Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, has issued a stark warning to the Democratic Party, accusing them of a dangerous failure to vigorously condemn members who traffic in antisemitism, thereby emboldening hate speech and potentially empowering terrorist ideologies. Klein specifically called out figures like Rep. Ilhan Omar as ‘vicious Jew haters’ and criticized the Democratic Party’s silence, asserting that their inaction contrasts sharply with how they would respond to anti-Black rhetoric. He pointed to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s refusal to unequivocally state that Iran is a greater threat than Israel, and his characterization of both as equally dangerous and Israel as ‘evil as Hamas,’ as particularly egregious examples, especially given endorsements from prominent Democrats, including Jewish leaders like Senator Elissa Slotkin and Attorney General Dana Nessel. Klein also condemned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for declining to denounce the phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ which he interprets as a call for violence against Jews. Klein argued that these individuals are not merely pro-Palestinian but are driven by a hatred of Jews and the Jewish state, and that the current political climate, marked by this lack of condemnation, forces even Israeli leaders into a dangerous ‘appeasement’ posture. He stressed that the conflict is not about land but about the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews, citing the brutal Hamas attacks of October 7th as evidence, and warned that a weakened Israeli government, potentially forced into a coalition with appeasement-minded left-of-center parties, could hinder Israel’s necessary response to terrorism.
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