Refugees come here to start a new life. They are usually deeply traumatized, and simply want safety and a new life for themselves and their families. They don’t come here to start trouble. Palestinians are no different than any other.
really? but its those palestinian protesors we have seen burning U.S. Flags and yelling death to America. So why would you not want to vet them? Its not about RACE its not about Religion so much, but their actions. We let other Muslims come here no problem.
Yes really. To put it in perspective, you are taking a handful of people … one person starting a chant of “death to America” and two or three others following for several repetitions…in one rally….and using it to smear 3.45 million Americans.
As a comparison, do you consider the White Nationalists marching in Charlottesville, chanting “Jews won’t replace us” as representative of all or even most conservatives?
Islamophobia has gone way up really?????
Yes. It has. But because they represent a group you don’t like, you either won’t believe it or lack the interest to look it up. Both Jews and Muslims saw a huge jump in hate incidents directed at them. Both reported feeling unsafe. Both are vulnerable minorities in this country. It behooves me why people on either side can’t see that blaming innocent people for an overseas conflict is no different if they are Jews or if they are Muslims.
the day after OCTOBER 7th,, anti Israeli protests had already begun, along with celebrations of the Jewish deaths and kidnappings, we saw pro Palestinians ripping down posters of hostages... and you're concerned with Islamophobia?? no. Look all around the world and the chant we hear is From the River to the Sea.
After October 7th, a 6 yr old Palestinian American child was brutally stabbed to death. After October 7th, a group of Palestinian students in Maine were shot, leaving one paralyzed. So yes, Islamaphobia has gone way up per official statistics that also track antisemitism. And you think you think we should not be concerned?
What happens around the world is concerning for Jews because of history and because they are a minority everywhere but Israel, but what happens in this country is up to us and our responsibility.
Protests are a concern, thing, but there is also a risk of overreacting and conflating all anti-Israel protests with supporting Hamas or anti-semitism and silencing legitimate criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza. It is a fine line to walk between safety and free speech. Other countries, with fewer free speech protections, are not allowing it at all. We protect that right even though it means Westboro Baptists, NeoNazis in Charlottesville, anti-Muslim groups or other groups with hateful messages get to speak.
Just Vet them and make sure they are not Hamas. Just dont rush to let them in.
I have said, repeatedly, that they ARE vetted. Refugees come through a specific UN program and are heavily vetted, more so than your average immigrant. So what is the problem?
Secondly, I dont know why they would really want to come to the U.S in the first place. They really dont like our culture to begin with and think we are corrupt. I'm surprised they would not choose to go to a place like Saudi Arabia or some of the others who share the same values to a greater extent.
How do you know they don’t? How do you know they want to start a new life and learn? All kinds of immigrants have come here very foreign cultures and made a life including Palestinians. Palestinian women are free, educated, in professional occupations…Saudi Arabia is far more repressive, why would they want to go there?
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