South Bay Leftists Support Terrorists, Refuse to Condemn 'Dancing Palestinians'

             

This is the tolerant left.

This is the "Love all people" diversity crowd which is behind the whole "Free Palestine" cause.

And to think that all of this is now happening in Torrance, CA.

For the last year and a half, nearly two years, a group of local leftists--the Bernie Sanders crowd, the Black Lives Matter people, and the rogue Democratic partisans on the South Bay have been lining up to support the regressive Palestinian cause.

I saw them assembled on the street corner of Hawthorne Blvd and Artesia this whole time. Finally, I decided to confront them about the "Dancing Palestinians" who celebrated the slaughter of American citizens on 9-11.

See the video for yourself, and you will see how abusive and intolerant they truly are. They are not interested in truth, justice, or righteous outcomes. They push their repeated slander against Israel and Zionism in general. The outrageous attacks against Prime Minister Netanyahu are particularly disturbing.

If they believe that a sovereign nation's defending itself from terrorism constitutes "genocide," then no country has a right to defend itself ... ever.

 

Here are the reports on the Dancing Palestinian:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TJWioi-YhkQ

FREE SPEECH DEBATE: Arab-Israeli Conflict (Nick Taurus v. Arthur Schaper)

                      

Here's my full debate with Nick Taurus, a pro-Palestinian Trump supporter from Orange County, CA.

Some people consider that an oxymoron. How can someone support the Palestinian movement, since so many of them are Leftists? Of course, his side, and many of his supporters, counter that Israel and Zionism are the greatest threat 

The debate took place at the Laguna Hills Community Center on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024.

Nick reached out to me in the middle of Summer 2024. He was hoping to pair me off against another anti-Zionist speaker. He reached out to a number of left-leaning, pro-Palestinian groups, but none of them would step up.

I was glad to step in and stand for truth, stand for Israel, and expose the truth about the so-called Palestinian movement.

This was not as daunting a task, since I had debated Nick on the Arab-Israeli conflict shortly after the October 7th, 2023 Hamas massacre:

             

For the October 30th, 2024 debate, Nick provided all the questions in advance, which was great, since that gesture allowed both of us to study, research, and prepare more effectively.

He also provided ground rules, which included no interruptions. I admit that that is my weak point. CRINGE! It's true, and I can laugh at myself about that.

There were supposed to be two moderators, a pro-Zionist and an anti-Zionist, but the pro-Zionist could not make it at the last minute.

Lawrence of Europa served as the moderator, and like CBS or NBC moderators, he broke the rules and interrupted me a few times, but that conflict did not stop me from speaking out.

Some of my friends joined the event, including Rachelle Mand, a Persian Jew who fled Iran before the Ayatollah took over. Keith Hardine of South Los Angeles, John Willis of Upland (both former members of We the People Rising), and Eli Komai of the John Birch Society also attended.

It was a pleasant surprise to see Eli, who is also a friend of Nick Taurus.

GROUP PHOTOS!

The debate was fun!

It was great to stand for truth, to refute a lot of the anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist talking points.

Nick was definitely the more reserved debater, standing behind the podium the whole time. I was more active, moving around a great deal. I don't recall any rules of decorum regarding our behavior, so there is that.

I really enjoyed stepping forward and speaking to the audience directly. For the first time in a long time, I felt really confident about this subject. It was good to interact with people.

Nick referenced a great deal of books, resources, and authors. That did not bother me, since truth is truth, and if lots of information is based on a false premise, everything else is invalidated. I also referenced some books, websites, and authors. I will say this much: I want to work on memorizing more names and more sources for future debates.

Let me get the worst and the missed opportunities out of the way:

• Nick pointed out that there are Jewish people in the Biden Administration who are part of the open borders agenda. But who put them there? Joe Biden! I should have responded to that, but there were so many other things I wanted to respond to.
• He talked a great deal about "Jewish" NGOs pushing mass migration and open borders. Who funds them, though? Most of the funding comes from rich white liberal Gentiles.
• He mentioned the Appollo Affair. Yawn. I had challenged that in the last debate, in which independent American and Israeli investigations confirmed that Schlomo Solomon did not steal any uranium. A third party, Seymour Hersh, did his own investigation and wrote his findings in The Sampson Option.
• I neglected to point out that Amin al-Husseini, the grand Mufti of Jerusalem, along with other Arab interests in the Middle East and Muslims in Southeastern Europe, collaborated with the Nazis to exterminate the Jews in Europe instead of expelling them to the Middle East.

