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Center for American Progress reveals Palestinians were advising demonstrators in Ferguson
American Thinker ^ | 11/12/2015 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 11/12/2015 7:45:43 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Oops! As a byproduct of an internal dispute at the far left think tank, the Center for American Progress (CAP), it has been revealed that Palestinian advisers were brought into the Ferguson, Missouri demonstrations to advise the rioters. Exactly who paid for them to apparently fly halfway around the world (or otherwise build "strong relationships") and stick their noses into an American political dispute is unclear, though it has been bandied about that George Soros has played a major role in funding the #BlackLivesMatter movement that is ginning up black anger, and presumably 2016 election turnout for Hillary.

The dispute that led to the shocking disclosure involved the invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak at CAP. The left wing journal, The Nation, chronicled the dispute and let slip the incriminating information. Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton write:

There is dissent at the Center for American Progress. Late last month, the Democratic Party–aligned think tank announced that it would, with encouragement from the influential pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, accept an offer from Benjamin Netanyahu’s office to host the right-wing Israeli prime minister for an event. The invite stirred controversy: Many liberals who normally fall within the Democratic Party milieu were miffed that Netanyahu, a figure who has been widely seen over the past several years as openly siding with Republicans and neoconservative ideologues, would be given an opportunity to rehabilitate his image as a bipartisan figure.

A statement of dissent was prepared and delivered at a staff meeting. The Nation, well-connected on the left, obtained a copy and revealed:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Missouri; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: astroturf; blacklivesmatter; blm; cap; ferguson; fergusonriots; hamas; hezbollah; outsideagitators; palestinianadvisors; palestinians; protest; rioteducation; soros

1 posted on 11/12/2015 7:45:43 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

and just what kind of visas were they issued by the Department of State - and on such short notice?? (they usually take time)


2 posted on 11/12/2015 7:50:11 AM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: SeekAndFind

If Soros was dead, who would take his place?


3 posted on 11/12/2015 7:52:00 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Israelis should exterminate the polypstinian disease before it continues to spread.


4 posted on 11/12/2015 7:54:00 AM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: JimRed

...If Soros was dead, who would take his place?...

Just look to Hollywood.


5 posted on 11/12/2015 7:57:05 AM PST by Sasparilla
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To: SeekAndFind

Sedition. Incitement to riot.


6 posted on 11/12/2015 8:03:08 AM PST by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: JimRed
If Soros was dead, who would take his place?

He has sons.

7 posted on 11/12/2015 8:08:45 AM PST by ChicagahAl (Today's Democrats are much more Fascist than Communist; but Sen Joe McCarthy was still right.)
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To: JimRed

“If Soros was dead, who would take his place?”

22 Marxist Czars in the Obama White Hut.


8 posted on 11/12/2015 8:10:19 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Liberalism is only successful if you allow it to be. To win, you have to fight back.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The initials ‘VJ’ come to mind ...


9 posted on 11/12/2015 8:31:16 AM PST by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a' white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Imagine the cognitive dissonance this will cause among Jewish Democrats who support Obama and #BlackLivesMatter.


10 posted on 11/12/2015 8:44:41 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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