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For everyone who fears that Israel will be able to sweep the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh under the rug, there is good news: two Senators from across the aisle sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken a letter yesterday demanding that the U.S. ensure a “full and transparent” investigation into the shooting of the Palestinian-American journalist on May 11 while she was reporting in the occupied territories. The matter is sure to come up on Biden’s trip to Israel, expected later this month.

The screenshot of a Trump supporter holding an Israeli flag during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2020. From Laleh Khalili's Twitter feed.

Racist Capitol Hill rioters brandished Israeli flags for a reason, because they admire Jewish supremacy as a guiding principle in that country. Democratic Party supporters of “Jewish democracy” who call for diversity in U.S. politics are living a contradiction that gets more glaring by the minute.