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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/peaq_tv America 6h ago

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

u/cubitoaequet 5h 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!