Some of the best moments (for me) in the debate:

• Pointing out that Israeli police officers arrest hyper-Orthodox Jews when they spit at Christians. That fact deflated the whole talking point from the anti-Zionists in the audience.
• Using the phrase "so-called Palestinians" and undermining the legacy and veracity of that term. It felt really good to inform the audience that Zionist founders like Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion were also Palestinians!
• Not breaking a sweat when one of the anti-Zionist members of the audience asked me about the Haavera Transfer Agreement. At that moment, I had not heard of that phrase, although I know that Hilter initially wanted to expel the Jews to the Middle East. Instead of getting flustered, I got to the heart of the issue: "Do you think that justifies pushing 6 million Jews into ovens?" I also stated, "Whatever that is, that does not delegitimize Israel." That's what all these obscure references are really all about.
• Refuting the "Dancing Israelis" conspiracy by using the phrase "Dancing Palestinians." I wanted to underscore the reality that it's the so-called Palestinians and their Arab/Muslim allies who are harming this country. I really thank God for having that phrase on the tip of my tongue.
• Referencing Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who served in a foreign military in order to supporting allow American citizens to serve in Congress. Nick acknowledged that point as a good counter-argument, and I respect that.
• Repeating the fact that Israel offered the so-called Palestinians a state FIVE TIMES. None on the Pro-Palestinian side can bellyache about fairness or lack of return, when so-called Palestinian leaders just want to push the Jews into the sea.

My favorite moment was turning the tables on a groyper wearing an American Flag jacket during the Question and Answer period. I think his name was Andrew, although I could be wrong. He referenced the Lavon Affair, which is a common anti-Zionist talking point. He went off about the USS Liberty, which I had mentioned before he did. He tried to interrupt me a few times, but I was relentless in pushing back on the anti-Zionist tropes. 

I really like that I held him accountable for exploiting those veterans, and I also like that I could get the truth out about Lyndon Baines Johnson, one of the most consequential--and the worst--Presidents in our country's history.

Frankly, I think that the biggest problem for many of these anti-Zionist guys is that people simply do not let them talk, and they do not respond with simple facts or evidence. People get easily offended because of the controversial nature of the subject and just shut off all discussion. That is not the way to win (back) hearts and minds.

I liked that I was able to confront other anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in the audience, and Lawrence could not stop me. The whole situation reminded me of JD Vance, when he confronted the CBS moderator for "fact-checking" him, when the corporate media moderators were just lying. Nick backed me up when the moderator got out of line, which helped a great deal.

Post-debate was great, too. A number of people came up to me and thanked me for coming, including the pro-Palestinian groyper (?) wearing an American flag on his jacket. He came up to me and shook my hand, praising me for stepping into hostile territory and taking a stand for Israel.

I let him share his views on "The Jews did 9-11," and I was able to refute his arguments. 

              

 I think it's quite telling that during the Question and Answer period, Nick did not want to spend too much time responding to his question about invading and destroying Israel. Even for anti-Zionists, the American-Flag jacket guy's arguments were way too much!

Nick was very magnanimous and praised me efforts after the debate. I am grateful that I could come and speak up, too!

What's Holding the Arab World Back? Jew Hatred (From PragerU)

This is one of the best videos from PragerU.

The problem of anti-Semitism in the world cannot be understated.

It is breathtaking how Jew-hatred contributes to so many problems in the world, especially in the Middle East, where Arab Leaders have allowed scapegoating Jews and Israels to cover for their manifold crimes and their disregard for the well-being of the Arab peoples throughout the region.

WHAT’S HOLDING THE ARAB WORLD BACK?

--Bret Stephens

In the judo competition of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, an Israeli heavyweight judo fighter

named Or Sasson defeated his Egyptian opponent, Islam El Shehaby, in a first-round match.

The Egyptian then refused to shake the Israeli’s extended hand, earning boos from the crowd.

If you want the short answer for why the Arab world is sliding into the abyss, look no further

than this little incident. It illustrates how hatred of Israel and Jews corrupts every element of

Arab society.

You won’t find this explanation for the Arab world’s decline among journalists and academics.

