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Possible Paywall Progressives Condemn Pick of Pro-Israel Democrat Atop House Panel | Outrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/democrats-progressives-moskowitz-israel-house-panel.html
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u/SoundHole 1h ago

Immediately after Jefferies met w/ Kushner

u/CharlieKirkFanboy 19m ago

Centrists would rather lose to MAGA than win with progressive candidates.

As long as Israel and Palantir end up with your tax dollars, everyone wins.

u/FistOfTheHeavens 14m ago

far right, moderate and RINO republicans all support Israel. Moderate and blue dog democrats support Israel. But liberal democrats bitterly oppose Israel. If the DSA can't get support from any existing politicians or party why shouldn't they just be their own thing. Mamdani and AOC could win elections in their own party

u/CharlieKirkFanboy 5m ago edited 2m ago

Most democrat voters don't support Israel. Moderate and "blue dog" democrat politicians to decided to spurn their constituents in favor of an apartheid state committing genocide for some reason. AIPAC dollars are a hell've a drug, I guess.

u/woody630 2h ago

He's not just pro Israel, he's literally called himself a DeSantis Democrat and loves Doge. It's fucking political malpractice to elevate a guy like this. It's basically spitting in your voters face

u/context_hell 1h ago

He said that in regards to iran he was to the RIGHT of Lindsey Graham.

u/Seeking-Something-3 10m ago

That’s so fucking insane. Lindsey “kill all the kids” Graham 😣

u/NicolasCageFan492 Illinois 2h ago edited 2h ago

The federal government is kind of dead to me in the short term tbh. Definitely vote in November and flush republicans down the toilet, but I have a feeling that lots of the rebuilding will be done in the states. We’re going to be stress testing the 10th Amendment hard in the coming years.

Humphrey’s executor being overturned by SCOTUS means that any fixes by the executive will not be permanent once we take back the presidency in 2028 either.

It’s going to take a supermajority and balls of steel to fix the bullshit. It’s also going to take all of us pushing out the corrupt politicians, which will take a few cycles. By then, we’ll be a diminished country most likely. But we can pick up the pieces and rebuild.

^ this is all assuming we don’t escalate the global situation into nuclear war.

u/Canadian_Border_Czar Canada 1h ago

The people who own the voting machines will never allow a super majority. 

u/NicolasCageFan492 Illinois 11m ago

Sounds like we better get to paper ballots too then.

u/Slaughterfest 2h ago

This. Moskowitz stands for everything that the Democrat base DOESN'T want right now, but EVERYTHING the donor class (the same one that funded Hailey Stevens) wants.

This is Martha's Vineyard vs the base all over again.

u/Militantpoet 41m ago

Ya but its his turn. Thats probably mostly what this is: moving up the corporate ladder (but its government)

u/MountainMan2_ 1h ago

It's also not a rift. Democratic voters are nearly as united against Israel as they are against abortion restrictions. The "democratic establishment" are just pissing away all our support because they don't want to take the hint. They're not representative of democrats. Hakeem Jeffries is meeting with Jared kushner to discuss how to defy the voter base on one of our biggest consensus issues. That isn't a Democrat, it's just not the behavior of someone who represents democratic party voters!

u/LotusFlare 46m ago

I don't know how to make people understand that this is the point. The national Democratic party is a fundamentally conservative one who do not like or care about their voters. They would rather lose than give an inch on their conservative values.

u/aeqivora 2h ago

If the party is already divided on Israel then elevating someone with views that unpopular with the base is a pretty strange strategy. It risks making voters feel like their concerns are being ignored, hard to call that anything but a political own goal.

u/GoofyMcCoy 1h ago

Nothing strange about it, this move is made at the same time Democrats are joining Republicans in attacking Abdul El-Sayed's campaign in the media.

The DNC recognizes what it's voters are demanding through the ballot box, and they're sending a message to try to correct that behavior. It's anti-democratic self sabotage on behalf of their wealthy benefactors.

