.
@AOC
in a speech on House floor: "This is not about both sides. This is about an imbalance of power." AOC adds: "The president stated that Israel has a right to self-defense... But do Palestinians have a right to survive?"
Sen. Fetterman today:
“To anyone that is protesting or demanding for a ceasefire, let’s be honest here, why aren’t you protesting to bring them all home right now? Why aren’t you demanding that Hamas surrenders as well?”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib announces the death of her grandmother Muftia who lived in the Palestinian village of Beit Ur Al-Fauqa west of Ramallah.
Tlaib wanted to visit her in 2019 but cancelled after Israel barred her and Ilhan Omar from entering the country.
More than 200,000 Israelis, according of estimates, attended for 12th consecutive week the Sat. night protest against judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv.
Activists held up banner with images of Netanyahu, Putin and Trump wearing jail jumpsuits with slogan “No one is above the law”
“..it appears Santos is not Jewish — and lied about his family fleeing persecution during the war. Neither of his maternal grandparents appear in Brazilian immigration cards in the 1930s or 1940s, or in the databases of Yad Vashem…”
Doug Mastriano asked by an Israeli reporter (
@nathanguttman
of
@kann_news
) to respond to antisemitic attack on Josh Shapiro and association with Gab.
His wife Rebbie steps in and says: “I'm gonna say we probably love Israel more than a lot of Jews do.”
#PAGov
NY Gov Hochul last night on local opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza:
“If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I'm sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day.
“That’s a natural reaction. You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure it never happens again.”
Fetterman at Pennsylvania Farm Show:
“I would ask anyone that believes in a ceasefire.. let’s call for Hamas to surrender and put down their guns, and then that would end all of the misery and the killing and everything…
“I believe to be on the right side for Israel on this.”
Hot mic: In chat at start of World Holocaust Forum, Pence and Bibi chat about impeachment. “We are contending. He’s unstoppable,” Pence tells Bibi about Trump. “Like somebody else I know.”
👀 Santos on Feb. 28, 2022: “For a lot of people who are descendants of World War II refugees, or survivors of the Holocaust, a lot of names and paperwork were changed in the name of survival. So I don’t carry the family last name — that would’ve been Zabrovsky.“
I want to thank the people who got in harm’s way — and might have gotten injured — to protect me. I am filing charges against Heshy Tischler for incitement and physical assault and will seek charges against any individual who hit me.
I was just brutally assaulted, hit in the head, and kicked at by an angry crowd of hundreds of community members of the Boro Park protest — while yelling at me “Nazi” and “Hitler” —after Heshy Tischler recognized me and ordered the crowd to chase me down the street
In rally for Lee Zeldin tonight, FL Gov. DeSantis invoked Jewish billionaire George Soros, who's been the target of antisemitic tropes
"We have a major problem in this country with rogue prosecutors in the office, usually funded by people like George Soros," DeSantis said to 👏
Israeli PM Bennett announces sanctions on people who decline to vaccinate — entry to malls, theatre, wedding halls etc will only be allowed with a self-paid negative COVID test
THIS ⬇️
CNN’s Abby Phillip: Do you believe that anything that Israel has done in these six weeks of fighting has amounted to a war crime?
Sen. John Fetterman: “Of course not. Of course not....”
Fetterman:
Iran’s attack “demonstrates how it's astonishing that we are not standing firmly with Israel. And there should never be any kinds of conditions…
Fetterman said he disagrees with Biden not assisting Israel w/counterattack. “We should follow and have Israel's back.”
Nancy Pelosi: Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza "is Mr. Putin's message... Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see...
"I think some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere. Some I think are connected to Russia."
On MSNBC with
@Lawrence
, Sen. Richard Blumenthal says a "senior Israeli diplomat" told him that the statement today by President Biden "was the strongest statement by an American president that he has seen in his lifetime."
WH’s John Kirby:
“It is not the Israeli Defense Forces' strategy to kill innocent people.
"It's not like the Israelis are sitting around every morning and saying, 'Hey, how many more civilians can we kill today?'
“They are not doing that. They are trying to go after Hamas.”
Former President Obama criticizes Israel for cutting off water and electricity to Gaza.
In a statement, he says "it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies."
Michigan Jewish Dems say several headstones at the Ahavas Israel Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids were vandalized with pro-Trump messages ahead of the president's rally tonight
Santos also falsely claimed he’s the grandson of Holocaust survivors in his campaign launch video on June 10, 2021 (with imagery of the death camps):
“I've seen how socialism destroys people's lives because my grandparents survived the Holocaust.”
Zeldin surrounded by Hasidic supporters — treated like a rock star — as he leaves the rally.
Before the event, Zeldin met with Orthodox leaders and activists and several Hasidic rabbis. He’s now headed to another rally in the Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg
“I’m trying to do my job in explaining them what the data shows, how serious this problem is, but also how to deal with it. And if I can save even one life, let the hate come at me.”
