Posted on 03/17/2021 7:25:41 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
An entire panel of Democratic candidates for Virginia governor endorsed the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement during a Tuesday evening debate.
Each of the candidates participating in the virtual Virginia's People's Debate promised to buck pressure from pro-Israel groups that want to see the state outlaw the BDS movement due to its association with virulent anti-Israel figures and terrorist groups operating abroad. Some states have already approved legislation that prevents the government from allocating taxpayer dollars to any group that supports or works with the BDS movement. Virginia lawmakers shot down a similar law in 2016 and 2017.
Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe, a Clinton ally widely seen as the frontrunner in the race, did not participate in the forum but has come out in the past against the BDS movement. He was 1 of 50 governors to endorse an anti-BDS campaign organized by the American Jewish Committee. He did not respond to Washington Free Beacon requests for comment on the debate and his current view of the BDS movement.
Those candidates hoping to beat out McAuliffe took a decidedly different approach Tuesday evening when they were asked a loaded question by the debate moderator about how they would approach the BDS movement, which was described as "a form of peaceful protest to secure Palestinian rights and pressure Israel to comply with international law."
State senator Jennifer McClellan said that, as the child of parents who participated in the American civil rights movement, "I will not do anything, anything that will criminalize that behavior and movement. I will be a brick wall against any efforts to criminalize that activity."
Delegate Lee Carter, an avowed socialist, went even further. He said that Virginia should not be a home to the Virginia Israel Advisory Board, a small local group that fosters investments in Israel, America's closest ally in the Middle East.
"I am a supporter of the BDS movement," Carter said. "I believe the human rights abuses that are being inflicted upon the Palestinian people are among the worst currently ongoing in the world."
Former delegate Jennifer Carroll said that "criminalizing BDS is unconstitutional" and that she would block any effort aimed at reducing the BDS movement's footprint in the commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax took a similar stance.
At least one Republican running for the office described the positions offered by his Democratic challengers as "scary."
"This is scary and dangerous," GOP candidate Pete Synder tweeted. "More proof that those in charge in Richmond and those Dems running for Governor are simply out of the mainstream. They are extremists. On many issues."
They can say their motto is “Juden Raus!”
More antisemitism by the Lefties.
Are there no honest people left running for office? We have to choose from a bunch of commie idiots and anti-semites? How disgusting and demoralizing is that?
Anti-Torah Jews who are leading this Death March to oblivion actually hate themselves as well as the Biblical Record. On the Day of Judgement they will answer to their ancestors who fought through the ages to maintain their Covenant with the Land of Israel. Their Fathers, who would not break the Commandments, even in the face of Death, deserve better. The same ancient hatred that would destroy Israel now has its hands around the neck of America. We are obligated to offer the hand of kindness and peace, but when that is rejected, we have entered a de facto existential war. Man up!
Virginia’s People’s Debate? The People’s Republic? Virginia has fallen so far since I lived there. Northern Virginia=Chicago, southern Virginia and Illinois get screwed.
Did all the Democrat candidates salute to Horst-Wessel-Lied?
It would appear the Democrat partly is advocating antisemitism. At least according to some countries. Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, Germandt, Spain and, of no import to Democrats, the United States of America. No matter, Joe can fix that last one. Why not embrace a an antisemitic palestinian organization. Get out of the basement Joe, embrace the destrluction of Israel.
Identifying Organizations Engaged in Anti-Semitic BDS Activities
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