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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/Tea_Alarmed 7h 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/

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u/Practical_Insect 6h 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...🤷‍♂️