Berl Falbaum
I thought it would be useful to dissect what supporters of the politics of Mamdani/El-Sayed (particularly Jewish ones), are endorsing as it relates to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
If you intend to vote for the Democratic candidate in Michigan for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, here is a list (a partial one) of what you agree with:
• That Israel does not have the right to exist.
• That Israel is a “rogue” nation, guilty of the blood libel, genocide, and that practices apartheid.
• You approve of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, a campaign designed to strangle Israel economically.
• You believe that suicide bombers are “first and foremost” soldiers.
• You subscribe to globalizing the intifada which is a euphemism for the call to kill Jews around the world.
• You agree the U.S. should not assist Israel with military aid so that it can defend itself against threats to destroy it and/or another October 7, which Hamas has pledged to conduct “over and over again.”
• You accept the charge by Hasan Piker, who campaigns with El-Sayed, that Hamas, a terrorist organization, is better than Israel. He stated, “I am a lesser-evil voter and therefore I would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time.” You also apparently share his view that the U.S. “deserved 9/11,” a statement he backpedaled.
• You ignore that El-Sayed received $115,000 from the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and has ties to Hamas. Thus, indirectly, you support Hamas and terrorism.
As I have argued these issues with Mamdani/El-Sayed supporters, they cry: “I don’t support any of that.”
Well, you do. Remember, when you accused Trumpites of endorsing lies, sexual assaults, corruption, etc., and when they claimed they did not, you replied, “But you voted for him.”
You can’t have it both ways. If you vote for someone who campaigns with an anti or pro-abortion proponent, you support that respective view.
If you vote for candidate with endorsements from the National Rifle Association, you align yourself with the NRA.
It’s just simple logic.
Which brings us to the New York Times political columnist Thomas L. Friedman who did some political consulting in one of his columns.
In the piece titled, “El-Sayed’s Winning Path in Michigan,” Friedman gave Sayed some unsolicited advice, an unusual role for a political columnist whose job is to be a neutral voice in critiquing public policies and politicians. Apparently, The Times has no problem with Friedman’s moonlighting.
In the column, Friedman, who is Jewish, did not criticize El-Sayed’s anti-Israel policies and rhetoric but advised him to temper his positions to increase his chances in November. A political columnist usually chides politicians for evasiveness, not being intellectually honest and being hypocritical, and here is Friedman advising it.
He criticized AIPAC for spending millions in support of El-Sayed’s opponent, Haley Stevens, but did not mention the $115,000 Sayed received from CAIR.
He chided AIPAC while writing that the “true pro-Israel, pro-American lobby” is J-Street, the liberal Jewish lobby, the very organization whose president, Jeremy Ben-Ami, would not repudiate charges of genocide against Israel because he cannot “defend the indefensible.”
At the bottom of all of this is the fact that the Democratic Party has been infected with antisemitism. As I noted in a previous column, Dana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general, would not attend her own party’s convention because, as a Jew, she feared for her safety.
Incidentally, what would have happened if Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, who is Black, had said he would skip the Democratic convention because as a Black man, he feared for his safety if he attended? There would have been an uproar not just in Michigan but, probably, the country. And rightly so.
The reaction to Nessel’s concern? Silence, a silence that speaks volumes.
So, consider: Given the policies of El-Sayed as they pertain to Jews and Israel, it’s scary to speculate about what will happen if he wins. If he holds these views as a candidate, just think what he will be free to propose with the power he’ll enjoy as a sitting senator.
But worst of all, it will help fertilize the cancerous anti-Jewish, anti-Israel “movement” that has been spreading in this country all too rapidly. We are experiencing the growth of Jewish-hatred throughout the world, particularly in France and England.
A victory would embolden him, those around him, and all those in the wings who share his views.
And we could expect more Jews to have to skip attending Democratic Party conventions, not just in Michigan, but throughout the U.S.
If you intend to vote for the Democratic candidate in Michigan for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, here is a list (a partial one) of what you agree with:
• That Israel does not have the right to exist.
• That Israel is a “rogue” nation, guilty of the blood libel, genocide, and that practices apartheid.
• You approve of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, a campaign designed to strangle Israel economically.
• You believe that suicide bombers are “first and foremost” soldiers.
• You subscribe to globalizing the intifada which is a euphemism for the call to kill Jews around the world.
• You agree the U.S. should not assist Israel with military aid so that it can defend itself against threats to destroy it and/or another October 7, which Hamas has pledged to conduct “over and over again.”
• You accept the charge by Hasan Piker, who campaigns with El-Sayed, that Hamas, a terrorist organization, is better than Israel. He stated, “I am a lesser-evil voter and therefore I would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time.” You also apparently share his view that the U.S. “deserved 9/11,” a statement he backpedaled.
• You ignore that El-Sayed received $115,000 from the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and has ties to Hamas. Thus, indirectly, you support Hamas and terrorism.
As I have argued these issues with Mamdani/El-Sayed supporters, they cry: “I don’t support any of that.”
Well, you do. Remember, when you accused Trumpites of endorsing lies, sexual assaults, corruption, etc., and when they claimed they did not, you replied, “But you voted for him.”
You can’t have it both ways. If you vote for someone who campaigns with an anti or pro-abortion proponent, you support that respective view.
If you vote for candidate with endorsements from the National Rifle Association, you align yourself with the NRA.
It’s just simple logic.
Which brings us to the New York Times political columnist Thomas L. Friedman who did some political consulting in one of his columns.
In the piece titled, “El-Sayed’s Winning Path in Michigan,” Friedman gave Sayed some unsolicited advice, an unusual role for a political columnist whose job is to be a neutral voice in critiquing public policies and politicians. Apparently, The Times has no problem with Friedman’s moonlighting.
In the column, Friedman, who is Jewish, did not criticize El-Sayed’s anti-Israel policies and rhetoric but advised him to temper his positions to increase his chances in November. A political columnist usually chides politicians for evasiveness, not being intellectually honest and being hypocritical, and here is Friedman advising it.
He criticized AIPAC for spending millions in support of El-Sayed’s opponent, Haley Stevens, but did not mention the $115,000 Sayed received from CAIR.
He chided AIPAC while writing that the “true pro-Israel, pro-American lobby” is J-Street, the liberal Jewish lobby, the very organization whose president, Jeremy Ben-Ami, would not repudiate charges of genocide against Israel because he cannot “defend the indefensible.”
At the bottom of all of this is the fact that the Democratic Party has been infected with antisemitism. As I noted in a previous column, Dana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general, would not attend her own party’s convention because, as a Jew, she feared for her safety.
Incidentally, what would have happened if Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, who is Black, had said he would skip the Democratic convention because as a Black man, he feared for his safety if he attended? There would have been an uproar not just in Michigan but, probably, the country. And rightly so.
The reaction to Nessel’s concern? Silence, a silence that speaks volumes.
So, consider: Given the policies of El-Sayed as they pertain to Jews and Israel, it’s scary to speculate about what will happen if he wins. If he holds these views as a candidate, just think what he will be free to propose with the power he’ll enjoy as a sitting senator.
But worst of all, it will help fertilize the cancerous anti-Jewish, anti-Israel “movement” that has been spreading in this country all too rapidly. We are experiencing the growth of Jewish-hatred throughout the world, particularly in France and England.
A victory would embolden him, those around him, and all those in the wings who share his views.
And we could expect more Jews to have to skip attending Democratic Party conventions, not just in Michigan, but throughout the U.S.
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