{"id":2070281,"date":"2023-10-17T13:42:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-senate-republicans-call-on-paypal-to-remove-hamas-sympathizing-black-lives-matter-group\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:45:25","slug":"israel-war-senate-republicans-call-on-paypal-to-remove-hamas-sympathizing-black-lives-matter-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-senate-republicans-call-on-paypal-to-remove-hamas-sympathizing-black-lives-matter-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans urge PayPal to remove Black Lives Matter group with sympathies towards Hamas amid Israel war."},"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\">34<\/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%2Fisrael-war-senate-republicans-call-on-paypal-to-remove-hamas-sympathizing-black-lives-matter-group%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=2070281&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>Senate Republicans Demand PayPal \u200dCut Ties with BLM Chapter Supporting Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2062 pair of \u2064Senate Republicans are calling \u2063on PayPal to\u200b take action against a Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapter that expressed support for the\u200b terrorist group Hamas following its\u2062 attack \u2063on Israel. BLM \u2063Chicago faced\u200d scrutiny after sharing a graphic on social media that depicted a Hamas terrorist\u2062 in a\u2062 paraglider, although they later deleted it and claimed they were not proud \u200dof the post. However, since the chapter is actively fundraising through PayPal, Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are urging the payment processor\u2064 to stand with Israel and sever its \u2062ties with BLM Chicago.<\/p>\n<h3>Israel-Hamas Conflict\u2062 Threatens Trade and Commodities Shipping<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;BLM is a Marxist group that has \u200cspent the last week endorsing genocidal terrorism,&#8221; Cruz stated. &#8220;If PayPal&#8217;s policy against promoting violence means anything, they should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canceled-real-housewives-star-jennie-nguyen-brings-a-gay-black-friend-to-instagram-live-in-her-defense-he-says-shes-not-a-racist\/\" title=\"Canceled \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 Star Jennie Nguyen Brings A Gay Black Friend To Instagram Live In Her Defense, He Says She\u2019s \u2018Not A Racist\u2019\">immediately cut ties<\/a>. Big Tech companies\u2062 cannot \u2064escape the consequences of supporting terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the Israel-Gaza conflict began, with Hamas launching an unprecedented attack\u200c on Israel, the Israeli government and the U.S. State Department report that 1,400 Israelis and\u200b 30 U.S. citizens have been killed. The Hamas-run Palestinian Health\u2064 Ministry claims that over 2,800 people have died in Gaza, and the terrorist group continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-senate-republicans-call-on-paypal-to-remove-hamas-sympathizing-black-lives-matter-group\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans urge PayPal to remove Black Lives Matter group with sympathies towards Hamas amid Israel war.\">release hostage videos featuring women<\/a> and children.<\/p>\n<p>BLM Chicago, which continues to share pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel content on social media, attempted \u2064to justify their paraglider post\u2062 by \u2063declaring, &#8220;Palestine &#038; the people who will\u200c do what they must to live free.&#8221; The chapter manages a PayPal account called &#8220;blmchi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to PayPal&#8217;s\u2064 acceptable \u200buse policy, the company prohibits the promotion \u2064of hate, violence, \u200cand\u200c discrimination. In 2021, PayPal partnered with the Anti-Defamation League to combat extremism and hate through the financial\u200c industry. The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticized BLM Chicago&#8217;s paraglider post as &#8220;antisemitic&#8221;\u2064 and warned that it could incite violence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Black Lives \u200bMatter groups disgraced themselves by cheering Hamas&#8217;s murderous rampage\u2064 against Israel, and they should face\u200c the consequences of their actions,&#8221; Rubio\u2062 expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Other BLM chapters in Los Angeles, Indianapolis,\u2063 Detroit, and \u200bLouisville have also expressed anti-Israel \u200dsentiments following the Hamas attack. The national BLM group, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, refused to condemn any of the posts made by \u2062BLM movement chapters.<\/p>\n<p>PayPal\u2064 has not provided a comment,\u200c and BLM Chicago has not responded\u200b to inquiries. The Chicago Republican Party believes that PayPal should adhere to its policies and remove the BLM chapter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re supporting Hamas,&#8221; stated Chicago Republican Party Spokesman\u2064 Jeff Fielder.\u200c &#8220;We cannot tolerate that. \u2064PayPal should uphold its policies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u200dto \u200bread more \u200bfrom the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What criticism did the BLM chapter in Chicago receive for expressing support for Hamas?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  G rockets into Israeli territory and\u2064 Israel\u2064 retaliating with airstrikes, the tension between \u200cthe two\u2063 sides\u2062 has not only threatened lives but also affected trade and commodities shipping. As the conflict \u2064continues, concerns \u2063are\u2064 growing about the involvement and support of various \u2064organizations, including the Black Lives Matter \u200c(BLM) movement.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a \u2063BLM chapter in Chicago drew criticism for expressing support for the terrorist group Hamas. The \u200dchapter shared a graphic on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/imdb-users-battle-as-she-hulk-attorney-at-law-split-between-1-star-and-10-star-reviews\/\" title=\"IMDb Users Battle As \u2018She-Hulk: Attorney At Law\u2019 Split Between 1-Star And 10-Star Reviews\">social media depicting<\/a> a Hamas\u2063 terrorist in a paraglider. Although \u2064they later deleted the\u200b post and claimed they were not proud of\u200d it, the damage had already been done.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this incident,\u200b Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are now calling on PayPal, a widely used payment processor, to take action \u2063against BLM Chicago. The chapter is currently actively\u2064 fundraising\u200d through PayPal, and the Senators are urging the \u2062company to sever its ties with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2064 emphasized that \u2062BLM has been endorsing \u200d&#8221;genocidal terrorism&#8221; and that PayPal,\u2062 as a company with policies against promoting\u2064 violence, should immediately cut ties with the BLM chapter. He\u2064 also stated\u200b that tech companies should not \u200dbe able\u200d to escape\u200b the consequences of\u2062 supporting terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel-Hamas conflict has not \u200bonly created \u2062tensions\u2062 in \u200bthe region \u2062but also raised concerns worldwide. It is crucial to examine any affiliations \u2062or support given to terrorist\u200d organizations during times of conflict.\u200b Organizations like BLM have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-country-stars-crush-billboard-charts-defy-the-woke-mob\/\" title=\"Three country stars dominate Billboard charts, defy woke mob.\">gained \u2063significant attention<\/a> in recent years\u200c for\u2064 advocating\u200c against racial injustice; however, \u200cit is \u200dessential to ensure that these groups\u200d do \u200bnot\u2063 inadvertently support terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p>The demand by Senate \u200bRepublicans highlights the need \u200dfor\u200d accountability and responsible action \u2062from organizations involved in the ongoing\u2064 conflict. By urging PayPal to sever its ties with BLM Chicago, Senators Cruz and Rubio are emphasizing the importance of standing with Israel\u200b and denouncing any support \u2062for Hamas, a group recognized as a terrorist \u2064organization by\u2063 many countries.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of a conflict that affects \u2063lives and disrupts trade, it is\u200d crucial \u2062to ensure\u2062 that \u200dorganizations remain\u200c vigilant\u2064 in\u200b their affiliations and actions. Supporting violence or endorsing terrorist groups highlights a \u2064lack of responsibility\u2063 and\u2063 goes against\u200c the principles of promoting peace and justice.<\/p>\n<p>As the call to action goes out to PayPal, \u200bit\u2062 is \u2064expected that the company will carefully review its policies and the actions \u200cof its affiliated partners. The impact of associations \u200cand endorsements \u2063can have far-reaching consequences, \u200cnot only for\u200d the organizations themselves but also for the\u2063 communities they claim to represent.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, the demand\u2063 by Senate Republicans for PayPal to \u200ccut ties with the BLM\u2062 Chicago chapter supporting\u2064 Hamas signifies \u2063the urgent need for\u200b accountability\u2062 and responsible \u200dactions.\u200d The Israel-Hamas\u2064 conflict \u2063has\u200d not only threatened lives but \u200dalso affected trade and commodities shipping.\u2062 It is imperative for\u200d organizations to show their\u200d commitment to\u2063 peace and justice by actively denouncing violence and\u2063 disassociating themselves\u2063 from any group supporting terrorism. By closely examining affiliations, organizations can ensure that their actions align with their\u200b stated \u2063values and contribute to a more peaceful world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republicans are urging PayPal to delete the account of a Black Lives Matter chapter that expressed solidarity with Hamas, a terrorist group responsible for attacking Israel. BLM Chicago faced scrutiny for sharing a social media post supporting Palestine. 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