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A week after she resigned her Democratic National Committee seat under pressure over emails accusing Israel of running "mass concentration prison camps," Evelyn Garcia has double-downed on her critics. Choosing a friendly venue – a progressive, pro-Palestinian website – on which to respond to the outrage her emails spawned, the Palm Beach County Democrat digs herself an even deeper hole by reaffirming her anti-Israel views. Although she does not use the phrase itself, she even hints that her critics are guilty of a dual loyalty. "Don't our loyalty and patriotism belong first to our country -- the United States of...

Local Democrats are in an uproar about a series of emails about Israel, sent last year by one of their representatives to the Democratic National Committee, and a candidate for state representative. In the emails, Evelyn Garcia, one of Palm Beach County's representatives to the DNC, a Democratic Executive Committee member, and a candidate for State House, District 88, accuses Israel of "crimes against humanity" and of running "mass concentration prison camps". The email exchange began with Garcia forwarding an email by Code Pink, "Time for a New Middle East Policy," which announced a conference opposing President Obama's pandering to...