Current antisemitic protests on U. S. campuses are “horrifying” and” the worst that we’ve seen since the 30s”, according to Israel’s Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli, who described the “orchestrated, organized, ]and ] funded” demonstrations as the “nightmare” of America and Western civilization, arguing that supporters of Hamas are enemies of both.
He also blasted the Biden administration’s persistent strain on Israel, while arguing that the mayor’s treatment of sanctions and peace of Tehran was a” horrible mistake” that gave rise to Hamas and other Iranian surrogate groups obtaining more weapons and destabilizing the Middle East.
Chikli described the “delicate” condition of the Jewish state’s partnership with the Biden administration in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Thursday. The marriage appeared powerful following the October 7 murder, but it has since slowed down.
” We were all moved by President Biden’s talk that was made at the beginning of the war]describing the]’ large sin’ ]of Hamas]. America joined us, we saw. But as time went on, it got more and more complicated, he told Breitbart News during the Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) Hungary 2024.
” Horrifying” Antisemitic Campus Protests
Chikli, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, called out Biden’s recent moral confusion whereby his condemnation of antisemitic protests on college campuses— which Chikli described as both “horrifying” and” the worst that we’ve seen since the 30s” — was coupled with a criticism of” those who do n’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians” . ,
REPORTER:” Would you criticize the racist protests on university campuses”?
BIDEN: There were very good people on both sides.
REPORTER:” May the Columbia University leader resign”?
BIDEN:” I did n’t know that”.
*shuffles away * photograph. twitter.com/PHaO3VVZZO
— RNC Research ( @RNCResearch ) April 22, 2024
” To me, that was very, very disappointing because I think that this hatred, the abuse against Jewish students, the aid of Hamas, the calling for global revolution — which is calling for violence and crime — is anything that you need to be against, period”, he said.  ,
#BREAKING Confrontations and battles over houses – MASS ARRESTS at the NYU,” Liberated Zone” camp houses REMOVED as a sizable amount of police continue to expel the protesters.
This is taking place right then.
Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 Desk@freedomnews .tv to license pic. twitter.com/qkUP5w22SW— Oliya Scootercaster ( @ScooterCasterNY ) April 23, 2024
He cited a number of significant actions taken by the Biden administration against alleged widespread Israeli settler assault in recent weeks, and he noted that, regrettably, the” clear words” from the U.S. leadership that was first heard after October 7 is no longer audible.
” We want a clear voice and]not ] ‘ we are against Hamas, but also against some settlers or a farmer in the middle of Samaria]the West Bank ] ‘ – as if] Hamas ‘ murderous brutality ] was the equivalent to ‘ settler violence,'” he said, mocking the sanctioning of a handful of Israelis because a “leftist organization who made a video]attempting to ] parallel]minor Israeli actions ] to the atrocities of Hamas”.
” This is insane”! he added.
In November, President Joe Biden directed best advisers to create visa bans and sanctions particularly targeting “extremist” Jewish inhabitants. However, critics argue that reports of Israeli settler crime are inflated or misconstrued, often relying on baseless reports, biased NGOs, and little evidence to present a twisted narrative.
” Shift” in the Democrat Party
However, he stated, the current issues should stand beyond any conflict between conservatives and liberals, who actually share some basic values, such as the” cherishing” of life and freedom.
” There is a common ground between liberals and conservatives, and we are losing this mutual ground, and I think it is far deeper and more dangerous than their relationship with Israel”, he said, calling it a” threat to the future of America]and ] Western civilization.  ,
” This is bigger than us, “he added”. This is bigger than this moment. ”  ,
Noting that Israel also has” true friends “in the Democratic Party, including Rep. Ritchie Torres, who has taken” bold leadership “in standing with Israel, he explained that when it comes to a” true policy on the ground,” there has been a” shift “in the Biden administration and the Democrat Party, specifically on the issue of Rafah — Hamas’s last remaining stronghold — where the Biden administration” put so much pressure “on Israel, instead of on Hamas and Qatar.
In the midst of the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas, U.S. President Joe Biden joins Israel’s Prime Minister for the opening of the Israeli war cabinet meeting on October 18, 2023 in Tel Aviv. ( MIRIAM ALSTER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images )
The radical ideology of Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, on the one hand, and supporting western, Judeo-Christian values and the State of Israel, he then explained that there is no “middle path” between supporting radical ideology and support for the State of Israel.
” If you support Hamas, you’re not]just ] an enemy of the state of Israel, you’re an enemy of America …]and ] of Western civilization as a whole, “he said ,
He argued that there will be a backlash” to the threats to Jewish students and professors taking place on campuses in the U.S. due to radical pro-Palestinian activists, expressing his belief that most people understand Israel and the existential threats it faces.
There will be a reaction to this hatred, hatred, and disgusting treatment of Jewish students who have done nothing wrong. Additionally, consider the fact that people are unable to attend the university. Forget about the Jews, Israel, Palestine — forget about all of it. Just ordinary students who want to learn science, they’ve done nothing wrong. And this Muslim Brotherhood organization seized control of the campuses. We are seeing similar tent]encampments ], similar slogans. It’s all orchestrated, organized, funded, and we know the organizations. We know CAIR, we know Linda Sarsour, we know SJP, we know]American ] Muslims for Palestine. We know all of the organizations. And I hope that Americans will learn about the nature of these groups, who are trying to portray themselves as friendly but who are both the nightmare of Western civilization and America. They are undoubtedly enemies of Israel and the Jewish people, but this extends far beyond the Jews and the State of Israel.
He also criticized Ilhan Omar for saying she was “extremely proud” of her daughter, Isra Hirsi, who was fired from Barnard last week for participating in the unauthorized” Gaza Solidarity Encampment, which was later dismantled by NYPD officers.
I am enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi.
She has always had courage and compassion when she started organizing the largest youth climate rally at the age of 16 and now leads the statewide school walkout on the 20th anniversary of Columbine…— Ilhan Omar ( @IlhanMN) April 19, 2024
” She is very proud of her daughter —]but ] what]is she proud of]? The Nova festival’s and the women’s homes being raped on innocent women at a party by terrorists from Gaza? What are you so proud about? How on earth can you be proud of Hamas? How can we bargain for Hamas support? “he asked.
Effects of Biden’s Misdirected Pressure ,
The Minister for Diaspora and Antisemitism then brought up a Qatari official’s most recent speech, which included a warning that October 7 was” just the beginning.”
” This is serious, “he exclaimed” ,]and yet ] no sanctions against Qatar, no demand to move away the leaders of Hamas]residing there ] — they’re paying no price, “he lamented.
Instead of” maximum pressure “on Qatar, it is redirected at Israel, he noted, explaining that the IDF could have already entered Rafah if not for the pressure not to operate there, as if it were some” sacred” city:
Yes, we must do everything to stop innocent civilians from being killed and injured, despite the fact that we witnessed how many of them committed atrocities. And we must remember that thousands of people invaded Israel every day and burned alive their families. We’re not going to forget it, not even in the century ahead. We saw them come in with their sticks — old people — to rape, to rob. And yet, we do n’t seek to be like Hamas. We do n’t want to … target civilians. We want only Hamas terrorists.  ,
He expressed his gratitude to the current administration for approving the recent aid package to support Israel’s military operations. He hoped that the Biden administration would offer its support to Israel to “finish the job” in Rafah, to remove Hamas, and to” create the conditions that will allow us to release the nation’s hostages.  ,
He argued that it is a “wise strategy” for the Western world to work together, even though Israel needs to “lean more toward independent industrial efforts” in its weapons manufacturing and be less dependent on other countries.
More than 100 students at New York University ( NYU) are being detained and taken into custody as they continue to demonstrate on campus in support of Columbia University students and Israel. ( Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images )
Iran’s” Ecosystem”  , of Terror  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
Additionally, Chikli argued that Israel needs to” create a different situation up north where the Iran-backed Hezbollah group poses a significant threat,” and that “negotiating are not a successful way to achieve security from terrorists.”  ,
” It’s a terror organization. We need to act against terrorist organizations ]and ] the way you act against a terrorist organization is you go and kill the bastards, that’s it, “he said.
The Israeli government figure demanded serious sanctions against Iran’s energy industry and the individual Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders, describing Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran as” all parts of an ecosystem” that begins with Tehran.  ,
” We also need to bear in mind the fact that the sanctions being removed]by the Biden administration ] was a tragic mistake, and it made it possible for the Houthis, Hamas and for Hezbollah to receive more weapons, “he said, calling it the consequence of” allowing Iran to take the billions of dollars that were frozen because of the sanctions. ”  ,
” It was a major, major, major mistake — and let’s not repeat it, “he added.  ,
Calling Iran an” enemy, first and foremost of the Iranian people — of Iranian women, of Iranian homosexuals,” Chikli described it as” shocking” that not enough” loud and clear” statements are heard demanding that the regime be brought down.  ,
” America possesses an enormous amount of responsibility and power, and they can be far more effective —]which ] we saw with the previous]Trump ] administration, “he said, lauding the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, which” shattered the Middle East. ”  ,
He described such strength, as well as the imposing of” devastating sanctions “against Iran, as” the only policy that can work “against the Islamic theocracy.
Last month, Chikli noted that antisemitism in European cities is reaching 1930s levels and London is the worst of them all, warning of mass migration, radicalization, and the hard left coming together and” serious consequences” for inaction.
Joshua Klein is a Breitbart News reporter. Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter , @JoshuaKlein.
