Acting Venezuelan President falls into anti-Semitic tropes, blames "Zionists" for Maduro's capture

[tritsofme]

Delcy Rodríguez, the vice president of Venezuela who is now serving as acting president, accused Israel of orchestrating the U.S. operation that led to the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.

Speaking in a televised address alongside senior figures from Maduro’s inner circle, Rodríguez blamed “the Zionists” for the events surrounding his arrest, echoing familiar rhetoric long used by Venezuela’s Chavista leadership to fault Israel and its allies for international pressure on the regime.

“The attack on Venezuela has an undoubtedly Zionist character,” Rodríguez declared, offering no evidence to support the claim. She reiterated that Nicolás Maduro “is the only president of Venezuela,” despite his transfer to U.S. custody and a ruling by Venezuela’s constitutional court appointing her interim president during his absence.

Venezuela’s leadership has repeatedly invoked Israel and “Zionism” during past crises.

https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2494389/venezuelan-acting-president-blames-zionists-for-maduros-capture.html]

Of course, blame the Jews! Shocking!

[yardwork]

1. JFC.

No words.

[newdeal2]

2. So, round 2 of regime change?

Third time’s a charm!

[LakeVermilion]

3. Well, Bibi was in Washington recently...

just sayin'

[The Revolution]

4. Just saying what exactly?

?

[sarisataka]

12. Are you just sayin'

the Jews are behind it?

[mcar]

13. Oh for god's sake

[DavidDvorkin]

17. Not saying it

Just whistling.

[Igel]

5. When you're an ally of Iran ...

Not that Russia hasn't flirted with some pretty open anti-Semitism (I mean, that's where a lot of the anti-Israel rhetoric came from).

[Solly Mack]

6. Damn

[Tetrachloride]

7. Focus please. Trump, Epstein, Oil, Abuse of Brown People.

[tritsofme]

15. So you're asking us to just ignore blatant anti-Semitism, because of those things?

Uh-huh. Not going to happen.

[Tetrachloride]

16. As with many people, the anti-Semitism is a tool

We know the media can only do so many soundbites. One soundbite cancels out others.

In a large family or the Congress, somethings get the headlines and others are pushed off.

I contend that money (oil) and Epstein are the top things that Trump wants pushed off the media and will use any advantage to achieve that. Such as Gaza hotels, Ukraine peace deals, gender phobia, ICE, any and every -ism.

[Turbineguy]

8. Iran has a big presence there.

[PCIntern]

9. Of course...

Look, if an anti-Semite has bowel movement issues, it’s a Zionist conspiracy

[Norrrm]

10. Trump left her in place?

[sakabatou]

11. Because blaming the Dump regime is too hard

[Behind the Aegis]

14. No surprise there. The lyrics may have changed, but the melody is the same.

As well as those who "sing" another familiar song, "ignore the anti-Semitism, because other things".

[gAI Obsession]

18. Bibi approved. What's the problem?

Grasping at straws.

[DavidDvorkin]

19. Are you saying that Netanyahu was behind the invasion and kidnapping?

[Melon]

20. .....waiting for update on bombing this lady as well.....

[WarGamer]

21. Acting President? I'm Acting Pope I guess... she's in Russia with Putin ffs.

[gulliver]

22. Antisemitism is tried and true as dummy bait

It's old classic "pop politics" tapes at this point. The Antisemitic sentiment rests on less than nothing, but its familiarity in the world's mob political vocabulary makes it useful for calumny against Western Civilization and Capitalism.

The Venezuelan veep is probably well aware of the fact that she can't say, "We must keep our socialist system!" She knows that Maduro was voted out by the Venezuelan people, and the socialist system has ruined people's economic lives. If she said the U.S. was engaging in imperialism to enforce Venezuelan democracy and return it to a market economy, she knows the people in Venezuela would say, "sounds good!"

So, of course, she goes into the gutter and uses antisemitism.

[EdmondDantes_]

23. An unfortunate reminder that while Trump sucks

The leadership of Venezuela also sucks. What an utterly nonsensical claim on her part.

[Boo1]

24. Why surprised?

Saw one certain poster here saying much the same and nobody calling them out on it.