Posted on 10/17/2025 6:12:49 AM PDT by MtnClimber
October 13, 2025, marks a milestone in the Middle East.
Following President Trump's facilitation of a peace deal and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, hostages held by Hamas have been released and returned to their families after two years of captivity in exchange for Palestinian terrorist prisoners. The cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza has brought relief to millions affected by the conflict.
One might expect such a development to unite people across the political spectrum in celebration. But the response has been mixed.
Over the past two years, protestors advocating for Palestinian causes have been prominent on college campuses and social media platforms. Activists and influencers mobilized significant public attention around the cause, often accompanied by blatant antisemitism.
Now that the ceasefire is on, many of these same voices have become quiet.
This raises important questions about the motivations behind some advocacy movements.
Was the goal truly humanitarian relief and peace, or did other agendas drive the discourse? The spread of unverified information and conspiracy theories throughout the conflict suggests that not all advocacy was rooted in factual understanding.
Perhaps the real aim, then, was to influence the youth with non-factual information, including antisemitism. The influence of social media activism on young, impressionable audiences is worth looking at because when movements prioritize rhetoric over truth, the confusion that follows can have lasting effects on how entire generations understand complex geopolitical issues.
Most troubling is the refusal of some of these observers to acknowledge this peace achievement on its own merits. That has to be because of political polarization, or more specifically, Trump-hate. When this kind of political polarization prevents recognition of genuine progress, the protestors risk losing sight of what truly matters: human lives, peace, and the possibility of a better future.
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The issue is never the issue.
I’m sure the protest will end promptly... NOT!
They should round up these anti-Semites and deport them to Gaza.
Follow the money.
Yes, it never is the issue is it?
They just want Jews dead, but can’t say that.
They just want Jews dead, but can’t say that.
First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people.
The same thing that every single protest over the past 25 years has been about- undermining Western values, whether in the US, Israel, Europe or any other place. The Gaza war was just the excuse. They’ll find another one soon. Time for “No Kings”!!!!
The issue is always the revolution !
The protests were organized to keep Palestine, Palistine.
Now that Hamas is over, a new and different state is going to be created.
“Palestine” is gone
The DNC’s Hamas wing hardest hit.
That one is a real head scratcher.
“Now that the ceasefire is on, many of these same voices have become quiet.
This raises important questions about the motivations behind some advocacy movements.
Was the goal truly humanitarian relief and peace, or did other agendas drive the discourse?”
For the Communists, the issue is never the issue, it’s just about power. Many of the people that ‘protested’ would have been given a roof top party immediately upon entering a Hamas territory, many raped, many tortured, despite ‘supporting’ them. This was about the money spent to help the ‘Palestinian people’ being used to fund ‘professors, media, and influencers’ to lie and paint a picture that was false. The protestors weren’t about the people, they weren’t about the reality, and they weren’t about peace.
For those who think there is peace in the Middle East, I have a bridge for sale.
There is a ceasefire. That might be a good thing, but the war isn't over.
Which bridge? One of the bridges Mamdani will have to sell to pay for year one of his communist utopia?
The war will end when the Islamic medieval savages running around in filthy night shirts are all being roasted in hell.
Tell me about it.
There isn’t peace.
There is a ceasefire. That might be a good thing, but the war isn’t over.
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Exactly. The war isn’t over because the Mosques and Islamic schools will not stop spewing hatred and conquest— encouraged by the lopsided prisoner exchange that was forced on Netanyahu by Trump and the Israeli left.
They've learned that no matter what they do, they're people will eventually be released. And yet "the Jews control the world."
The protests were and are about “Let’s Hate Trump”, and by extension MAGA, and by further extension America.
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