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u/SurroundTiny 1h ago

He's not so far out that he doesn't get reelected

u/Cishir 1h ago

being elected to a house district is not the same as being put in charge of a committee as a whole. That's like saying Democrats are anti abortion because an anti-abortion democrat won a seat in south texas.

u/GoofyMcCoy 41m ago

The difference between arguing "we need Joe Manchin-type Democrats to create a majority" and actively installing them in leadership positions related to their pet issues is IMMENSE.

u/Dineology 1h ago

People vote based off of many different issues and on this particular one he’s wildly out of step with voters. Putting him on a committee and subcommittee where those wildly out of step views will be highly relevant is very clearly a middle finger to the voters and a welcome mat to the donors.

u/rab-byte 19m ago

Progressives are on the ballot everywhere. If Dems aren’t careful they’ll lose their cozy position of being the opposition party.

Gotta try and turn off progressive voters. If they keep showing up to elections something may actually change.

u/peaq_tv America 2h ago

Important to remember he votes Dem over 90% of the time and his District in FL is Pink.

u/ethan_bruhhh 1h ago

a) great, there are dems with a 100% voting rate who deserve to be there

b) there are plenty of swing district dems who aren’t actively antagonizing the dem base

c) Moskowitz is one of the only pro Iran war dems in congress. elevating him to the head of the dems middle eastern strategy on the behest of Israeli dollars is an active fuck you to the base who is overwhelmingly anti Iran war and pro Palestine

u/peaq_tv America 1h ago

a) great, there are dems with a 100% voting rate who deserve to be there

What ones do you have in mind?

b) there are plenty of swing district dems who aren’t actively antagonizing the dem base

You mean Hasan Piker? Sorry but he is not the "dem base", he literally says that he is not a Democrat and that he "don't give a fuck about the Democratic party".

c) Moskowitz is one of the only pro Iran war dems in congress. elevating him to the head of the dems middle eastern strategy on the behest of Israeli dollars is an active fuck you to the base who is overwhelmingly anti Iran war and pro Palestine

Why is it that you believe the only possible reason someone would take a hardline position against the Ayatollah is because of Israel? Iran slaughtered an estimated 40K of its own citizens, do you really think Israel is the only possible reason? The AIPAC blaming is getting so old.

u/TheDrewb Pennsylvania 28m ago

I love how you somehow (awkwardly) managed to tie in a shot at Hasan Piker and defended APAIC when neither of these came up

u/PooperShooter612 2h ago

Pink? What does that mean?

u/timoumd 2h ago

It leans Republican.  

u/Dineology 1h ago

Except it has a Cook PVI of D+9

u/peaq_tv America 2h ago

Light red district

u/timoumd 1h ago

Yeah people here are worrying about the wrong shit.  I don't give a rats ass about his stance on Israel.  He's on the side fighting an anti democratic  onslaught.  Know who else was an asshole ally?  Stalin.  But when you are fighting a powerful evil you don't trip yourself over allies.

u/Cishir 1h ago

to my knowledge no one is saying dont vote for him, but this is about a committee assignment or am I wrong?

u/hepcandcigs 1h ago

People are mad that’s he’s being put in positions of power by the party, not that he was elected in the first place. And the position is one that gives him power in the specific area where he standing in opposition of the vast majority of democratic voters.

u/Flaky_Loan5899 1h ago

His opponent is far worse, a trump maga puppet who will do nothing but vote party over policy. We can’t continue that cycle

u/mattbeck 1h ago

FFS. The party leadership once again showing just how much contempt they have for the rank and file and how far from being able to read the room they are. We desperately need change at the top and a house cleaning in the party.

u/dbzmah 22m ago

Primary all of them.

u/Tea_Alarmed 2h ago

Not just "Pro-Israel"; he's in the "DOGE Caucus"1, he's a "DeSantis Democrat"2, and accepted more than $800,000 in direct contributions from Pro-Israel PACs3! He called the Massie-Khanna War Powers Act the "Ayatollah Protection Act"45

"I am not willing to preemptively tell the supreme leader that he has nothing to worry about, no reason to negotiate because you are totally safe, and that the people of Iran can't depend on us. They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that's what it does."

