Posted on 11/22/2016 6:02:47 PM PST by Olog-hai
The most shocking thing about talk of Keith Ellison’s Israel record as he rises within the Democratic Party is how few think it’s shocking.
Rep. Ellison, D-Minn., is a leading contender for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee, despite a record of tough criticism of Israel that pro-Israel insiders say would easily have disqualified him a decade ago.
A supporter of the two-state solution and a frequent visitor to Israel, he also voted against additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system in 2014. In 2009, Ellison spear-headed a letter from 54 Democrats to Presdient Obama urging him to press Israel to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
That he is being seriously considered now — and with the backing of the party’s foremost pro-Israel stalwart, incoming Senate minority leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. — is a signal of how far the party is willing to go in challenging the most influential pro-Israel groups, a relationship that not so long ago was hard to disentangle. …
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Part of me says “Yes! Do it!” But then I’m reminded about being careful what I wish for, because I just might get my wish. Kind of like all the Democrats wishing Trump would win the nomination. He did, and it didn’t work out so well for them.
There are about 7 million jewish people in the US and about 2 million Arabs.
How about non-Arab Muslims? Not to mention that not all Arabs are Muslim.
There are approximately 3.3 muslims in the United States. However, a political party cannot claim an entire demographic. It can be assumed some or most, but not all. So, for instance - I know plenty of minorities who vote Republican and I’m sure that goes for religions as well.
They can become pro-Israel, that is fine. As long as Israel benefits, good.
Most Jews in the US are anti-Israel and who “earn like Presbyterians but vote like Puerto Ricans”
That's why God has had to be so patient with them over the millennia...
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More accurately redefining the Democrat position on Israel as anti. Given Minister Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam's position on whites, and the recent comment from the Sander's wing of the party, Ex-Sanders aide: 'We don't need white people leading the Democratic Party right now' , white's aren't welcome either. Imagine, elimination from employment based on race.
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