redstate.com By Jeff Charles
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued an apology days after stepping in it, during a speech in which she defended Israel’s right to exist. During a speech at the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York, the governor ignited a flurry of criticism after making a hilariously flawed analogy while discussing Israel’s effort to eradicate the terrorist group Hamas.
As Hochul addressed the audience, she emphasized that Israel’s mission to eliminate Hamas as a threat is a justified endeavor. “Call out Hamas for what it is, and it is a terrorist organization that must be stopped,” she said. “No one, no country should live with that threat, that specter over them.”
If she had stopped right there, everything would have been fine. Instead, she continued with an analogy that would make most people cringe. She said:
For those who don’t understand this dynamic here in our own state, in our own country, I’ll give you an example. I’m from Buffalo. Anybody realize that? If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry, my friends, there would be no Canada the next day, right? I love Canada, but we did have the War of 1812, and they did burn Buffalo, so there might be a little conflict here. But think about that. That is a natural reaction. You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure it never happens again. And that is Israel’s right.
Kathy Hochul makes bizarre analogy when defending Israel’s right to defend itself.
“If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry, my friends, there would be no Canada the next day, right?” pic.twitter.com/MKqz6GooBR
— Jeff Charles, An Awful Pundit🏴 (@jeffcharlesjr) February 19, 2024
Whoops.
There is nothing wrong with an elected official affirming that Hamas must be obliterated, and that Israel has a right to defend itself. But raising a scenario in which we go to war with Canada and basically annihilate the country was a bit much. After all, why should anyone consider destroying the nation that produced ice hockey, maple syrup, and Bryan Adams?
In a written statement on Friday, Hochul issued an apology that was published in the New York Times. But she didn’t just apologize for her Canada analogy, she also apologized for not also acknowledging the plight of the Palestinians living in Gaza…
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