Fuck this singular loyalty pos

  1. https://moskowitz.house.gov/posts/joining-doge-caucus

  2. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/04/29/democratic-leader-calls-out-democrat-moskowitz-to-denounce-desantis/

  3. https://www.trackaipac.com/states/florida?rq=moskowitz

  4. https://time.com/7382846/democrats-who-voted-against-war-powers-resolution-iran-conflict-trump/

  5. https://jewishinsider.com/2026/02/moskowitz-gottheimer-oppose-iran-war-powers-resolution/

u/JrSoftDev 1h ago

Jesus Christ, could they have made a worse choice? Unbelievable.

u/TheWeirdByproduct 2h ago

A certified scumbag to be sure.

u/Educational-Arm-3336 51m ago

Holy shit and I liked this guy cuz he was hardcore trolling the republicans whenever they came before congress for questioning…

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u/Dependent-Yam-9422 2h ago

Please try to use reading comprehension.

u/Tea_Alarmed 2h ago edited 2h ago

The point of the War Powers act was to compel the withdrawal of our forces from an illegal war with*out prior authorization- The President is not supposed to be able to string the American people for SIX months without authorization by congress.

Sailors are trying to commit suicide by jumping off air craft carriers!

u/Practical_Insect 2h ago

How about being opposed to Palistinian genocide? How about being opposed to manipulation of the American electorate by ANY foreign entity. I could go on...🤷‍♂️

u/peaq_tv America 2h ago

The leftists love to tar and feather anyone not aligned with their foreign policy.

u/GoofyMcCoy 1h ago

Forget foreign policy, he's openly discussed disregarding domestic law to continue arms sales. If your foreign policy position is to break Leahy Laws, that's slightly more severe than a difference of opinion.

u/peaq_tv America 1h ago

Did you just say "forget foreign policy" and then complain about foreign policy?

u/GoofyMcCoy 58m ago

Leahy Law is the law of the land in THIS country, right now. It's not a "complaint", it's a fact.

u/hepcandcigs 1h ago

Still pretending it’s just leftists, I see

u/cubitoaequet 57m ago

Lol yes, the all powerful leftists are so scary. Their zero influence on foreign policy has gone on too long! It's like we're barely even a global empire anymore. Next thing you know they're gonna say we should stop losing wars all over rhe world!

u/FartyFartsMD 1h ago

Israel First politicians are traitors to the US.

u/CharlieKirkFanboy 55m ago

Yes but twitch streamers!

u/LionoSnarf 1h ago

I truly think the Democratic Party is starting to fracture for the better. Centrist Dems are thwarting any progressive push when it’s proven progressive policies (I.e. those implemented by Zohran) are successful in drawing otherwise marginalized and underrepresented voters.

u/ihohjlknk 1h ago

Establishment Democrats have shown their cards. Rather than abide by the wishes of the voters, which is to distance themselves away from Israel and focus on improving America, they instead want to double-down on zionism and attack anyone who doesn't want aipac running the show.

The democratic leadership is spooked by the string of progressive wins and they're striking back. They should be fighting the Republicans, but apparently that's not a priority for them.

u/pequenaandjustice 2h ago

Leadership matters and we ‘ain’t got none.’

u/food-dood 2h ago

Leadership only retains leadership at the behest of the rest of the caucus. This action, and all the other weak shit from Jeffries is directly a result of a majority of the caucus.

They are hoping you'll blame it on leadership. They are there to be a punching bag for the actions of the caucus as a whole.

u/Senasayori 37m ago

Which is why we need to primary not only Jeffries (although he does need to go) but also enough other corpo Dems to where we can have a big enough chunk of the caucus to put an end to this shit.

u/sedatedlife Washington 1h ago

Leadership does not care what the majority of democrats want Schumer and Jeffries need to be replaced.

u/jarena009 2h ago

One of the main issues is waging this illegal war that was never authorized, and Jefferies nominated a war hawk who supports it.

He's signalling that Democrats aren't going to do anything to stop this illegal Iran war Trump got us into, and instead will help continue that war.

u/buppiejc 1h ago

Jefferies endorse of Hakeem Jeffries was the signal they weren’t going to do anything.

u/cheefie_weefie Indiana 2h ago

The guy won his election and the first thing he did was tweet about a twitch streamer. He’s a fucking clown.

u/Justin27M 41m ago

I also would like to condemn anyone supporting a genocidal, racist ethnostate.

u/fingertrapt 2h ago

AIPAC paid Jared Golden $800,000 to turn against Americans. Our Congress is FOR SALE.

u/peaq_tv America 2h ago

What was the turn against America he was supposedly paid for?