They reflexively blame the usual suspects: the legacy of colonialism, unemployed youth, the

Sunni-Shia sectarian divide, and every other politically correct excuse they can think of. For

them, hatred of Israel is treated like sand in Arabia -- just part of the landscape.

Yet the fact remains that over the past 70 years the Arab world expelled virtually all of its Jews,

some 900,000 people, while holding on to its hatred of them. Over time the result proved

fatal: a combination of lost human capital, expensive wars against Israel, and an intellectual

life perverted by conspiracy theories and a perpetual search for scapegoats. The Arab world’s

problems are a problem of the Arab mindset, and the name of that problem is anti-Semitism.

As a historical phenomenon, this is not unique. Historian Paul Johnson has noted that

wherever anti-Semitism took hold, social and political decline almost inevitably followed. Just

a few examples:

Spain expelled its Jews in 1492. The effect, Johnson noted, “was to deprive Spain (and its

colonies) of a class already notable for the astute handling of finance.”

In czarist Russia, the adoption of numerous anti-Semitic laws ultimately weakened and

corrupted the entire Russian government. These laws also led to mass Jewish emigration,

resulting in a breathtaking loss of intellectual and human capital.

Germany might well have won the race for an atomic bomb if Hitler hadn’t sent Jewish scientists

like Albert Einstein and Edward Teller into exile in the U.S.

These patterns were replicated in the Arab world. Contrary to myth, the cause was not the

creation of the state of Israel in 1948. There were bloody anti-Jewish pogroms in Palestine in

1929, Iraq in 1941, and Libya in 1945.

Nor is it accurate to blame Israel for fueling anti-Semitism by refusing to trade land for peace.

Among Egyptians, hatred of Israel barely abated after Prime Minister Menachem Begin

returned the entire Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. And among Palestinians, anti-Semitism became

markedly worse during the years of the Oslo peace process.

Johnson calls anti-Semitism a “highly infectious” disease capable of overwhelming intellectuals

and simpletons alike. Its potency, he noted, lies in transforming a personal and instinctive

irrationalism into a political and systematic one. For the Jew-hater, every crime has the same

culprit and every problem has the same solution. Anti-Semitism makes the world seem simple.

In doing so, it condemns the anti-Semite to a permanent darkness.

Today there is no great university in the Arab world, no serious scientific research, a stunted

literary culture. In 2015 the U.S. Patent Office reported 3,804 patents from Israel, as compared

with 30 from Egypt, the largest Arab country. Hatred of Israel and Jews has also deprived the

Arab world of both the resources and the example of its neighbor. Israel quietly supplies water

to Jordan, helping to ease the burden of Syrian refugees, and quietly provides surveillance

and reconnaissance capabilities to Egypt to fight ISIS in the Sinai. But this is largely unknown

among Arabs, for whom the only permissible image of Israel is an Israeli soldier in riot gear,

abusing a Palestinian. Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors.

The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs.

This may be starting to change. Recently, the Arab world has been forced to face up to its

own failings in ways it cannot easily blame on Israel. The change can be seen in the budding

rapprochement between Jerusalem and Cairo, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

But that’s not enough. So long as an Arab athlete can’t pay his Israeli opposite the courtesy

of a handshake, the disease of the Arab mind and the misfortunes of its world will continue.

For Israel, this is a pity.

For the Arabs, it’s a calamity.

I’m Bret Stephens.

Palestinians Curse, Yell, and Flip Off Trump Supporters Returning to Their Cars

                    


The footage I took above was the last major video I recorded at the Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel counter-protest in West Los Angeles.

The vitriol and hatred of the Pro-Palestinian protesters was stunning for its perversity.

One young lady actually flipped me off with both hands!

Another protester lied to everyone about Ben Bergquam making obscene gestures in public to the Palestinian supporters.

Check out this video:

One lady shouted at us "F--king Morons!"

Another lady spouted off: "Down with the apartheid state!"

I have never been so disgusted with the rabid misuse of terms.

The fighting and the lying continued as LA County for Trump continued returning to their cars:

This guy was going off about "throwing jesters". What was he talking about?

Muslims in general, and the Koran in particular, teach adherents to lie. Deception is a considerable part of Islam. The notion that anyone on the counter-protest side was sending out shameful gestures is a total lie.

Who were the ones predominantly throwing out middle fingers? The Palestinians!

I tried to have a civil discussion with one young pro-Palestinian supporter, and it generally went well: