‘Ignorant’: Rita Panahi slams ‘Queers for Palestine’ movement

Sky News host Rita Panahi has slammed the Queers for Palestine movement for being so “ignorant and self-involved” while the activist group participates in protests across the world. One member of the group, who identified as a trans non-binary person, said there are queer people who live in Palestine. “People are trying to tell queer people they can’t be part of what is going on Palestine and I just want to be here for queer Palestinians and every Palestinian,” she said in an interview posted to the Red_Wave_Republicans Instagram page. The activist group also held up traffic on Manhattan Bridge in New York City last week as they expressed solidarity with Palestinians. “Where were your protests when queer people in Palestine were fleeing to Israel to avoid brutal persecution?” Ms Panahi said. “If you don’t understand that radical Islam has zero tolerance for your lifestyle then frankly you’re too dumb to be part of any discussion.”