The two Jewish Democrats from New York, Reps. Nadler and Goldman, call for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza in joint statement on
#IsraelAtWar
“Israel’s war is against Hamas, not the Palestinian people.”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Columbia U arrests, congressional hearing:
“Palestinian freedom is not a threat to Jewish safety. And pretending that it is, makes a mockery of our shared humanity and progress toward our collective liberation.“
Inbox: Over 240 members of Pittsburgh’s Jewish-American community released a public letter today supporting Democratic nominee Summer Lee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th district – and condemning the right-wing group AIPAC for its $1 million ad campaign attacking Lee.
This is NEW YORK
"New York State officials are starting to suggest synagogues consider closing Friday out of an abundance of caution and making Erev Shabbat services virtual."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaking on CNN, on “uncommitted”:
“They are asking to be heard and that's what they should be doing… Their message is clear that they think this is an intolerable situation and that we can do more. And I think the president is hearing that.”
Minnesota Dem primary — 75% reporting: "Uncommitted' at 19.8%, will send at least one delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
"Listen to Michigan" campaign manager Layla Elebad: "Minnesota proved to the country that the 'Uncommitted' movement is not going away."
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls the Israeli government "racist" on
@FaceTheNation
and suggests the U.S. should condition aid to Israel.
"I think you say, sorry, but it's not acceptable. You want our money? Fine. This is what you got to do to get it."
👀 House Speaker Mike Johnson moments ago:
“Shamefully, since October 7, Joe Biden has transformed into an anti-Israel president.
“He is more concerned, seemingly, with placating the antisemitism in his base than standing with our historic and vitally important ally.”
👀👀 from the lawsuit:
“Giuliani said, ‘Jews want to go through their freaking Passover all the time,
man oh man. Get over the Passover. It was like 3,000 years ago. The red sea parted, big deal. It’s not the first time that happened.’”
MN Jewish leaders talked with Ilhan Omar about anti-Semitism last year. "Most of us came out of that conversation very troubled by the answers we received."
Fetterman to The New Republic:
“Standing with Israel and thinking that we should have a secure border, I don’t know why either one of them is controversial."
Air Force One takes off from Joint Base Andrews en route to Florida with Sinatra's "My Way" blasting for the couple hundred or so assembled Trump supporters.
CUT TO:
INTERIOR -- CHURCH
President-elect Biden stands with bipartisan leaders at Mass
Marching behind Mayor Adams is
@RudyGiuliani
who gets into a shouting match with a Democrat.
“You are a jackass… You are a brainwashed asshole… you are probably as demented as Biden,” Giuliani told the guy
Watch the video 👇
VIDEO: Trump tells the crowd at the Hanukkah party that with the help of “certain very important people, if they have wisdom and if they have courage, we are going to win this election.” — remarks followed with loud chants of “four more years.”
👀👀 this exchange between
@donlemon
and
@MessageFromLen
“Do you condemn the former president for meeting with antisemites, for entertaining antisemites and antisemitism? .. It's a very simple question,” Lemon asked repeatedly.
(Exchange went on for 10 minutes)
Rep. Jamaal Bowman on AIPAC spending:
“AIPAC is scared to death of us doubling up some more.. So now they're coming at us with everything they have.. simply because we do not support war crimes... We all need to wear it as a badge of honor because we are the resistance..”
AG Merrick Garland at the National Menorah lighting ceremony: “As a descendant of those who fled persecution because they were Jewish, it is especially meaningful to be here tonight as you light this menorah in our nation's capital and under the protection of its laws.”
SecState Blinken says Hamas is preventing Americans from leaving Gaza ⬇️
MARGARET BRENNAN: Just to be clear, you're saying Hamas is preventing Americans from leaving Gaza?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: That's correct.
Scoop: Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has procured two million face masks to counter the shortage of the much-needed protective gear, shipped to first responders and hospitals in New York and Nevada
I’d appreciate if you could take a few minutes and pray for the guy I love most in this world — Yitzchok Eliyahu ben Pearl — in hope of a speedy recovery. 🙏
This from
@RepSwalwell
: “When I heard that we're going to remove a member of this House from their committee for antisemitism, I raced down here because I thought finally, finally in this chamber, there's going to be some accountability.”
Points to a Jim Jordan pro-Kanye tweet
.
@AOC
on IG: “I don't know what the measure or expectation is of what a ‘successful withdrawal’ is. But I hope people understand that this is what war looks like. It is not neat, and it is not pretty. It is violent. It is brutal.”
You’re not pandering to Jews when you condemn Hamas/IJ rocket attacks targeting civilians + back right of sovereign nation to defend itself
You’re not anti-Israel when you support Palestinian rights, express concern for deaths of innocent kids + call for de-escalation
Do both
Apparently the picture
@NYGovCuomo
put up in his presentation today of a “recent” large gathering in Satmar Kiryas Joel is from 2006 — the funeral of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum in Kiryas Joel!
