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What Caused the Muslim World to Go Totally Insane Yesterday

A misfire from a rocket attack in Gaza reportedly killed hundreds yesterday. As Spencer wrote, Islamic Jihad’s failed salvo into Israel led to one projectile striking a hospital. Without analysis or evidence, news outlets worldwide blamed Israel for striking the facility, creating an uproar among far-left and anti-Israeli voices.  

The Palestinian genocide propagandists and conspiracy theorists had a field day, and it even got attention from the usual terrorist-sympathizing suspects in Congress. There hasn’t been much effort to correct the record, which set off a blaze across the Muslim world. There were also protests in Berlin, Canada, Greece, and Spain. Hordes gathered near the Israeli and American embassies in Amman and Beirut, respectively. The American embassy in Baghdad was besieged. Hamas has scored its first propaganda win, and they know exactly who will fall for their lies and how the echo chamber effect will maximize damage to the pro-Israeli cause:

This chaos erupted last night comes as Joe Biden visits Israel, as the nation remains on edge from all sides after Hamas's heinous terror attacks committed on October 7. Israel is awaiting orders to enter Gaza to wipe out the terrorist organization but has since dealt with artillery and rocket attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon. Airstrikes have been conducted in Syria, as the Arab world seems poised to retaliate, Iran and Hezbollah especially, if Israel invades. With war looming and the Muslim world again taking the Hamas bait for obvious political and cultural reasons, this powder keg is set to go off. A regional war is possible, so Israel has mobilized hundreds of thousands of reservists. 

I don’t think Biden's visit was a good idea, nor was it really necessary. 

Non-essential staff and family members at the American embassy in Beirut were issued evacuation orders last night. The State Department also issued a travel advisory: