US Anti-Israel Activists Blame Israel for Los Angeles Wildfire Crisis

Anti-Israel activists and commentators in the US blame Israel for the wildfire crisis in Los Angeles. Code Pink, a far-left activist group, said on Instagram, “When US taxes go to burning people alive in Gaza, we can’t be surprised when those fires come home.”  

The New York branch of the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace, in a post about the fires, said, “Instead of putting resources toward making our country livable, our government is putting billions toward Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.”  

A leader of another hardline anti-Israel group Within Our Lifetime, posted an image of the fires and said, “The flames of Gaza will not stop there.” “Dropping hundreds of thousands of bombs on Gaza, turning it into a blazing inferno, has consequences,” she says. “There are climate consequences that will find us all.”  

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Fire Department is mainly funded by the city of Los Angeles, while aid to Israel is from the federal government.  

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres, one of Israel’s most outspoken supporters in Washington, lashed out against Code Pink for blaming Israel for the fires. 

Amy Spitalnick, the head of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, also spoke out against the Code Pink statement stating it is “the latest example of a relentless scapegoating of Israel or Jews for virtually any global problem.” (TOI / VFI News)

“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” - Matthew 5:44-45