Scarborough Cannot Contain His Disgust at Rep. Jayapal’s Equivocating on Hamas Raping Israeli Women

BRZEZINSKI Democratic Congresswoman Pramila ░░░░░░░░ a fierce critic of ░░░░░░░░ s policies was asked ░░░░░░░░ the weekend why there ░░░░░░░░ not more outrage from ░░░░░░░░ over the rape and ░░░░░░░░ abuse of Israeli women ░░░░░░░░ Hamas during the October ░░░░░░░░ attack She responded by ░░░░░░░░ for balance Here is ░░░░░░░░ exchange from yesterday Clip ░░░░░░░░ Jayapal And frankly morally ░░░░░░░░ think we cannot say ░░░░░░░░ one war crime deserves ░░░░░░░░ that is not what ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian law says BASH ░░░░░░░░ with OK With with ░░░░░░░░ I was just asking ░░░░░░░░ the the women and ░░░░░░░░ turned it back to ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ Hamas In fact Jayapal ░░░░░░░░ already answered your question ░░░░░░░░ I I said it ░░░░░░░░ horrific BASH OK Jayapal ░░░░░░░░ I think that rape ░░░░░░░░ horrific Sexual assault is ░░░░░░░░ I think that it ░░░░░░░░ in war situations Terrorist ░░░░░░░░ like Hamas obviously are ░░░░░░░░ these as tools BASH ░░░░░░░░ hmm Jayapal However I ░░░░░░░░ we have to be ░░░░░░░░ about bringing in the ░░░░░░░░ against Palestinians BASH Yeah ░░░░░░░░ 15 000 Palestinians have ░░░░░░░░ killed in Israeli airstrikes ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Jayapal Three quarters ░░░░░░░░ whom BASH And it ░░░░░░░░ Jayapal are women and ░░░░░░░░ BASH And it s ░░░░░░░░ But you you don ░░░░░░░░ see Israeli soldiers raping ░░░░░░░░ Well Dana I think ░░░░░░░░ re not Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ OK SCARBOROUGH We couldn ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry we ░░░░░░░░ t hear the end ░░░░░░░░ that BRZEZINSKI I would ░░░░░░░░ to have heard her ░░░░░░░░ at the end But ░░░░░░░░ lord was she equivocating ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Yeah no I ░░░░░░░░ to hear the end ░░░░░░░░ that If that s ░░░░░░░░ Well I think what ░░░░░░░░ what s remarkable is ░░░░░░░░ you have many people ░░░░░░░░ organizations on the left ░░░░░░░░ just can t condemn ░░░░░░░░ raping and abusing and ░░░░░░░░ to the point of ░░░░░░░░ then parading But there ░░░░░░░░ never like we can ░░░░░░░░ Hamas It always has ░░░░░░░░ be there s always ░░░░░░░░ equivocation and this is ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ Elise there s always ░░░░░░░░ equivocation You can never ░░░░░░░░ that what Hamas did ░░░░░░░░ Jewish women was absolutely ░░░░░░░░ and beyond the pale ░░░░░░░░ always has to be ░░░░░░░░ but Israel Jordan There ░░░░░░░░ no yeah but here ░░░░░░░░ And also also quote ░░░░░░░░ happens BRZEZINSKI It happens ░░░░░░░░ No actually I don ░░░░░░░░ see BRZEZINSKI Can we ░░░░░░░░ it again I SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ soldiers going into Gaza ░░░░░░░░ that respond And then ░░░░░░░░ ll hear hear hear ░░░░░░░░ one more time But ░░░░░░░░ go ahead Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Jordan No I mean ░░░░░░░░ would think there s ░░░░░░░░ huge outcry anytime rape ░░░░░░░░ being used as a ░░░░░░░░ of war period That ░░░░░░░░ wrong It s a ░░░░░░░░ against humanity to war ░░░░░░░░ and of discussion You ░░░░░░░░ t have to do ░░░░░░░░ other side here BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ you BRZEZINSKI By the ░░░░░░░░ we we are talking ░░░░░░░░ the other side And ░░░░░░░░ s talking about the ░░░░░░░░ side And it s ░░░░░░░░ on the front page ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ every day And everybody ░░░░░░░░ talking about the other ░░░░░░░░ But when you re ░░░░░░░░ about the rape the ░░░░░░░░ rape of Jews there ░░░░░░░░ not a yes but ░░░░░░░░ can just condemn the ░░░░░░░░ massive like the savage ░░░░░░░░ of Jewish women Let ░░░░░░░░ play the clip again ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Take a look ░░░░░░░░ starts BASH I have ░░░░░░░░ a lot of progressive ░░░░░░░░ generally speaking that are ░░░░░░░░ to defend women s ░░░░░░░░ and speak out against ░░░░░░░░ rape as a weapon ░░░░░░░░ war but downright silent ░░░░░░░░ what we saw on ░░░░░░░░ 7 and what might ░░░░░░░░ happening inside Gaza right ░░░░░░░░ to these hostages Why ░░░░░░░░ that Jayapal I mean ░░░░░░░░ don t I don ░░░░░░░░ know that that s ░░░░░░░░ I think what we ░░░░░░░░ talk about the impact ░░░░░░░░ war on women in ░░░░░░░░ I have condemned what ░░░░░░░░ has done I have ░░░░░░░░ all of the actions ░░░░░░░░ Specifically against women Jayapal ░░░░░░░░ the the rape the ░░░░░░░░ course But I think ░░░░░░░░ have to remember that ░░░░░░░░ is a democracy That ░░░░░░░░ why they are a ░░░░░░░░ ally of ours And ░░░░░░░░ they do not comply ░░░░░░░░ international humanitarian law they ░░░░░░░░ bringing themselves to a ░░░░░░░░ that makes it much ░░░░░░░░ difficult strategically for them ░░░░░░░░ be able to build ░░░░░░░░ kinds of allies to ░░░░░░░░ public opinion with them ░░░░░░░░ Yes Jayapal And frankly ░░░░░░░░ I think we cannot ░░░░░░░░ that one war crime ░░░░░░░░ another That is not ░░░░░░░░ international humanitarian law says ░░░░░░░░ With OK with respect ░░░░░░░░ was just asking about ░░░░░░░░ women and you turned ░░░░░░░░ back to Israel I ░░░░░░░░ asking you about Hamas ░░░░░░░░ fact Jayapal I already ░░░░░░░░ your question Dana I ░░░░░░░░ it s horrific BASH ░░░░░░░░ Jayapal And I think ░░░░░░░░ rape is horrific Sexual ░░░░░░░░ is horrific I think ░░░░░░░░ it happens in war ░░░░░░░░ Terrorist organizations like Hamas ░░░░░░░░ are using these as ░░░░░░░░ BASH Mm hmm Jayapal ░░░░░░░░ I think we have ░░░░░░░░ be balanced about bringing ░░░░░░░░ the outrages against Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Jayapal 15 000 ░░░░░░░░ have been killed in ░░░░░░░░ airstrikes BASH Yeah Jayapal ░░░░░░░░ quarters of whom BASH ░░░░░░░░ it s Jayapal are ░░░░░░░░ and children BASH And ░░░░░░░░ s horrible But you ░░░░░░░░ don t see Israeli ░░░░░░░░ raping Jayapal Well Dana ░░░░░░░░ think we re not ░░░░░░░░ re not I don ░░░░░░░░ want this to be ░░░░░░░░ hierarchy of oppressions Clip ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI I don t ░░░░░░░░ just can t I ░░░░░░░░ But but we have ░░░░░░░░ remember she s asked ░░░░░░░░ rape and then she ░░░░░░░░ but we have to ░░░░░░░░ She s asked about ░░░░░░░░ being savaged Jewish women ░░░░░░░░ savage and she goes ░░░░░░░░ happens It happens in ░░░░░░░░ She s asked again ░░░░░░░░ it And she goes ░░░░░░░░ it s terrible It ░░░░░░░░ bad I m against ░░░░░░░░ However acting as if ░░░░░░░░ s talked about the ░░░░░░░░ death toll in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ can t just condemn ░░░░░░░░ women being brutalized and ░░░░░░░░ being videotaped And people ░░░░░░░░ it She just can ░░░░░░░░ She can t It ░░░░░░░░ always a but we ░░░░░░░░ to remember It happens ░░░░░░░░ war However we have ░░░░░░░░ remember —“