After finally saying something true and righteous, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has predictably bent the knee and apologized.
Speaking at a United Jewish Appeal-Federation event on Thursday, she stated bluntly that Israel has the right to defend itself against the Hamas terrorists who butchered 1,300+ of its citizens on Oct. 7th, 2023.
“There’s no group of people more resilient than the Jewish people throughout history.”
Thank you, @GovKathyHochul, for joining us this evening at our Lawyers Division Annual Event and for always standing with the Jewish community and against antisemitism and hate in New York. pic.twitter.com/55a5xlk6Jx
— UJA-Federation of New York (@UJAfedNY) February 16, 2024
“Call Hamas for what it is. It is a terrorist organization that must be stopped. No one should live with that threat, that specter, over them,”” she said. “Those who don’t understand this dynamic here in our own state in our own country. I’ll give you an example. I’m from Buffalo, anybody realize that?”
“If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day. That’s a natural reaction. You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure it never happens again,” she added.
Listen:
NY Gov Hochul last night on local opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza:
“If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day.
“That’s a natural reaction. You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure it never happens again.” pic.twitter.com/UCHUBmU6ka
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) February 16, 2024
She was right, of course, and she deserved credit for saying the truth — up until she bent the knee and apologized, that is.
What spurred the apology? Hordes of leftists responding to the video above by accusing her of justifying Israel’s so-called “genocide.”
Look:
This is genocidal language, Hochul must resign
— Cat Yzma (@CatYzma) February 17, 2024
Governor Hochul should resign for threatening genocide against 40.5 million Canadians.
— Jordan Rosenberg Cobos • أردن (@JordanRosenberg) February 16, 2024
Kathy, you gave the example of two separate countries, not an occupied territory under a brutal siege with Israel controlling virtually all the water, power, and most everything else going in and out of Gaza, while leveraging that control to keep them poor.
— John Filiss (@JohnFiliss) February 16, 2024
Very clear embrace of genocidal thinking: no distinction between civilians and combatants. Hochul–this borders on incitement. She wants money but from what kind of audience–do they not know the very basics of international humanitarian law?
— Gigirules (@gigirules94826) February 16, 2024
If Buffalo occupied Canada for 56 years and imposed siege, humiliation and daily killing of Canadians, while passing Buffalo supremacy laws which force Canadians to live as 3rd class citizens without rights or votes, etc.:
What do you think Canadians will do to Buffalo?— Wael Nawara (@WaelNawara) February 17, 2024
Evidently bothered by this criticism from deranged leftists, Hochul quickly rushed to The New York Times to issue an apology, telling them that she regretted her “inappropriate analogy” and “poor choice of words.”
“While I have been clear in my support of Israel’s right to self-defense, I have also repeatedly said and continue to believe that Palestinian civilian casualties should be avoided and that more humanitarian aid must go to the people of Gaza,” she added.
Unfortunately for her, it was already too late.
Observe:
I make inappropriate analogies all the time. Never have I managed to say a genocide is good and should be done all over.
— Sollertiae (@sollertiae) February 17, 2024
It wasn’t the analogy that was inappropriate, it was the sentiment being expressed through it. She called for genocide, and should resign.
— Christian Haesemeyer (@CHaesemeyer) February 17, 2024
No. Gov @GovKathyHochul
doesn’t regret a thing. She just realized that it made her look bad. Her real self is the one that “shone through” those comments from yesterday. Liberalism in its purest, most depraved form.— Daniel Eberhardt (@deberhardt1977) February 17, 2024
This is the most pathetic and deflective thing she could have said in response to her “inappropriate analogy.” Instead, she could’ve used this as a moment to galvanize the Democratic Party and course correct for this year’s election by calling for a (bilateral) ceasefire.
— Jawanza James Williams | He, Him| (@Jawanza) February 17, 2024
The analogy is not the problem.
The problem is the commitment to genocidal collective punishment, and the explicit argument that the U.S. and Israel are not bound by international law.
Hochul is unfit for office and should resign.
— David Attewell (@DavidAttewell6) February 17, 2024
FYI, Israel isn’t committing a “genocide” in Gaza. It’s attempting to slowly but surely root out and eliminate Hamas, the terrorist masterminds who, in addition to terrorizing Israel nonstop, have terrorized their own citizens for years …
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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