{"id":2066655,"date":"2023-10-13T17:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-between-proud-boys-and-hamas\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:18:10","slug":"watch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-between-proud-boys-and-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-between-proud-boys-and-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Hostin&#8217;s inappropriate comparison: Proud Boys and Hamas."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-between-proud-boys-and-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Engaging Discussion on &#8220;The View&#8221; about Israel and Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; recently had a \u200ccaptivating conversation about the ongoing conflict \u200dbetween Israel and \u200bHamas. \u200dThe panelists, including Alyssa Farah\u200d Griffin, Ana Navarro, Sara\u2064 Haines, and Joy Behar,\u200c expressed well-articulated and thoughtful opinions. They acknowledged Israel&#8217;s \u200dright \u200bto\u2064 defend itself and placed the blame squarely on the Hamas terrorists who mercilessly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/israel-news-hamas-war-10-13-23#h_13b717b049d8d56273dd22ad2145126a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slaughtered 1,300 people<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>However, the discussion\u200d took a sudden turn \u200bwhen Sunny Hostin compared Hamas to the Proud Boys and accused Israel of war crimes. The atmosphere in the \u200broom shifted dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin&#8217;s\u2064 statement\u200c left everyone stunned. &#8220;I\u2063 look at this from a\u200b legal perspective,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And I think we all know that Hamas has been designated a \u2063terror organization just like many other\u2062 terror organizations have this\u2063 designation, like the \u200dProud \u200cBoys\u200b here in the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wait, what?<\/p>\n<p>Comparing \u2063the Proud Boys, some of whom have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-dont-forget-that-the-media-adored-michael-handcuffs-avenatti-pushing-him-as-a-future-president\/\" title=\"OPINION: Don\u2019t Forget That The Media Adored Michael \u2018Handcuffs\u2019 Avenatti, Pushing Him As A Future President\">faced legal consequences<\/a> for\u200c their involvement in the Capitol incursion, to terrorists is simply absurd.\u200b The Proud \u2064Boys may have their flaws, but they are nowhere near the level of terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Even the left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rabidly-liberal-southern-poverty-law-center-apologizes-for-pushing-fake-white-supremacist-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> has criticized the\u2064 Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy \u2063charges and their efforts to\u2064 create violence after January 6, but they have not \u2062labeled them as terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin didn&#8217;t stop \u2062there. She also turned \u2063her criticism towards \u2064Israel, claiming that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-between-proud-boys-and-hamas\/\" title=\"Sunny Hostin's inappropriate comparison: Proud Boys and Hamas.\">actions \u2063constituted war crimes<\/a>. She quoted the president of the European\u200c Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who referred to Russia&#8217;s actions in Ukraine as war crimes. Hostin implied that Israel was guilty of similar actions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-airdrops-flyers-warning-citizens-gaza-strip-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments faced pushback from Behar and Navarro,\u200b who highlighted the fact that Hamas&#8217;s attacks on Israel\u200d were\u200c the root cause of\u200d the conflict. They emphasized\u200d that Israel&#8217;s demands for the release of hostages in exchange for basic\u2064 necessities like water and electricity were not irrational.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2063differing perspectives among the hosts, it was clear that Hostin&#8217;s comparison between the Proud Boys and Hamas, as well as her accusations against Israel, were met with skepticism.<\/p>\n<h3>Varied Perspectives, Similar Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>Other\u200b hosts on the show shared their perspectives, which, while varied, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-council-member-calls-for-national-guard-amid-surge-in-homicides\/\" title=\"DC Council member urges deployment of National Guard due to spike in homicides.\">echoed similar\u200b sentiments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin, an Arab-American, expressed the need for Palestinians to rid themselves of Hamas in\u2063 order to achieve freedom in \u2062the Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n<p>Navarro, who survived the civil war in \u200cNicaragua during her childhood, pointed out \u200cthat \u200cHamas doesn&#8217;t care about the well-being of Israeli or Palestinian children. Their sole focus \u200bis the\u200c destruction of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Haines acknowledged the dire conditions in\u2064 Gaza \u2063but placed the blame on Hamas for the suffering of its\u200c people.