Anti-Semitic MSNBC Claims Israel Turned West Bank Into An Apartheid State

February 3rd, 2023 12:23 AM

In a segment on MSNBC’s All In which sounded like it was written by anti-Semites like Ilhan Omar, guests Peter Beinart and Rula Jebreal each went into an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel tirade accusing the state of Israel of being a terrorist state and turning the West Bank into an apartheid state.

“One of the things we know across the world is that violence comes from despair and you now have, among Palestinians, the deepest kind of despair. Palestinians in the West Bank have lived for over 50 years without the most basic of rights,” Beinart said in his opening anti-Israel rant. 

“The truth is, that in the West Bank, the West Bank is apartheid. Jews have citizenship, the right to vote the right to free movement, the right to be citizens of the country in which they live, Palestinians have none of those things. And there’s no prospect,” he falsely claimed.

Host Chris Hayes then jumped in to complain about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising that he’s “committed to the two-state solution, but it doesn't seem like anyone believes that, even there.” 

In response, leftist journalist Rula Jebreal lashed out saying that “this is his propaganda. His using the two-state solution as a cover.” 

 

 

“Jewish supremacy is the law of the land,” Jebreal said, continuing her anti-Jewish screed. “They approved in 2018, basically, a nation-state law which suggests that only Jews are entitled to self-determination. All the others are, basically, entitled to subjugation, control, oppression.” 

Jebreal ended her bigoted rant by laughably calling the Israeli government a terrorist state: “You have member of this government who are indicted on terrorism. And these are the people who are in charge of the security apparatus telling Palestinians on a daily basis, you have no place here, and our mandate is Jewish supremacy at every cost, even if it means more demolition, more hate, and more violence.”

Aside from being bigoted, it’s ironic because the Palestinian Authority that Jebreal apparently worships is run by actual terrorists. Israel just wants to protect itself and live in peace, while the rest of the Middle East wants to destroy it. 

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MSNBC’s All In
2/2/2023
8:51:04 p.m. Eastern 

PETER BEINART: One of the things we know across the world is that violence comes from despair and you now have, among Palestinians, the deepest kind of despair. Palestinians in the West Bank have lived for over 50 years without the most basic of rights. This is the kind of truth-telling that the Biden administration won’t do. The truth is, that in the West Bank, the West Bank is apartheid. Jews have citizenship, the right to vote the right to free movement, the right to be citizens of the country in which they live, Palestinians have none of those things. And there’s no prospect. There was a time when there was at least a dim prospect, there’s no prospect right now, and that’s very volatile. 

CHRIS HAYES: That seems to be, the point about the status of Palestinian people in the West Bank, right? The idea that it was an interim way station on the way to a two-state solution, which is going to be the ultimate destination of the road. That’s one thing. The idea that this is it. This is what it’s gonna be. Which, ostensibly, the Netanyahu government and others say, no we're still committed to the two-state solution, but it doesn't seem like anyone believes that, even there, I feel like. 

RULA JEBREAL: But, Netanyahu, has been saying that to the western world. This is his propaganda. His using the two-state solution as a cover. But, de facto, and he said it on CNN, and he’s saying it to the Israelis, and to his far-right coalition, Jewish supremacy is the law of the land. They approved in 2018, basically, a nation-state law which suggests that only Jews are entitled to self-determination. All the others are, basically, entitled to subjugation, control, oppression, etc. You are seeing this far-right government -- we are talking in the last period. This government was sworn in a month ago. 

In one month, you have 35 Palestinian dead. You have people chanting genocidal chants in the streets of Jerusalem, led by politicians. You have member of this government who are indicted on terrorism. And these are the people who are in charge of the security apparatus telling Palestinians on a daily basis, you have no place here, and our mandate is Jewish supremacy at every cost, even if it means more demolition, more hate, and more violence. And Palestinians are looking around and thinking, who’s going ever to protect us? The United States is defending democracy in Ukraine, and oversea, but telling the world there’s one exception, and that’s the Palestinians.