Editor,
Is radical liberalism a mental illness? Fact: Hamas terrorists raped women, used shovels to behead victims who fought off sexual assault. Then I read this news article that the city council in Oakland, California, passed a resolution calling on Congress to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Residents of the city, which is one of the most violent cities in the U.S., argued that condemning Hamas could be considered “racist” and “anti-Arab.”
What? The resolution made no mention of Hamas or its Oct. 7 surprise attack in southern Israel, which killed over 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and resulted in the capture of 240 hostages. In response, Israel launched airstrikes and a ground offensive in Gaza to free hostages and eradicate Hamas, a terror group that has controlled Gaza since 2007. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says that over 15,000 people have been killed since the war began. Honestly, without being political, when I read an article like this I begin to wonder if in certain cities the gene pool has been depleted somewhat.
I can’t believe that with all the information and videos on the brutality that Hamas terrorists did to innocent Israelis and others, people could come up with this. Look, even liberal officials agree with me. Several California officials condemned the city council footage, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who tweeted “Hamas is a terrorist organization. They must be called out for what they are: evil.” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, called the video “shocking,” while state Sen. Scott Weiner, known for his public support of an anti-Christian drag troupe, responded to the video, calling it “just awful.” “It’s shocking to see people continue to downplay, deny, or even seek to justify their October 7th attacks,” Schiff tweeted.
The city of Oakland — which adopted its “Love Life” motto in honor of 16-year-old Lo’Eshe Lacy, an innocent bystander killed in a 1997 drive-by shooting — issuing an official call for peace comes as it ranks as one of the most violent cities in the U.S. I pray Americans don’t go down this road no matter what your political view is. This is a human rights issue. Please people, do your homework. Stand up when things like this happen around the country. War is a horrible thing, but to make up some false narrative when innocent people are being brutalized by terrorist groups will never be right. Don’t let people try to shove a square peg in a round hole for their own agenda. Protect the innocent women and children and others. God bless America.
Norman Phillips
Woodland
