Arab American Congressman who is pro Israel?

[NTorch]

From Arutz Sheva

Meet an Arab-American Zionist Congressman
Not unlike Democrat Ritchie Torres, another young outspoken pro-Israel congressman, Hamadeh took a trip to Israel which changed his life. Op-ed.

The United States is in deep trouble and it is not just the Jewish community that is facing a challenge from the jihadis and those devoted to destroying the American way of life. Jews and non-Jews must rise up and fight back in many different ways for the West to win this battle.

And with many new elected officials coming to Washington, D.C. among them is a cadre of exciting new pro-Israel representatives. 33-year old incoming Arizona congressman Abe Hamadeh is an Arab American Republican known for his advocacy of conservative values and his strong stance on issues including law enforcement and border security. Hamadeh won Donald Trump’s endorsement and calls himself a common-sense politician.

He is the youngest son of Syrian immigrants, and he grew up in a mixed-faith Muslim-Druze household. As he has grown up, he started to “understand how the world actually works.” The first “inflection point” on Israel was the “Arab Spring” that began in 2010. Syria, where both his parents immigrated from, erupted in civil war, and Israel emerged as the “good neighbor.”

As he said, “My family is Syrian, and I remember that during the Syrian civil war, that Israel was actually having people who were injured come into the hospitals in Israel. So all this humanitarian aid was actually being done by the Israelis, and not the others in the Arab World. “That was the first instance of me looking at the truth, and having my eyes opened. It just dismantles that whole narrative of Israel being this problem in the Middle East, when they’re actually being the good neighbors.” Hamadeh says that Israel has “no bigger ally” than he, and calls for the annihilation of terrorist groups that aim to harm it.

Not unlike Democrat Ritchie Torres, another young outspoken pro-Israel congressman, Hamadeh took a trip to Israel which changed his life.

He notes he visited Israel, saw the truth of the situation realized who the good guys are and went on a tour, led by an Israeli military commander, of the Golan Heights in northern Israel. After visiting Israel, he was barred from entering Lebanon by Lebanese customs officers because he still had the sticker showing his travel to Israel on his passport.

As he said, “I get to the customs in Lebanon, and the lady looks at the back of the passport, and says, ‘Come with me. I’m like, ‘oh, f**k,’ and then I go into this area and these military customs officials are saying, you know, you’ve been to Israel.” “My family is Syrian blood, my brother’s getting married this week, and Israel let me into their country,” he remembers thinking. “How are you not letting me into this country?”

This of course is the true apartheid. They are the haters and discriminators we are not, and its great that a young Arab-American congressman knows this and says it loud and clear.

His twitter makes his stance already clear before he even takes office, noting “The Golan Heights has strategic military value with a direct line of sight to Damascus, and it belongs to our ally Israel,” and “Those who criticize Israel most likely have never even been to Israel. Israel is a multi-ethnic & pluralistic Jewish state. Their resilience & strength is remarkable.”

He is also clear on Pro-Hamas rallies in the US, noting, noting “You see these protests where they have a rainbow flag, they have a Palestinian flag, some of them had a Taliban flag. It’s scary, but this is kind of the march of Marxism. What’s going on domestically is really a cause for concern. [Marxists] have taken over the universities. They have set up these victim pipelines. And the Marxists, I think, they have the media, no offense. They captured the media and I think the media is surprised too.”

We need more people like Hamadeh who say the truth about the jihadi movement, the truth about what a danger they are, noting “It’s a huge wake-up call for the Jewish community, it’s a wake-up call for all Americans, about the real risks that radicalized ideology poses here. Jews are under attack here in America, by homegrown extremists.”

And this young Arab-American congressman says of October 7, “Let’s be clear — this wasn’t just an attack on Israel, it was an attack on humanity.”

The Jewish people in America and worldwide need government representatives who realize that the alliance between America and Israel strengthens both nations. Hamadeh seems to be a good start.

[justaregularguy]

Guy sounds great.

Also, @ExGingi would love him

It’s scary, but this is kind of the march of Marxism. What’s going on domestically is really a cause for concern. [Marxists] have taken over the universities. They have set up these victim pipelines. And the Marxists, I think, they have the media, no offense. They captured the media and I think the media is surprised too.”

[Just A Jew]

Guy sounds great.

Also, @ExGingi would love him

Nah, he uses the improper "Marxist" label instead of the ever-popular "Bolshevik" brand. He also prefers "Jihadi" over the well known correct label "IslamoNazi." Obviously just another ignoramus pandering to the equally ignorant public.

[yelped]

Not surprising for a Druze. Anyways, DEI is the new Nazism, Jihadis is something else.

[ExGingi]

Nah, he uses the improper "Marxist" label instead of the ever-popular "Bolshevik" brand. He also prefers "Jihadi" over the well known correct label "IslamoNazi." Obviously just another ignoramus pandering to the equally ignorant public.

Well, he's not really mistaken. You need to pay more attention to details and nuance. Don't be so superficial.

Jihadi isn't limited to antisemitic aspirations. Jihadis target ANYONE who believes differently than them, including other Muslims. IslamoNazis focus more on the antisemitic and genocidal tendencies.

And Bolsheviks (AKA Maxist-Leninist) are an outgrowth of Marxism, so Bolsheviks are also Marxists, but added to it Vanguardism as a key component of the dictatorship of the proletariat (and seemed to have done away with the "dictatorship of the proletariat" being only an intermediary stage).

