Ritchie Torres: “Only ONE Country Is Told NOT to Fight Back — ISRAEL”

In this powerful and uncompromising speech, Congressman Ritchie Torres, a Black Latino Democrat representing the South Bronx, delivers a moment of extraordinary moral clarity in defense of Israel, the Jewish people, and the values of Western civilization. Speaking in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas massacre, Torres condemns the global wave of antisemitism, the appalling silence of progressive leaders, and the growing anti-Israel propaganda infiltrating American universities, social media platforms like TikTok, and even Congress itself. Torres begins with a bold, viral truth: “Only one country in the world is told not to defend itself — Israel.” He dismantles the double standards Israel faces compared to every other democratic nation. No one called for a ceasefire with Nazi Germany after World War II, or with Al-Qaeda after 9/11, or with Imperial Japan after Pearl Harbor — yet Israel is repeatedly pressured to ceasefire with a genocidal terror group like Hamas, which openly vows to repeat October 7. As calls for ceasefire grow louder, Torres exposes their true consequences: “A ceasefire only helps Hamas rearm, regroup, and strike again.” He warns that the real threat to p