Posted on 11/24/2022 5:05:46 PM PST by Impala64ssa
Critics erupt after Whoopi Goldberg questions whether Hamas, Taliban are terrorists. Critics erupt after Whoopi Goldberg questions whether Hamas, Taliban are terrorists
After a co-host on The View called the two groups out as terrorists, Goldberg said, “Depends on who you talk to.”
Israel, Canada, the EU, Japan, Australia and the UK – besides the U.S. – have all designated Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Critics leaped onto social media to slam Goldberg’s equivocation.
Andrew Ghalili, a foreign policy analyst for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) tweeted, “???? One host on The View says that Hamas is a terrorist organization, and two of the others respond with ‘well it depends who you talk to.’ Yeah, indeed it does. And the people who disagree are terrorist-sympathizing bigots.”
“Whoopi Goldberg, it’s indisputable that Hamas is a terrorist organization…. Giving a pass to #IlhanMN = problem,” posted Jackson Richman, a writer on political affairs.
One person called Goldberg a “terrorist apologist” and another pointed out that “Hamas is responsible for heinous attacks on civilians. I think that qualifies as terrorists.”
In their criticism, the Israel Advocacy Movement brought up a previous controversy involving Goldberg that was called out as antisemitism.
Critics erupted Tuesday after TV host and actress Whoopi Goldberg questioned whether Hamas and the Taliban are terrorists on the show The View.
The four women on the panel were discussing presumptive House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s intention to remove the anti-Israel, progressive Democrat Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee due to her antisemitism.
TV host Sara Haines said there was “one thing” the Michigan Representative had said last year that “bothered” her – “when she tweeted something comparing the U.S., Israel, Hamas and the Taliban as all terrorist organizations.”
“She has maybe way more knowledge and experience in the very complicated Middle Eastern relations,” Haines continued, “but I did find that being on a foreign committee and comparing the country to a terrorist, known terrorists, those are organized terrorist communities. Not Israel, but Hamas and the Taliban.”
At this point, Goldberg interrupted, saying, “Depends on who you talk to.”
Haines first responded, “Right,” but then immediately added, “Well, that’s how they’re recognized, as terrorist organizations.” The other two hosts seemingly backed Goldberg, with one, Sunny Hostin, repeating Goldberg’s statement, and the other, Joy Behar, pointing out that those groups are “recognized in this country [as terrorists].”
Israel, Canada, the EU, Japan, Australia and the UK – besides the U.S. – have all designated Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Critics leaped onto social media to slam Goldberg’s equivocation.
Andrew Ghalili, a foreign policy analyst for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) tweeted, “???? One host on The View says that Hamas is a terrorist organization, and two of the others respond with ‘well it depends who you talk to.’ Yeah, indeed it does. And the people who disagree are terrorist-sympathizing bigots.”
“Whoopi Goldberg, it’s indisputable that Hamas is a terrorist organization…. Giving a pass to #IlhanMN = problem,” posted Jackson Richman, a writer on political affairs.
One person called Goldberg a “terrorist apologist” and another pointed out that “Hamas is responsible for heinous attacks on civilians. I think that qualifies as terrorists.”
In their criticism, the Israel Advocacy Movement brought up a previous controversy involving Goldberg that was called out as antisemitism.
“Remember when Whoopi Goldberg claimed the Holocaust wasn’t racism, it was white people fighting white people? Well, she’s at it again… This time she felt it appropriate to proclaim that not everyone thinks that Hamas are terrorists,” the NGO tweeted.
Goldberg eventually apologized for her Holocaust-related remarks, which had earned her a two-week suspension from her hosting job.
The statement Haines referred to on Tuesday came in June last year, when Omar had taken to Twitter to say, “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.”
She then backed off after the comment raised a storm of protest, saying her remarks were “not a moral comparison.” Even so, she received a rare rebuke from her party’s leadership for “drawing false equivalences between democracies like the U.S. and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban.”
Stupid racist.
The curtain may be drawing closed on Caryn.
“Whoopi Goldberg questions whether Hamas, Taliban are terrorists”. That’s like asking is water wet or is fire hot? Whoopi is unbelievably stupid and annoying.
...and hideous.
> After a co-host on The View called the two groups out as terrorists, Goldberg said, “Depends on who you talk to.” <
The very same thing could be said of the Ku Klux Klan.
Right, Whoopi?
It’s my opinion that ever since Meghan McCain left the View, the show has needed to search for comments that light people up. Controversy and drama sell. Five women sitting on a stage agreeing with each other on every issue doesn’t sell.
Think of Big Time Wrestling, where even the dialog is written and rehearsed. The dynamics are the same; ‘Good vs Evil’.
The host named Sunny has also changed since Meghan’s departure. Every two or three weeks (on schedule) she says something ridiculous and/or uncomfortable. She didn’t start out this way. Her most recent statements had to do with saying Jesus Christ would have fully supported LGBT causes. This is part of their job, to kick up the dust here and there, even when they have to create the ‘dust’.
She thought the Holocaust was not racist.
She should go there and find out.
Go visit them and find out for sure, Poopsie. We’ll wait here.
Does she buy two, or three seats when she flies?
Sounds to me more like she was taking a swipe at Israel.
Does somebody write this stupid stuff for her?
Great point.
Caryn is too stupid to be that stupid. Some puppeteer is in charge of her.
I liked her better when she was on “Star Trek Next Generation” with a pizza tin in her hat.
well it is not like it is terrorism terrorism
you know like rape rape
Whoopi needs a field trip.
I think that she is slowly descending into paranoia and denial of reality.
A shame that a good talent is being wasted by ignorance.
She’s an ignoramous.
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