As three college presidents testified about antisemitism amid anti-Israel protests and riots on their campuses, a prominent House Democrat brushed off concerns about a Jewish student’s inability to walk on a path at the University of California at Los Angeles and went on to fault UCLA for not protecting anti-Israel protesters. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., responded to a video in which anti-Israel protesters blocked a Jewish student wearing a Star of David necklace from walking on campus. Jewish student wearing a Star of David necklace DENIED entry to his own university because he is JEWISH. “I’m a UCLA student. I deserve to go here. We pay tuition. This is our school and they are not letting me walk in.” Masked activists refused to let the student enter.… pic.twitter.com/MeOjg8hTf4— Afshine Emrani MD FACC (@afshineemrani) April 29, 2024 Omar asked UCLA Chancellor Gene Block whether the student would still be able to access the campus via other routes. “Chancellor Block, just for clarification, that video we just watched, we saw people moving around,” she said. “Was it possible, do you think, for that student to be able to get into campus? Was that student actually being blocked from entering campus?” “Well, that was in the middle of campus,” Block responded. “They’re not being blocked from being on campus, maybe being blocked from a pathway on campus.” “He should be allowed to pass,” the chancellor added. “I mean, any part of campus is open to students, so blocking him was really inappropriate.” ?Ilhan Omar minimizes the harassment of a Jewish student. Anti-Israel?? protesters physically blocked the student on campus, but Omar suggested the incident didn't matter because it was still "possible" for him to access campus.https://t.co/6xC9rdz6Xb pic.twitter.com/Jgx0Prhk2b— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) May 23, 2024 Omar went on to condemn Block’s administration, claiming UCLA failed to adequately protect the anti-Israel protesters. Anti-Israel protesters had established an encampment outside UCLA’s Royce Hall for a week until authorities declared it an unlawful assembly and arrested more than 200 people. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., slammed UCLA’s leaders for having “allowed their campus to become a severe and pervasive, hostile environment for Jewish students, standing by as students, faculty, and affiliates were assaulted and harassed.” “For days, the unlawful encampment’s checkpoints illegally denied students access to campus buildings,” the North Carolina lawmaker added. Foxx claimed that “Jewish students were attacked, harassed, and intimidated for walking on their own campus” and students were “denied a safe and uninterrupted learning environment.” Omar referenced reports that UCLA campus police failed to intervene in an April 30 incident between the encamped protesters and a group that attacked them. The assailants reportedly beat protesters, hitting them with poles, spraying chemical irritants, and setting off fireworks. CNN claimed it identified two of the assailants, who support Israel. The day after the attack, the UCLA chapter of the Jewish student group Hillel denounced “fringe members of the off-campus Jewish community,” urging them to “stay off our campus,” and warning that their “actions are harming Jewish students.” Block announced on May 6 that a UCLA campus safety officer had launched a law enforcement investigation to identify the perpetrators of the violence and to hold them to account. The Los Angeles Police Department assigned a detective to assist those efforts, and the FBI may also help. The chancellor also said UCLA spoke to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, asking him to help ensure “that the instigators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Block also announced that campus safety officers would conduct an overall analysis of “all acts of violence over the last 12 days, including those against counterprotesters.” UCLA reassigned John Thomas, the campus police chief, on Wednesday. Critics faulted Thomas for failing to intervene during the April 30 attack. “You could have prevented this by protecting the diverse groups of pro-Palestinian students that were peacefully gathered on campus to share meals set in solidarity against the brutal genocide,” Omar said Thursday. “You could have prevented this by protecting these students’ First Amendment right to assemble.” Omar also faulted UCLA for failing to act “when there was an anonymous group funded, [which] constructed a giant video with loudspeakers to play vile and disturbing footage,” an apparent reference to pro-Israel counterprotesters who set up a screen playing footage of the brutal Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7. “You could have prevented this when you saw an angry mob on campus on the night of April 30th, but you did not,” the Minnesota Democrat added. “Instead, you, the UCLA leadership and law enforcement, stood by for hours as the mob of agitators gathered near the encampment with a clear intention to cause violence.” Omar concluded her remarks by asking, “How did you fail the students at many critical points where you could have intervened?” “Thank you for the question, but I’m sorry, I reject the premise,” Block responded. Omar interrupted him, asking, “Are these pictures lying? Are any of these people in jail?” “Can I finish my statement?” he asked. “No,” Omar replied. “Are any of these people in jail?” The Los Angeles Police Department is “working on trying to identify the people who were assailants that evening,” the chancellor said. He noted that “this encampment was against policy, this violated time, place, and manner.” Even so, he said, “We tried to get police there as quickly as possible.” ?Ilhan Omar condemns UCLA for failing to protect anti-Israel protesters. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block rejected the premise of her question, and when he attempted to answer, she interrupted him. https://t.co/6xC9rdz6Xb pic.twitter.com/feE09qePoh— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) May 23, 2024 Block testified alongside Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University, and Jonathan Holloway, the president of Rutgers University. Anti-Israel protests have taken place at campuses throughout the country, often involving reported harassment of Jewish students. The post Omar Shrugs Off Harassment of Jewish Student, Faults UCLA for Not Protecting Anti-Israel Protesters appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If beauty is only skin deep, that explains the ugly heart of the staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host of ABC’s The View, Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners). During Wednesday’s show, she lashed out at WNBA star Caitlin Clark “because she's white, because she's attractive,” and because she’s not a lesbian. Hostin, who sits on the board of advocates for the WNBA’s Players Association, seemed to resent that Clark was poised to bring a bunch of new fans and sponsorship opportunities to the league that WNBA star Brittney Griner couldn’t and chalked it up to her skin color because of it: At all. And the WNBA started in 1996. First games played in 1997. It's 2024, and we're just really now talking about it and so if Caitlin Clark is the vehicle that will bring this sport that I have loved so much and so long to little 5-year-old girls playing in Harlem, I say yes, bravo. I have no problem with that. [Applause] With that being said, I do think that there is a thing called pretty privilege. There is a thing called white privilege. There is a thing called tall privilege. And we have to acknowledge that, and so part of it is about race because if you think about the Brittney Griners of the world, you know.     