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TRANS LEADER IS ‘SICK AND TIRED’ OF HEARING ABOUT OCT. 7 MASSACRE, CALLS NY DEMS
‘THE REAL TERRORISTS’

By Ryan King

Published March 3, 2024, 5:26 p.m. ET

A co-founder of the Black Trans Liberation group said she is “sick and tired’’
of hearing about the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and called top New York Dems “the
real terrorists’’ at a Big Apple rally over the weekend.

“The reality is the people who are the real terrorists are sitting in office
right now!” screamed trans activist Qween Jean at a crowd of fellow
demonstrators, labeling the war in Gaza a “genocide.

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“All they f–king do is they eat ice cream when they are asked … about the
starving children in Gaza,” she said — an apparent reference to 81-year-old
President Biden, who chowed down on ice cream while talking about the war last
week.

Speaking at a “cease-fire now” rally Saturday — apparently part of Manhattan’s
Millions March for Palestine protest — Jean then named and shamed New York Gov.
Kathy Hochul, Gotham Mayor Eric Adams, US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), US Senate
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
(D-NY).

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“We are sick and tired of being told and reminded of the events of October 7,”
Jean said — referring to the Palestinian terror group Hamas’s slaughter in
Israel that killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, left dozens more
hostage and sparked the ongoing Mideast war.

“We will not stop until Palestine is free,” raged the activist with a rap sheet.
“We are never assumed or afraid to say, ‘Free Palestine.’ “

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Torres, 35, who represents New York’s 15th Congressional District, which
encompasses The Bronx, took the pejoratives in stride.

“An Anti-Israel extremist is seen screaming that she is ‘sick and tired of being
told and reminded about the events of October 7th.’ She then proceeds to scream
that ‘Ritchie Torres is a terrorist,'” he responded on X,

“The true terrorists, she claims, are not those who commit terrorism (like
Hamas) but those who condemn it,” Torres noted.

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> An Anti-Israel extremist is seen screaming that she is “sick and tired of
> being told and reminded about the events of October 7th.”
> 
> She then proceeds to scream that “Ritchie Torres is a terrorist.”
> 
> The true terrorists, she claims, are not those who commit terrorism (like…
> pic.twitter.com/5sSl4tgrMV
> 
> — Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) March 3, 2024

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US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has remained defiant against protesters and stood
by Israel. AP

Torres, a staunch defender of the Jewish state, is no stranger to taking flak
from his left flank for his stalwart support of Israel.

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Jean co-cofounded the Black Trans Liberation protests alongside Joela-Abiona
Rivera in 2020 after the murder of a black transgender woman.

She is a costume designer who moved to the US from Haiti and grappled with
gender dysphoria while growing up.

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Qween Jean, a co-founder of the Black Trans Liberation movement, says she is
“sick and tired” of being reminded about the Oct. 7 massacre of hundreds of
innocent Israelis. Getty Images

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The war in Israel has ruptured the country’s Democratic base, with some hardcore
progressives such as Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) opposing Israel’s actions as it
wages devastating war on Gaza, trying to root out the terror organization but
killing thousands of civilians in the process.

Biden has been supportive of Israel but has slowly begun dinging the US’s key
ally publicly, describing some of its military retaliation as “over the top.”

Politically, Biden was dealt a blow when more than 100,000 Michigan voters wrote
“uncommitted” in the Feb. 27 Democratic primary in protest of his policies.
Michigan has the largest Arab population of any state in the nation.

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President Biden chows down on ice cream after taping a show last week with
late-night host Seth Meyers (left), as he predicted a pause in fighting could
come in the Israel war. AFP via Getty Images

The infighting among US progressives poses potentially serious electoral
challenges for the Democratic coalition ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.

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Over the weekend, US C-130 cargo planes began dropping pallets of food and other
critical supplies into the Gaza Strip after Biden authorized the move.

Biden has become increasingly vocal about his concerns for civilians caught in
the crossfire and Palestinians who have faced dire conditions during the bloody
conflict.


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