Journalism once provided truthful insight into the news of the day. Follow-up exposés were common as more information became available. Readers were encouraged and enabled to understand the implications of the facts surrounding the news and arrive at a well-informed perspective.
Public perspective, in turn, formed public opinion, which, more than anything else, drove America’s elected representatives to voice the views of their constituents in state houses and in the federal government.
Those days are long past.
We should all be mourning the death of truth, but alas, few recognize what has happened to truth as a tool to strengthen nations and guard against ruinous corruption.
Truth has become a casualty of evil people’s schemes. The murder of truth was intentionally committed by individuals and organizations who cannot accomplish their goals through rational, logical, and reasonable public debate. The world is in the grips of mass propaganda, deceit, and an otherworldly strong delusion. Let me explain.
Across America, college campuses have become a tinderbox of irrational, inflamed rhetoric and violence toward Jewish students and, of course, Israel. The favorite villain of the left, progressive, Marxist, and Islamic jihadi instigators of global hatred has always been Israel. Why is this the case? An old idiom explains this phenomenon well: “Follow the money.”
Recently, Amir Tsarfati revealed interesting data from the US Department of Education and the National Association of Scholars. Since 2001, the tiny nation of Qatar has given roughly $5 billion to American universities, with approximately $2.7 billion given between 2014-2019.
Some might wonder why this matters. It matters because Qatar also happens to be the home of the leadership of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Qatar claims to be the voice of reason between Israel and Hamas, trumpeting itself as the perfect mediator to deliver peace to the Middle East. This claim is the height of hyperbole and is downright laughable.
The truth is that along with Iran, the PLO, and the Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar is the biggest financial supporter of terrorism in the region, and now, through its financial support to American universities, globally.
Given these facts, what are the odds that Columbia University, the University of Southern California, or Ohio State University will crack down on “student” protests that are virulently antisemitic and have turned violent?
Universities have had bloated and unnecessary budget spending not tied to education goals for decades. Shutting down these university protests, which clearly vocalize the Qatari, Hamas, and Muslim Brotherhood Islamic terror propaganda message of Jew-hatred and anti-Israelism, would jeopardize a large source of financial support. Now you know why university presidents and boards of trustees sit in silence, refusing to do anything to stop this hatred.
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