Tel-Chai Nation

Some Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill are voicing worries about Muslim NY assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, since he's refused to walk back his comments on intifada, and Israel:

Jewish Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm on Democratic Socialist New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, pointing to his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” or recognize Israel as a Jewish state, especially at a time when antisemitism is on the rise in the United States.

“To not be willing to condemn the term ‘globalize the intifada,’ it just demonstrates his callous disregard for antisemitism, terrorist activity,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said, according to a report by the Hill.

“Anyone that I care about couldn’t possibly distance themselves from him more,” Wasserman Schultz, the first Jewish woman elected to represent Florida in Congress, added. “It’s really terribly disturbing and potentially dangerous.”

A source familiar with conversations transpiring about Mamdani told the outlet that the self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist’s ascent in politics has been a topic of discussion among a group of Democrats lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

In addition to failing to denounce the saying “globalize the intifada” or agreeing that Israel is a Jewish state, Mamdani has also supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and accused Israel of an apartheid after Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attack.

“When you have a prominent candidate who is giving permission to use dangerous rhetoric that potentially incites violence and incites people and creates a permission structure to fan the flames of violence? That’s just completely unacceptable,” Wasserman Schultz said.

Well in that case, will the Democrats distance themselves from supporting him? Unfortunately, as their embrace of anti-Israel advocates like Ilhan Omar makes clear, the chances of that are next to nothing.

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