The Black Lives Matter chapter in Chicago publicly supported the Palestinian terrorists who killed about 1,200 Israelis over the weekend with a post that read “I Stand with Palestine.”
A graphic posted on the group’s social media accounts shows an image of a paraglider with a Palestinian flag sticking out of his parachute – similar to the terrorists who paraglided at an Israeli music festival to maliciously attack innocent attendees to kill and otherwise abuse.
As was the case in most major American cities, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the streets of Chicago on Monday to encourage the Palestinian cause, which in this latest attack of terrorism resulted in the beheading of babies, among other things.
It is not clear that the Chicago BLM branch was among the protesters in Chicago.
BLM Chicago is just one of many BLM branches across the country, including the entire grassroots organization, that have publicly supported Palestinian fighters over Israel in the days since the attacks on Israel began.
The Chicago branch shared graphics on its social media pages that explicitly blame Israel for the barbaric terror attacks carried out by Hamas terrorists, as a result of their ‘apartheid regime’.
The BLM Chicago branch has made its stance on the recent terror attacks in Israel very clear with a slew of pro-Palestinian graphics shared across its social media
The organization also sought to sow division along racial lines through posting a graphic displays images of celebrities who have spoken out in support of Israel in recent days.
The image included Sarah Paulson, David Schwimmer, Kylie Jenner and Madonna, and contrasted them with those who supported or supported the Palestinian cause, including Angela Davis, Malala, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela.
“Do you notice anything about those who support Israel and those who support Palestine?” read the graphic, implying that people of color should side with white people in support of the Palestinians.
Since its founding, the Black Lives Matter movement has supported the Palestinian cause, frequently referring to Israel, its people and its governments as oppressors.
In the spring of 2021, when Israel and the Palestinians last traded rockets, BLM released several statements in support of Palestinians, and against Israelis, whom they called settler colonialists.
‘Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Palestinians. We are a movement committed to ending settler colonialism in all its forms and will continue to advocate for Palestinian liberation. (always have. And always will be),’ BLM said in 2021.
The organization’s fervent support for so-called Palestinian freedom fighters has not gone unnoticed, and many online and even more publicly reject the organization.
Supporters of the Palestinian cause march in downtown Chicago in the wake of this weekend’s brutal terrorist attacks
As in most major American cities, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered to praise the violent actions of the so-called freedom fighters who killed 1,200 Israelis over the weekend.
Palestinian-Americans were seen in some places mocking the dead, flashing swastikas and spitting in the direction of counter-protesters
Retired NBA All-Star and American-Israeli citizen Amar’e Stoudemire posted a video message earlier this week calling out politicians and BLM leaders for failing to condemn Hamas in the immediate aftermath of the terror attacks.
“For all those Black Lives Matter (supporters) who don’t say anything… ‘Well let me find out exactly what’s going on before I say anything.’ F*** you,” he said.
‘Procrastinate what? Kidnapping children and putting them in cages has never been fun. Killing women and the elderly has never been cool. Never been, no matter where you come from, what you represent, what tribe you’re from, it doesn’t matter. It’s never been a cool thing. It was never nothing that nobody supported.
‘And then you go hide and put the children in front of you as a barrier. This is cowardly s****,’ he added, referring to the common tactic used by Hamas operatives to place command centers near, on top of or under schools and hospitals.
Stoudemire was a public supporter of Israel even before he became a dual citizen, and actually had a well-publicized meeting with then-Israeli President Shimon Peres in 2013.
Israel’s embassy in Washington said the death toll from Hamas’ weekend attacks exceeded 1,000 — although some counts put the number closer to 1,200, dwarfing all modern Islamist attacks on the West since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
The State Department revealed that Foreign Minister Antony Blinken would travel to Israel ‘in the coming days’ to engage directly with Israeli partners.