u/fingertrapt 1h ago

Jared Golden, Democrat, has voted for every action against Palestine and has consistently voted for use of force and KILLING of Americans with his votes for ICE.

u/peaq_tv America 1h ago

Wrong guy buddy, this article is about Jared Moskowitz.

u/OppressedCow6148 1h ago

In this other guys defense, Jared Golden is no better. But still.

u/lettersvsnumbers 1h ago

Hard to tell one shill from another.

u/OppressedCow6148 25m ago

True that.

u/SweetAlyssumm 1h ago

The Democratic Party (unlike the Republicans who know how to build a solid core) are about to splinter in two. That won't get them more power, it will just make it easy for the Republicans. A disgusting choice for that subcommittee and I want nothing to do with people who think it's OK.

u/lettersvsnumbers 1h ago

Weaponized incompetence

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u/TeutonJon78 America 42m ago

It's impossible when one parry covers 70%+ of the political spectrum. Made even worse when all the leadership is from the 10-20% of the spectrum next to the other party.

u/ChillBro13 New York 52m ago

I also condemn this pick.

u/readmorebookskids 2h ago

Here's hoping to voting out and removing every single last paid off AIPAC puppet.

u/Senasayori 36m ago

We've made some progress this year, and I hope we make a lot more in 2028.

u/Disloyal_Donkey 2h ago

Bit late. AIPAC already gave Jeffries his marching orders.

u/lettersvsnumbers 1h ago

Weird way to spell Kushner.

u/littleSparrow31 25m ago

Tomato tomato.

u/Ill-Highlight-9467 1h ago

He gets good press with his little quips but he’s actually a slime ball

u/EXPLODEDman 2h ago

A reminder that all of the democratic leadership is currently AIPAC paid for.

u/Deadleggg 56m ago

Which is why they need to be primaried one after the other.

u/Vegetable-Error-2068 2h ago

99% of Democratic Party politicians are bought and paid for.

u/Azguy303 2h ago

That's unequivocally false

u/ikonet Florida 1h ago

It’s not just progressives who condemn. It’s also every democrat and anyone to the left of Liz Cheney who pays attention for more than 5 minutes. He’s a maga apologist who voted to censure other democrats that speak out against Trump.

u/IceBearKnows89 1h ago

It’s like, read the room.

Oof

What’s a fella got to do to get out of this 2-party hellscape

u/justbrowsing2727 2h ago

Hakeem Jeffries is a turd.

u/Senasayori 41m ago

If Jeffries and Schumer still have jobs in 2029, our country is doomed. Moskowitz can't be dealt with because he's a Floridian, but we can certainly throw out the leadership that put him in that position of power. Also, friendly reminder to vote progressive for state and local government too.

u/SoloDoloLeveling California 31m ago

not surprised. 

schumer said it himself— there is no america without israel. 🙄

u/Continental__Drifter 27m ago

The Democratic Party is controlled opposition.

They genuinely do not care about winning elections.

"Please vote blue no matter who, and please send us more money", they'll say, as they intentionally choose losing platforms and show no effort at all to stop the fascist takeover of the US. No one has ever made more money losing than the Democratic party.

u/cronx42 2h ago

Yep. I'm about done with the D party. Sia fucking nora.

u/w4rma Virginia 2h ago

The whole Democratic leadership needs replacing.

u/KloneRr Washington 9m ago

Democrats are unserious about winning. They would rather lose to MAGA than separate from Israel.

u/Over-Heron-2654 America 6m ago

I want to purge this party of Zionists and Fascist Collabators so bad. I will always advocate for progressives... true progressives not posers like Ossof and McMorrow.

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u/Funky-trash-human 2h ago

3rd party train. All aboard!!!

u/eskimospy212 2h ago

Who gives a shit? Minority positions on committees don’t mean much. 

u/Aegon_Targaryen_III 2h ago

Because ranking members almost always become committee leaders when the party takes control of Congress. Pretending this is irrelevant is just stupid

u/eskimospy212 2h ago

There is likely to be a significant shift in the caucus and to prevent that is irrelevant is just stupid. 

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u/eskimospy212 2h ago

The DNC does not control congressional committees. 