NEW — Fetterman, at
@OrthodoxUnion
luncheon, on nationwide pro-Palestinian protests:
“Why aren’t they protesting, ‘When will we get the hostages back home?’ Why aren’t they protesting Hamas? Why aren't they protesting systemic rape and torture of Israeli women and children?"
Hillary Clinton on Gaza destruction:
“I think it's fair to say Hamas cares nothing about the civilians who are being murdered or killed, both by Hamas still in Gaza or through military operations by Israel…
“If Hamas would agree to a ceasefire, there would be a ceasefire.”
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA):
“The ratio of combatant to non combatant deaths that we've seen in Gaza is far better than what the US was able to achieve in the urban war that we fought in Fallujah, and particularly Mosul, and let alone what we saw during WWII or Vietnam.”
👀 In Instagram stories, the Queens College Muslim Student Association justifies the kidnapping of Israelis, foreign nationals by Hamas terrorist and questions the evidence of the barbaric massacre on Oct. 7
House Dem leader Jeffries on Detroit stabbing attack: “While we learn more about the motivation behind this senseless attack, it comes at a time where too many Americans, including our Jewish sisters and brothers, have reason to fear for their safety based on who they are..”
Trump spoke for 6 minutes. Only mention about Hanukkah was at start when he said, “I want to wish everyone a very Happy Hanukkah.” The rest was about the election
President Biden at a campaign fundraiser in Weston, MA:
"I got in trouble many times for saying you don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, and I am a Zionist.
"I make no apologies for that. That's a reality."
Wait… there’s more.. from George Santos👇
In interview with Fox News on June 13, 2021, Santos said the following:
“My grandparents escaped socialism, they’ve escaped communism and the Holocaust.”
The Forward and other publications found no evidence of that.
WOW 😮
Ron DeSantis’s first guest at campaign launch is GOP Rep. Thomas Massie who voted against funding for Israel's Iron Dome, opposed resolution condemning BDS, voted against bipartisan Holocaust ed bill — and just recently opposed resolution celebrating U.S.-Israel alliance
Netanyahu’s rival
@gidonsaar
hired Lincoln Project founders Steve Schmidt, Rick Wilson, Stuart Stevens and Reed Galen in his effort to unseat the prime minister in the March election,
@amit_segal
reports.
On IG live,
@AOC
suggests cutting military aid to Israel in wake of killing of Shireen Abu Aqleh. "She was killed by Israeli forces. You know, we can't allow this stuff to be happening with our resources.. We can't even get healthcare in the U.S. — and we are funding this."
In his answer to the reporter, Mastriano maintained that his attack on Shapiro sending his kids to an “privileged, elite” Jewish school was not antisemitic. (Background: ) because “I have never mentioned his school's religious affiliation.”
RFK Jr. to AlArabiya re: calls for ceasefire:
“It’s part of the propaganda war that Gaza has the densest population in the world, it doesn't. Tel Aviv has twice the population density as Gaza and Gaza has been firing missiles at civilian populations for 30 years….”
Pete Davidson on SNL cold open: “My heart is with everyone whose lives have been destroyed this week. But tonight, I'm going to do what I've always done in the face of tragedy and that's try to be funny. Remember, I said, try.”
Fetterman on NYT poll showing young voters blaming Israel in war against Hamas:
“If you’re getting your perspective on the world on TikTok, it’s going to tend to be kinda warped.
“It’s been very clear that Israel would very much want there to be peace."
Santos also claimed to “have been to Israel numerous times from educational, business, and leisurely trips.” A brief search of his social media accounts found no images or documentation of his alleged trips to Israel.
Exclusive: Design Foundry, a Maryland-based design firm, has taken responsibility for the design of the CPAC stage that resembled a Nazi insignia.
The firm says it ‘had no idea’ that the stage resembled a Nazi symbol
The White House has invited Jewish American leaders for a Wednesday morning roundtable on combatting antisemitism with senior administration officials, according to an invite I obtained today.
Truth needs to be told — past few weeks has been a horrifying example what it looks like to be a vulnerable community, that congregates in large numbers on a daily basis, without protection. The hate, the discrimination members of the community face just because we look different
Group of 60 Jewish attorneys urging Gov. Hochul to withdraw her nomination of Judge Hector LaSalle, known for conservative rulings on abortion and unions
“We are called by our Jewish and American values to defend the rule of law," they write in letter👇
AOC says: "We are scared to stand up to the incarceration of children in Palestine because maybe it'll force us to confront the incarceration of children here on our border."
A group of 47 progressive Jews, including City Comptroller
@BradLander
, urge
@JGreenblattADL
to apologize for what they describe are “false smears” of
@_waleedshahid
and for equating far-left groups with white supremacists.
AOC on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
“The hostages that are being held in Gaza are also being endangered and imperiled by an indiscriminate famine and bombardment campaign.”
🚨Big endorsement for
@leezeldin
in the Orthodox community.
The Bobov Hasidic sect, the largest voting bloc in Borough Park, is backing Zeldin for
#NYGov
while supporting other incumbent Dems.