SOME ASSERTIONS ARE BEYOND PARODY.

Case in point: Aviva Chomsky, "Let’s Not Use a Lone Crime to Justify Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity."  Just another day, rationalizing terrorist acts.

Was the Washington D.C. attack antisemitic?

In the U.S. mainstream media, that question isn’t even asked—the answer, apparently, goes without saying. The alleged assassin said, “Free, free Palestine,” participated in protests against Israel’s war against Gaza, and shared or authored a social media post that “condemned the Israeli and American governments and what it called atrocities committed by the Israeli military against Palestinians.” The victims were Israeli embassy employees.

So it often is with Common Dreams.  Scroll down for the "but..." passage.

Like the major organizations that track “antisemitic incidents,” the Times does not distinguish between incidents that target Israel and its policies, and incidents that target Jews. The Times thus joins the bipartisan consensus that has increasingly made it impossible to name or protest Israel’s daily unfolding crimes against humanity without being accused of antisemitism.

I don’t have any inside information on Elias Rodriguez’s motives, beyond his words at the scene and the manifesto attributed to him. Neither these sources nor the evidence compiled by the FBI and the Times provide any hints of antisemitism. Instead, they express his outrage at Israeli atrocities in Gaza. But that didn’t stop the NYT, The Washington Post, NPR, and other sources from leaping to the conclusion.

The deaths of two people notwithstanding, in the so-called progressive community protecting the cause is paramount.

The incident bears comparison to Luigi Mangione’s alleged shooting of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, in December 2024. In both cases, the accused declared a clear political motive for the killing. In both cases, the alleged killers expressed political sentiments widely shared in the U.S. population: outrage at health insurance companies for their callous treatment of their customers, and outrage at Israel for its ongoing genocide in Gaza.

A smaller portion of the population has actually mobilized for change in both areas, organizing for Medicare for All and for a cease-fire, aid, and justice for Palestinians.

There is one big contradiction in the coverage though. In the Luigi Mangione case, the press reported on the outpouring of popular support for his act of rage with sympathy. “The crux of their support is based on a deep resentment and anger at the American healthcare system and insurance companies,” wrote CNN. “Mr. Mangione has inspired documentaries about his life and remains a topic of interest on social media.

Yes, and the coastal cosmopolitan press and their court intellectuals in the academy continue to antagonize Normals and ensure more Trumpery.  Contextualizing the jihad is a nuance too far.  At Common Dreams, on the other hand, it's business as usual: as of this afternoon, no mention, whatsoever, of Flamethrower Jihad Guy in Boulder.