I don’t know Sunny, maybe people don’t like her because of her anti-American comments. Just a thought. The chronically bitter View host doubled down and deduced that Clark was able to do all this because she was white, pretty, and straight. “But I do think that she is more relatable to more people because she's white, because she's attractive, and unfortunately, there still is that stigma against the LGBTQ+ community,” she declared. Hostin suggested that one of the reasons people didn’t like the WNBA was because “70 percent of the WNBA is black,” which was a ridiculous claim because it’s a similar statistic for the NBA. “And we have to do something about that stigma in this country. I think that people have a problem with basketball-playing women that are lesbians. Who cares?! They are great athletes!” she screeched. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View May 23, 2024 11:06:35 AM (…) SUNNY HOSTIN: You know I've been a basketball fan since I can remember. I played basketball with my dad in Harlem when I was 5 years old. So, I remember loving the game, and the game not necessarily loving women back. Right? WHOOPI GOLDBERG: At all. HOSTIN: At all. And the WNBA started in 1996. First games played in 1997. It's 2024, and we're just really now talking about it and so if Caitlin Clark is the vehicle that will bring this sport that I have loved so much and so long to little 5-year-old girls playing in Harlem, I say yes, bravo. I have no problem with that. [Applause] With that being said, I do think that there is a thing called pretty privilege. There is a thing called white privilege. There is a thing called tall privilege. And we have to acknowledge that, and so part of it is about race because if you think about the Brittney Griners of the world, you know. Why did she have to go to play in Russia? GOLDBERG: Because they wouldn't pay her! HOSTIN: Because they wouldn't pay her. GOLDBERG: Because they wouldn’t pay. Not because she was black, but because they didn't believe in the WNBA. HOSTIN: Well this is part of my point. So now, Caitlin Clark is bringing this money, these sponsorships— GOLDBERG: We hope. HOSTIN: We hope, into the league and other players will benefit from it. But I do think that she is more relatable to more people because she's white, because she's attractive, and unfortunately, there still is that stigma against the LGBTQ+ community. 70 percent of the WNBA is black; a third of the players are in the LGBTQ+ community. And we have to do something about that stigma in this country. I think that people have a problem with basketball-playing women that are lesbians. Who cares?! They are great athletes! (…)

Outraged New York City residents are banding together to defend a liquor store owner who is facing serious charges after he shot a man who was caught on video stealing from his store. Surveillance video showed two men, later identified as Edwin Poaquiza and Kevin Pullatasi, walk into the liquor store owned by Francisco Valerio on Wyckoff Avenue. Portions of the security video were published by WABC-TV. 'All the time, we ask them to leave. But this time was different.'The video shows the two men being confronted by Valerio and another customer. The owner accuses Poaquiza of stealing off-camera while Pullatasi appears to stash a bottle of liquor in his jacket. A customer tells him to put it back before both men are pushed out of the store. Outside, the video shows Pullatasi return and appear to challenge Valerio to a fight before the owner pulls out a gun. He strikes Pullatasi, and the gun goes off. The 20-year-old was shot in the abdomen once. Valerio told a detective that the shooting was accidental, and his defenders say it was in self-defense. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz charged both men but nailed the store owner with far worse charges than those assessed against the shoplifter. "Two crimes resulted in three people being charged. The store owner was physically attacked by one of the men. Unfortunately, as alleged, that led to a reckless shooting by the store owner on a public street in broad daylight," said Katz. Valerio has been charged with assault in the second and third degrees, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a press release from Katz's office said.Pullatasi is expected to face only assault and petit larceny charges. 'Do the right thing by him. He's one of the good ones.' Defenders of the store owner say he was acting in self-defense. "It's all based through the eyes of the person who was involved. Only Frank knows the circumstances that he was facing," said Johnny Nunez, a friend of the family. "We have one crime, one crime. They were stealing. Frank did not commit a crime."His wife of 30 years says they would lose the store if he was convicted. "These few days have been very, very hard. You would think somebody that is always doing the right thing, by others, by his peers, by everybody, and then this small incident happen, and he can lose his freedom over that? I don't know what to say," said Jael Valerio. "If he has to go to jail, I don't know what the kids are going to do," she added. The owner's family says he has a permit to carry concealed. Valerio's brother, Miguel Valerio, said that the two alleged thieves were familiar to the family. "It's been bad. We've been dealing with these guys all the time. And all the time, we ask them to leave. But this time was different," he explained. Fernando Mateo of the United Bodegas of America held a press conference to defend Francisco Valerio and demand that the district attorney drop the charges against him. "Francisco did not know what [the suspect] had in his hand. Could've been a gun, could've been a knife," said Mateo. They pointed out that Valerio, who is 53 years old, has no previous criminal record. "New York is our witness. We're not asking the district attorney for anything that's not fair," Mateo added. "Do the right thing by him. He's one of the good ones," said his wife. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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