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Search results for "Israelis chased two Christian tourists, stole their cross, threw it to the ground, "

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Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members:
"Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities."
By Katie Sanders• February 7, 2012
Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in an Instagram post:
Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025
Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 06, 2014 in a television interview:
The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 11, 2014
Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release:
Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2014
Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2023 in a Facebook video:
Israel is banning Christianity.
By Sara Swann• April 27, 2023
TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post:
CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone.
By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2023
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing:
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
By Haley BeMiller• September 1, 2020
Chain email stated on May 18, 2008 in :
McCain tells of a fellow Vietnam POW who was beaten for fashioning an American flag that became an inspirational symbol to fellow POWs.
By Robert Farley• July 2, 2008
Jonathon Moseley stated on February 01, 2022 in a TV segment:
“It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did.
By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2022
Michael Savage stated on January 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Rabbi taken hostage in Texas synagogue is “anti-Zionist” who may have known gunman.
By Jeff Cercone• January 20, 2022
Ron Johnson stated on February 03, 2017 in a CNN interview:
Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.
By Miriam Valverde• February 13, 2017
Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020
Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico.
By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2014
Alan Grayson stated on August 06, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Says Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the "Quiñones Plan" because it was "taxation without representation on a large scale."
By Katie Sanders• August 6, 2012
Bloggers stated on December 09, 2018 in a headline:
"Principal bans candy canes."
By Amy Sherman• December 11, 2018
Rob Andrews stated on September 12, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey:
Says the "number-one source" of illegal immigration "is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again."
By Bill Wichert• September 23, 2012
Facebook posts stated on June 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:
The media was silent that "the Colorado school shooter is a transsexual, Trump-hating, Christian-hating, leftist freak."
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 6, 2019
Ted Cruz stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview with WFAA-TV:
ISIS is "right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2014
Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photos show a photojournalist crying while capturing pictures of the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2021
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees:
"Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."  
By Joseph Cariz• October 13, 2016

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