r/JewsOfConscience • u/_II_I_I__I__I_I_II_ Jewish Anti-Zionist • Nov 17 '24

News Elderly woman attacks Palestinian woman & her husband at Panera Bread in Downers Grove, IL. - because they were wearing pro-Palestine clothing. Despite making a racist fool of herself, the elderly woman continued to attack throughout the video.

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u/Party_Bar_9853 Nov 17 '24

How people don't attack back is crazy to me, yall are either saints or im just a crazy person

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u/oncothrow Nov 17 '24

Because if they ever respond in self defense, then it's all over for them.

Dragged through the mud in the press (and let's face it, on reddit as well) at best, arrested at worst.

Ever seen footage of West Bank settlers attacking Palestinians? How the Palestinians do literally nothing and cannot take any actions of self defense?

The second they do, it's all over. They're arrested and taken away, or just straight up killed by the IDF. Here they'd be lucky if they didn't end up smeared in the press over it, and they know it. Tomorrow you'd be reading headlines saying:

Outrage as couple wearing paraphernalia linked to Hamas caught on camera assaulting elderly woman. ADL calls for harsher action on rising antisemitic attacks from Pro Palestinian activists.

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u/Party_Bar_9853 Nov 17 '24

But this happened in Illinois, she doesn't have the IDF here

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u/oncothrow Nov 17 '24

Doesn't matter.

Israeli football hooligans went rioting in Amsterdam, and the press literally took footage of them attacking people and recast it as attacks against them as headlines were blaring about a pogrom taking place.

That is the press that you're dealing with.

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u/throwaway_junk999 Palestinian Nov 17 '24

Regardless of the bad press we Palestinians get, I'm armed. I always tell myself that, should I ever be in a situation where I am attacked, I will loudly and clearly announce that I am armed and willing to defend myself, with lethal action, but I don't want to hurt anyone. Please fuck off, and don't make me hurt you. If they keep pushing, they know what they are getting themselves into.

I don't care what happens, tbh. I just want myself and my family to be safe, and will apply lethal force to achieve that goal.

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u/koi88 Nov 17 '24

I don't know where you live – but if you live in Germany, I suggest you behave like a saint. And record.

Police and press are not on your side.

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u/michaelkeatonbutgay Nov 19 '24

Well uh if he's armed hes not living in Germany, or EU, or basically anywhere except US

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u/koi88 Nov 19 '24

"Armed" can mean a lot of things, including a (legal) knife, an (illegal, but easy to get weapon like a) butterfly, nunchaku or a (completely illegal, but with effort and connections obtainable) firearm.

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u/michaelkeatonbutgay Nov 20 '24

But I think he means gun.