On Sunday, Geraldo Rivera’s historical illiteracy went viral on social media when he tweeted that “Israel is occupying Palestinian land.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s ongoing politically motivated stunts surrounding her indecisiveness about visiting her grandmother in the West Bank stirred Rivera to remind folks that he too is a pro-Palestine bot.
Those attacking @RashidaTlaib (& @IlhanMN ) for their stance on Israel are in denial. Israel is occupying Palestinian land. No spinning or propagandizing or mythologizing or rationalizing is going to change that ugly fact.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) August 18, 2019
At of this writing, his tweet has drawn over 10,000 comments.
“Those attacking @RashidaTlaib (& @IlhanMN ) for their stance on Israel are in denial,” Rivera tweeted. “Israel is occupying Palestinian land. No spinning or propagandizing or mythologizing or rationalizing is going to change that ugly fact.”
Rivera provoked responses from both sides of the issue.
Conservative celebrity Chuck Woolery called out Rivera, saying, “You’re statement is political. It is not factual. But that’s just me and anyone else that knows the history of the Hebrew Nation.”
You’re statement is political. It is not factual. But that’s just me and anyone else that knows the history of the Hebrew Nation.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) August 18, 2019
Twitter user Ulysses Hoffman rightly posted, “The Jews have held that land 5 separate times historically. the first ended in 586 BCE the second in 70 CE. The third was under Bar Kochba concluded in 135 CE, 4th was in the 1600s under the Turks. 5th is the current state of Israel established in 1948.”
The Jews have held that land 5 separate times historically. the first ended in 586 BCE the second in 70 CE. The third was under Bar Kochba concluded in 135 CE, 4th was in the 1600s under the Turks. 5th is the current state of Israel established in 1948. But you know, details…
— Ulysses Hoffman (@UlyssesHoffman3) August 18, 2019
Another Twitter user, GH Staigle pointed to the British Mandate originating 100 years ago, saying, “When the British Mandate was divided, it was Israel for the Jews and Jordan for the Arabs. Jordan kicked out all Jews while Israel allowed Arabs to stay. PaLIEstine was an invention of Arafat, a terrorist from Cairo, Egypt, in the 1960s.”
Negative. When the British Mandate was divided, it was Israel for the Jews and Jordan for the Arabs. Jordan kicked out all Jews while Israel allowed Arabs to stay. PaLIEstine was an invention of Arafat, a terrorist from Cairo, Egypt, in the 1960s.
— GH Staigle (@GHStaigle) August 18, 2019
Jimmy Levy called the notion of Palestine a fairy tale, “Just like Narnia …”
There never was an independent Palestine. Just like Narnia…
And Israel has always been our homeland.— Jimmy Levy (@JimmyLevy15) August 18, 2019
Many of those weighing in on social media have pointed out that all countries were formed by wars and treaties. Another pointed out that Rivera once stated that the United States is occupying land belonging to Mexico.
It’s a shame for an old man like you to be spreading fairytales. Those lies are already old
Not even Jew haters believe them anymore. Only Hamas mouthpieces and accomplices to their crimes spew this trash. You are on the wrong side of history, right beside racists and bigots— Roni ?? (@Roni4488) August 19, 2019
Another user accused Rivera of missing the actual point of the dangerous and objectionable political anti-Semite stance Tlaib and Omar represent:
Even forgetting your historical illiteracy, that is not why people are critical of Tlaib and Omar.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) August 18, 2019
Some also recognized an apparently lucrative motivation for Geraldo’s post:
Recently Geraldo met with the mullahs and offered Hannity “an opportunity to meet with them”. Geraldo has found a lucrative gig with Iran and is nothing more than their PR propagandist.
— Nathan Erickson (@badgerhockey10) August 19, 2019
Geraldo I think you’d be more comfortable living in Omar’s Palestine. Stop trying to make points with America’s enemies.
— Carrie ❤️ America ?? (@carrieksada) August 18, 2019
Meanwhile, another tweet added a clip showing that Rivera’s views on Palestine are nothing new, as six years ago, Rivera compared Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat to George Washington:
This is the same Geraldo Rivera that once compared Yasser Arafat to George Washington.https://t.co/qUPalvqa4W
— Dan (@DanFined) August 18, 2019
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Victor Rantala is an Army vet who lives in Minnesota, he is a former intelligence analyst and business owner, and is an NRA Life member who is officially retired but has yet to slow his roll.
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