Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said in a recent interview that his job is ‘to keep the left pro-Israel,’ which is just sad. Being a liberal Israel supporter these days probably feels like being a defense attorney for an accused murderer who won’t shut up about how much he loves murdering. A Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land was assaulted and injured by a gang of Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Susya before being abducted by Israeli soldiers on Monday. Hamdan Ballal and two other Palestinians were reportedly transferred from the Israeli military to the police for questioning, and as of this writing are still detained. No Other Land is a documentary about Israeli abuses toward Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, which makes the lynch mob assault by the settlers not only ironic but completely vindicating of Ballal’s work.” (03/25/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/03/25/its-an-awkward-time-to-be-a-liberal-israel-supporter/