'I'm not a progressive': Fetterman breaks with the left, showing a maverick side - eviltoast
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    11 months ago

    The Philly suburbs have a pretty influential Jewish population. Nothing like NYC, of course, but they’re politically active and probably donate a lot of money.

    I would very much like to think that “Jewish” and “supportive of Israel’s genocidal tactics” are much less synonymous than this comment assumes.

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      American Jews, in fact, are more likely to be friendly to the cause of Palestinian independence and dignity than the general American population.

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        11 months ago

        Considering how many evangelical Christians are Zionists because they want to trigger the End Times and get Raptured, that doesn’t surprise me at all.

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      Yes, and thank you for mentioning that. A lot of my friends from high school are Jewish and they taught me that it was possible to be anti-Zionist and not antisemitic. They would hate being lumped in with those who support these actions, at least a few of them.