Ana Kasparian blocked by Netanyahu

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    Ana Kasparian was blocked by Benjamin Netanyahu on X after responding to his July 4th post with a profane remark. She described the block as the best birthday gift she could have received, and evidence that she had gotten under his skin. Netanyahu's supporters argue the block was simply a reasonable response to using profanity. Kasparian, however, isn't backing down.

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    On behalf of the people of Israel, I wish you all a happy and joyful Independence Day. My friends, this 4th of July carries a special meaning for me personally. Exactly 50 years ago, as America celebrated its bicentennial, Israel carried out one of the greatest hostage rescue missions in history. So that was just a little snippet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 4th of July video post on X, which I personally wasn't amused by. I can't stand the sound of his voice. He's a disgusting, loathsome war criminal who should be tried at the Hague. But we'll see if there's ever gonna be any justice in the world. He posts that video along with a message on X. And I saw it, I responded to it. It came from the heart, very classy response. I just simply said, you. That's what I said. I said, you. That's really the only response to give a scumbag like Benjamin Netanyahu. But it turns out he didn't seem to like it guys He got his feelings hurt and yesterday on my birthday I found out that the Prime Minister of Israel who I loathed to my core blocked me on X. Do you guys understand what this means? This was the greatest birthday gift anyone can give me, because it means that I got under his skin. And considering the fact that this guy has managed to get under my get under my skin on a daily basis for nearly the last three years. I feel great to know that he is very well aware of how much I hate him but more importantly, how much he's hated around the globe. Now why do I say that? Let's go to this summary by Grok. By the way, this is what I woke up to this morning, which was another wonderful gift. So I go on X and I see that this is trending and when something's trending on X, They'll usually have a summary about it that's written or produced by Grok. On July 4th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a holiday greeting for America's 250th Independence Day, which gained 38 likes and 1 million views The Young Turks host Anna Kasparian responded directly with a reply that soared to 118 likes and 2 million views By July 8th, she shared proof of being blocked by his account, prompting fans to hail it, I love this part, this is my favorite part, hail it as a Hall of Fame level scalp. While others called it basic boundaries against profanity, Netanyahu needed to establish boundaries. He needed to establish, a butcher needed to establish boundaries. That's so cute. The clash reflects her ongoing criticism of Netanyahu amid heated online debates over Israel. The ratio was pretty embarrassing for him, of course. So why don't we take a quick look at that? There it is, folks. I can't even believe 37,000 people liked his post. But 119,000 liked mine. By the way, a pretty firm indication that Israel firsters and Israeli officials are kind of keeping an eye on me. Jared Kushner randomly started following me on X And so I had to let people know I not suicidal because I don trust that guy and he creepy as hell But look the reason why people are afraid to speak out against Israel is their defenders, their supporters here in the US, their agents here in the US. They'll do everything they can to get you fired and rob you of your livelihood. Same with your family members, even if your family members haven't done anything wrong, haven't even uttered a word about Israel. There's also fear that they might try to harm you physically. And I understand those fears, believe me, but I'm going to run my mouth anyway, because I can't help it. What am I going to do? I'm going to live my life in fear of Israel? No, they should live in fear of me, okay? There's no way in hell I'm going to live my life like that. And there's no way I'm going to allow a foreign country to silence me because they don't like the fact that I'm drawing attention to their war crimes and their expansionist policy, which which requires the slaughter of innocent people, the destruction of entire villages, the use of our resources, and the exploitation of our service members as cannon fodder. So yeah, I'm gonna keep running my mouth, bitch. And you can block me all you want, but you'll still hear about me. Every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets his wings. Totally not true, but it does keep you updated on our live shows.