Game 5 of the World Series will include a radical presence, at least outside Chase Field.
Far-left protesters plan to hold an All Out for Palestine at the World Series rally beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Phoenix — as the baseball game begins — in what could be the elimination contest for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Texas Rangers.
“While America enjoys the World Series, 8,000 Palestinian men, women, and children have been killed by U.S. funded imperialism,” a promotion for the protest declares on the Democratic Socialists of America Phoenix X account.
Join @azpalirally to stand up for Palestine in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday, Nov 1 at 7:00pm.
While America enjoys the World Series, 8,000 Palestinian men, women, and children have been killed by U.S. funded imperialism.
Masks required. Location TBA pic.twitter.com/TEljxzLOHF
— Phoenix🌵DSA🌹 (@PhxDSA) October 31, 2023
Organizers ask protesters to wear masks or face coverings and to “Bring Water and Turn Up for Palestine.”
The lead group, AZ Pali Rally, on its Facebook page, asserts, “There are no ‘both sides’ in genocide!”
The organizers say nothing about the Palestinian-led Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attacks on October 7 that slaughtered more than 1,400 people, mostly innocent Israelis as well as Americans, and injured thousands more. They fail to note in their condemnations of Israel’s war against Hamas that the terrorist group that politically controls Gaza demands the annihilation of Israel and Jews in its charter.
DSA Phoenix and other anti-Israel groups have called for a cease-fire and have organized protests on college campuses and in cities across the country to try to put pressure on policymakers to demand Israel end its campaign to root out the terrorists.
As The Arizona Sun Times reported on Wednesday, far-left activists across Arizona are organizing a “Free Palestine” protest on Saturday to demand Israel agree to a cease-fire in its war against Hamas. The coordinated effort is part of a nationwide radical show of force in major U.S. cities, the largest of which is expected to be in Washington, D.C.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix DSA is promoting the same on its X account, reposting the same talking points.
The local group hit the streets the day after the Hamas attack on October 8, declaring its solidarity with fellow far-left activists in support of “Palestinian liberation,” tweeting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”
Find a bus to join us & tens of thousands in a mass mobilization in D.C. on Nov 4th! Take to the streets for a #CeasefireNOW and #FreePalestine! Sign up here: https://t.co/QqnZheLKp5 pic.twitter.com/UCtorcZ63u
— DSA (@DemSocialists) October 30, 2023
Representatives from the Arizona Diamondbacks did not return a call seeking comment.
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M.D. Kittle is the National Political Editor for The Star News Network.