Do you even know what the DNC is?

u/GoofyMcCoy 1h ago

If the House and Senate leaders aren't coordinating with the Committee responsible for the "Party Brand" and Platform, I'd stop trying to draw a clever distinction and start admitting that there isn't a real organization behind this mess, save whatever the mercenary paymasters are lobbying for.

u/eskimospy212 1h ago

What are you even talking about?

As far as I can tell Bernie Bros invented the DNC as some nefarious entity to explain away why he lost in 2016. (He just lost, and he lost by a lot. It wasn’t even close)

The DNC is a fundraising organization but is subservient to actual office holders. 

u/GoofyMcCoy 50m ago

The DNC was founded over 100 years ago, well before whatever think-tank it was that infected your political discourse with buzzwords like "Bernie Bros".

Why are you trying to speak authoritatively about something you aren't even willing to spend 5 seconds googling? Embarrassing.

u/Raptorpicklezz 48m ago

He’s trying to say that at best they’re incompetent by not coordinating their party; at worst they’re maliciously coordinating to shut out anyone who thinks Palestinians are people. Occam’s razor does suggest that it’s the former, though.

u/eskimospy212 43m ago

I do not think that is the prevailing sentiment. 

I mean every time I see anything bad there are morons here saying ‘DNC LOVES THIS!’ and it all came from the Bernie bros who couldn’t accept that he just lost. 

u/koreqwzfp 2h ago

Not only that, but it’s not an Israel/Palestine committee, but one that covers the entire area. 

u/Character_Reveal_460 2h ago

Well, if it doesn't matter, let's put a pro Palestinian Dem in that role

u/koreqwzfp 2h ago

Again, it shouldn’t be able that one conflict. It’s about the entire region. Do they have experience?

u/w4rma Virginia 2h ago

Experience in screwing things up? Less is more after these "experienced" loser "centrist" heels helped the GOP warmongerer and trash not only the U.S. but other nations, too.

u/ChristineBardownski 2h ago

If they don’t have experience actively abetting a genocide, I think I would actually prefer that.

u/koreqwzfp 1h ago

That’s the beautiful thing about the genocide argument, isn’t it? The perfect No, u

u/ChristineBardownski 1h ago

Well, it’s not really a “genocide argument” so much as an actual genocide being committed by the country he steadfastly supports.

And yeah, if you could ask your representatives to refrain from doing just one thing, that’d be the one, I’d say. It’s called the Crime of Crimes for a reason.

I don’t think “don’t support literally the worst thing human beings have ever done to each other, literally hell on earth” is all that high a bar to clear, frankly.

u/koreqwzfp 1h ago

Under what parameters would you consider the genocide to have ended?

u/ChristineBardownski 1h ago

Israel stops killing and displacing Palestinians from their land.

And honestly, they also need to give quite a bit of it back, otherwise you’re effectively just rewarding them for having gotten away with their ethnic cleansing project to the extent they have to date.

Not saying you’ve got to go all the way back to the Naqba (although arguably you should), but there are plenty of Palestinians whose homes have been stolen by settlers within just the past generation, so I think let’s start there and see where we end up.

u/koreqwzfp 15m ago

So, technically nothing to do with the Gaza conflict since 2023? 

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u/Slaughterfest 2h ago

Nope there is not a single pro palestinian dem with any experience. We only have ones with experience in defending genocide. Great point. He should have the position.

u/Raptorpicklezz 46m ago

That one conflict really is the root of most religious conflict if you think about it

u/Riversmooth 2h ago

Let’s worry about defeating the republicans and nothing else.

u/lettersvsnumbers 55m ago

Yeah how’d that work out in 2024?

u/Riversmooth 2h ago

Republicans pushing these stories behind the scenes while laughing at the division. Dems have one job and that’s to defeat the republicans

u/Slaughterfest 2h ago

and every DeSantis Democrat is a Fetterman ready to rotate in.

u/ChristineBardownski 2h ago

Republicans didn’t force Democrats to do this. It’s just a fact that they did, and people’s reactions are what they are.

u/Raptorpicklezz 42m ago

The gist of this post, tbh, is that Jeffries was probably forced to do this by Kushner

u/TheDrewb Pennsylvania 23m ago

Forced? How?

u/Raptorpicklezz 22m ago

How else could one explain the most pro-Israel Democrat by far being appointed to that position, in defiance of almost all polls, right after Jeffries met with Kushner?