<\/p>\n<p>It was evident that Hamas is a real terrorist organization, while the Proud Boys fall far short of that label.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>A\u200c Note \u2063from\u200c Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we at The Western Journal wake \u2063up and pursue our mission of giving you the important information \u2062you need about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do that without\u2062 your \u2064help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been on the receiving end \u2062of\u2064 false\u200c narratives. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post \u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-proud-boys-hamas\/\">Watch: Sunny Hostin\u2064 Makes Distasteful Comparison Between Proud Boys and Hamas<\/a> \u200b appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can engaging in honest\u200d and thoughtful discourse contribute to a better understanding \u200cof complex \u2063issues?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nt-weight: 400&#8243;>We stand for truth and \u2064justice, and we rely on your support to continue \u2062bringing you \u200dthe news that matters. If you value reliable and accurate reporting, please consider\u200c making a donation to help us in our mission.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Donate\u200b today<\/b><\/a><b>  and be \u200ca part of the\u200d fight for truth.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h3>The Importance of Honest Discourse<\/h3>\n<p>The discussion on &#8220;The View&#8221; highlighted the value of engaging in honest and thoughtful discourse, even when \u2062discussing sensitive and controversial topics like the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>While there were differing opinions among the panelists, they listened \u200bto each other and respected one another&#8217;s perspectives. This kind of respectful dialogue is essential for progressing towards a better understanding of complex issues.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is crucial to avoid \u200bmisinformation and false equivalences, such as comparing the Proud Boys to \u200da designated terrorist organization like Hamas. Such comparisons\u2062 undermine the severity of the actions carried out by actual terrorists and detract from the productive conversation\u200b needed to address the complex \u200bsituation in the\u2064 Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, accusing Israel of war crimes \u2064without proper evidence and \u2064context\u2063 only serves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-eyes-on-slavery-reparations-task-force-removing-statues-of-columbus-washington\/\" title=\"NYC focuses on 'Slavery Reparations' Task Force, removes Columbus and Washington statues.\">perpetuate harmful narratives<\/a> \u2064and further divide opinions. It is vital to rely on\u2064 accurate information and consider multiple sources before \u2062making bold claims\u2064 that can have significant\u2062 consequences.<\/p>\n<h3>The Role of Media\u2064 in Facilitating Meaningful\u2063 Discussions<\/h3>\n<p>The media \u2062plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion and facilitating meaningful\u2062 discussions. Programs like &#8220;The View&#8221; have the responsibility of presenting accurate information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-no-longer-stopping-at-harassment-wants-trump-in-prison-with-ivanka-by-his-side\/\" title=\"Maxine Waters now seeks Trump's imprisonment, alongside Ivanka.\">fostering constructive dialogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, journalists and \u2062media personalities must be mindful\u200c of their biases and strive to present a balanced analysis of complex issues like the Israel-Hamas\u200d conflict. It is essential to give voice to multiple perspectives and avoid presenting a one-sided narrative to\u200b the audience.<\/p>\n<p>By providing a platform for different \u200bviewpoints and promoting thoughtful discussions, media outlets can contribute to a better \u2062understanding of complex global issues\u200c and encourage the public to engage in \u2064informed conversations.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The engaging discussion on &#8220;The View&#8221; about the Israel-Hamas conflict showcased diverse perspectives and highlighted the importance of respectful discourse. \u2064While there were disagreements \u2063among\u2062 the panelists, they listened to each other and emphasized\u2064 the need for accurate information and nuanced understanding.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is crucial to approach such discussions \u200dwith caution, avoiding false equivalences and baseless \u200caccusations. Honest\u200b and well-informed conversations contribute to a better understanding of complex issues and pave the way for meaningful solutions.<\/p>\n<p>As viewers and participants in these discussions, it is our responsibility to\u2063 seek out reliable information, consider different viewpoints, and engage in respectful dialogue to contribute to a more informed and inclusive society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s fascinating to see ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; discuss Israel and Hamas. 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