Not withstanding Joey’s win in the South Carolina primary yesterday, it still looks like Bernie’s on top of the heap. In the past such an anti-Semitic candidate would be automatically ruled out, but not anymore. Bernie seems to wear the tag proudly.
Yes, he’s a Jew who lost relatives in the Holocaust, and he calls himself pro-Israel. But he’s clearly made common cause with some of the most vile haters of Israel — and Jews. One of his surrogates, Amer Zahr, has slammed the “Jewish jihad” against Palestinians. Another, Linda Sarsour, is a fan of noted anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan.
Others in his circle include Rep. Ilhan Omar, who suggested US Jews have bought lawmakers’ support for Israel. (“It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” she tweeted.)
And though he says he opposes the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, his team has attracted big BDS supporters like Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Sanders himself has called Israel racist, criticizes it whenever possible and demands US funds for Israeli security be shifted to “humanitarian” needs in Gaza — never mind that Hamas would use them to attack Israel. - New York Post
So it should come as no surprise to hear that Bernie is boycotting this year’s American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), accusing it of providing a “platform” for “leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.” It should be noted however that AIPAC has never displayed any signs of bigotry. Nor does it “oppose basic Palestinian rights” but rather backs a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.
But it’s apparently not enough for Bernie to boycott AIPAC, he is attending instead a fund raiser with a hip hop group you’ve probably never heard of, Public Enemy.
Chuck D, the leader of Public Enemy has publicly endorsed Sanders for the Democratic nominee for president and like Sanders he’s partial to Israel-haters and anti-Semites.
Adding this thread on Bernie skipping AIPAC on Sunday 3/1, so he can host a rally with PE and their well documented antisemitism, in Los Angeles.https://t.co/YMkVE8xCr1
— Claire Voltaire (@Claire_Voltaire) February 28, 2020
Congratulations to the Dems, it looks like they might be on the verge of nominating another first; a self-loathing Jew. I suppose he’ll fit in quite nicely with the rest of the New Jew-Hating Democrats.
** “They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore” h/t Kinky Friedman. TRIGGER WARNING! Proceed with caution; offends nearly everyone.
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