The notion that it’s anti-Semitic for @IlhanMN to state that lobbyists for Israel effectively sway politicians to support Israel, is outrageous.
The Israeli lobby is effective and well funded. This isn’t a trope or a slur. It’s a fact. We are allowed to critique Israel. We must
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You're right. It's just about her being careful with her wording. Talking about Israel means talking about Jews, and saying follow the money without context, which she originally did, isn't wise. The hypnosis tweet from 2012 also isn't a good look, and hurts her here.
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Wording is important. I also agree that we must follow ALL MONEY in politics. It matters
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Agreed. It's the biggest issue in politics.
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To be clear I think she's right about the money and power of AIPAC, and the way they try to silence legitimate criticism of Israel. But treading carefully around anything remotely like ant-semitism is both smart and right, similar to issues of race or gender etc.
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Saudis have a much bigger operation. Why does the left only focus on Israel? Because KSA is a freedom loving democracy or....https://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/10/30/saudi-ties-to-american-colleges …
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When you have to preface a defense with an unrelated "fact".... Maybe you should walk away from this one
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some Israelis treat palestinians the way some whites treat blacks. social justice warriors on both sides have common cause. racism is alive and well in israel and u.s. and we must fight it. anyone that opposes us is complicit in maintaining status quo.
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Jared and his family have personal ties to Netanyahu, and financial/business ties to Israel. Trump son-in-law’s ties to Israel raise questions of biashttps://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-son-in-laws-ties-to-israel-raise-questions-of-bias/ …
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Thank you so much for speaking up for this injustice.
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"I care about it so much, I only focus on it when people I am not allied with do it"
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I am Jewish and am not in favor of this bill. Also Bebe is the trump of Israel


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Ok. But her tweet. The phrasing was bad. It had dog whistles in it( probably untintentional) it is appropriate to apologize for those whistles and then come back and clarify what she meant to say. If we cannot ask our allies to be better who are we?
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Thank you for saying the Israeli government, and not Israel itself.
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This is from 1990. Check it out when you have timehttps://youtu.be/zQP8V-kZ2EQ
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