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Jewish CNN Anchor Dana Bash Confronted by Angry Anti-Israel Protesters, Accused of Taking ‘Zionist’ Money
Illustrative: Pro-Hamas protesters outside the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Photo: Ron Sachs via Reuters Connect
Jewish CNN anchor Dana Bash was confronted by angry anti-Israel protesters during a book event at the popular Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC.
The pair of anti-Israel demonstrators interrupted Bash and hurled a series of unsubstantiated and, in some cases, seemingly antisemitic accusations at her, lambasting the journalist for being “complicit in genocide” and being paid “millions from Zionists.”
“After World War II, every single journalist that was complicit in their war crimes was charged,” a protester wearing a surgical mask yelled at Bash.
“You belong behind bars,” the protester continued. “We know who you are. We know what you’re saying.”
The agitator then tore into Bash for reporting on the ongoing conflict in Gaza as a “war,” insisting that Israel’s military operations are equivalent to a “genocide.”
“It is not a war. It has never been a war. It is ethnic cleansing. It is genocide. There are children being bombed, bombed, bombed, bombed,” the protester said.
“You are complicit in the genocide. Do you understand that five days ago when you tweeted about the hostages [kidnapped and murdered by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas], that there are over 10,000 political prisoners in Israeli death camps? They are concentration camps for Palestinians, and you are complicit in all of those deaths,” the activist continued.
The protester then accused Bash of facilitating the death of Palestinians in Gaza by “telling lies on public air.”
“Every time she lies, a neighborhood in Gaza dies. She is killing people. You know you are. Look me in the eye!” the protester screamed.
“Take your mask off,” Bash replied, calmly.
“You are a killer! Bloody Bash! Bloody Bash!” the protester yelled as bookstore security escorted her off the premises.
Another protester then confronted Bash, accusing her of “not reporting” on the deaths in Gaza in order to collect huge sums of money from “Zionists.” The agitator also accused Bash of accepting “Zionist” money to “spew lies about the Palestinian people.”
“You call yourself a journalist. Report the truth. But instead, you want millions from Zionists. You want millions from AIPAC,” she said, referring to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. “You’re taking millions, and you’re living in that house all alone, that multi-million dollar house.”
“You lie about people who have been bombed in hospitals. You lie about the students and the encampments. They are just trying to exercise their free speech to help their family and friends back home,” the protester continued.
Video of the confrontation circulated on social media. Bash was at the bookstore promoting her new history book, America’s Deadliest Election, alongside journalist Kara Swisher.
BREAKING: CNN’s Dana Bash had her event, America’s Deadliest Election, at DC Bookstore, Politics and Prose, interrupted multiple times by pro-Palestine protesters who accused her of being complicit in genocide.
Bash’s response: “Take off your mask.” pic.twitter.com/mSPk4MFAbK
— Stu (@thestustustudio) September 6, 2024
Numerous figures in the Jewish community immediately came to Bash’s defense.
Fellow CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who is also Jewish, called the targeting of Bash an example of “antisemitism.”
“These protesters target Dana at her home and this event because she’s Jewish,” he posted on X/Twitter. “There is nothing about her coverage of the Israel-Hamas war that is different from most other news coverage, covering both Jewish/Israeli and Palestinian pain. This harassment is antisemitism.”
Tapper himself faced a deluge of antisemitic criticism from anti-Israel social media personalities.
“Lot of this today…From the Left AND the Right! Horseshoe theory,” Tapper wrote in response to several posts attacking him for being Jewish and a Zionist.
US lawmakers even commented on the targeting of Bash and Tapper.
“Pro-Hamas agitators are trying to bully college students, elected officials, and now even the press into silence. Good on Dana for standing up to them,” said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY).
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Terrorist Responsible for Death of 21 Soldiers Eliminated
An Israeli F-35I “Adir” fighter jet. Photo: IDF
i24 News – Khalil Abd al-Nasser Mohammed Khatib, the terrorist who commanded the terrorist cell that killed 21 soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip on January 22, 2024, was killed by an Israeli airstrike, the IDF said on Sunday.
