"Intersectionality" in Evidence After Rittenhouse Verdict (CAIR/Palestinian Flags)

Hat tip Jewish Press, News Nation USA, and Investigative Project on Terrorism

Wednesday night, after the Rittenhouse acquittal in Kenosha, there wasn't as much violence as was feared might happen. Yet, there were protests around the nation, and some violence in places like Portland, Oregon. The coming nights are likely to see more as BLM and Antifa organize their forces.

There was also a big protest march in Brooklyn, which also featured the ubiquitous Palestinian flag.

According to News Nation USA, those carrying Palestinian flags appeared to be quite prominent.

"Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags appeared to be leading the protesters in Brooklyn in videos and photos posted on social media."

Then there was the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which calls itself a civil rights organization though it has links to decidedly non-civil rights organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. They also weighed in on the jury's verdict.

"Although we respect the jury process and accept the jury‘s decision, it is difficult to imagine a black or Muslim defendant in the same circumstances being found not guilty or receiving the breaks that Kyle Rittenhouse received during the trial." 

So you might ask: "What is the connection between the Rittenhouse case in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the Palestinian cause against Israel,"-or should I say the cause devoted to the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel?

The word is "intersectionality", a term adopted by leftist professors and pro-Palestinian forces to make the case that problems in the US-like racial injustice- are linked to the Palestinian struggle. It's a term that has great currency on our university campuses, where left-wing professors dominate the discourse both in and outside the classroom. These "theorists" got a huge boost not long ago when it was reported that some Minneapolis police officers had received counter-terror training from Israel-before all the George Floyd stuff happened.

And what is CAIR's interest in Kyle Rittenhouse and our jury system in America? Their interest is that they are on the side of the left-wing, anti-America, anti-Israel crowd. CAIR also supports the Palestinian cause, even though their Southern California director, Hussam Ayloush, famously told an interviewer several years ago, that CAIR did not let itself get dragged into Middle Eastern affairs and Middle East conflicts. Moments later, he erupted at his interviewer when the latter brought up the magic word-Hamas. Ayloush himself, often speaks out in favor of the Palestinians in his role as CAIR SoCal CEO.

The fact of the matter is that the Kenosha jury came to the correct decision based on the facts and the law, and did so in courageous fashion in the face of a media witch hunt and the presence of mobs outside the courtroom demanding a conviction. It is hardly surprising that CAIR and those carrying Palestinian flags would be condemning their verdict.