This is a point that Professor Jacobson has made repeatedly.
Ryan Mauro writes at the Capital Research Center:
When Charities Betray America: How “Pro-Palestinian” Protest Groups Promote Anti-AmericanismA study of the online rhetoric from major “pro-Palestinian” groups and activists in the United States before and after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, concludes that the activists’ protests have morphed into an anti-American and anti-police movement with sharply radicalizing rhetoric that advocates terrorism and sedition on U.S. soil.An analysis of thousands of social media posts by 496 of the most active “pro-Palestinian” groups and activists, many of them connected to “charities” and nonprofits, found a 3,000 percent surge in calls for violence and a 186 percent increase in the use of anti-American and anti-police keywords and phrases since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023.These findings reinforce the conclusions of Marching Towards Violence: The Domestic Anti-Israeli Movement, a study published by the Capital Research Center in October 2024. The study identified 150 pro-terrorism groups behind the nationwide protests and warned of increasing militancy, particularly targeting law enforcement and perceived “Zionist” targets.The term “pro-Palestinian” is put inside quotation marks because that is how the groups in question define themselves. We do not concede that such extremist groups are genuinely pursuing an agenda that would benefit innocent Palestinians.The broadening of the “pro-Palestinian” movement’s agenda to include siding with Western adversaries in conflicts around the world and advocating for defunding the police indicates the movement has become a permanent presence. It will not fade when issues surrounding Israelis and Palestinians lose prominence.Instead, it will attempt to preserve and expand its infrastructure by exploiting popular causes and inserting anti-Americanism, hatred of Israel, anti-Semitism, anti-Westernism, and anti-police bigotry into those causes’ narratives.
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