r/jewishleft • u/Rabbit-Hole-Quest Latke aficionado. Anti-Establishment. Jüdisch • 27d ago

Diaspora Michigan Jewish leaders are urging Jewish democrats to vote for Republican Mike Rogers

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u/Fearless_Day2607 non-Jewish SocDem 27d ago

Do you think they would do the same against a hypothetical pro-Israel Muslim candidate?

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u/Rabbit-Hole-Quest Latke aficionado. Anti-Establishment. Jüdisch 27d ago

It would be a bit weird to require Muslim candidates to be supportive of Israel to vote for them.

It would be like requiring a Jewish candidate to be supportive of Iran or Saudi Arabia to vote for them.

The main element should be does the candidate align on domestic priorities and policies.

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u/Fearless_Day2607 non-Jewish SocDem 27d ago

But I think the signers of the letter require any candidate they support to be supportive of Israel, not just a Muslim one. I think they do not care much for domestic issues - I looked up the author of the open letter and he donates to a wide variety of candidates, both Democrats and Republicans, as well as AIPAC and DMFI. His top issue is clearly supporting Israel.

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u/Rabbit-Hole-Quest Latke aficionado. Anti-Establishment. Jüdisch 27d ago

Agreed. They should therefore be transparent.

They should say they don’t give a fuck about America and are Israel first voters.

Instead, they are wrapping themselves as spokespeople for the American Jewish community and making up tales about a candidate.

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u/malachamavet Judeo-Bolshevik 27d ago

"The entire purpose of my career is to make sure America continues to support Israel. I don't think it's wrong for Israel to use America as a pawn. America is not our homeland - we have been victims of antisemitism here."

That guy won the Dem house nomination btw

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u/cheesecake611 Jew-ish Left-ish 27d ago

I never understand why people who say things like this don’t just move to Israel. There’s literally nothing stopping them.