[Just A Jew]

Well, he's not really mistaken. You need to pay more attention to details and nuance. Don't be so superficial.

Jihadi isn't limited to antisemitic aspirations. Jihadis target ANYONE who believes differently than them, including other Muslims. IslamoNazis focus more on the antisemitic and genocidal tendencies.

And Bolsheviks (AKA Maxist-Leninist) are an outgrowth of Marxism, so Bolsheviks are also Marxists, but added to it Vanguardism as a key component of the dictatorship of the proletariat (and seemed to have done away with the "dictatorship of the proletariat" being only an intermediary stage.

Not to get too deep into the weeds here...

The IslamoNazis are as anti-West/US as the Jihadis. The focus on the Jews seems to be purely a matter of geographical convenience (or inconvenience, for ISIS, et al who have no Jews to chase).

And being that Vanguardism is pretty much built in to what we know to be Marxism, that's another distinction without a (practical) difference.

Here's a challenge for you: replace all your uses of IslamoNazi and Bolshevik with Jahadi and Marxist. See if it changes your point. And then see how much pushback you'd get from other DDfers, vs how much actual discussion you'd spark on the actual issues. Maybe it's time to focus on the points you're trying to make instead of the labels 

[ExGingi]

Not to get too deep into the weeds here...

The IslamoNazis are as anti-West/US as the Jihadis. The focus on the Jews seems to be purely a matter of geographical convenience (or inconvenience, for ISIS, et al who have no Jews to chase).

And being that Vanguardism is pretty much built in to what we know to be Marxism, that's another distinction without a (practical) difference.

Here's a challenge for you: replace all your uses of IslamoNazi and Bolshevik with Jahadi and Marxist. See if it changes your point. And then see how much pushback you'd get from other DDfers, vs how much actual discussion you'd spark on the actual issues. Maybe it's time to focus on the points you're trying to make instead of the labels 

Did I ever suggest a problem with using Jihadi or Marxist labels rather than what I consider to be more accurate IslamoNazi and Bolshevik labels? After all, my labels are more modern, Jihad dates back hundreds of years, and Marxism goes back to the 19th century. Whereas the true colors of Bolsheviks and IslamoNazis only came to light in the mid 20th century.

[Just A Jew]

Did I ever suggest a problem with using Jihadi or Marxist labels rather than what I consider to be more accurate IslamoNazi and Bolshevik labels? After all, my labels are more modern, Jihad dates back hundreds of years, and Marxism goes back to the 19th century. Whereas the true colors of Bolsheviks and IslamoNazis only came to light in the mid 20th century.

I'm just suggesting you sacfrice modern accuracy for the old-time tried-and-true labels we all know and love.

[ExGingi]

I'm just suggesting you sacfrice modern accuracy for the old-time tried-and-true labels we all know and love.

Are you suggesting my labels are too progressive?

[Just A Jew]

Are you suggesting my labels are too progressive?

C"v!!! I'm saying you may be ahead of your time. Let the world catch up.

[sds1493]

C"v!!! I'm saying you may be ahead of your time. Let the world catch up.

I wonder what CV would have to say about this 

[ExGingi]

C"v!!! I'm saying you may be ahead of your time. Let the world catch up.

Isn't that the textbook definition of

too progressive?

[Just A Jew]

Isn't that the textbook definition of

BLA"Z, progressive doesn't actually mean progress. It means disconnected from reality. It/they/zir, etc. Maybe your labels fit that definition, or maybe they're good and accurate and will eventually catch on in the mainstream. Either way, they aren't popular here yet.

[ExGingi]

BLA"Z, progressive doesn't actually mean progress.

Therein lies part of the problem. You are allowing and accepting the Bolshevik control of narratives and labels.

I am currently reading Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind. In his introduction he finds it necessary to explain the term "Liberal", as it has nothing to do with liberty. He explains (to non-Americans) that what they call Liberal is called Libertarian in the US.

By accepting and using the Bolshevik's narrative/terms, you place decent people in an inherent losing position, as you gave an initial win to the Bolsheviks (just like at the early 20th century, when the Mensheviks accepted the terms Bolshevik and Menshevik, despite being false).

[Just A Jew]

Therein lies part of the problem. You are allowing and accepting the Bolshevik control of narratives and labels.

I am currently reading Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind. In his introduction he finds it necessary to explain the term "Liberal", as it has nothing to do with liberty. He explains (to non-Americans) that what they call Liberal is called Libertarian in the US.

By accepting and using the Bolshevik's narrative/terms, you place decent people in an inherent losing position, as you gave an initial win to the Bolsheviks (just like at the early 20th century, when the Mensheviks accepted the terms Bolshevik and Menshevik, despite being false).

Rage Against The Machine was a great band. You're not winning this war by yourself. You can choose to educate people by using terms they understand and relate to, or you can choose to be the guy who writes on his matzeiva that he had the right of way.

[ExGingi]

Rage Against The Machine was a great band. You're not winning this war by yourself. You can choose to educate people by using terms they understand and relate to, or you can choose to be the guy who writes on his matzeiva that he had the right of way.

People can choose to either trust the person with my DDF Avatar, or refuse to learn.

(I got a Google translate a shot at it. It ignored the main word PRAVDA - TRUTH: "Workers of the world, unite!
All-Union Communist Party (large - the Russian says bolsh.).
The organ of the Central Committee and the Moscow Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks - Russian just says (b)).)