Atlanta Pro-Israel Protesters Bring Assault Rifles, Handguns, Call Islam Religion Of Death

[muriel_volestrangler]

Yesterday a friend and I attended a solidarity rally with Gaza outside the CNN Center in Atlanta. The organizers of the event worked with the American Friends Service Committee, a pacifist quaker organization, and made clear in their organizing instructions that we were not there to agitate against any religion or ethnic group and that it would not tolerate hate.
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The crowd was multi-ethnic, including black, white, and brown people, Muslims, Jews, and atheists. I would say the crowd was majority Muslim, but it still had the diversity you don’t typically see at pro-Israel events.

Unfortunately, you can’t say the same for the pro-Israel protesters at the event (who appeared to be the same crowd that held a larger rally earlier this week that, sadly, Jason Carter attended). Here’s some of the nice fellows on that side:

Then there was rhetoric like this from Dovi Halpern, who explained to the press: “This is not about Israel vs. Gaza, this is about a religion that values life versus a religion that values death.” Keep in mind that this is what one of them was willing to say directly to a reporter:

http://www.balloon-juice.com/2014/07/26/atlanta-pro-israel-protesters-bring-assault-rifles-handguns-call-islam-religion-of-death/

[RandiFan1290]

1. lol

[CatWoman]

12. ....

[Cali_Democrat]

14. Hahahaha

[kelliekat44]

2. One terrorist group aligning with another. I knew this would happen. It's so easy to misguide the

uninformed. This will lead to some very harmful incidents in the US...all in the name of Christianity under the cloak of unconditional support for Israel. This is not a good sign for the US...it should be stopped immediately.

[conservaphobe]

3. They'll use any excuse to get out their toys and wrap themselves in flags & camo.

[awoke_in_2003]

23. Yes, they will...

I think they are trying to desensitize the public about seeing assault weapons in public. It will probably work, too- most of the population is desensitized about mass shootings, even when they happen in schools.

[malaise]

4. But which religion is perpetrating the slaughter in Gaza

These morons never learn until they see their own blood. Then they run like lil cowards.

Rec

[onehandle]

5. What Domestic Terrorists Are Teaching Our Children

[navarth]

9. That picture is so righteous

thank you for posting it. Stongest anti-open carry meme I've seen yet.

[brer cat]

6. I'm not sure any of those good ol' boys

could find Israel on map if their life depended on it. Just an excuse to parade their sorry butts around wearing camo and totin'.

[navarth]

10. your picture

...I would let that kitty climb onto my keyboard anytime.

[CatWoman]

13. mine actually DO climb onto my keyboard anytime

[brer cat]

18. Don't you just hate it

when your keyboard has hairballs????

[navarth]

20. my little Frankie is asking to get into Daddy's lap as we speak

OH that Frankie...such a good boy. Loves his Dad too, I think.

The other adorable little shits (we have 3 altogether) are upstairs lounging, I'm sure.

Give them a XOXO for me. Gotta go....under cuteness attack

[mikeysnot]

15. Reminds me of my little guy.

He would do that too. I miss him. Tabby's are the best.

[CanonRay]

7. Maybe they should fly over there and sign up

We'd miss them so much...

[jaysunb]

8. A large number of Palestinians are Christians

and have been responsible for maintaining the "Holy Lands" for all to enjoy....but none of this probably matters to the yahoos of American Nazis brigades.
And not to mention the fact that Jews, Arabs and Christians peacefully coexisted in this place until the European crowd showed up demanding it for themselves only.
But, hey, fuck the facts...let's just do what makes us feel good.

[mikeysnot]

16. The European

zionists are all to blame for what they did to Palestine.

[Swede Atlanta]

33. Who is "they"?

I'm not clear on the import of your post.

[mikeysnot]

34. Definition of THEY

Definition of THEY

1
a : those ones —used as third person pronoun serving as the plural of he, she, or it or referring to a group of two or more individuals not all of the same sex <they dance well>

b : he 2 —often used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent <everyone knew where they stood — E. L. Doctorow> <nobody has to go to school if they don't want to — N. Y. Times>

2: people 2 —used in a generic sense <as lazy as they come>

[progressoid]

11. Let's bomb them into peace!

[freshwest]

29. More like into pieces,or so it appears...

[JDPriestly]

17. The ignorance is appalling.

But thanks for being there to advocate peace.

At this point what happened in the past needs only to be mentioned in order to remind people of the cost of war and the value of peace. I'm just praying for peace and wishing Kerry and all who are negotiating that, finally, after all these years they can agree to first, a two-state solution with borders to be negotiated later and second, some means to enforce the peace.

[blackspade]

19. There's some irony.

Idiots.

[Takket]

21. seems like the people from Gaza are doing all the dying.

[jmowreader]

22. Which "religion that values death" are we talking about here?

I seem to remember the Israelis in the Gaza Strip doing a lot of killing themselves.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. "Look at me, I have a small penis". nt

[NuclearDem]

25. Now THAT...is....

[DesertDiamond]

26. And this said without irony.

[Scootaloo]

27. Completely unsurprising n/t

[SwankyXomb]

28. Fundy Teabangelicals only tolerate Israel

because they need it for their End Times fairy tale.

[d_r]

30. here is the web page

of the people providing security fwiw

http://georgiasecurityforce.weebly.com/who-we-are.html

and their facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/GSFIII

[LiberalElite]

31. OOOH they're so tough-

playing dress up in full metal jackets. What are they doing here? Get on an El AL and enlist!

[Jackpine Radical]

32. Here's what they really need--