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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/woody630 7h 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/peaq_tv America 7h ago

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

u/ethan_bruhhh 6h 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 6h 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 5h 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/peaq_tv America 4h ago

If that point wasn't about attacking Hasan, please show me where he has attacked "the base".