavering support of the United States. They pledged to provide additional aid in the coming days.

Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy

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Connecting the Dots:

Hushang Ansary was the minister of economic affairs for Iran and is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy (Harvard University).

Stephen Hess is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy (Harvard University) and a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

E.J. Dionne is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy (Harvard University) and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior advisory committee member for the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

Howard E. Cox Jr. is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School and a dean's council member for the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

David M. Rubenstein is a dean's council member for the John F. Kennedy School of Government, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.

Herbert M. Kaplan is a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cass R. Sunstein is a professor at Harvard Medical School, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and married to Samantha Power.

Lynn Bendheim Thoman is a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ann M. Fudge was an overseer at Harvard University and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Lawrence H. Summers is a professor; former president at Harvard University and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Samantha Power is married to Cass R. Sunstein, was the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration, Barack Obama’s aide, a board member for the International Crisis Group and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Palestine is a member of the United Nations.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank)John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Harvard Law Review.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.

Danielle C. Gray was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Ronald A. Klain was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and a coordinator of government Ebola efforts for the Barack Obama administration.

Harold H. Koh was a developments editor for the Harvard Law Review and a State Department legal adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Blake Roberts was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and is the deputy associate counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Michael B.G. Froman was an editor for the Harvard Law Review, an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack Obama’s law school friend.

Crystal Nix Hines was Barack Obama’s law school friend and a supervising editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Nancy L. McCullough is Barack Obama’s law school friend and was an editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Jonathan T. Molot is Barack Obama’s law school friend and was an editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Thomas J. Perrelli is Barack Obama’s law school friend and was a managing editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Michael J. Gottleib was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and is an associate counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Resources: Past Research

What is Hamas? (Connecting the Dots: The Council on Foreign Relations, Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey, Palestine, Iran, Egypt, CNN & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Iran & the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/10/what-is-hamas-connecting-dots-council.html

Mike Rowe on How Many Are Following the ‘Worst Advice in the History of the World’ (Past Research on Harvard University)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/mike-rowe-on-how-many-are-following.html

Report: Obama Threatened to Shoot Down IAF Iran Strike (Past Research on Israel)

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/03/report-obama-threatened-to-shoot-down.html

Hours After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next (Covid Project)) (Past Research on Cameron Kerry)

THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html

Obama in Harvard Law Review: Prayer Won’t Do It; We Need Gun Control (Past Research on the Harvard Law Review)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/01/obama-in-harvard-law-review-prayer-wont.html

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