{"id":2377442,"date":"2024-12-07T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-children-targeted-as-retribution-for-alleged-gaza-genocide-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T10:49:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:49:59","slug":"christian-children-targeted-as-retribution-for-alleged-gaza-genocide-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-children-targeted-as-retribution-for-alleged-gaza-genocide-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian children targeted as retribution for alleged Gaza &#8216;genocide&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fchristian-children-targeted-as-retribution-for-alleged-gaza-genocide-washington-examiner%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=2377442&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--><p>Two kindergarten students in\u2062 California are in critical condition after being shot at school by\u200b a \u200bman named Glenn\u200c Litton, who claimed his actions were a \u200cretaliation for what he perceived as &#8220;genocide and oppression of Palestinians&#8221; due\u200c to America&#8217;s involvement in the conflict. Litton, who approached the school under a false identity \u200cto enroll a child, carried out his attack \u200cat Feather River school\u2064 of Seventh-Day Adventists, describing it as a \u201ccountermeasure\u201d \u2063against U.S. support for israeli military actions. During the \u2062incident, he\u200b fired shots in a bathroom \u2063area after \u200da tour of the\u200d school, resulting in serious injuries to the two children, roman Mendez and Elias Wolford. The attack raised significant concerns about the \u2063motivations behind such violent acts and the dangerous ideologies that \u2064can lead to targeting innocent lives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two kindergartners shot as retribution for alleged Gaza &lsquo;genocide&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1905783\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/California\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> kindergarten students are in critical condition after being <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/school-shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shot<\/a> at school on Wednesday by a man motivated by &ldquo;America&rsquo;s involvement&rdquo; in what he characterized as &ldquo;genocide and oppression of Palestinians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Glenn Litton, 56, set out to commit &ldquo;child execution[s]&rdquo; at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists as a &ldquo;countermeasure in necessitated response&rdquo; to Israel&rsquo;s military operations against Hamas and Houthi terrorists, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/buttecounty.net\/DocumentCenter\/View\/14481\/Powerpoint-12-5-24-press-conference?bidId=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">police report<\/a> of his manifesto.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3230175\/democrats-search-answers-barack-obama-influence-wanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DEMOCRATS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS AS BARACK OBAMA&rsquo;S INFLUENCE WANES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Countermeasures involving child execution has now been imposed at the Seventh Day Adventist school in California, United States by the International Alliance,&rdquo; Litton wrote. &ldquo;I, Lieutenant&nbsp; Glenn Litton of the Alliance, carried out countermeasures in necessitated response to America&rsquo;s involvement with genocide and oppression of Palestinians along with attacks towards Yemen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Israel shooter met with school staff under the alias &ldquo;Michael Sanders&rdquo; to pretend he wanted to enroll a child in the school. After receiving a tour, he walked toward the bathroom, which is when staff heard gunshots and screaming. He used the same alias to make an appointment at Red Bluff Seventh-Day Adventist School, a possible second target.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roman Mendez, 6, was shot twice and Elias Wolford, 5 was shot once in the attempted executions. Both remain in critical but stable condition. Litton shot himself dead before police arrived at the scene at Feather River School in Palermo. He used a &ldquo;ghost gun&rdquo; to commit the shootings, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have a long road ahead of them,&rdquo; Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3251066\/seventh-day-adventist-school-where-two-kids-were-wounded-likely-religious-target-sheriff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;The fact that they are currently still with us is a miracle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Litton had a long history of crime and mental health issues, according to investigators. Police do not yet know whether the &ldquo;International Alliance&rdquo; group Litton referred to in his manifesto is real or fabricated.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli civilians, violence and unrest broke out across the United States and the world. In wake of the attack, anti-Israel groups began shutting down roads, bridges, and events, as well as forcibly occupying school buildings and setting up encampments amid calls for a &ldquo;global intifada.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jewish students have faced a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3236838\/national-campaign-launched-against-anti-israel-faculty-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">uptick<\/a> in violent attacks and threats against them as a result of allegations of &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; being carried out by Israel, but investigators are unsure why Seventh-Day Adventist schools were specifically targeted in this attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what &lsquo;Globalize the Intifada&rsquo; looks like,&rdquo; Casey Babb, Senior Fellow with the MacDonald Laurier Institute in Ottawa, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrCaseyBabb\/status\/1865222148421263831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> of the shooting. &ldquo;Conspiratorial, antisemitic, hate-filled carnage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The claims that Litton used to justify his attempted murders, that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and that America is complicit, stem from Hamas&rsquo;s allegations that the Jewish nation targets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-countdown-voters-in-these-battleground-states-will-decide-who-wins-the-presidency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Final countdown: Voters in these battleground states will decide who wins the presidency - Washington Examiner\">population-dense areas<\/a> to attack. However, critics of Hamas highlight that the terrorist group intentionally operates in population-dense areas, using civilians as &ldquo;human shields&rdquo; by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">building military sites beneath hospitals<\/a> and schools and by preventing civilians from leaving war-torn areas despite Israel warning of attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Israel&rsquo;s estimated civilian casualty ratio is historically low. The IDF and United States have estimated the civilian-to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-says-there-are-very-fine-people-on-both-sides-of-the-oct-7-debate\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Acknowledges Good People on Both Sides of Oct. 7 Debate\">-combatant casualty ratio<\/a> to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/01\/25\/unfounded-and-defamatory-with-ruling-coming-210-house-members-denounce-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">between<\/a> 1.5:1 and 3:1. According to the United Nations, the global <a href=\"https:\/\/press.un.org\/en\/2022\/sc14904.doc.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">average<\/a> is 9:1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1905783\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905783\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two kindergartners shot in California over alleged Gaza &#8216;genocide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2377443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/seventh-day-adventist-shooting.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13409,4294,4592,20083,5912],"class_list":["post-2377442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-retribution","tag-children","tag-christian","tag-gaza","tag-genocide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/seventh-day-adventist-shooting.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377446,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377442\/revisions\/2377446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}