Despite the horrific images coming out of areas of Southern Israel that have been cleansed of Hamas terrorists that invaded over the weekend (link NSFW and view at your discretion), some of our media are still plodding ahead with the "they both do it" narrative that equates a relatively low level of collateral damage by Israel Defense Forces operations with the calculated acts of terror committed by Hamas for the sole purpose of killing Jews.

This is the scene from yesterday's White House press briefing. Voice of America correspondent Anita Powell wants to know how the US government will protect loyal but dissenting Palestinians from the scourge of Cletus.

VOA's Anita Powell to KJP: "Can you guarantee that members of the Muslim diaspora or immigrant communities can still feel safee, can still exercise their civil liberties, & exercise their criticism of Israel's behavior?" pic.twitter.com/wNLGgAxRI5

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 10, 2023

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, go ahead. And then — last question. And then we’ll be back tomorrow.

POWELL: Yesterday, the President said he was putting police departments on — on high alert. Can you guarantee that members of the Muslim diaspora or immigrant communities can still feel safe, can still exercise their civil liberties and exercise their criticism of — of Israel’s behavior? Was that part of the conversations? And can you assure those communities that they still have (inaudible)?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I — I don’t have any details of the conversation, but, obviously, the President is — is going to be — we’re always going to deno- — denounce any form — any type of violence and — certainly, to keep communities safe. That is something we’ll be vigilant about. I don’t have anything else to add.

First, the right of all US citizens and legal residents to criticize Israel's behavior is guaranteed. For Christians and conservatives, the right might be a lot more problematic.

Let's take a look at how it's going.

This is the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Stumbled upon a protest today at the @UWMadison campus, gross chants including “glory to the murders”

They believe the only good Jew is a dead Jew #IStandWithIsrael pic.twitter.com/YyrpTD0o6s

— Geoffrey Datz (@gdatz) October 11, 2023

Yep. Dissent is alive and well.

How about our future overlords at Harvard? Do they feel safe speaking out in favor of terrorism?

large number of harvard student organizations blaming israel solely for hamas terrorist attacks killing 700 civilians.

can’t imagine who would want to identify with such a group. harvard parents—talk to your educated kids about this. pic.twitter.com/q9StJ3MJpf

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 8, 2023

Yep, we are well and truly f***ed a couple of decades from now.

The Constitution is safe in Dearborn, MI. See Jeff Charles's post on this subject: Pro-Hamas Activists Rally in Michigan, Threaten to 'Burn' Israel Until Its 'Demise.'

“We are not going to be intimidated by, stay silent when they say Hamas is a terrorist organization. The fact, it is not a terrorist organization” Remarks at today’s pro-Palestine rally in Dearborn, with cheers from the crowd after a speaker stated “the terrorist is Benjamin… pic.twitter.com/Si0tyjsjQ3

— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 11, 2023

This isn’t Jericho or Tripoli or Aleppo. This an auditorium in Dearborn, Michigan, cheering genocide.
This is thanks to Open Borders policies - pioneered by Bill Clinton, advanced by Obama, continued by Biden. pic.twitter.com/yCz77g8gkF

— Theo Wold (@RealTheoWold) October 11, 2023

Raleigh, NC, is safe.

Big turnout in solidarity with Palestine today in Raleigh. End the occupation, end U.S. aid to Israel! #FreePalestine! pic.twitter.com/AxpHM1LNuR

— ben carroll (@bncrrll) October 8, 2023

Washington, DC? Check.

Palestinian supporters in Washington, DC held a rally in solidarity with Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip . #Israel | #Gaza | #Palestine | #Mossad #IsraelPalestineWar | #Hezbollah #Isreal #Palestine #Hamas #Lebanon #Israel #GazaUnderAttack #HamasAttacks | #طوفان_الاقصى pic.twitter.com/HV8wzhQqm0

— muhammad Shafiq (@malik22kpk) October 10, 2023

Chicago? You bet.

The Chicago chapter of the Black Lives Matter organization has apologized for social media posts that incited outrage for appearing to publicly support Hamas militants: “Yesterday we sent out msgs that we aren’t proud of."https://t.co/FwIQGXIWCg

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 11, 2023

New York? As long as you aren't a conservative gun owner, your rights are secure.

Can you imagine how ignorant & misinformed these Pro-Palestinian protestors in New York have to be to call Gaza “occupied” 🙄. Gaza WILL be occupied NOW, until Hamas is destroyed. Israel left Gaza entirely in 2005, in the name of Peace. Instead of building a peaceful future for… pic.twitter.com/ELAkDVBivm

— David Burke 🇺🇸 (@ConservativeTht) October 10, 2023

According to Voice of America's website, it is chartered and funded by the US government. This is its mission:

1. VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive.

2. VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions.

3. VOA will present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively, and will also present responsible discussions and opinion on these policies.

This question is tendentious bullsh** and designed to create a narrative to present to an overseas audience that a) Palestinians are in danger in the US and b) Uncle Joe is all that's standing between a bunch of highly armed, snaggle-toothed rednecks and genocide. It was a deeply dishonest question and a cheap shot at the "A" in VOA.

In reality, Palestinians who support Hamas (a Venn diagram of Palestinians and Palestinians who support Hamas would have considerable overlap) are under no pressure at all to denounce terrorism. The FBI and Homeland Security are much more interested in investigating grandmothers who walked on Capitol Hill grass on January 6, gun owners, and Traditional Catholics than soiling their hands with Islamic terrorism.