https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/videos/watch/2cfcfb40-cd96-4ae2-8b0f-90e01cd3657b There is a concerted normalization effort aimed at turning supporters of Palestine into liberal Zionists to mitigate the effect of rising anti-Israel sentiment from the Gaza Genocide. Many politicians are involved - and perhaps even your favourite political commentator too. In this video I outline how this counterinsurgency operation works, highlighting some of its most prominent participants as illustrative examples. Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/BadEmpanada Subscribe to my Substack: https://ofpatmos.substack.com/ One-time donations: https://ko-fi.com/BadEmpanada Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY9R3_6sxfUViabj93Vnhw Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/badempanada.com Sources (in order of first appearance): [1] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/former-israeli-general-turned-lawmaker-speaks-out-on-settler-violence-against-palestinians [2] https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/separation-with-solid-jewish-majority-an-appeal-for-jim-crow-israel-at-j-street/ [3] https://www.timesofisrael.com/sanders-i-am-pro-israel-and-pro-palestinian-i-want-to-bring-people-together/ [4] https://www.timesofisrael.com/bernie-sanders-rejects-ceasefire-calls-says-israel-must-defend-itself-against-hamas/ [5] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/05/bernie-sanders-israeli-hamas-war [6] https://www.timesofisrael.com/bernie-sanders-israel-has-a-right-to-us-protection/ [7] https://www.sanders.senate.gov/op-eds/it-is-genocide/ [8] https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/11/nyc-pension-investment-israel-defense-firm-brad-lander-dan-goldman-congress-10-district-primary/ [9] https://www.thefp.com/p/zohran-mamdani-meets-the-jews-of-park-slope-israel-mayoral-election-nyc [10] https://jewishcurrents.org/mamdani-created-a-left-liberal-coalition-on-israel-palestine [11] https://www.jta.org/2025/12/12/ny/rabbis-who-criticized-mamdani-say-they-were-heartened-after-meeting-with-him-on-thursday [12] https://www.leftvoice.org/no-zohran-jessica-tisch-has-not-made-new-york-safer-for-the-citys-working-class/ [13] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mamdani-pro-hamas-protest-chants-have-no-place-in-our-city/ar-AA1TUWsS [14] https://theintercept.com/2026/05/05/zohran-mamdani-israel-west-bank-settlements/ [15] https://hellgatenyc.com/nypd-shields-illegal-land-sale/ [16] https://abc7ny.com/post/zohran-mamdanis-wife-rama-duwaji-apologizes-harmful-social-media-posts-she-made-teen/18899922/ [17] https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/us/rama-duwaji-nycs-first-lady-faces-new-scrutiny-over-her-art-and-social-media [18] https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h16400mr3ze [19] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/why-is-nycs-mamdani-facing-criticism-over-response-to-attacks-on-wife [20] https://electronicintifada.net/content/aoc-votes-back-israel-lobbys-bogus-anti-semitism-definition/50066 [21] https://apnews.com/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democratic-national-convention-kamala-harris-international-agreements-gaza-57acef579efd430798236678c4e5fcfe [22] https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250429-biden-never-pressured-israel-for-ceasefire-as-israeli-officials-boast-of-exploiting-us-support/ [23] https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-he-seeks-to-end-us-military-aid-to-israel-within-a-decade/ [24] https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/memos/israels-proposal-to-end-us-military-aid-is-actually-designed-to-further-enmesh-the-us-in-its-oppression-of-palestinians [25] https://bdsmovement.net/news/bds-movement-anti-normalization-guidelines [26] https://crooked.com/podcast/hasan-piker-on-the-democrats-bullies-and-republican-nazis/ [27] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/fight-agency-consultants-democrats-00200636 [28] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/style/morris-katz-political-strategest-mamdani.html [29] https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/can-a-maine-oyster-farmer-defeat-a-five-term-republican-senator [30] https://jewishinsider.com/2025/11/graham-platner-israel-gaza-war-oct-7-hamas-maine-senate-candidate/ Zohran Mamdani Graham Platner Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders Hasan Piker Emma Vigeland Matt Bernstein Ro Khanna Brad Lander Israel Palestine Zionism Liberal Zionism Palestinian Benjamin Netanyahu Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:42:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/lazy-static/avatars/ef51e553-df20-4280-a022-2b8adc4c57e3.jpg https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/videos/watch/2cfcfb40-cd96-4ae2-8b0f-90e01cd3657b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.