Fox News host Greg Gutfeld ripped pundits, journalists, and left-wing Democrats for perceived hypocrisy over Israel’s war with Hamas, which began earlier this month after the terrorist organization launched a surprise attack on the Jewish state that initially killed more than 1,300 people.
“The Five” co-host reacted during a segment on Wednesday to people who are tearing down posters of Israeli hostages in Gaza, as well as MSNBC host Joy Reid saying Israel’s occupation will continue to “spark vehement” responses whether Hamas exists or not.
“Can I just take a look at this Joy Reid quote? A 56-year occupation will continue to spark vehement and, yes, even violent resistance whether Hamas exists or not,” he began. “So, that atrocity that happened, that was just violent resistance. It was resistance when they raped and murdered, that was a resistance. And it would happen whether Hamas existed or not.
“So, she dismisses an atrocity and also dismisses a response to it as part of a greater context of an occupation, right? It’s the lineage shaming that you see everywhere. It’s repulsive. She just excused an innocent — she just excused the murder of innocent people, the rape and murder of innocent people,” Gutfeld, who also hosts is own late-night show on the network, continued.
“Imagine you’re on a subway, and a deranged man is attacking your spouse, and right when you try to defend her or him, a group of young activists intercede on behalf of the attacker because your wife or your husband doesn’t fit the aggrieved marginalized profile,” he added. “Well, that’s Hamas and Hamas supporters in Israel. It’s all part of a greater oppression filter. So, it’s OK.”
“What’s interesting, too, is the flip. Remember how the left used to say Al-Qaeda and ISIS, we’re not all Muslims. Even though every ISIS fighter is Muslim, the equation cannot be reversed. We get it. Not all Muslims are ISIS. That’s obvious, right?” Gutfeld told the other panel members.
“But now, they conflate Hamas with all brown people in the Middle East. So, attacking Hamas is attacking Palestinians, hence the new phrase, collective punishment,” he opined. “If you go after Hamas, you’re going after all Palestinians. And when you’re in a grip of hysteria, no amount of proof can break it. We’re seeing this. It’s like a phantom illness. No amount of tests no amount of doctors can convince you that there aren’t parasites under your skin.
“So, you keep having to show these denialists evidence while — here’s video of them executing people, here are photos of dead naked bodies and burned up children. And they say, well, that could be from somewhere else, right? Oh, that’s obviously doctored. They need to preserve that delusion, to permit – – to permit future atrocities and also to prevent their ego from being shattered for being so horribly wrong,” he noted.
