WSJ: Connecticut union leader declares Hamas is not our enemy. It’s the CEOs.

The Wall Street Journal’s Alyssia Finley includes a rant from a Connecticut union leader at a New Haven anti-Israel rally in a column analyzing the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) disappointing response to the October 7th slaughter and kidnapping of Israelis by Hamas terrorists.

Finley writes:

“Our bosses, our government want us to think [Hamas] are enemies of working class people, but they are not,” Kooper Caraway, executive director of the SEIU Connecticut State Council, exclaimed at an anti-Israel rally in New Haven, Conn. “Our enemies are the CEOs,” and “our comrades are in Gaza,” he added before denouncing capitalism, “colonialism” and “occupation.”

The Wall Street Journal is widely read, particularly by capitalists. Caraway’s characterization of Hamas will add to their impression of Connecticut as a place hostile to business. Worse, absent universal denouncements, Caraway’s declaration portrays Connecticut as home to influential actors who have abandoned decency.

Published October 16, 2023.

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