BLM chapters across the US side with Palestinians amid Hamas massacre of Israelis

WASHINGTON (TND) — As the death toll continues to rise from Hamas's brutal attack on Israel, Black Lives Matter chapters across the US are siding with the Palestinians.

BLM Grassroots in Los Angeleswrote on Instagram, “Their resistance must not be condemned but understood as a desperate act of self-defense.” The post continues with, “as a radical Black organization” they “see clear parallels between Black and Palestinian people.”

BLM Chicago tweeted out a photo captioned "I stand with Palestine." BLM Washington D.C. retweeted anti-Israel statements.

Both BLM Chicago and BLM Washington D.C. took down the posts following intense publish backlash.

Former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire, who is Jewish, was among those slamming BLM's response to the conflict.

"It ain't never been cool to kidnap kids and put them in cages. It ain't never been cool to kill women and elderly..." Stoudmire said in a video statement. "All you Black Lives Matter people who always had something to say and always supported everything and you quiet now, f*** you."

One Instagram user commented on BLM Los Angeles's post writing, “I defended this movement in my circles against accusations of virulent antisemitism and today I guess I stand corrected. SHAME.”

In New York, the President of the NYU Student Bar Association published a statement saying Israel "bears full responsibility" for the terror. Following the statement, their future employer rescinded the job offer, the law firm citing a profound conflict of values as the reason.

Meanwhile, concerns about antisemitism violence are increasing. New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged New Yorkers to be on high alert.

"We cannot let our guards down," said Adams on Tuesday. "We’re the largest Jewish population outside of Israel and we want our synagogues, our personnel, to be extremely conscious.”

According to FBI statistics, Jewish people make up only 2.4% percent of the US population but account for more than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes. Anti-Islamic incidents make up nearly 10%.

President Biden met with a roundtable of Jewish leaders Wednesday to discuss how to combat rising antisemitism in America.