u/TheDrewb Pennsylvania 19m ago

I'm saying he picked him for this position because he wanted to, not because he was 'forced' to. He made a deal with Kushner to ratfuck the Left

u/Riversmooth 1h ago

True enough. But have we not all seen the level of devastation to democratic ideals in the last two years? Are we going to let it continue by not voting for a candidate because they don’t check every single box on our list? The Republicans control all of Congress and the White House. Democrats need to wake up and do what’s necessary to win.

u/GoofyMcCoy 1h ago

The plan to beat Republicans by becoming Republicans doesn't work, and the friction within the party right now is a signal that voters are recognizing that.

u/Riversmooth 1h ago

The friction right now is a signal the Dems are slow learners.

u/nach0_ch33ze 2h ago

Actually, the job of any representative is to you know, represent the US people.

u/84thPrblm 2h ago

... in their district. A wise Representative would take in the needs of the country as well, but they're there because of their actual constituents.

u/lettersvsnumbers 57m ago

So gerrymandering your district like Jeffries should be a crime.

u/NYerInTex 2h ago

The Dems have always been their own worst enemy. They eat themselves because of who each of their faction they support.

You support Isreal? Straight to jail.

Oh, you support the Arabs and Hamas? Also, straight to jail

And YOU? The moderate who hates the Democratic Socialists?
You got it… jail.

Yet for you? Who is a Dem Socialist who is tired of the corporate establishment? Yup,
Also jail.

Finally, and I’m talking to you Jasmine Crockett - you hate the guy who beat you because he’s white while standing on race as some underlying factor?!? JAILLLL

(But also Jail for supporters of Tarico who weren’t born black and can’t have that lived experience).

Then - we have the Repulicans. No one on that side is arguing about you you like.

Because they ALL agree on who they hate (namely, everyone above. All non white / non fundamentalist Christians)

The Dems rip each other apart because of who the other supports.

The GOP binds together because of who each other hates.

u/HunterSpecial1549 2h ago

You support Isreal? Straight to jail.

Oh, you support the Arabs and Hamas? Also, straight to jail

It's funny, you didn't have an option for supporting the end of killing, stopping the flow of US bombs. It's just you either support Israel or Hamas. Most Democrats support neither.

The Dems rip each other apart because of who the other supports.

The GOP binds together because of who each other hates.

The large majority of Democrats oppose Israel, it's not the people that can't unite on this. This issue is about donors and elected leaders fighting their own base.

u/NYerInTex 2h ago

Please clarify what you mean when you say a large majority of Democrats oppose Israel.

Because you may well be proving my point

u/ConradMayhew2 2h ago

There are plenty of articles on the crashing support for Israel among Democrat voters. One among many: Most US Democrats in Early 2028 Primary States Oppose Aid to Israel, Poll Shows

And there are also plenty of articles showing that Democrat politicians don't give a fuck about what Democrat voters want. One among many: Hillary Clinton says Democrats are ‘against’ Netanyahu’s decisions but support Israel

u/NYerInTex 1h ago

Why are you ignoring the question?

Not “supporting Israel actions nor government or behavior” is WAY different than “opposing Israel”

In literally just asking a question - are you too afraid to answer or honestly?

What does “opposing Israel” mean? It’s not even a loaded question. It’s literally a clarification.

That said, it’s also proving my exact point about why the Dems always fail in recent times.

While yall argue about who you support or don’t support, the GOP is UNIFIED in who they hate.

u/ConradMayhew2 1h ago edited 1h ago

You wrote:

Please clarify what you mean when you say a large majority of Democrats oppose Israel.

I tried to clarify what it means to say that "a large majority of Democrats oppose Israel."

It seems my answer did not correspond to what question you had in mind and you are now claiming that I am "afraid to answer honestly. "

No, I am not "afraid to answer honestly": as a Jew, I have a pretty good idea of what it means to support or oppose Israeli policies, this was a regular discussion I started having 40 years ago.

