Israel’s Diaspora Minister Slams Antisemitic U.S. Campus Protests as ‘Nightmare of America’

“There is a common ground between liberals and conservatives, and we are losing this mutual ground, and I think it is far deeper and more dangerous than their relationship with Israel,” he mentioned, calling it a “menace to the longer term of America [and] Western civilization. 

“This is bigger than us,” he added. “This is bigger than this moment.” 

Noting that Israel additionally has “true friends” within the Democratic Party, together with Rep. Ritchie Torres, who has taken “bold leadership” in standing with Israel, he defined that in relation to a “true policy on the ground,” there was a “shift” within the Biden administration and the Democrat Party, particularly on the difficulty of Rafah — Hamas’s final remaining stronghold — the place the Biden administration “put so much pressure” on Israel, as a substitute of on Hamas and Qatar.

U.S. President Joe Biden joins Israel’s Prime Minister for the beginning of the Israeli battle cupboard assembly, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the continued battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (MIRIAM ALSTER/POOL/AFP through Getty Images)

He then defined that there is no such thing as a “middle path” between supporting western, Judeo-Christian values and the State of Israel on one hand, and the novel ideology of Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib on the opposite.

“If you support Hamas, you’re not [just] an enemy of the state of Israel, you’re an enemy of America … [and] of Western civilization as a whole,” he mentioned 

Expressing his perception that most individuals perceive Israel and the existential threats it faces, he argued that “there will be a backlash” to the threats to Jewish college students and professors going down on campuses within the U.S. because of radical pro-Palestinian activists:

There might be a backlash to this violence, this hatred, this disgusting remedy of Jewish college students who’ve performed nothing mistaken. And additionally the truth that individuals can’t go to the college. Forget in regards to the Jews, Israel, Palestine — neglect about all of it. Just unusual college students who wish to study science, they’ve performed nothing mistaken. And the campuses have been conquered by this Muslim Brotherhood group. We are seeing related tent [encampments], related slogans. It’s all orchestrated, organized, funded, and we all know the organizations. We know CAIR, we all know Linda Sarsour, we all know SJP, we all know [American] Muslims for Palestine. We know all of the organizations. And I hope the Americans may also study the character of these organizations who’re attempting to play themselves as pleasant however are the nightmare of America and the nightmare of Western civilization. Obviously, they’re enemies of Israel and enemies of Jewish individuals, however that is far far past the State of Israel and the Jews.

He additionally criticized Ilhan Omar for stating she was “enormously proud” of her daughter, Isra Hirsi, who was suspended final week from Barnard for being concerned with the unauthorized “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” that was later dismantled by officers with the NYPD.

I’m enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi.
She has all the time led with braveness and compassion, from organizing a statewide college stroll out on the twentieth anniversary of Columbine on the age of 15, to main the most important youth local weather rally at our nation’s Capitol at 16, and now…

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 19, 2024

“She is very proud of her daughter — [but] what [is she proud of]? The raping of innocent women at a party [by Gaza terrorists at the Nova festival and] in their homes? What are you so proud about? How can you be proud of Hamas? How can we negotiate supporting Hamas?” he requested.

Effects of Biden’s Misdirected Pressure 

The Diaspora and Antisemitism Minister then highlighted a Qatari official’s latest speech marked by requires violence in opposition to Israel, together with a warning that October 7 was “just the beginning.”

“This is serious,” he exclaimed, “[and yet] no sanctions against Qatar, no demand to move away the leaders of Hamas [residing there] — they’re paying no price,” he lamented.

Instead of “maximum pressure” on Qatar, it’s redirected at Israel, he famous, explaining that the IDF may have already entered Rafah if not for the stress to not function there, as if it have been some “sacred” metropolis:

Yes, we have to do all the things to forestall the killing and damage of harmless civilians, though we noticed what number of of them participated within the atrocities. And we have to keep in mind that on daily basis — hundreds of individuals invaded Israel and burned households alive. We’re not going to neglect it; not even within the century forward. We noticed them are available with their sticks — previous individuals — to rape, to rob. And but, we don’t search to be like Hamas. We don’t wish to … goal civilians. We need solely Hamas terrorists. 

Thanking the present administration for passing the latest assist package deal to support Israel’s navy efforts, he expressed hope that the Biden administration will provide its support to Israel to “finish the job” in Rafah, to remove Hamas, and to “create the conditions” that can permit us to convey again the nation’s hostages. 

Though Israel must “lean more towards independent industrial efforts” in its weapons manufacturing and be “less dependent” on different nations, he insisted that it’s a “wise strategy” for the Western world to work collectively.

Police intervene and arrest greater than 100 college students at New York University (NYU) who proceed their demonstration on campus in solidarity with the scholars at Columbia University and to oppose Israel. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu through Getty Images)

Iran’s “Ecosystem” of Terror         

Chikli additionally insisted that Israel must “create a different situation up north” the place the Iran-backed Hezbollah group poses a big menace, explaining that “negotiations” should not an efficient solution to obtain safety from terrorists. 

“It’s a terror organization. We need to act against terrorist organizations [and] the way you act against a terrorist organization is you go and kill the bastards; that’s it,” he mentioned.

Describing Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran as “all part of an ecosystem” that begins with Tehran, the Israeli authorities determine referred to as for “serious sanctions” in opposition to the vitality enterprise of Iran and in opposition to the person leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

“We also need to bear in mind the fact that the sanctions being removed [by the Biden administration] was a tragic mistake, and it made it possible for the Houthis, Hamas and for Hezbollah to receive more weapons,” he mentioned, calling it the consequence of “allowing Iran to take the billions of dollars that were frozen because of the sanctions.” 

“It was a major, major, major mistake — and let’s not repeat it,” he added. 

Calling Iran an “enemy, first and foremost of the Iranian people — of Iranian women, of Iranian homosexuals,” Chikli described it as “shocking” that not sufficient “loud and clear” statements are heard demanding that the regime be introduced down. 

“America possesses an enormous amount of responsibility and power, and they can be far more effective — [which] we saw with the previous [Trump] administration,” he mentioned, lauding the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, which “shattered the Middle East.” 

He described such energy, as properly as the imposing of “devastating sanctions” in opposition to Iran, as “the only policy that can work” in opposition to the Islamic theocracy.

Last month, Chikli noted that antisemitism in European cities is reaching Thirties ranges and London is the worst of all of them, warning of mass migration, radicalization, and the arduous left coming collectively and “serious consequences” for inaction.

Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.