In a joint operation between the military and the Shin Bet security agency, the terrorist was spotted in a reconnaissance mission. The troops called up an aircraft to target him, and he was eliminated.
Khatib planned and took part in many other terrorist plots against Israeli soldiers.
i24NEWS’ Hebrew channel interviewed Dor Almog, the sole survivor of the mass casualty disaster, who was informed on live TV about the death of the commander responsible for the killing his brothers-in-arms.
“I was sure this day would come – I was a soldier and I know what happens at the end,” said Almog. “The IDF will do everything to bring back the abductees and to topple Hamas, to the last one man.”
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Stanley Fischer, Former Fed Vice Chair and Bank of Israel Chief, Dies at 81
FILE PHOTO: Vice Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve System Stanley Fischer arrives to hear Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney delivering the Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Stanley Fischer, who helped shape modern economic theory during a career that included heading the Bank of Israel and serving as vice chair of the US Federal Reserve, has died at the age of 81.
The Bank of Israel said he died on Saturday night but did not give a cause of death. Fischer was born in Zambia and had dual US-Israeli citizenship.
As an academic at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fischer trained many of the people who went on to be top central bankers, including former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as well as Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank president.
Fischer served as chief economist at the World Bank, and first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund during the Asian financial crisis and was then vice chairman at Citigroup from 2002 to 2005.
During an eight-year stint as Israel’s central bank chief from 2005-2013, Fischer helped the country weather the 2008 global financial crisis with minimal economic damage, elevating Israel’s economy on the global stage, while creating a monetary policy committee to decide on interest rates like in other advanced economies.
He was vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2017 and served as a director at Bank Hapoalim in 2020 and 2021.
Current Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron praised Fischer’s contribution to the Bank of Israel and to advancing Israel’s economy as “truly significant.”
The soft-spoken Fischer – who played a role in Israel’s economic stabilization plan in 1985 during a period of hyperinflation – was chosen by then Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as central bank chief.
Netanyahu, now prime minister, called Fischer a “great Zionist” for leaving the United States and moving to Israel to take on the top job at Israel’s central bank.
“He was an outstanding economist. In the framework of his role as governor, he greatly contributed to the Israeli economy, especially to the return of stability during the global economic crisis,” Netanyahu said, adding that Stanley – as he was known in Israel – proudly represented Israel and its economy worldwide.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also paid tribute.
“He played a huge role in strengthening Israel’s economy, its remarkable resilience, and its strong reputation around the world,” Herzog said. “He was a world-class professional, a man of integrity, with a heart of gold. A true lover of peace.”
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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Says Israel Blocking Ramallah Meeting Proof of ‘Extremism’
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said the Israeli government’s refusal to allow a delegation of Arab ministers to the West Bank showed its “extremism and rejection of peace.”
His statement came during a joint press conference in Amman with counterparts from Jordan, Egypt and Bahrain, after they met as part of an Arab contact group that was going to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
“Israel’s refusal of the committee’s visit to the West Bank embodies and confirms its extremism and refusal of any serious attempts for (a) peaceful pathway… It strengthens our will to double our diplomatic efforts within the international community to face this arrogance,” the Saudi minister said.
On Saturday, Israel said it would not allow a planned meeting on Sunday that would have included ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Authority officials said.
Bin Farhan’s visit to the West Bank would have marked the first such visit by a top Saudi official in recent memory.
An Israeli official said the ministers intended to take part in a “provocative meeting” to discuss promoting the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said blocking the trip was another example of how Israel was “killing any chance of a just and comprehensive” Arab-Israeli settlement.
An international conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, is due to be held in New York on June 17-20 to discuss the issue of Palestinian statehood.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said the conference would cover security arrangements after a ceasefire in Gaza and reconstruction plans to ensure Palestinians would remain on their land and foil any Israeli plans to evict them.
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