Posted on 05/30/2021 10:10:52 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
A New Mexico Democratic congressional candidate says she supports sanctions against Israel—a position she adopted after Hamas fired thousands of rockets at the Jewish state.
"[I] would support divestment or sanctions initiatives that work towards the goal of a two-state solution," Melanie Stansbury, who is running in a special election for the House seat vacated by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, told Jewish Insider this week.
The New Mexico state representative also said she supports conditioning aid for Israel to ensure it is never used "for actions against Palestine," a position popular among left-wing Democrats such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.).
Stansbury's newfound support for sanctions marks a growing anti-Israel shift among Democrats: In a March interview—before Israel's latest conflict with Hamas—the candidate said she hadn't yet "dove into this issue" and declined to comment on Israel and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
The New Mexico Democrat has received the backing of prominent Democratic donors, such as the left-wing lobbying group J Street, which has called Stansbury an "ideal" candidate for the race. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff also hit the campaign trail in New Mexico to support Stansbury in her race against Republican state senator Mark Moores.
In a statement, Moores said he supports Israel's right to defend itself and hopes to build on the "unique relationship" between Israel and the United States, which is "very important to us as a democracy."
The special election will take place on June 1.
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Israel gets attacked by rockets, and it’s Israel that gets sanctioned? Yeah that makes a lot of sense, dumbass.
She supports terrorists abroad, every reason to expect that she supports domestic terrorists as well.
Won’t cost her. Otherwise she wouldn’t say it.
Yes, of course, according to the idiotic and moronic Left, a nation state has NO right to defend itself, at all, or if it does, face sanctions. Imagine a world where the Leftist idiots support an internationally recognized terrorist group. Oh wait, my bad.....
Hamas and Palestinian radicals have a history of financial support for NM democrats. A look into her money will tell the tale.
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Palestinians believe in a two state solution - East Palestine and West Palestine.
Second Lady Emhoff is supposed to be Jewish but in my shual we call him a Palestinian KAPO.
His action will cost the Dems more votes this year and next.
Told you Kamal was a Red Diaper Baby. Seems her husband is a Kafia waving leftist KAPO.
Mr. Emhoff is Jewish...Did he know about her Israel policy proposals? Or maybe he did know about them but he campaigned for her anyway?
I get the impression that many Jewish Democrats are simply too afraid to speak out against anti-Israel Democrats...
About Jewish voters...I think many Jewish voters live in Congresswoman Omar's district...Many of them will vote for her again in 2022...Even after all her comments about Israel this year...
I have to conclude that some American Jews do not care about Israel at all...
Someone should launch thousands of rockets at her home and she how much she likes it.
She’s just saying what 99.9999% of democrats think.
You know, after reading all of these anti-Jew reports, I was thinking; is it just a matter of time that these leftists lump Christians into the same group since we worship the same God and support Israel?
So, if I start throwing rocks and shoot fireworks at her house because I want her property then she is OK with that.
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