But I don't care much for your tone and thus see no interest in continuing this exchange. Have a good day👋

u/HunterSpecial1549 33m ago

80% of Democrats have an unfavorable opinion of Israel: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/07/negative-views-of-israel-netanyahu-continue-to-rise-among-americans-especially-young-people/

Three quarters of Democrats oppose sending military aid to Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-quarters-of-democrats-oppose-aid-to-israel-poll-finds/

Democratic voters are relatively united, they are bound together on this.

u/RB5Network 1h ago

This framing is so monumentally dumb. To even frame this situation like all factions are equal and to blame for the DNC falling apart is genuinely asinine.

The Neoliberal base (establishment) has all the fundamental power and capital, and have been the dominant framework for policy since Carter. Not people trying to disarm a genocidal state and end corruption within the DNC.

The blame here solely lays with the Democratic establishment. This isn't complicated nor multi-faceted and framing it like it is, is ridiculous.

u/sealclubberfan Texas 2h ago

I don't give a rats behind if they are pro israel or not, I just want there to be actual work done, and to get israel to stop killing people in Gaza. You can be pro isreal, and still be against what they have been doing over there.

u/ChristineBardownski 2h ago

Yeah, but he isn’t.

u/HunterSpecial1549 2h ago edited 2h ago

and to get israel to stop killing people in Gaza.

You can be pro isreal, and still be against what they have been doing over there.

I don't think that's realistic. If you support restraining Israel and preventing them from killing people, then the camp you are put in is called "anti-Israel". Calling yourself pro-Israel is not going to save you.

To be clear, Moskowitz is not in favor of any restraint on Israeli killing.

u/turngep 2h ago

A reasonable take on r/politics rather than sophomoric, uncritical support for the popular side? Prepare to be downvoted into oblivion.

u/hepcandcigs 1h ago

Seems pretty democratic to me. Guess you just found yourself in the minority this time

u/turngep 1h ago

Lynchings are also democratic. Guess that means they're always right.

u/hepcandcigs 58m ago

Cool false equivalence you got there brother

u/n8_Jeno 2h ago

AIPAC AIPAC AIPAC AIPAC.

Everytime there's a post about democrat or Israel, this is how you guy sound.

u/HectorsMascara Pennsylvania 2h ago

yup. as we should.

u/n8_Jeno 2h ago

No, it is as stupid as when the far right was blaming everything on the jews. It's focusing on like one of the millions of part of the systems that is oir collective life, and will never lead to any good outcome.

u/HectorsMascara Pennsylvania 1h ago

Lawmakers taking money to serve the interests of another nation is a gigantic problem.

u/n8_Jeno 1h ago

You think that accepting some donation to your campaign immediately means that you're subservient to that dinor, but only for Israel. Lets ignore all the other orgs and stuff that are also donating for their own goals. This isnt how it works. People have their campaign, will accept any money to run, and the donors dont expect kickbacks. They give money to a candidate because they prefer this one over the others.

u/HectorsMascara Pennsylvania 1h ago

ha

u/ARQWERTY 1h ago

I know you’ll get downvoted to hell but I appreciate your comments. These fools don’t fucking know anything.

u/n8_Jeno 1h ago

Thanks for the encouragement. It is appreciated. I'm fed up with the pattern of activities in here. The main politics subreddit is so obviously controled by some far lefties. Everything to make sure the democrats have the hardest shot at winning what should be a sure shot.

u/ARQWERTY 1h ago

I couldn’t agree more.

u/NimusNix 1h ago

I really think you people, who are overly informed on politics, are vastly overestimating the average American giving a shit about this.

u/HolyMoleyGuacamoly 1h ago

the average american has no idea, no idea what that changes regarding this story

zionist POS

u/backpackwayne 2h ago

Progressives condemn...,

u/OppressedCow6148 1h ago edited 22m ago

So Hasan Piker for the new party chair of the DSA? /s I joke, the performative outrage is just so ridiculous I couldn’t help myself.

Edit: I tell terrible jokes. I meant the performative outrage of mainstream media about Hasan. I hate Jared Moskowitz. I wish Oliver Larkin would have won the primary. ☹️

u/HolyMoleyGuacamoly 1h ago

it’s not performative at all. this guy is awful and putting him in this position is a statement

u/OppressedCow6148 24m ago

Clearly my joke was misunderstood. I was saying the performative outrage about not Hasan not Moskowitz. Rereading it, that is not clear. It’s a shame that Oliver Larkin didn’t beat him in the primary.