CNN anchor Dana Bash slammed an anti-Israel protester who confronted her at a synagogue this week.
Bash was on the Foremost Line Reform Temple simply exterior of Philadelphia when a girl approached her, claiming to be a congregant, based on video of the incident posted to social media.
The girl, later recognized on-line as Liz, falsely accused Israel of “genocide” in opposition to the Palestinians and referred to as Bash “a mouthpiece” for Israel.
Video of the second ended up on the X account of Code Pink, an activist group with long-running extremist ties.
“Journalist @DanaBashCNN’s disbelief when confronted with facts about Israel’s policies raises a critical question: If you’re informing the public, Dana, shouldn’t you start by informing yourself?” the group stated in X publish sharing the video.
Bash was scathing in her response.
“You came to a place of Jewish worship, stood on the Bhima, near the holy Torah scroll, and pretended to be congregants. You have no shame, no decency, and no clue what you’re talking about,” the CNN anchor stated.
Bash, who’s Jewish, has been a frequent goal of antisemitic harassment since Hamas’ Oct. 7 bloodbath in Israel and informed the ladies agitators like her had been to the anchor’s home, labeled her “Zionist trash” and referred to as for “intifada” in opposition to her.
It’s additionally not the primary time Bash has been publicly confronted by Hamas-supporting protestors at public engagements.
Throughout a Washington D.C. guide occasion in September, they screeched from behind coronavirus facemasks that Bash “belonged behind bars” over the warfare in Gaza.
