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> How about this one that says Dick Durban is supporting Hamas because he has advocated for the release of Mahmoud Khalil? You made a false statement of fact.
by yes_really 2y ago
> How about this one that says Dick Durban is supporting Hamas because he has advocated for the release of Mahmoud Khalil?
You made a false statement of fact. The tweet never said that. It reads [1]:
> 1/ Canary Mission is apolitical. We call out antisemitism on all sides and have never had a vested interest in a political party. However, Senator Dick Durbin is testing our principles like never before.
His defense of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Hamas activist, raises serious moral and ethical concerns.
It is troubling that one of our great parties is standing behind a Hamas supporter - a group recognized as a terrorist organization—the same group that perpetrated the massacre of October 7, which included the murder, rape and kidnapping of innocent civilians.
It clearly says that Khalil is a Hamas supporter, not Dick Durban. There's video of Khalil giving a speech defending Hamas' "armed resistance" [2]. Was this a lack of basic reading comprehension or was that a deliberate lie?
[1] https://x.com/canarymission/status/1899487784454508681 https://x.com/canarymission/status/1899487784454508681
[2] https://x.com/canarymission/status/1900204678240928166 https://x.com/canarymission/status/1900204678240928166
- aprilthird2021 2y agoHe doesn't mention Hamas, and there's no proof available that the man is a pro-Hamas activist. He has never self-claimed any such thing either. Also, Durbin is not defending his views. They are defending his right to not be disappeared to another state in ICE custody without being charged with any crimes. All of that cannot be labeled anti-Semitism. By this logic, the ACLU was anti-Semitic for its defense of civil liberties in the Skokie case